Experienced Associate

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Role overview

The successful candidate will be supporting and advising the direct client facing teams within Consulting on engagement delivery excellence. This is a unique opportunity to engage in cross-border collaboration with Deloitte professionals across the Deloitte network, broadening your knowledge and building your competencies and skills.

Key responsibilities include, among others:

Assist in performing initial risk screenings of opportunities and proposals, and support identification of risks across key dimensions: commercial (pricing, margin, payment terms), delivery (scope clarity, timelines, dependencies), compliance (regulatory, contractual obligations), operational (resourcing, governance readiness)

Maintain structured risk logs and trackers

Support preparation for governance meetings, and compile risk summaries, key issues, and supporting data for review meetings

Track action items, decisions, and approvals from governance meetings, and ensure documentation completeness and audit readiness

Review proposal documents to flag standard risk indicators

Ensure opportunity documentation aligns with internal policies and guidelines, and maintain version control and organized repository of risk-related documentation

Liaise with stakeholders (e.g. client facing teams, sales, delivery, finance, legal, QRM), and support alignment between teams on risk-related matters

Follow up on risk mitigation actions and required inputs

Provide data-driven insights, and prepare structured reports and dashboards, e.g. risk status of key opportunities, governance outcomes and trends

Develop a deep understanding of our consulting service offerings

Work, including independently, within an environment where requirements change frequently and therefore this role is also likely to change and expand with time

Maintain policies and procedures

Implement and maintain standard delivery excellence procedures and processes

Leadership capabilities

Builds own understanding of our purpose and values; explores opportunities for impact

Demonstrates strong commitment to personal learning and development; acts as a brand ambassador to help attract top talent

Understands expectations and demonstrates personal accountability for keeping performance on track

Actively focuses on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills

Understands how their daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and the business

Qualifications

Undergraduate and/or postgraduate degree from a reputable university in risk management, business administration, international business or related disciplines

2-3 years experience in a quality or risk management role

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to manage a demanding workload effectively and to be responsive

Experience of dealing with multiple senior stakeholders

Strong time management skills with ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure with a flexible approach

Excellent attention to detail with a commitment to finishing tasks to the highest standards

Ability to quickly assess the risk areas and recommend ways of mitigating or managing them

Analytical skills - ability to use judgment, analyse facts and draw logical conclusions

Excellent command of the English language, both verbal and written

Arabic is a plus

Good level of technical proficiency and computer literacy particularly with spreadsheets (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)