The Development Impact (DI) sector includes global health and development, climate adaptation and resilience, women’s empowerment and education, education & skilling, humanitarian crisis. SI PA 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.
In addition, you will support, with guidance from senior colleagues, the sector in developing intellectual property & knowledge assets and managing content on internal BCG websites, ensuring availability of latest, high-quality content. You will also support business development and go-to-market efforts of the Development Impact business, as opportunities arise, contributing research and analysis to marketing efforts.
BCG has a heritage and a commitment to Social Impact working at the intersection of private, public and social sectors.
You're Good At
- Applying topic expertise when contributing to building and deploying a product/tool/data, taking different client contexts into account
- Working collaboratively and effectively in a group dynamic often virtual, proficient in agile ways of working
- You are curious and have Interest In further developing expertise in our broader development Impact agenda, Including but not limited to global development, global health, education, women's empowerment, equity & Inclusion
- Communicating with senior stakeholders, being credible and proactive
- Framing, structuring, and sharing intellectual property, with the ability to write clearly and concisely
- Working creatively and analytically in a time-limited, problem-solving environment
- Flexibility and bring a curious and creative mindset, open for new things and able to propose innovative ideas
- Ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity
- Interacting with internal and external stakeholders while working in a global collaborative team environment
You Bring Experience Qualifications
- 1-2 years of relevant work experience in the development, philanthropic, humanitarian sector or related field required
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred
- 1+ years of relevant experience in development or humanitarian sector, foundation or donor agency
- Fluency in English
Youll Work With
Our knowledge and research specialists collaborate with global colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to the service of our clients. Our team is made up of a diverse pool of knowledge and research positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative research careers.
Additional Information
The Knowledge Team (KT) is a group of functional and/or industry experts leveraging deep domain knowledge to enable insight for case teams and clients. KT members are affiliated to BCG Practice Areas, plugged into the strategic agenda and building and deploying leading edge IP data tools/assets to deliver insight.
BCG's Knowledge Team members have the opportunity to be staffed on cases and help co-create insights with case teams and clients through expert perspectives on industry trends, delivery of proprietary data or tools in a particular function and complex research and analysis of market information. KT members also support the PA’s business development and proposals and help to organize and codify the knowledge that enables BCG to deliver superior business value for its clients.