Sport Management Consultancy - Project Manager role
Portas Consulting is the leading senior advisory firm dedicated to sport. We serve sports clients globally on major events and competitions, governments on their sport policy, sports bodies on projects transforming lives in local communities. Now with four major hubs, we continue to grow our business through our tailored and pragmatic advice.
Working with governments, sports bodies, investors and partner organisations, Portas provides independent advice to boards and senior executives on their most critical, urgent and complex challenges. We combine unrivalled expertise in sport and physical activity with blue chip management consulting credentials, always with a deep understanding of the uniqueness of each assignment.
Our work is varied across our seven practice areas of Football, Investment, Federations, Events, Public Sector, Active Places and Women & Sport. Our projects within these practices are wide and varied, spanning strategy, organisation, governance and project management.
Our projects are wide and varied, spanning strategy, organisation, governance, project management and implementation. Recent examples include:
- Developing a business plan for new sports businesses
- Creating a holistic transformation plan for a national football league to compete globally
- Developing a product roadmap for a football club to maximize and diversify revenue streamsDeveloping strategies to support the growth of motor sports, then evaluating social and economic impact
- Developing a strategy to maximise participation of women in sports
You will have an accelerated, global career in a rapidly growing business, involving the following responsibilities:
- Manage single or multiple project teams to deliver exceptional impact
- Lead team problem-solving and client communications
- Lead client interactions and manage the client relationship on the ground
- Coach and develop team members to become excellent consultants
- Help drive Portas business development on a global basis
- Build the firm’s knowledge base
- Lead internal firm-building activities.
We are looking for outstanding Project Managers with the following experience:
- Minimum of 4 to 6 years’ experience at a top tier management consulting firm, including at least 1 year in a project management role
- Exellent verbal and written English essential
- Fluency and working profciency in arabic is an advantage
- Proven interest or involvement in sport and physical activity is a prerequisite
- Prepared to work on a global basis.
