9 Consulting Analyst jobs in South Africa

Position:
Management Consulting Intern

Location:
Sandton, South Africa

Start Date:
Immediate

Role Overview:

We are looking for a highly motivated and detail-oriented Management Consulting Intern to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will gain hands-on experience supporting various management consulting projects, particularly in bid and proposal management, project administration, and research.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Management Consulting Intern, you will:

• Bid & Proposal Management:
• Create, prepare, and submit bids/proposals for tenders.
• Ensure all submissions meet client requirements and deadlines.
• Project Administration and Coordination:
• Assist in the coordination and administration of consulting projects, ensuring smooth workflow and proper documentation.
• Report Writing & Documentation Management:
• Write, review, and edit project reports and consulting deliverables.
• Maintain and organize critical project documentation via OneDrive.
• Ensure that all certified documents are up-to-date and valid.
• Research & Analysis:
• Conduct research to support consulting projects and strategic initiatives.
• Assist with preparing presentations and client-facing documents.
• Team Collaboration & Support:
• Participate in internal and client meetings as required.
• Support senior consultants in preparing reports and documentation.
• Client engagement & Support:
• Attend client meetings and provide support for presentations and other engagements

Skills & Qualifications:

The ideal candidate should have the following qualifications and skills:

• Education:
• A post-graduate qualification or currently pursuing a post-graduate qualification in Commerce, Humanities or Industrial Engineering
• Key Skills:
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong research, report writing, and analytical skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Personal Attributes:
• Self-driven with a strong desire for professional growth.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and work independently.
• Additional Requirements:
• Valid driver's license.
• Flexibility to work beyond normal office hours when required.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

This is a 12-month contract

We are seeking a highly autonomous specialist to collaboratively establish, maintain, and elevate our business analysis and process engineering practices to meet gold standards

This is a critical role for a strategic thinker who can work independently with minimal supervision to drive continuous improvement, implement best practices, and integrate data-driven insights across the organization.

Core Responsibilities

• Standard Ownership: Define, review, maintain, and continuously improve the organization's Business Analysis and Process Engineering standards, practices, and methodologies.
• Best Practice Leadership: Create and maintain a collection of company and industry-best practices, ensuring all analytical and process artefacts are aligned to the highest standards.
• Continuous Improvement: Conduct market research, benchmarking, and feasibility studies to identify new techniques and continuously improve the skill sets of the wider business analysis and process engineering teams.
• End-to-End Delivery: Perform systems analysis, process engineering, and solution implementation across complex projects.

Critical & Key Requirements

Candidates must demonstrate deep proficiency in the following areas

• Process Expertise: Proven experience in Process Engineering/Analysis (design, mapping, and optimization).
• Analysis Foundation: Extensive Business Analysis experience across project lifecycles.
• Data & Insights: Strong capabilities in Data Analytics and Insights, including Extensive Reporting to drive data-informed decisions.
• Technical Integration: Experience with System Integration using different technologies.

• Tooling: Experience with SharePoint development (for collaborative process management or artefact storage).

• Highly Advantageous Skills

• The ideal candidate will also possess experience in these areas:
• Process Mining: Experience with ARIS, Celonis, or any other process mining tools.
• Data Strategy: Experience with Data Engineering or Data Science.
• Industry Knowledge: Relevant experience within the Banking sector.

South African Technology & Innovation Centre (SATIC) is the latest part of PwC, a global brand delivering services for the biggest clients in the world. PwC leads the way in human led, technology enabled professional services, working with clients to transform their business and make it fit for the future.

We are looking for candidates who bring in-depth market experience, who see technology as a way to enable and drive human innovation and who want to be a part of a community of solvers, to tackle the biggest challenges in society.

If you are looking for a career where every day is different, where challenges are complex and where you can make a real difference, then we want to hear from you. By choosing to join SATIC, you are choosing to work with teams all over the world, harnessing the power of world leading tech and making a difference to real people's lives.

About the Consulting Risk Management Team

The Consulting Risk Management (CRM) team is a group of risk management professionals. We work strategically, hand in hand with UK leadership, engagement leaders and teams helping them navigate the numerous and often unexpected challenges that developing and delivering exceptional client service brings. You will be joining a high performing risk management team with a wealth of experience, whether you are based in
Johannesburg, Cape Town or Durban
.

We support the Consulting business through the entire engagement lifecycle by providing a consultative and collaborative approach to risk management, enabling delivery of complex, multi-million-pound, multi-territory, tech-enabled transformation projects for our clients.

About Consulting

The UK Consulting Line of Service is in the business of transformation. We combine strategy, technology and management consulting expertise to help organisations succeed. We deliver a wide variety of services to our client base, including large-scale, complex technology implementations and transformations.

Qualifications, experience & skills

Qualifications / certifications:

• Degree in Commerce / Accounting/Finance / Business / Law / Risk Management

Experience:

• 5-6 years of relevant professional experience
• Minimum of 1 year experience in a management or team leadership role.
• Preferably experience working in a regulated business

Skills:

• An ability to develop and maintain strong relationships built on trust within the business and wider risk management community.
• The ability to analyse complex issues, use multiple sources of information to develop solutions, apply judgment and provide pragmatic recommendations.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to drive, manage and deliver multiple tasks and projects, even when under pressure, and be open to working in a changing environment.
• The potential to analyse and assess information, including contracts, regulatory and legislative materials, to be able to give accurate and practical advice.
• Desire to develop technical skills and be prepared to seek out knowledge on risk and compliance issues.
• Ability to communicate clearly and with self-confidence to all levels of staff, including at the most senior levels.
• Effective oral and written communication with the ability to provide well-reasoned and self-assured responses, even when challenged.
• An ability to take the initiative but keep others informed of progress and escalating issues where appropriate.
• Strong reporting skills, with an ability to develop templates and review draft reports, along with strong change management skills including behavioural and cultural change.
• Ability to line manage and coach a small team of more junior staff

Desirable skills

• Experience from working in a Consulting client facing role particularly in relation to technology-enabled transformations, technology products, digital offerings, emerging technology or tech alliances, and/or a risk or compliance role, is desired but not essential. You will receive coaching and the opportunity to become a subject matter expert in the field of risk management
• Communicating with impact and empathy
• Developing self and others through coaching
• Building and sustaining relationships with "internal clients"
• Being passionate about client service
• Being curious – learning, sharing and innovating
• Leading and contributing to team success
• Demonstrating courage and integrity and professional skepticism
• Acquiring and applying commercial and technical expertise
• Being open-minded, practical and agile with change

Responsibilities

The successful individual will have the opportunity to develop beneficial relationships across the UK firm including with specialists from our legal, conflicts, data protection and compliance teams, while gaining an invaluable insight into our Consulting strategy. You will be provided with coaching to allow you the opportunity to become a subject matter expert in the field of risk management and gain valuable transferable skills including leadership, influencing, negotiation and analytical skills. Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

Driving Risk & Quality Management for the business

• Providing support to the business through our query advisory service, advising client facing teams with regard to risk management issues, as and when they require assistance and guidance.
• Advising and supporting engagement teams in managing the wide range of risks related to the development of opportunities and delivery of services to clients. You will be aligned to support one of our Solutions and will have the opportunity to learn about the services they provide and build relationships with key individuals in this team.
• Helping to upskill and knowledge share with the business on risk matters such as key changes to process and policy.
• Opportunities to advise teams on the risks associated with their use of technology and provide support for teams who are proposing to launch new services.

Transformation / projects

• Contribution to and influencing of the development and revision of policies and methodology and working with teams to successfully implement those changes.
• Proactively identifying and driving forward continuous improvement opportunities to improve the way we manage risk.
• Responsibility for taking on the rewarding task of assisting in the identification of the training needs of the Consulting population and contributing to the design and delivery of key risk management training for Partners and staff.

The role

The CRM team is seeking a curious, motivated and agile Manager to join our team. This is a varied, interesting role that provides an opportunity for personal development - no two days will be the same The role includes a variety of responsibilities, including operational risk management by advising teams across the Consulting business on a wide range of matters such as contractual and delivery risk on engagement opportunities alongside more strategic projects to improve how risk is managed across the firm.

Job Description
Only applications through Dittohire will be considered. DO NOT send your CV/job application via email
Job Purpose
The company is looking for an experienced and dynamic Business Intelligence, Analysis & Systems Manager to lead our team of Business Analysts. This strategic role is key to bridging the gap between what the business needs and the technology solutions available. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the entire lifecycle of system enhancements—from scoping and design through to deployment—and ensuring the ongoing stability of these systems via dedicated application support. Furthermore, the successful candidate will lead a team in developing and executing strategic projects, govern master data, and proactively find new opportunities to drive business efficiency and growth.

Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Management

• Lead, mentor, and manage the performance and professional development of the Business Intelligence team.
• Allocate BI and BA resources effectively across projects and support activities, ensuring optimal workload distribution.
• Foster a collaborative environment that encourages knowledge sharing and high performance.
• Set clear objectives, conduct regular performance reviews, and provide constructive feedback to team members.

Application Support Management

• Establish and oversee a Tier 2 support desk managed by the BI team for business-critical applications and systems.
• Ensure timely triage, prioritization and resolution of incoming support tickets, bugs, and data-related queries.
• Analyse support trends to identify root causes, recommending permanent solutions such as system enhancements, bug fixes, or improved user training.
• Act as a key escalation point for complex or high-priority issues, coordinating with technical teams to ensure swift resolution.
• Manage communication with business users regarding ticket status, resolution timelines, and system outages.

System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Management

• Oversee the scoping of operational system changes, working closely with business stakeholders to define clear requirements, deliverables, and success criteria.
• Lead the creation of intuitive and user-centric UI/UX designs and wireframes for new features and systems.
• Develop and manage comprehensive testing strategies, including User Acceptance Testing (UAT), to ensure solutions are robust and meet business requirements.
• Plan and execute seamless system deployments and deliver effective user training programs.

Strategic Project Development & Execution

• Develop and lead strategic initiatives by identifying opportunities for significant process optimisation, system innovation, or competitive advantage.
• Construct and present compelling business cases to senior leadership, including cost-benefit analysis, ROI (ROI) projections, and feasibility studies.
• Execute and manage strategic projects from inception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure and report on the business impact and success of strategic initiatives.

Business Intelligence & Data Governance

• Act as a key resource for business departments, assisting with reporting needs, dashboard creation, and data analysis.
• Support and contribute to the company's Master Data Management (MDM) strategy, ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of core business data.
• Assist business with complex excel analysis.

QUALIFYING CRITERIA

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Systems / Computer Science / Information Technology Management. A relevant postgraduate qualification is advantageous.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in a business analysis, systems analysis, or related role.
• At least 3-5 years of proven experience in a leadership position, directly managing a team of analysts or technical professionals.
• Demonstrable experience managing the full project lifecycle for software or system implementations.
• Hands-on experience with business intelligence and reporting tools (e.g. SSRS, Power BI)
• Solid understanding and practical experience with Master Data Management (MDM) principles.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and root-cause analysis ability.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to independently collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Working knowledge on translating business needs into technical specifications.
• Experience in report writing and executive feedback.
• Experience in managing a Tier 2 or Tier 3 application support function or help desk is highly desirable.

QUALIFYING ATTRIBUTES

• Leadership: Strong ability to lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing team.
• Strategic Thinking: Proven ability to see the bigger picture, align technology with business goals, and drive strategic change.
• Problem-Solving: Exceptional analytical skills with a talent for root cause analysis and solving complex business and system problems.
• Communication: Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to build relationships, influence decisions, and manage expectations with stakeholders at all levels.
• Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to build relationships, influence decisions, and manage expectations with stakeholders at all levels.
• Continuous Learning: A passion for staying current with emerging technologies, BI trends, and modern business analysis practices, and fostering that curiosity within the team.

We regret that it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful applicants. Applicants who have not been contacted within fourteen (14) days from the date of their submission should consider their application unsuccessful.

Please note that the successful candidate will receive a formal, written offer of employment after all applicable pre-employment checks have been completed. This offer will only be valid if it is signed by a company representative authorized to make such an offer. Representations made on behalf of the company in any other form do not constitute valid offers of employment and should not be construed as such.

South African Technology & Innovation Centre (SATIC) is the latest part of PwC, a global brand delivering services for the biggest clients in the world. PwC leads the way in human led, technology enabled professional services, working with clients to transform their business and make it fit for the future.

We are looking for candidates who bring in-depth market experience, who see technology as a way to enable and drive human innovation and who want to be a part of a community of solvers, to tackle the biggest challenges in society.

If you are looking for a career where every day is different, where challenges are complex and where you can make a real difference, then we want to hear from you. By choosing to join SATIC, you are choosing to work with teams all over the world, harnessing the power of world leading tech and making a difference to real people's lives.

About the Consulting Risk Management Team

The Consulting Risk Management (CRM) team is a group of risk management professionals. We work strategically, hand in hand with UK leadership, engagement leaders and teams helping them navigate the numerous and often unexpected challenges that developing and delivering exceptional client service brings. You will be joining a high performing risk management team with a wealth of experience, whether you are based in
Johannesburg, Cape Town or Durban
.

We support the Consulting business through the entire engagement lifecycle by providing a consultative and collaborative approach to risk management, enabling delivery of complex, multi-million-pound, multi-territory, tech-enabled transformation projects for our clients.

About Consulting

The UK Consulting Line of Service is in the business of transformation. We combine strategy, technology and management consulting expertise to help organisations succeed. We deliver a wide variety of services to our client base, including large-scale, complex technology implementations and transformations.

Qualifications, experience & skills

Qualifications / certifications:

• Degree in Commerce / Accounting/Finance / Business / Law / Risk Management

Experience:

• 2-3 years of relevant professional experience
• Preferably experience working in a regulated business

Skills:

• An ability to develop and maintain strong relationships built on trust within the business and wider risk management community.
• The ability to analyse complex issues, use multiple sources of information to develop solutions, apply judgment and provide pragmatic recommendations.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to drive, manage and deliver multiple tasks and projects, even when under pressure, and be open to working in a changing environment.
• The potential to analyse and assess information, including contracts, regulatory and legislative materials, to be able to give accurate and practical advice.
• Desire to develop technical skills and be prepared to seek out knowledge on risk and compliance issues.
• Ability to communicate clearly and with self-confidence to all levels of staff, including at the most senior levels.
• Effective oral and written communication with the ability to provide well-reasoned and self-assured responses, even when challenged.
• An ability to take the initiative but keep others informed of progress and escalating issues where appropriate.
• Strong reporting skills, with an ability to develop templates and review draft reports, along with strong change management skills including behavioural and cultural change.

Desirable skills

• Experience from working in a Consulting client facing role particularly in relation to technology-enabled transformations, technology products, digital offerings, emerging technology or tech alliances, and/or a risk or compliance role, is desired but not essential. You will receive coaching and the opportunity to become a subject matter expert in the field of risk management
• Communicating with impact and empathy
• Developing self and others through coaching
• Building and sustaining relationships with "internal clients"
• Being passionate about client service
• Being curious – learning, sharing and innovating
• Leading and contributing to team success
• Demonstrating courage and integrity and professional skepticism
• Acquiring and applying commercial and technical expertise
• Being open-minded, practical and agile with change

Responsibilities

The successful individual will have the opportunity to develop beneficial relationships across the UK firm including with specialists from our legal, conflicts, data protection and compliance teams, while gaining an invaluable insight into our Consulting strategy. You will be provided with coaching to allow you the opportunity to become a subject matter expert in the field of risk management and gain valuable transferable skills including leadership, influencing, negotiation and analytical skills. Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

Driving Risk & Quality Management for the business

• Providing support to the business through our query advisory service, advising client facing teams with regard to risk management issues, as and when they require assistance and guidance.
• Advising and supporting engagement teams in managing the wide range of risks related to the development of opportunities and delivery of services to clients. You will be aligned to support one of our Solutions and will have the opportunity to learn about the services they provide and build relationships with key individuals in this team.
• Helping to upskill and knowledge share with the business on risk matters such as key changes to process and policy.
• Opportunities to advise teams on the risks associated with their use of technology and provide support for teams who are proposing to launch new services.

Transformation / projects

• Contribution to and influencing of the development and revision of policies and methodology and working with teams to successfully implement those changes.
• Proactively identifying and driving forward continuous improvement opportunities to improve the way we manage risk.
• Responsibility for taking on the rewarding task of assisting in the identification of the training needs of the Consulting population and contributing to the design and delivery of key risk management training for Partners and staff.

The role

The CRM team is seeking a curious, motivated and agile Senior Associate to join our team. This is a varied, interesting role that provides an opportunity for personal development - no two days will be the same The role includes a variety of responsibilities, including operational risk management by advising teams across the Consulting business on a wide range of matters such as contractual and delivery risk on engagement opportunities alongside more strategic projects to improve how risk is managed across the firm.

Turn Data Into Decisions. Lead Insights That Matter.
At
Mukuru
, data isn't just numbers — it's the story of millions of customers across Africa and beyond. As one of Africa's largest and fastest-growing FinTech's, we empower communities with access to safe, affordable financial services. Now, we're looking for a
Business Intelligence Analysis Team Lead
who's ready to take our analytics capability to new heights.

If you're passionate about
transforming raw data into strategic gold
and have the leadership skills to guide a talented team of analysts, this is your opportunity to make a tangible difference.

Your Mission
Lead, inspire, and deliver BI solutions that don't just look good on a dashboard — but shape decisions, solve real problems, and drive business growth.

What You'll Do

• Lead the Team: Manage and mentor a high-performing BI & Analytics team, setting goals and driving excellence.
• Engage the Business: Work with stakeholders at all levels to understand needs and translate them into actionable BI solutions.
• Own the Delivery: Oversee BI projects from requirements gathering to deployment, ensuring quality and scalability.
• Model the Data: Build enterprise-wide data models and semantic layers that make insights accessible and actionable.
• Visual Storytelling: Design impactful dashboards and reports in Power BI that enable smart, fast decisions.
• Champion Best Practice: Embed governance, DevOps, and data quality standards across BI.
• Stay Ahead: Keep your finger on the pulse of BI innovations and bring the best of them into Mukuru.

What You Bring

• 6+ years in BI/Data Analytics, with at least 3 years leading teams
• Expert-level SQL and Power BI skills
• Strong data modelling and analytical abilities
• Excellent communication skills for both technical and business audiences
• Strategic thinking and a passion for problem-solving
• A proven track record of delivering BI solutions that make an impact

Bonus Points For

• R/Python for analytics
• Experience with cloud data platforms (Azure, Snowflake, Big Query, etc.)
• Background in FinTech, Financial Services, or fast-paced industries

I am sure you are reading this job description and meet majority of the criteria BUT you may also still not be 100% comfortable in applying. We believe that there is a place for everyone under the Mukuru sun and we want YOU to contribute to our diverse tapestry of talent. So come on, take a leap of faith, and send your application if you meet majority of our requirements. Remember to include a snippet of how you will bring value and help us build a future of success that will help us determine where and how you may best be suited" Maybe you are just the future Mukurian we need
Should you be appointed in a remote/work from home role at Mukuru, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have uninterrupted internet connectivity and a 'work-like' environment at your home location, in order to deliver your best in terms of performance, productivity and service to our customers.
If you do not receive any response after two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.
NB: ALL STAFF APPOINTMENTS WILL BE MADE WITH DUE CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPANY'S DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PLANS