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Managing Consultant at a Growing Boutique Strategy Consulting Firm

Background
The firm is an innovative strategy consulting firm that inspires corporations to create positive global change. It has embraced a new approach to strategy development and implementation that demonstrates how sustainability is the defining competitive advantage of the 21st Century.  We have the tools and methods to accelerate a profound change (and the success stories to validate) – a change that is focused on tipping the paradigm of business as quickly as possible.  Our team has a sense of urgency and enormous excitement about our role in changing the world.  Our goal is a world that works for everyone:  customers, employees, suppliers, communities, the environment and the world as a whole.  When all aspects of society work together, the society thrives.

Position Overview
We are looking for a highly motivated, task and relationship-oriented leader who brings a foundation of consulting best practices, awareness of critical sustainability issues, and an ability to manage client relationships.  This person will be a key player in consulting to the world’s most influential organizations.  The successful candidate will be one who questions the current paradigm of business and offers inventive, well-designed solutions to the global issues facing humanity.  This person sees poverty, injustice, climate change, environmental degradation as interconnected to the needs of business.

As a Managing Consultant, you will be responsible for designing, managing and delivering firm’s consulting engagements with large corporations across a variety of industries.

Roles and Responsibilities
•    Develop and implement innovative value-creation strategies working in partnership with business leaders, NGOs, Government, thought leaders, and other stakeholders.
•    Learn and contribute to our unique approach and tool kit.
•    Become a trusted advisor for your clients and play an active role in business development and sales.

Skills and Qualifications
•    An MBA or equivalent degree from a top-tier school and a strong record of professional success
•    At least 3-5 years (post-MBA) consulting experience in a well known firm and/or significant industry experience in related fields
•    Excellent grasp of business strategy as well as organizational and leadership issues
•    A clearly demonstrated potential to develop new client relationships and consulting services
•    Exceptional communication, presentation, facilitation and interpersonal skills

Character Attributes
•    Strong character and a passion for self discovery and personal development
•    Capable of managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects
•    Able to see multiple perspectives, work with complexity and ambiguity, and create innovative solutions to challenging problems
•    Passionate about making a real difference in the world
•    Driven, hardworking, and comfortable in a dynamic, sometimes chaotic environment
•    Unwilling to settle for anything less than growing and learning on both professional and personal levels to realize your fullest potential – full of tenacity, passion, integrity and a commitment to quality

The Rewards
•    The chance to help grow a firm that will change the world for good
•    An opportunity to operate with a high degree of autonomy and interdependence in a collegial, fun, fast-paced environment with people who share a common mission and a love for what we do.
•    Ability to innovate, and expand your role as you demonstrate your ability to do additional work and take on new responsibilities
•    Incentive-based compensation that shares the rewards of success and growth

Get Engaged
Please submit a cover note and resume with salary expectations to cumulus@brightgreentalent.com with the subject heading "10309". WE WILL NOT READ ANY APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE A COVER NOTE. In your cover note, please answer the following questions in less than 200 words:
•    Why you are excited about this specific opportunity?
•    What separates a good consultant from a great one?
•    What is the first and most important question to ask when beginning a client relationship?

The firm is an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, committed to diversity and consideration of all applicants for all positions without regard to color, ethnic background, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, and disability status.
www.brightgreentalent.com


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