Consultant

About the Role
The main purpose of the Consultant is to develop consulting solutions as part of client engagements, write proposals, support business development activities, act as engagement manager on specific projects, and support Principals and Partners in their delivery. You will begin to lead, manage, and own problem-solving efforts on a large portion of a client engagement or lead smaller engagements. Specifically, you will be responsible for identifying issues, forming hypotheses, designing and conducting analysis, and synthesizing conclusions into recommendations. Throughout an engagement, you will engage in discussions and presentations with senior client leadership.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with clients to determine their requirements and either lead or support in delivering to them.
• Design a range of consulting solutions across service offerings to meet client needs throughout the consulting cycle, drawing on knowledge of clients’ needs, relevant products and tools, personal ideas, and external best practices.
• Gather and analyze client data, utilizing best practice problem-solving skills to identify themes and insights.
• Prepare compelling reports, presentations, and other client deliverables to achieve maximum impact.
• Contribute to writing proposals, completing tender documents, and mobilizing projects once won.
• Prepare project plans (in conjunction with a Project Coordinator for larger projects), report to clients on progress, track project effort against budget, and input to invoice preparation.
• Lead projects under the guidance of a Principal Consultant or Partner.
• Plan and prioritize work to ensure deadlines are met while managing workload to cope with demand peaks, ensuring all deadlines and quality standards are met.
• Contribute to thought leadership by supporting the development of products and tools and documenting methodologies.
• Work closely with Partners and Principals to support the delivery of large-scale projects, prepare for workshops, document outputs, and liaise with clients to organize logistics.
• Actively develop self to build capability for supporting a broad range of consulting activities.

Key Metrics

• Expected utilization of ~60%.
• Quality of deliverables produced on time and to requirements.
• Delivery of projects on time, to quality, and on budget.
• Contribution to revenue.
• Contributions to firm initiatives.
• Personal growth and development.

Qualifications & Experience

• Interest in people, organizations, and behavior.
• Undergraduate degree required; Occupational/Organizational Psychology, MBA, or other relevant graduate degree preferred.
• 5+ years of work experience in a business environment, with at least 3 years in a management or leadership consulting role.
• Demonstrated ability to drive an efficient process throughout a project, including setting and executing against deadlines.
• Highly numerate with excellent report writing skills.
• Highly proficient in PowerPoint and advanced Excel.
• Language skills as required.
• Willingness to travel locally and globally as required.

Consulting Behaviors

• Thinking agility: Thinks ahead, analyzes and solves problems, is innovative, and handles ambiguity.
• Operate with excellence: Driven, proactive, self-directed, and results-focused; sets high standards for self and for others.
• Inspire and engage clients and stakeholders: Influences thinking of clients and stakeholders by connecting, adapting style, and optimizing personal impact.
• Builds talent and teams: Leads and develops teams and individuals to achieve high performance and enhance Leadership Consulting capabilities.
• Agility: Demonstrates foresight, adaptability, and resilience.

Key Skills and Expertise Areas

• Business Acumen
• Domain expertise in organization/team/leadership assessment and development
• Project Delivery
• Engagement Management
• Consulting skills, including facilitation

The company is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, or citizenship status.

The company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations and/or adjustments during the recruitment process. If you are selected for an interview and require an accommodation and/or adjustment, please inform your Talent Acquisition professional.