Client: International Consulting Firm 

Role: Senior Associate

Role Description: Our client is looking for a Senior Associate to support an overall bank transformation – with key focus on Private banking, Retail and International operations. They need to implement key initiatives across each of these. Requiring strong client collaboration, senior executives management and strong communications. 

Location: Doha, Qatar

Duration: 4-6 months

Capacity: Full-time (5 days/week)

Start date: Immediately 

Requirements: 

• Former experience with top strategy consulting firms 
• The candidate should be comfortable driving senior exec conversations. Of course, the existing team will help ramp up over the first few weeks

Client: Consulting Boutique

Role: Consultant

Role Description: Our client is looking for a consultant to support the end client, leading nonprofit organization in refining its corporate strategy, governance model, and operational framework.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• conducting strategic analysis
• identifying key priorities
• developing structured recommendations to enhance the organization’s long-term effectiveness and alignment with development goals
• working closely with senior leadership and key stakeholders to provide data-driven insights, benchmark global best practices, and design an implementation roadmap for strategic initiatives
  

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Duration: 2 months

Capacity: Full-time (5 days/week)

Start date: Immediately 

Requirements: 

• Arabic Speaker
• 4+ years of experience in consulting, strategic planning, or nonprofit sector transformation
• Strong expertise in organizational analysis, stakeholder coordination, and governance structures
• Experience working with third-sector organizations, public-private partnerships, and government initiatives
• Ability to analyse complex challenges and provide structured, data-driven recommendations

Client: Sovereign Wealth Fund 

Role: Manager/Senior Associate

Role Description: Our client is looking for a Manager/Senior Associate to support the preparation of a turnaround program (performance improvement & cost reduction potential; a potential to expand beyond current client base, financing plan) for one of their portfolio companies.

Location: Riyadh 3-4 days and Dubai 1-2 days

Duration: 4 weeks for phase 1 (initial assessment of potential and key initiatives)

Capacity: Full-time (5 days/week)

Start date: Immediately 

Requirements: 

• Former experience working with McKinsey, Bain or BCG
• Expertise in performance improvement/turnaround/transformation projects
• Preferred experience in industrial/transportation
• Strong analytical background
• Ability to drive analysis with limited oversight
• Ability to work at high speed in a day-one-answer / answer-first manner (DD-style)

Client: Sovereign Wealth Fund 

Role: Associate Partner/Principal

Role Description: Our client is looking for an Associate Partner/ Principal to support the preparation of a turnaround program (performance improvement & cost reduction potential; a potential to expand beyond current client base, financing plan) for one of their portfolio companies.

Location: Riyadh 3-4 days and Dubai 1-2 days

Duration: 4 weeks for phase 1 (initial assessment of potential and key initiatives)

Capacity: Full-time (5 days/week)

Start date: Immediately 

Requirements: 

• Former experience working with McKinsey, Bain or BCG
• Expertise in performance improvement/turnaround/transformation projects
• Preferred experience in industrial/transportation
• Strong analytical background
• Ability to drive analysis with limited oversight
• Ability to work at high speed in a day-one-answer / answer-first manner (DD-style)

Client: International Consulting Firm 

Role: Associate/Engagement Manager - Arabic Speaker

Role Description: Our client is looking for an Arabic Speaking Associate/Engagement Manager to support the strategy revamp for  their end client

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates with remote work on Fridays

Duration: 4 months

Capacity: Full-time (5 days/week)

Start date: January 2025

Requirements: 

• Experience working in top consulting companies
• Required former experience with public sector / government institutions in the GCC
• Good Arabic knowledge (will need to lead some meetings in Arabic + able to create slides in Arabic from scratch)

Client: International Consulting Firm

Role: Engagement Manager - Arabic Speaker

Role Description: Our client is looking for an Engagement Manager to support a project in defining a financial sustainability strategy for a city

Location: Remote with 1 day onsite in Riyadh every week or 2 weeks

Duration: 9 months

Capacity: Full-time (5 days/week) 

Start date: TBD

Requirements: 

• Arabic Speaker
• Experience working with McKinsey & Company
• Experience working with Saudi Arabia 
• Experience in PP, Public Finance, City or Real Estate 

Role: Facilitator

Role Description: 

• Facilitating or co-facilitating Makeen Learning Courses and delivering course material 

• Collaborating with facilitators to improve teaching methods and expand knowledge base

• Developing internet and print resources necessary for delivering the course material

• Providing support to learners and fellow faculty members

• Setting and grading assignments

• Providing feedback and suggestions to improve course material 

Location: On-site or Remote

Duration: Each Course is typically 2-5 days 

Requirements: 

• Former EMs and PLs at top tier strategy consulting firms

• Previous involvement in training and coaching, during or after consulting tenure

• English language proficiency 

• Mastery of consulting toolkit including problem-solving, communication, and teamwork

Nice to have: 

• Recognized coaching certification

Due to the large number of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted