2024 McKinsey & Company Young Leaders Programme for Fellowship

  •  Fellowship
  •  Not Specified
  •   Nigeria
  • $$  Varies

McKinsey is a global firm, comprising more than 9,000 consultants and nearly 2,000 research and information professionals. We have offices in more than 60 countries, speak more than 120 languages, and represent over 100 nationalities. Our clients reflect our global nature. Around 40% are in Europe, 35% in the Americas, 15% in Asia Pacific and 10% in the Middle East and Africa. We serve a broad mix of private-, public-, and social-sector organizations. Our firm is designed to operate as one. We are a single global partnership united by a strong set of values, focused on client impact. Our firm is owned by 1,400 plus partners, spread across Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. We have no headquarters in the traditional sense. Our worldwide managing director, elected by the partners, chooses his or her home office, currently London. Our Shareholders Council or Board also comprises partners elected by their peers. Its 30 members represent more than a dozen nationalities. We take a consistent approach to recruiting and developing our people, regardless of where they are based. This structure ensures that we can quickly deliver the right team, with the right experience and expertise, to every client, anywhere in the world.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Undergraduate or master's degree
  • Less than 3 years of work experience
  • Completed or is about to begin national youth service
  • Outstanding record of academic achievement
  • Proven record of leadership through extracurricular activities and/or in a work setting
  • Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
  • Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively in English, both verbally and in writing

Offered Benefits

Who You'll Work With

  • You'll work in our Lagos office as part of our Young Leaders Programme (YLP). You will be an integral member of our teams and will work directly with clients.
  • The Young Leaders Programme is a 1-year full-time consulting program designed for recent university graduates from different academic backgrounds interested in pursuing an exciting career in consulting and passionate about working in Africa. This is an internship open to West African graduates who have completed or are yet to begin their country's mandatory national youth service. YLP helps to develop exceptional young local African talent into real leaders.

What You'll Do

  • You’ll work in teams of typically 3-5 consultants, playing an active role in all aspects of the client engagement.
  • This includes gathering and analyzing information, formulating and testing hypotheses, and developing and communicating recommendations. You’ll also have the opportunity to present results to clients and implement recommendations in collaboration with client team members. You’ll gain new skills and build on the strengths you bring to McKinsey. YLPs receive exceptional training as well as frequent coaching and mentoring from colleagues on their teams.
  • Following the end of the YLP, assuming good performance, you may be offered a full-time business analyst role with the office.

Application Process

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