Business Consultant

Job Description

The Consultant helps clients to identify and define operational issues, then develop and implement operational strategies to improve organizational effectiveness and achieve positive bottom line results. This is the focal role within the Firm for the delivery of business services to clients.

Qualifications

SCOPE:

• Reports to the Firm executive team, including the Managing Principal.
• Will interact with Firm clients, business partners, and other external contacts.
• Does not have any direct reports.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct research, perform quantitative and qualitative analyses, and draft documents.
• Analyze business processes, form hypotheses, synthesize conclusions into recommendations, and then help to implement change and operational improvements.
• Team with other Consultants, as well as management staff, to draw upon the broad body of knowledge, skills and abilities within the Firm to address a client’s consulting needs.
• The business processes analyzed by a Consultant may include, (marketing, customer relations, distribution, sales, etc.); Operations Support (corporate finance, management accounting, business development, IT, community relations, human resources management, etc.); and Government services and Energy & Sustainability initiatives
• Assist with proposal and presentation preparations.
• Help to maintain databases.
• Draft and edit letters, memorandums, agendas, presentations, forms, spreadsheets, and other correspondence and documents.
• Participate, as needed, in special projects.

Additional Information

GENERAL COMPETENCIES:

• Organized
• Strong verbal, written and listening communication skills
• Multi-task Skill
• Problem-solving Skill
• Detail-Oriented
• Timely
• Creative
• Able to work with people from diverse backgrounds
• Initiative
• Analytical Thinking
• Strategic Thinking
• Good Judgment
• Cost/Budget Consciousness
• Project Management
• Customer-Focused
• Team-Oriented
• Integrity
• Results-Driven
• Financial Acumen
• General Business Acumen
• Self-Development

COMPENSATION:

• A competitive starting salary, commensurate with experience and skills.  Year-end bonus eligible.

BENEFITS:

• Paid-time-off days and Paid holidays, parking reimbursement allowance.
• Currently benefits are not offered but would evaluate strategic alternatives for supporting benefits as well as medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D and supplemental insurance.

MUST HAVE SKILLS

• Full Suite of MS Office expertise
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Leadership:  Maintains a positive, achievement - oriented attitude and influences others to do the same.  Demonstrates high ethical standards, personal integrity, and team leadership.
• Communication Skills:  Speaks and writes clearly and with sensitivity to diversity of audiences.  Interacts effectively at various levels and with both internal and external customers.  Can represent self and firm in a positive and professional manner.
• Building Teamwork:  Develops effective working relationships with peers, supervisors, and managers within and across organizational lines.
• Adaptability:  Ability to perform multiple tasks and prioritize. Deals effectively with ambiguity, stress, and uncertainty.  Able to comply with direction but also stand firm or offer changes when necessary, and recognizes the need and place for both attitudes.
• Management of Resources: Recognizes the need for bringing groups of people together to share knowledge.  Reacts to new obstacles by bringing appropriate people and tools to bear.
• Development of People: Constantly seeks to improve level of knowledge and ability. Inspires teammates and coworkers to strive for continuous improvements as well.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• A bachelor’s degree in a business-related field is required; an advanced degree from an accredited college or university in a business-related field (e.g., MBA, Law) is highly desired; or the person must have equivalent work experience in business management or large-scale project management.
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience and accomplishments.
• At least 1 year supervisory experience is desired.
• Adept with PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Excel, and the Internet.

ADDITIONAL NOTES FROM HR:  ProSidian Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or Vietnam era, or other eligible veteran status, or any other protected factor.  At this time we are considering only local candidates who are able to work without employer sponsorship. No agencies or phone calls, please.

TRAVEL: N/A

RELOCATION:  No relocation provided. 

INTERVIEW TRAVEL: No Interview Travel provided.