Senior Consultant - Industrial Development; Clusters and Partnerships

What do we do?

Our purpose is to build dignity and opportunity through sustainable, production-led economies—by making Africa a globally competitive manufacturing hub. We achieve this by partnering with the public and private sectors on global trade policy and strategy; unlocking cash flow and profitability in companies; strengthening sustainability and resilience in manufacturing; and solving complex client challenges.

As a Senior Consultant within BMA’s Industrial Development team, You will play a key role in designing and delivering industry-wide and sector-level programmes that strengthen competitiveness and growth across the manufacturing economy.

Here you will work on collective solutions that address shared constraints and opportunities across value chains - including industrial clusters, industry platforms, public–private partnerships, localisation and supplier development initiatives, and multi‑stakeholder sector strategies.

In this role, you will be part of a high-performance team united by a shared purpose: powering growth, competitiveness and sustainability in the industrial economy.

• Programme delivery support: Design and implement industry-wide programmes (public–private partnerships, sector strategies, localisation and supplier development programmes).
• Public–private coordination: Manage engagement with government, DFIs, industry bodies, organised business, manufacturers and social partners.
• Stakeholder facilitation: Plan and facilitate workshops, working groups and governance forums; produce clear outputs that drive action and accountability.
• Competitiveness problem-solving: Contribute to sector-level responses to shared challenges (productivity, skills, sustainability, market access).
• Policy-to-implementation support: Translate industrial policy and strategy into practical delivery plans with clear actions, owners and timelines.
• Sector and value-chain diagnostics: Analyse constraints and opportunities using structured problem‑solving, data and stakeholder input.
• Project delivery discipline: Support planning, budgeting and resourcing; track actions and risks to ensure delivery on time, within scope and to BMA standards.
• Team contribution and coaching: Work effectively in project teams; guide junior colleagues and ensure quality outputs.
• Tools and methodology development: Help develop and refine tools, templates and approaches that can be reused and scaled.

• You are motivated by industry-wide impact and believe sustainable industrial development requires collective action.
• You have experience working with or for industry associations, clusters, sector platforms or multi‑stakeholder programmes.
• You are comfortable operating at the intersection of policy, strategy and implementation.
• You can step into a project management role, coordinating people and stakeholders in complex environments.
• You delegate effectively, communicate clearly and act decisively.
• You are persuasive yet humble, able to engage confidently at multiple levels.
• You are intellectually curious, collaborative and driven to make industrial policy work in practice.

• Minimum Honours degree from a leading academic university (e.g. Economics, Development Economics, Engineering, Geography, Industrial Psychology, Commerce)
• 3 years relevant experience managing multi‑stakeholder projects
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Experience working with manufacturing value chains

Working at BMA comes with some important benefits:

• Private sector drive, social impact. We're a private company working to improve society through sustainable industrialisation. We like the balance between the pace of the private sector and the social value our work brings.
• Flexible workplace policy, allowing you to work from home, the office and/or  encourage you to strike the right balance between undisturbed deep work, collaboration and social engagement.
• Discretionary awards and bonuses. We recognise and reward performance. If you impress, you can grow quickly with us.
• Uniquely collaborative and fun working environment. We have a cool induction programme to rapidly immerse you in our world, and a rhythm of huddles which aligns the whole company, includes fun themes and games, and celebrates the wins we achieve every week.

Please click on the link provided and you will be directed to our screening platform where you will be required to answer some basic questions, take 3 10‑minute tests, upload your CV with contact details and complete a 2 minute video. This process will take you about 45 minutes. We look forward to reviewing your application!