Entry Level Consultant; Francophone Focus

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Entry Level Consultant (Francophone Africa Focus)

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Consulting

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CPCS | Advisors to infrastructure leaders Better infrastructure solutions. Better lives.

Title: Entry Level Consultant (Francophone Africa Focus)

Status: Full-time, permanent (new)

Location: Based at one of Canadian offices (Ottawa, ON; Toronto, ON; Montreal, QC)

Travel: International travel as required

Annual salary range: CAD $ 72,215

CPCS is a group of collaborative, fun, and dedicated infrastructure advisors working across the transportation and energy sectors. We are focused on shaping the development of infrastructure because the world depends on good infrastructure to function. And good infrastructure can look like this:

• Making better use of existing transport infrastructure through policy or regulatory solutions to reduce congestion .

Our mission is exactly this:
Finding the better solution to any given transportation, energy, and infrastructure challenge or opportunity that ultimately affects peoples’ day-to-day lives. Our purpose is clear:
Better infrastructure solutions = Better lives . By joining a global employee-owned management consulting firm, you’ll tackle big challenges that shape economies and communities worldwide.

Headquartered in Canada with offices around the world, our 200+ CPCSers have completed over 1,800 projects in 120 countries. On any given day, we could be strategizing ways to reduce road congestion, helping governments modernize their energy sectors, or solving freight transportation challenges. If you thrive on intellectual curiosity, problem-solving, and collaboration, you’ll find your place at CPCS.

Become a management consultant in the infrastructure sector and have an immediate impact. As an entry-level consultant, you’ll support the delivery of local, national and international projects while helping with business development activities.

Our Young Professionals Program (YPP) is managed by our Growth and Operations (GO) team, which is a central division that that trains entry-level consultants. You’ll be given a variety of assignments to gain exposure to different areas of our business.

You’ll focus on projects and business development within our team serving French-speaking countries in Africa, particularly focusing on projects in the transportation and power sector, while also benefit ting from experience working across CPCS’s markets and sectors.

You’ll contribute to different stages of a project lifecycle for public and private clients under the leadership of GO’s Vice President:

• Support business development, including preparation of proposals
• Carry out sectoral analyses using quantitative data and qualitative reviews of international best practices
• Assist with project management and implementation
• Support adaptation of analyses into recommendations
• Liaise with project teams, partner firms and clients
• Actively engage in internal networking to promote individual skills and foster personal development

• Master’s degree in business, economics, finance, engineering, business law, geography or other relevant specializations, ideally with a focus on the transport or energy sectors
• 1-3 years of experience in consulting, industry, research, or in public sector in an area related to infrastructure development
• Experience or interest in infrastructure sector consulting, research, and international markets
• Experience or interest in learning about infrastructure sector challenges in African markets
• Leadership experience acquired through school, work or community involvement
• Ability to speak…