Consultant

Summary

Join CSTouch Advisors as a Consultant and contribute to impactful projects with social enterprises and SMEs. Collaborate with senior advisors to deliver coaching, capacity-building, and workshops. Support financial modeling, assessment, and coaching. Manage client relationships, ensuring responsiveness and professionalism. Monitor project execution and contribute to internal learning. Conduct research and analysis to inform client solutions and enhance CSTouch's knowledge base. This position offers hybrid work (remote within Lebanon and in Beirut offices) and opportunities for professional development.

Requirements

• MBA or Master’s degree in Finance, Entrepreneurship or related field
• 7 to 10 years of experience in financial and business management
• Experience in helping companies shape and execute their strategic plans
• Experience in delivering coaching and advisory sessions to help strengthen the governance foundations of SMEs
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Resident in Lebanon

Responsibilities

• Coaching and Advisory Support: Collaborate closely with senior advisors to design and facilitate one-on-one coaching clinics, capacity-building programs, and workshops
• Help companies in shaping their transformation journey and developing and executing on their strategic plan
• Contribute insights and recommendations to advisory engagements based on field experience and client interactions
• Financial Management and Modelling : The Consultant will support the development and review of financial models for social enterprises and SMEs, ensuring alignment with their business plans and funding strategies
• This includes contributing to financial assessments, identifying gaps in budgeting, forecasting, and cost management, and designing tailored financial tools such as cash flow models and scenario planning templates
• The Consultant will also provide input during financial coaching sessions to help clients strengthen their understanding of financial planning and reporting
• Client Relationship Management: Maintain ongoing communication with clients and partners, ensuring clarity, responsiveness, and professionalism
• Support the identification of new client needs and contribute to the preparation of proposals or concept notes
• Build trust with client teams and help facilitate discussions, feedback loops, and follow-ups
• Ensure all deliverables meet project objectives and client expectations
• Monitoring, Learning and Reporting: Ensure project execution is on track against project workplans, performance indicators, and deliverables, and contribute to internal learning by capturing lessons learned and recommending improvements to processes
• Knowledge Development and Research: Conduct research, benchmarking, and analysis to inform client solutions and enrich CSTouch’s knowledge base and support the development of toolkits, internal methodologies, and best practice guides for use across CSTouch projects
• Monitor sector trends and share relevant insights with the team to improve service design and delivery

Benefits

• The compensation will be aligned with industry practices
• Hybrid work: remote (within Lebanon) and in our Beirut offices
• Opportunities for professional development and growth
• Exposure to ecosystem of social enterprises, NGOs and SMEs across sectors with a focus on social and environmental innovation
• Collaborative and supportive work environment