Advisory Staffing and Recruiting Specialist

CrossBoundary Advisory, part of CrossBoundary Group, is a leading investment advisory firm focused on unlocking private capital in underserved markets. We have advised US$12+ billion of closed transactions across agriculture, health, education, manufacturing, ICT, infrastructure, and clean power. Our clients include governments, development finance institutions, foundations, private equity firms, corporates, and research institutions. With 180+ professionals in 20+ offices across Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East & North Africa, Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, and Latin America & the Caribbean, we combine local presence with global expertise to structure bankable transactions and scalable programs. Learn more at www.crossboundary.com/advisory 

Advisory Staffing Support (70%)

• Prepare and maintain consistent and detailed tracking of current and upcoming projects, including staffing requirements, timelines, and capacity needs
• Track all current members’ staffing and create relevant dashboards for leadership
• Maintain records of each team member's development goals, skills, and areas of interest to inform project matching and career growth conversations
• Serve as the central point of coordination for incoming staffing requests, maintaining a single source of truth for resource availability and lead coordination of staff placements across projects, flagging gaps or conflicts to senior team members
• Assist with developing and continuously improving project budget models and profitability trackers for active and upcoming projects
• Analyze planned versus actual staffing data of past projects, identifying variances and lessons learnt for future staffing projections
• Build out and manage consultant/ external specialist database, including skill tags, availability windows, rate cards, and engagement history
• Assist with compiling people information (start/end dates and allocations) and hiring needs for use in P&L projections
• Oversee post-project and post-bid feedback collection
• Develop and launch strategy for junior intern programs across different geographies

People Data, Systems, and Workforce Intelligence (15%)

• Maintain up-to-date CBA member resumes and profile information for use in staffing and BD contexts, including skills, sector expertise, and interests trackers
• Assist with tracking of team member skills, interests, and development goals to inform staffing decisions over time
• Compile staff profiles and documentation to support hiring approval processes
• Manage consultant and senior advisor permissioning across relevant systems
• Coordinate senior advisor and contractor invoicing, liaising with relevant internal teams to ensure accurate and timely processing
• Support data integration between systems (e.g. BBHR and DealCloud), flagging discrepancies and maintaining data integrity across platforms

Business Development Recruiting Support (15% of bandwidth)

• Work with the Recruitment team to execute targeted support for business development or bid-related hiring needs
• Coordinate recruitment logistics, including scheduling, candidate communications, and applicant tracking
• Help curate information needed for hiring approvals, including role documentation and candidate summaries
• Support sourcing and pipeline management for Advisory roles across experience levels
• Support intern programs by coordinating MBA intern recruitment, cohort management, and onboarding

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