Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.

Our clients are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spiritedand high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broaden yourhorizons

Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients’ affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they’re experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details – all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you’ll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry.

We’ll help yousucceed

Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you’ll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO’s Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients.

Overview

This is a senior consultant role within the Evaluation and Performance team of the BDO International Institutions and Donor Assurance (IIDA) department. The role involves winning and leading evaluation teams of consultants and analysts to deliver assignments in the domain of evaluation and value-for-money (VFM) / performance audit.

IIDA carries out these assignments for international donor organisations all over the world - including EU bodies, UN organisations, government development agencies and charitable foundations. By helping these organisations perform better, our team supports them in improving economic, social and political conditions in dozens of countries around the world.

You'll be someone with:

• Strong written and spoken English skills, and an ability to communicate in a clear, professional, and constructive manner
• A higher degree or professional qualification in public policy/finance, international development, economics or operational research.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering OECD/DAC-based evaluations, VFM/performance audits and/or organisational reviews.
• Experience of managing teams of 3-7 people, and projects lasting from 1 to 24 months.
• Experience of working with development finance institutions (MDBs, multilateral or bilateral climate funds, national / regional development banks).
• Demonstrated experience and a strong understanding of impact measurement and investment frameworks, in the context of sustainable and innovative financing.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respectisone ofBDO’score valuesand we’reproud ofourdistinctive, people-centredculture.Frominformal success conversations to formal mentoringandcoaching,we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personaland professional needs.

Wecanprovide the bestsupportforour clients and peoplewhen we’reworkingside by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas andhelpone another.At BDO, you’llalways have access to the people and resources you needto do your best work.

Weknow thatcollaborationisthekey to creating value for our clients and satisfyingexperiences at work, so we’ve invested instate-of-the-artcollaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’llencourageyoutobuild your network,work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With arangeof multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to thefuture

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.

Our success is powered by our people, which is whywe’realways finding new ways to invest in them. Acrossthe UK thousands ofunique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions.

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach,integrityand expertise. We shape the future together with openness andclarity, becausewe believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.