Young Programme Fellow – Africa Delivery Hub Scholarship by McKinsey & Company Young Leadership Program (YLP)

Published: 10 Sep 2019

 

Applications are now open for the McKinsey&Company Young Leadership Program (YLP) for young Africans to experience working  with McKinsey&Company at two of its African locations – Kenya and the Africa Delivery Hub, Ethiopia.

The Young Leaders Program (YLP) is a two year full time consulting program that develops exceptional young local Kenyan talent into real leaders.

As part of the program, the selected applicants will work at the McKinsey Nairobi office and may also get the opportunity to work at the other offices across Africa.

The Young Leaders will work as part of a client project team, collaborating with colleagues and clients to solve their toughest business problems. They will receive exceptional training as well as frequent coaching and mentoring from colleagues on their teams.
And at the end of the program, high-performing Fellows progress into Business Analyst roles.

Aspiring Young Leaders should have an academic degree, less than 2 years of continuous work experience in any industry and should show promise in leadership, problem solving, and entrepreneurial drive.

McKinsey Young Programme Fellow – Africa Delivery Hub

Application Deadline	Not Specified
Country to study	Ethiopia
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	McKinsey & Company Young Leadership Program (YLP)
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of McKinsey Young Programme Fellow – Africa Delivery Hub

You’ll work in our Addis Ababa office as part of the Young Leaders Programme for the Africa Delivery Hub (ADH). McKinsey’s Africa Delivery Hub helps governments and social-sector institutions to address complex public and social challenges. Our purpose is to drive significant, tangible, and lasting improvements in service delivery to African citizens. We work to support high-performing schools, effective health systems, improved infrastructure, reliable power supplies, efficient food production, increased investment, and economic growth.

The Young Leaders Program (YLP) is a two year full time consulting program that develops exceptional young local talent into real leaders. You’ll work in teams of typically 3-5 consultants, playing an active role in all aspects of the client engagement. At the end of the program, high-performing Fellows progress into a PSS Analyst role in ADH.

1. You’ll collaborate with colleagues and clients to solve their toughest business problems. This includes gathering and analyzing information, formulating and testing hypotheses, and developing and communicating recommendations.
2. You’ll also have the opportunity to present results to client management, and implement recommendations in collaboration with client team members.
3. In this role you will gain new skills and build on the strengths you bring to the firm.
4. Young Leaders receive exceptional training as well as frequent coaching and mentoring from colleagues on their teams. This support includes a Partner from your local office or the practice assigned to you to help guide your career as well as formal training in your 2- 3 years.
5. Additionally, you’ll receive guidance and support from your local office in the selection of client projects, helping you to develop your skills and build your network.

Requirements for McKinsey Young Programme Fellow – Africa Delivery Hub

1. Academic degree
2. Fewer than 2 years of continuous work experience in any industry
3. Great potential in leadership, problem solving and entrepreneurial drive

Application Deadline

Not Specified

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to McKinsey & Company Young Leadership Program (YLP) on jobs.mckinsey.com to apply

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