Senior Consultant recruitment
The Corporate Services Group (CSG) provides specialist professional services and workplace infrastructure across all areas of Macquarie. The group's primary purpose is to support and enhance the value of Macquarie and its businesses by focusing on four key areas: Efficiency, Effectiveness, People and Value.
DIVISION
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Business Improvement Strategy Division works at the invitation of businesses and support areas across the Macquarie Group to navigate complex business issues and help facilitate change.
The Division has a skilled team of consultants providing services specifically tailored to the requirements of each business or service area. Services offered range from the provision of advice on broad strategic matters such as growth, organizational design and new product development, through to re-engineering operational processes and management of change programs.
BUSINESS BACKGROUND
Required experience: consulting skills and experience of working on consulting engagements in the areas of strategic development, revenue enhancement, operational efficiency and organization design; experience of working directly with client stakeholders.
STAFF SUPERVISED
(number of staff/level)
Occasional management of client staff assigned to projects
CLIENT CONTACT/
RELATIONSHIPS
(internal external)
This person will be required to develop and maintain relationships with internal clients of varying levels.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
This person will work as part of a dynamic client-focused team on a variety of assignments. Services provided by the team are:
- Strategic Development
- Revenue Enhancement
- Operational Efficiency
- Organization Design
KEY SKILL REQUIREMENTS
Business Knowledge
- A background in Financial Services is preferred but not essential
- Experience working in a project environment is essential
- Demonstrates good commercial acumen and delivery of practical outcomes
Leadership Skills
· Experience facilitating project teams to deliver required outcomes
Interpersonal Skills
- Enjoys variety and adapts quickly to new situations
- Expresses views clearly and logically
- Ability to gain and retain respect of peers and client staff
- Can work in a flexible and dynamic 'virtual' team environment
- Highly motivated. Demonstrates a willingness and ability to learn quickly and apply this knowledge in practice
Client Orientation
A strong client service orientation is essential for this role.
Technical Specialist Skills
- This role requires at least 3 years experience in a professional management consulting environment, in which the following consulting skills have been well developed:
- Strategy development
- Quantitative analysis and financial modeling
- Operational improvement
- Project planning
- Project management
- Stakeholder management
Planning Organizing
- Demonstrates a logical and structured approach to tasks
- Proven ability in problem solving
- Good communication skills and ability to manage stakeholders
QUALIFICATIONS
BACKGROUND
(work experience)
- Undergraduate degree (ideally in Finance or Business but most importantly, solid academic results).
- MBA preferable
- Approximately 5 years work experience, including at least 3 years in a professional consulting organization.
PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS
- Positive outlook
- Self-confident
- Eager to learn new skills
- Self-motivated and self-managing
- Effective communicator
Macquarie is an equal opportunity employer (M/F/D/V).