Senior Consultant

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding growth opportunity? ICF is looking for a Senior consultant to join its European Climate Action Team.

ICF is a consultancy firm with offices in the UK, Belgium, US and worldwide. At ICF, we help governments, public agencies and international institutions solve complex problems and improve the quality of life of people around the world. We offer critical insight, rigorous analytical techniques and implementation support to deliver innovative solutions and thought-provoking analyses for our clients.

Today, ICF is a global consulting services company with over 7,000 full

About the Team:
Green Transition offers services that help our clients achieve net zero emissions targets and better plan, execute their low carbon transition in Europe, Asia and North America. The Climate Action team focuses on specific elements within the green transition, with a focus on climate and environmental diplomacy, urban and regional cooperation, policy dialogues and citizen and organizational engagement on climate change. Our clients are all relevant bodies within the European Commission and other international multilateral organizations leading climate change action.

The Climate Action team is growing, and to support this growth we are looking for exceptional individuals with experience as project and people managers to help us deliver current work and secure new opportunities. Technical expertise in relevant areas and experience working with EU institutions are important assets.

About the Role:
- Oversee the day-to-day management of one or more projects, reporting to relevant Contract Directors.- Be directly involved in the planning and management of large, multi-national and multi-disciplinary teams- Set up and manage formal and informal networks of government officials, experts, subcontractors and other stakeholders- Set-up, monitor and manage large and complex budgets- Oversee risk management and contractual compliance in line with ICF systems, clients’ terms and other requirements, setting up/managing PMOs on larger projects- Prepare key written outputs, such as contractual reports, methodological concepts and frameworks, visionary papers, analytical/evaluative pieces and other pivotal documents for clients- Oversee and quality assure written outputs produced by other team members and experts,- Develop, implement and continuously improve tools, systems and procedures for effective programme management, as well as coordination across the wider team and business- Chair and facilitate external meetings and events, with an understanding of group dynamics and participation- Prepare and deliver presentations to internal and external audiences- Contribute to business development through capture of key opportunities and proposal-writing- Take on the line management, training, development and mentoring of staff- Be based in either Brussels, Spain or the UK.

Required Experience:
The responsibilities outlined above require at least 5 years of progressive professional experience, including previous experience managing projects, preferably in a multi-national, multi-disciplinary setting. Technical/academic training and expertise in fields related to climate change action, diplomacy & international cooperation and/or citizen and stakeholder engagement are preferred. Other requirements:
- Experience managing international projects involving climate mitigation or adaptation policy a distinct advantage- Project management experience, ideally backed up by relevant training and / or certifications, such as Prince 2, PMP, PMI, etc.- Experience working with EU institutions- Experience in managing multi-national and multi-disciplinary teams of more than 5+ people- Experience in the coordination of internal / external experts at various levels to ensure tasks are completed to time and to budget- Knowledge of communications methods and tools in the context of disseminating outputs- Experience in leading or contributing to capture and proposal-writing to win new work will be an asset- Excellent verbal, written, analytical and presentation skills in English is required - Fluency in other languages will be an asset- Degree in environmental science, engineering, economics or related discipline (Master’s preferred)

Personal qualities:
- Ability to self-organise, prioritise and manage/ work with multiple work strands and teams in parallel under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment- High level of ability and confidence to perform tasks with minimum supervision- Ability to work flexibly to meet client and organisational priorities and needs- Strong inter-personal skills and ability to work well with all levels of internal staff, as well as clients and sub-contractors- Ability to work within multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary teams spread across several countries- Willingness to travel, as required

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Brussels, Belgium (BE75)