Commercial and Compliance Senior Specialist

Job Title: Commercial & Compliance Senior Specialist for a global management consulting firm

Location: Dubai

Risk and Compliance:

· Coordinates requirements to ensure the proper implementation of Public Sector (PS) risk management protocols, working closely with the concerned risk bodies (local and global) and practice leadership team
· Supports risk reviews of account plans and specific client opportunities as appropriate
· Supports the development and implementation of the core PS risk register system (concept, process, IT requirements)
· Manages and maintains the ME PS risk register for all qualifying opportunities (ongoing and upcoming), implementing the core risk assessment tools (client, opportunity, risk readiness)
· Supports and ensures compliance with the respective risk RAPIDs (local and global)
· Supports the people certification process for local staff - in line with agreed protocols
· Ensures implementation of agree-upon protocols to ensure visibility over pipeline, PPI and meetings

Requirements

Commercial Support:

· Supports the commercial activities of the PS practice, working closely with the practice leadership team (Partners, Principals and Managers)
· Tendering and Pipeline:
· Supports external commercial engagement, including registrations, tendering and contracting and ensures compliance with the tendering process internally and externally
· Supports opportunity identification, tracking and pipeline management
· Supports Bid management, contract closure and compliance
· Proposal management and support:
· Manages documentation (credentials, qualification, team CVs) related to pitch development/ RFP submission in coordination with the required support functions (Finance, Legal, HR) and practice team members
· Supports the codification of PS IP, qualifications, CVs - working closely with the practice leadership team
· Helps address specific questions and documentation relating to tender processes, working closely with Finance and other departments as appropriate
· Best practice / knowledge management:
· Helps define and maintain PS ME Practice knowledge taxonomy
· Maps experts, cases and IP against taxonomy
· Captures transferable lessons learned
· Consulting Support Staff (CSS) processes support:
· Support the practice leadership in engaging CSS teams across the case lifecycle (legal/contractual, HR, staffing, etc.)
· Liaison for invoices and collections, 3rd party SME support, staffing and resource tracking, etc.
· Business intelligence
· Support development of periodical analysis of practice pipeline, case economics and other relevant elements across accounts and associated cases

Practice Ad-Hoc Support:

· Provides overall support to the practice leadership - around core elements of practice operations (PS dashboard, revenue, pipeline, GXC toolkit maintenance)
· Supports planning processes, working closely with the Finance team, and helps track/execute on Practice goals
· Supports practice events and meetings (weekly briefs, monthly and quarterly meetings) - in terms of content and logistics
· Teams effectively with consulting staff and CSS functions

Reporting lines and main interfaces

· Reports to ME PS Practice leadership and local risk body
· Serves PS leadership team
· Closely engaged with relevant CSS leaders, especially ME Finance and Legal, and global Risk.

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