As a Senior Knowledge Analyst (SKA) within BCG's Social Impact Practice Area (SI PA) for the Development Agriculture topic within the Development Impact (DI) sector, you will work in a growing global team, providing functional expertise and insights whilst working together with case and proposal teams to provide knowledge assets, analysis and expert advisory. You’ll serve as a thought partner and content expert to case teams and topic/sector leaders, helping structure and solve complex issues.
Additionally, you will support your development agriculture topic in developing existing & new intellectual property and knowledge assets. You will work on commercialization efforts for the topic/sector, in conjunction with business leaders, supporting marketing efforts, conferences and publications. As a Senior Knowledge Analyst you will assist with on-boarding, training and guiding junior colleagues and share best practices within the team.
Development Agriculture sits under the broader Development Impact umbrella, which aims to contribute to progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in areas of most need by focusing on emerging markets (Africa, India and SEA), selling work on the world’s most pressing topics to aid agencies, foundations and governments, and investing to deliver impact at scale. SI PA - DI focus areas include global health and development, climate adaptation and resilience, women’s empowerment and education, employment and welfare, humanitarian response.
BCG has a heritage and a commitment to Social Impact working at the intersection of private, public and social sectors. You can find more about BCG's own sustainability ambition in BCG's latest sustainability report A Time to Lead 2021.
- Solving client problems through formulating relevant research and/or analytical approaches in your area of expertise
- Codifying knowledge and maintaining assets and tools for the development agriculture based on different client contexts
- Communicating with senior stakeholders, in a credible and confident way
- Working collaboratively and effectively in a group dynamic often virtual, proficient in agile ways of working
- Flexibility and bringing a curious and creative mindset, open to new things and able to propose innovative ideas
- Ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity
- 1-2+ years of consulting experience in relevant development agriculture, food security, agricultural sector or agri-food value chain in emerging markets required; candidates with consulting experience preferred
- In lieu of consulting experience, 2+ years minimum industry experience required; 3-6+ years of industry experience strongly preferred
- Bachelor's Degree required (advanced degree preferred)
- Fluency in English
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills to interact with internal and external stakeholder while working in a global collaborative team environment
