CIEL/SEL/20658: Assistant Consultant Strategy And Business Research

Our client is a NCR-based consulting firm catering to clients across industries through services in Strategy & Business Consulting, Financial Modelling & Advisory, Process Consulting, and Data Analytics.

Key Responsibilities of the Role

Assistant Consultant

• Manage projects end-to-end with responsibilities including – scope development and approval, visualize and structure the project, develop and manage storyboarding of the project, present the final output in the required format, and take ownership for meeting project timelines
• Independently handle client communication, schedule client calls, meet client requirements and expectations
• Lead,guide,mentorandmotivatepeersandanalystsworkingontheproject,focusonaddingvalue

to project output from a client’s perspective

• Conduct knowledge sharing sessions with team members whenever needed, develop analytical frameworks and research protocols
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for key organizational processes and systems

Skills And Work Experience Requirement

• Strategic Consulting / Business Research Skills:

• An analytical bent of mind with a strong ability to break down larger problems into smaller logical pieces
• Provenabilitytoapproachaproblemholisticallyandthinkthroughtherequirementsandoutputata granular level
• Ability to work in a project environment marked with insufficient data and derive meaningful conclusions from apparently ambiguous information
• Extensive experience of working on MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Word with the ability to create clear, impactful, and comprehensive deliverables; familiarity with key research databases will be an added advantage
• Familiarity with strategic analysis frameworks and financial analysis techniques to be deployed for analyses of various industries as a whole and companies in particular
• Demonstrable experience in the following key areas:
• Industry Assessment: market size and growth outlook, industry value chain, trends and drivers, growth inhibitors and challenges, competitive landscape, Porter’s,etc.
• Company Analysis: detailed profiles on companies (competitor, partner, target or vendor assessment perspective)
• Benchmarking: KPI benchmarking, competitor benchmarking, salary or cost benchmarking, vendor assessment,etc.
• Location Assessment: demographic, socio-political and industry KPIs, business support, market potential, workforce enablers,etc.

Preferred Soft Skills

• • Abilitytocommunicateconfidentlywithbusinessleadersandhelpthemindefiningprojectscopeand project objectives, whenever needed
  • Proven oral and written communication skills, ability to express opinions clearly, strong active listening skills to comprehend and fully appreciate the issues at hand
  • Team player with an ability to work cohesively with the team in challenging situations
  • Strong leadership skills and potential to drive complex projects – as an individual contributor
  • Willing to travel aboard on long term engagements

  Education and Experience Eligibility

• AnMBAfromareputedinstitutewithanundergraduatedegreeinengineering,economics,orscience
• Relevant experience in businessresearchoradvisoryserviceswithKPOs,researchandanalyticsfirmsorconsulting/advisory firms
• Relevant experience in leading project teams and handled complex projects in the past
• Experience in domains such as transportation, nuclear power, government outsourcing and familiarity with geographies such as UK (especially), Europe, Middle East and Americas is desirable, but is not mandatory