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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.

Overview

RPO Recruitment’s client, a successful project management consulting firm in Gauteng, is currently seeking to employ a hardworking and committed Project Manager who can join their team in Irene as soon as possible.

• BSc/BSc (Hons) degree in Construction Management or similar
• Minimum 5 years’ experience working in a project management consulting environment
• Good knowledge and experience in Stage 1-6
• Candidate CPM registration with SACPCMP, working towards Pr CPM registration
• Sound contractual knowledge (JBCC, NEC, GCC, FIDIC)
• Excellent communication skills
• Willing to travel into SADC countries for projects as and when required

Salary: R660k – R840k CTC per annum, negotiable

• Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
• Apply for this role today, contact Meghan du Plessis and Riana Hattingh ) at RPO Recruitment or on LinkedIn
• You can also visit the RPO Recruitment website: rporecruitment.us or email us your CV:

Provide advice and support to sector SBUs and Post Investment Segments in respect of their clients who are showing early signs of operational and/or financial stress. Conduct detailed business diagnosis focusing on business dimensions (Leadership, Strategy, Operations, Finance, Human Capital, Sales Marketing) and document terms of reference that will inform the Value Creation Plan (VCP) for clients who would require management consulting services, training, support, mentorship and development.

Provide advisory support to the clients through knowledge provision, training, mentorship and coaching. Provide post-investment early-stage support to small, medium and large enterprises to collaboratively grow clients through assisting Segments in developing and implementing the VCP and its identified interventions.

Provide management consulting services in the areas of leadership, governance, corporate and business unit strategy, functional management strategies, sales and marketing, human capital, finance and operations (optimization, process re-engineering, operational efficiencies, productivity improvement, etc).

Implement business enabling systems and tools such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), financial and human capital systems, policies and processes to help formalize and professionalize clients’ businesses.

Provide domain knowledge and expertise to support clients to realize profit and growth such as: Markets, Value chain insights, Manufacturing 4.0 and technologies. Stakeholder management and engagement to ensure alignment of roles and responsibilities and building up a repository of core knowledge and insights within the IDC in supporting the delivery of the value creation plan for clients.

This is to ensure that a knowledge bank can be utilized by the clients for future interventions. Safeguard the client's security position through maintaining and/or improving the recoverability of the client's exposure.

Coach and mentor clients to build organizational capabilities such as: functional management skills; financial know-how; agile ways of working; strategic planning; marketing, corporate governance, etc. Conduct business diagnosis and deep-dive to identify areas of distress and improvement in the client’s business.

Draft and present submission reports to various decision-making committees responsible for portfolio monitoring and credit approval. Review drafted legal agreements to ensure they capture the client's credit committee approval.

Closely monitor the implementation of the strategy and plans through attending Steerco/ Manco; interaction with key stakeholders; regular client visits etc. Regularly update the pipeline and status report, and SAP to indicate and track progress in respect of transactions under your portfolio of clients.

Attend and contribute to the weekly Capability Advisory Services and periodic Business Advisory and Turnaround Services meetings. Provide efficient service to both internal and external stakeholders/clients.

To provide advisory services to clients depicting early warning signs of distress, that support limiting an increase in further distress; and where encountered, craft solutions and monitor implementation of interventions for these clients thereby restricting the number of clients that progress into turnaround and business rescue.

To support the clients through providing management consulting services, specialist knowledge and expertise to help them grow, operate better and become high-performance businesses.

Minimum qualification: BCom with post-graduate degree MBA / MBL / CA(SA) would be an added advantage.

At least 8-10 years’ experience in a management consulting environment, consulting to small, medium and large (blue chip) businesses experiencing growth prospects and/or early onset stress. A seasoned well-rounded management consultant with deep diagnostic, solutions-design and implementing skills, preferably from 1st or 2nd tier consulting firms.

Knowledge of business and the diversity of risks that may affect businesses. Good understanding of different types of security. Good working knowledge of Company, Contract, Taxation, IFRS and Insolvency legislation. Resourcing and implementing outcomes-based interventions. Good knowledge of industry standards, technology trends and best practices.

RPO Recruitment’s client, a leading project management consulting firm in Gauteng, is currently in search of a qualified and experienced Mid-Level to Senior Project Manager who can join their team in Centurion as soon as possible.

• BSc (Hons) degree in Construction Management or similar (No BTech qualifications considered)
• Minimum 8-10 years’ experience in a project management capacity in a consulting environment
• Pr CPM registration with SACPCMP
• Strong contractual knowledge in JBCC form of contract
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Salary: R700K – R960K CTC per annum

• Apply for this role today, contact Meghan du Plessis and Riana Hattingh ) at RPO Recruitment or on LinkedIn
• You can also visit the RPO Recruitment website or email us your CV: