Mehdi Alkatib

Senior Manager to Senior Consultant Roles in Top-Tier Strategy & Management Consultancies

MENA and Europe

Ministerial Task Force (GCC): Led end-to-end setup and delivery of a top-2 ministerial priority taskforce; built governance (cadence, escalation, risk/issue logs, SOPs) coordinating 5 ministries across 3 geographies.

National-priority bid / strategy (GCC): Co-managed cross-government strategic plan for a global exhibition bid; owned workplan + benefits case + stakeholder coalition; managed 6+ strategy consultants.

National social system redesign (GCC): Supported rehaul of a holistic national social system with Minister-1 counterparts, spanning multiple demographics; delivered service blueprinting + policy-to-ops mapping + inter-agency coordination.

International Affairs fund (GCC): Led design of a ministry partnership fund with a prestigious INGO (multi-$m+); defined governance, eligibility, M&E and reporting with Minister-1 stakeholders.

Child Protection Strategy (GCC): Scoped and designed initiatives improving efficiency across 3+ departments and enabling training for 10,000s of frontline staff.

Selected Industry Role (UK, PE-backed):

Interim Product Manager / Pricing Strategy (8 months): Led transformation of a revenue-critical CPQ/pricing tool for a PE-backed B2B HR tech leader serving 75% of FTSE100 / 50% of Fortune 500; platform supports >$200m annual sales across 1,400 products.

Delivered corporate strategy and CDD/VDD work across consumer, retail, TMT, B2B services, supporting PE clients (AUM >$50bn) and large corporates.

Built executive storylines and Partner-ready decks; synthesised dozens of internal + market datasets (e.g., Euromonitor, GlobalData, Kantar).

Led analysis modules end-to-end (market sizing, competitor mapping, commercial diagnostics) and supported expert interviews; worked in teams of 2–8 in fast turnaround cycles.

Selected work: 5-year strategy for Europe’s largest private-label household goods producer; brand strategy for multinational FMCG (>€50bn revenue); ranging transformation for international fast-fashion retailer; corporate strategy for leading social care provider; DDs incl. B2B O&G data provider and Spanish construction platform.

UNICEF (MENA & Jordan), United Nations HQ (Iraqi Mission), AECOM (DFID/DPSA), Chatham House

2012–2019

UNICEF Jordan: Designed and implemented national M&E and data standardisation systems for education and child-focused programs; analysed 44,000+ data points covering 1,600+ students, working directly with Ministry counterparts to resolve data gaps and delivery bottlenecks.

UNICEF MENA (Regional): Conceptualised and organised a flagship international youth funding conference (100+ diplomats, NGOs, activists), addressing civic, social, and economic marginalisation across the region.

United Nations HQ – Iraqi Mission (NYC): Produced policy briefs and political summaries for capital based on UNGA, UNSC, ECOSOC proceedings; worked directly with Ambassador-level stakeholders on multilateral coordination and youth initiatives.

AECOM / DFID (UK Gov): Supported consulting delivery on £1.8bn annual aid portfolio; conducted procurement, market and partner analysis across 10 MENA countries, supporting positioning and growth strategy.

Chatham House (MENA Programme): Delivered rapid-turnaround research, stakeholder mapping, and executive summaries on Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, supporting senior policy dialogues and donor engagement.