WORK WITH US!
Are you passionate about social impact?
Ready to shape the world of global health and development?
Eager to develop your potential in a dynamic, purpose-driven consulting firm?
ABOUT SEEK DEVELOPMENT
SEEK is a social impact consulting group that supports its clients to be a force for global human development, focusing on global health, climate adaptation, education, and gender. SEEK’s portfolio of services includes strategy and policy development, organisational effectiveness, development finance, resource mobilisation and strategic advocacy.
We combine top management consulting approaches with cutting-edge global health and development ecosystem knowledge.
At SEEK, we offer a fast-paced, stimulating and international work environment. Our company is growing, and each person on our team grows with us in our mission to make positive and lasting contributions to human development, globally.
To understand how working with us helps achieve better development results, see examples of some of our projects from our Services and Focus Area pages.
JOIN US!
Our people are our most valuable resource. Their quality forms the essence of our service to our clients. We identify brilliant talent, develop their skills, and create an environment that nurtures their growth as leaders. Our growing Berlin-based team includes more than ten nationalities and covers a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds. We are united by our commitment to social impact, professional excellence and continuous growth.
We look for candidates who have exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, project management experience, and the commitment, drive and curiosity to be part of a growing, pioneering work environment.
HOW YOU CAN GROW WITH US:
At SEEK, one of our core values is ‘development’, and this includes continuous professional development. We try to ensure that each team member’s work is built around personal and skills-based aspirations, whether project management, quantitative analysis, networking, or within a particular service or focus area.
With us, you will assume responsibility from your first day on the job and gain new insights into topics – including and beyond your own specializations. To further your individual development, we track personal and performance goals through ongoing dialogue and formal meetings. While your projects at SEEK provide opportunities to build specific new skills, we also conduct regular internal trainings and sponsor external trainings as well.
WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER
- Unique chance to drive social impact in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial global development consultancy and work on relevant and pressing topics
- International environment and high-profile senior clients
- Opportunity to shape an impact-driven and fast-growing company
- Steep learning curve and fast career development
- Passionate, dynamic, and values-driven team of colleagues
- Strong focus on individual professional development with hands-on mentorship and training to see you thrive
- Female leadership and diverse team
- Hybrid and flexible working model
- Company sponsored Pension Fund, BVG Company ticket, Jobrad program, Urban Sports Club
ABOUT YOUR ROLE
As (Senior) Project Manager: Global Health, you will be leading project teams as a trusted advisor to senior clients within leading organisations in the Global Health space – including major UN organisations, product-development partnerships, multilateral financing institutions, foundations, NGOs and private sector organisations. You guide them in formulating innovative strategic plans to optimise their impact and build organisations that serve as powerful agents of change. You will also be part of our extended leadership team, will work on the development of the Global Health Practice and support the professional growth of its members.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:
Client and business leadership:
- Cultivate close relationships with senior clients, acting as a trusted advisor who understands their evolving needs and helping them develop evidence-based strategies and build the organisational prerequisites to deliver.
- Facilitate client meetings/workshops, engaging diverse stakeholders to develop impactful and actionable outcomes tailored to client needs.
- Leverage your relationships and expertise to identify opportunities to serve existing and new clients and lead the creation of winning proposals to further grow SEEK’s Global Health work portfolio.
- As a member of SEEK’s extended leadership team, take ownership of building the firm beyond client work, identifying critical enablers for SEEK’s work/brand and leading internal initiatives around them.
Project and people leadership:
- Take responsibility for delivering high-quality, high-impact work on client engagements, leveraging your expertise to ensure clients get the best solutions to their issues.
- Provide leadership to the SEEK project teams working for Global Health clients, guiding them on methodologies and problem-solving and pushing beyond the obvious.
- Ensure staffing provides maximum client impact while offering development opportunities for colleagues; grow SEEK’s talent through mentoring, coaching, and effective feedback.
- Positively shape SEEK’s culture by cultivating belonging and role-modelling their values.
- Build community internally and externally with commitment to developing yourself and others.
Practice and thought leadership:
- Co-Lead SEEK’s Global Health practice, representing and acting as the go-to person internally and externally; develop and deliver the practice strategy.
- Build SEEK’s reputation through expertise recognised in the market.
- Contribute to the development of new products, approaches and tools to continuously strengthen SEEK’s offering to its clients in Global Health.
ABOUT YOU
You are passionate about social impact and want to put your consulting skills to work in the field of global development and particularly global health. Strategic, collaborative and curious, you effectively utilize the power of cutting-edge analyses and enjoy working in teams that drive the delivery of innovative solutions and look at challenges from a holistic perspective. You have first-hand experience in managing multi- stakeholder processes to mobilize collective action. You are a committed self-starter, with an entrepreneurial spirit and strong qualifications.
WHAT MAKES YOU A GREAT FIT FOR THIS EXCITING ROLE:
- Advanced degree in business/public administration, economics, global public health or related field.
- Experience as a project manager leading client projects in a strategy consulting firm or comparable organisation is required.
- Proven leadership experience in global health for an international organisation.
- Track record in engaging in business development strategies.
- Expertise and active network in global health, including knowledge of architecture and major players, current topics and key debates, as well as contacts in major organisations.
- Committed to impact and able to lead a team in an entrepreneurial atmosphere.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex (client) projects and interacting with diverse stakeholders, including leading senior client relationships.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively and present information in an insightful manner.
- Experience in strategy and organisational development and strategic advocacy in and advantage.
- Fluent in English. German or French is considered an additional advantage.
DIVERSITY STATEMENT
As an equal opportunity employer, we at SEEK are committed to a diverse, inclusive and healthy work environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of ethnicity, color, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.
APPLICATION DEADLINE + START DATE
Start date: ASAP
Please submit your application including CV, cover letter, and job references
YOUR CANDIDATE JOURNEY
This position is managed by Mission Talent
To apply for this role, please prepare your CV (in English) and a motivation letter (one page) that summarises how your profile aligns with the key requirements, skills and abilities of this role. Both files should be submitted in .doc(x) or .rtf format via this form: mis.tl/cv .
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please contact us.
After submitting your application, you will receive an automated confirmation. If you do not receive this or have general questions about submitting your application, please write to us.
ABOUT US
We are SEEKers of a world where everyone, everywhere can thrive and realize their potential. As a social impact consulting group, we support our clients to be a force for global human development with a focus on global health, education, climate adaptation, education, and gender. SEEK’s portfolio of services includes strategy and policy development; development finance, resource mobilization and strategic advocacy; and organizational effectiveness.
In our work, we combine top management consulting approaches with cutting-edge knowledge of the global health and development ecosystem. As part of our work, we run the Donor Tracker platform, a free, online resource that unlocks advocacy potential by providing access to high-quality strategic information on development financing and policy.