Senior Director

Title: Senior Director, Sagana Consulting 

Location: Any location in Europe– this is a fully-remote position 

Reports to: Head of Sagana Consulting  

Company: 

Sagana is a global impact investment advisory firm working to unleash the potential of people, capital, and business to improve human and planetary health. We are passionate about advising, investing in, and growing companies that are successfully solving some of the biggest challenges of our time - and to helping other investors to do the same. We leverage decades of experience in private equity, impact advisory, and entrepreneurship to scale big ideas that create an abundant, thriving world for all.  

Our name means “Abundance” in Tagalog, and this is core to who we are.  To learn more about what sets us apart, check out our video: Sagana - Unleashing Potential 

Sagana Consulting: 

Sagana Consulting advises investors, development organizations, foundations, corporations and other allocators of capital on maximizing the transformational effect of their resources. We draw on our expertise as business consultants, investors combined with our deep understanding of local markets to co-create investment strategies and financial vehicles that empower our clients to deepen their positive impact. Our clients include organizations like the Swiss Agency for Development, BII, FMO, DFAT, responsAbility, Chemonics, the Gates Foundation, and the Cartier Women’s Initiative. 

Opportunity: 

We are hiring a (senior) director-level consultant with an unwavering enthusiasm for impact, to grow our impact investing consulting practice. With a particular focus on team and project management, you will direct multiple projects simultaneously across a range of high-growth industries and client types. In addition to overseeing the delivery of projects, you will contribute actively to both business development and internal initiatives. In other words, you will have an integral part in accelerating Sagana’s growth. 

Our ideal is a colleague who combines the analytic and problem-solving skills of a strategy consultant, the scrappiness and relationship-building skills of an entrepreneur, and the multi-culture & global-mindedness of a manager of international teams. If this is you, let’s talk asap! 

Responsibilities

• Proactively lead projects across all Sagana Consulting’s topic areas, ensuring quality and further developing team’s skills 

• Project Management: Ensure high-quality, on-time delivery across multiple projects at once, by building and directing workplans, timelines and budgets. Direct story-boarding to define the direction of deliverables early in the project. Coordination and quality control of multiple team members’ contributions to deliverables 

• Team management: Coach team members on project management. Support as needed on client relationships, when difficult circumstances arise. Proactively support cohesion and professional development of the team 

• Effectively develop and deepen relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders – both to execute on projects and to build Sagana’s network 

• Strengthen existing client relationships and identify/cultivate new ones that generate new business for Sagana. As a director, you will write proposals and pitch new projects to both existing and new clients. 

Skills and Experiences

• Have at least 10 years of relevant work experience, including at least 3 years actively working in a well-established consulting firm. You know how to be a great consultant. 

• Experience managing and developing a team of consultants to deliver to a high standard 

• Experience working with culturally diverse client and colleague teams is necessary! You are a global citizen who thrives working remotely and across time-zones 

• Proven project management skills in growing complex projects with multiple and diverse stakeholders. You work across sectors 

• Thrive in an entrepreneurial culture. You get things done, pay attention to details as well as strategy and dive deep into the work when necessary. You like to build new ventures and your commitment to quality is unwavering 

• Skilled communicator, both written and oral. Comprehensive presentation and facilitation skills. Fearless in delivering complex messages 

• Fluency in English. Knowledge of other languages is an added advantage 

Values: 

Our shared values guide all that we do: 

Courage - Is what empowers us to think differently, ask difficult questions, speak our minds, act on what we believe in, and find opportunities that others don’t always see 

Authenticity - Is what guides us to bring our whole selves to our endeavors and not hide behind a mask. It brings out our honesty, creativity, and enthusiasm that allows us to use our full potential in delivering our work 

Respect - Is the foundation of all relationships – with ourselves, our clients and partners, our colleagues, our communities, and our planet 

Responsibility - Is what we take for the world in which we live. We hold ourselves accountable for the decisions we make and the actions we take as people and as a company every day 

Excellence - We are committed to being our best. Because creating a better future takes more than good intentions. 

Inclusion: 

We are actively creating a workplace where authentic communication, collaboration, and inclusion enable people to become their best selves both personally and professionally while having a career with purpose and impact. 

Apply:

To be considered for this career opportunity, please submit your CV using the role link. If your application is short listed you will be contacted by a member of Sagana's recruiting team. www.sagana.com

Please refer all questions regarding the position to Wendy Foster, Recruiting Director - SAGANA

N.B. In the event we receive an overwhelming volume of applications or a change in business requirements, we reserve the right to close a vacancy.