Senior Analyst - Water Management - BCG Vantage

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What You'll Do

As a Senior Analyst (SA) in a Client-Focused role within BCG's Public Sector (PS) and Climate & Sustainability (C&S) Practice Areas (PAs) in the Middle East, you will work in a growing global team, delivering value to clients via individual expertise and/or institutionalized knowledge assets (products, tools, data, workshops, frameworks, surveys, domain-specific data and related expertise, etc.).

• Core focus areas will include supporting the growth of the regional PS x C&S IP, including topics important to developing sustainable water, waste, and agricultural systems in the Middle East, such as green transformations, sustainable waste systems and circular economy, sustainable food and water systems, digital/AI/GenAI solutions and technologies for sustainable development, in close collaboration with sectoral and functional expertise from across the PS and C&S PAs.
• You will contribute to proposals and cases through thought partnership in your area of expertise, delivering original analyses and insights that help drive strong impact with clients. This includes participating in day-to-day meetings with clients, developing presentations (in PowerPoint) and quantitative models (in Excel) as needed, running meetings independently or with the support of BCG leadership, and developing white papers (in Word) detailing specific topics of expertise. You will also be responsible for preparing proposals (in PowerPoint) to support business development efforts and contributing to the development of internal BCG Practice Area initiatives.
• While contributing to client cases, workshops, and proposals, occasional travel to serve clients onsite during staffing assignments is expected to understand client requirements and design/develop solutions.
• Additionally, as a Senior Analyst, you will support the development of intellectual property and assets for the business.

C&S is BCG's fastest-growing practice and a driving force for BCG's global ambition to become the most positively impactful company in the world. BCG's PS practice was established in 2009, is one of BCG's fastest growing practices and is one of the biggest PAs in the region. We work with governments to create long-lasting, positive impact for citizens and society. We believe that we can transform together with our clients how the Middle East creates competitive advantage through sustainability while solving some of the most pressing C&S challenges. You can find more about BCG's own sustainability ambition in BCG's 2023 sustainability report "From Bold Ideas to Exponential Impact".

What You'll Bring

• 2+ years consulting experience in relevant sector/topic. Candidates with consulting experience strongly preferred, or engineering experience in waste, water, food and agriculture systems in the Middle East
• In lieu of consulting experience, 3+ years minimum industry experience required; 4-6+ years of industry experience strongly preferred, particularly in utilities (water), waste management, or organizations offering innovative technological solutions in water, waste, and/or agri-food systems
• Comprehensive understanding of water, waste, and/or food value chains is required, including familiarity with regional challenges and opportunities in resource management, infrastructure, policy frameworks, and technology adoption.
• Candidates should be able to assess system inefficiencies, pinpoint key pain points, and identify value-creation levers through a data-driven, innovation-focused approach. A strong grasp of emerging technology trends (including the use of AI/GenAI), public-private partnerships (PPP), financing and investment dynamics, and the broader policy context is essential
• Experience in developing sustainability strategies at the government level is a plus, including materiality assessment, target setting, identification of key ESG initiatives, and development of implementation roadmap
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM required (advanced degree preferred)
• Strong problem-solving capabilities
• Fluency in English and Arabic
• Strong data and analytical capabilities, e.g., versatile in ESG data platforms, Excel, Alteryx and Tableau or similar with proven ability to build consistent models and user-friendly client-ready dashboards
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to interact with and manage internal and external stakeholders ("client-ready") while working in a global collaborative team environment

Who You'll Work With

As a Client Focus Vantage member, you will work face to face with clients and with BCG Project Leaders, Associates and Consultants. In the period between cases, you will collaborate with global topic leads and colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to the service of our internal and external clients. Our team is made up a diverse pool of knowledge positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative knowledge careers

Additional info

BCG Vantage is a powerhouse of expertise, seamlessly embedded within Practice Areas and markets to drive extraordinary impact. It equips BCG case teams and clients with cutting-edge expertise, proprietary assets, actionable data, and transformative insights that empower our case teams and enable our clients to achieve their aspirations.

With global experts across 20 Practices, covering more than 100 topics, sectors and offers, plus four focused geographic markets, BCG Vantage delivers unparalleled depth and breadth of insight & expertise. This is a client focus role:

• Integrates into client-facing teams to deliver direct client impact through expertise, know-how, and proprietary tools and assets