Professional Development Specialist
McKinsey & Company
Operations
Johannesburg, South Africa
Posted on Sep 25, 2024
Professional Development Specialist
Job ID: 91735
Do you want to do work that matters, alongside supportive leaders who will help you grow faster than you ever thought possible? Are you a creative problem-solver who is energized by challenges? You’ve come to the right place.
Who You'll Work With
You’ll work in our Johannesburg office and be part of our Africa Professional Development Team. You’ll be responsible for managing and coordinating the staffing and professional development activities for the consultants that are part of the Johannesburg office, and work with the rest of the professional development team on Africa wide projects and initiatives.
You will also work closely with the Leadership in our Johannesburg office and the rest of Africa, and the relevant African firm service professionals (Professional Development, Human Resources, Recruiting, Finance).
Your impact within our firm
As a Professional Development colleague, you will be responsible for managing the staffing process including (but not limited to) obtaining detailed information from Partners regarding client engagement and staffing needs; developing professional relationships with consultants to understand their experience, aspirations and circumstances; providing coaching and guidance to the consultants on their staffing and professional development; recommending best available teams for each study, balancing client, team and individual needs; communicating decisions and rationale; coordinating with other relevant departments such as finance and recruiting.
You will be in charge of orchestrating the mobility process for the Johannesburg office with key stakeholders (consultants, leadership, Africa PD Team, immigration and HR team), organizing and planning various office connectivity and learning programs, managing the evaluation process for the consultants as well as leading people initiatives and projects in the office in line with our People agenda.
You will also be responsible for maintaining accurate and up-to-date information in all people information systems and leading analysis and reporting of key people metrics for local office leadership.
Your qualifications and skills
- Undergraduate degree required with 4+ years of experience in human resources or administration within a professional services firm
- Experience in mentoring, coaching and advising of young professionals
- Strong passion for people related topics
- High integrity, maturity and fairness in dealing with people and confidential information; comfort with conflict and courage to stand firm on decisions
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral, written and listening) with groups of varying size and at all levels; strong influencing capabilities; ability to connect/collaborate with Partners, consultants and other firm service professionals
- Strong problem-solving skills and flexibility to deal with ambiguous (sometimes conflicting) situations and obstacles in a fast-paced and quick-changing environment; ability to build consensus
- Excellent organisational and project management skills, ability to structure thinking and work, ability to multitask, and track record of strong demonstrated leadership
- Great energy, drive and entrepreneurship
- Comfort with numbers, analysis and systems
- Experience and confidence in using IT-based systems and tools
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Job Skill Group - CSSA
Job Skill Code - PDS - Professional Development Specialist
Function - Firm Administration
Industry - Financial Services
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LinkedIn Posting City - Johannesburg
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Job Skill Code - PDS - Professional Development Specialist
Function - Firm Administration
Industry - Financial Services
Post to LinkedIn - Yes
Posted to LinkedIn Date - Mon Oct 30 00:00:00 GMT 2023
LinkedIn Posting City - Johannesburg
LinkedIn Posting State/Province -
LinkedIn Posting Country - South Africa
LinkedIn Job Title - Professional Development Specialist
LinkedIn Function - Consulting;Human Resources
LinkedIn Industry - Management Consulting
LinkedIn Seniority Level - Mid-Senior level