Management Consultant

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The role: Management Consultant

This role is responsible for the design and implementation of business solutions that drive industry, function and technology transformations, and to define the strategy and actions needed to achieve client business objectives. This role analyses current state and designs new processes and solutions leveraging established methods, tools, and assets, as well as implementing programs and interventions that prepare the organization for change.

Key attributes

• Establish and maintain trusted advisor relationships with clients and have the ability to influence decision-makers, along with senior team members

• Exposure to the complexity of designing and implementing business solutions to drive client transformations across industry, function and technology

• As Is / To Be analysis with the ability to confidently propose strategic solutions using established methods, tools, and assets to drive organizational change, as part of a team

• Implementation of programs and interventions to drive organizational change, with team/manager support

• Meets or exceeds agreed chargeability, business development, professional development and recruitment; and market-facing metrics

• Develop a specialisation relevant to the practice

• Shares knowledge with others and helps to upskill junior team members

• Grow a reputational network and be known for chosen specialisation

• Work to client outcomes with autonomy, leading small teams

• Develop a deeper understanding of the sales process through participation in bid development

• Create trusted advisor relationships with clients

• Identify and share opportunities for growth

• Create consistently high standard products for internal and external audiences

• Develop a greater knowldeg of practice capabilities and communicate with confidence

• Actively participate in the development of frameworks and methodologies

• Provide opportunities for learning across the practice through knowledge sharing

• Share experiences across the practice, providing insight into engagements

• The role requires a flexible and adaptable nature

Key levels of experience are:

• Relevant Bachelor's Degree or equivalent industry experience

• Minimum 3 years of Consulting experience working alongside key, senior stakeholders

EXPERTISE:

Depth:

• Typically has a minimum of 2 to 8 years of experience doing similar work either at or outside of Accenture

• Expected to be a SME with deep knowledge in an area of expertise based on experience

Breadth of Knowledge:

• Expected to be knowledgeable about the work performed by their immediate team; may be knowledgeable about the work performed by teams they collaborate with

DECISION MAKING:

Impact & Risk:

• Typically receives direction and feedback from their supervisor on setting priorities or assigning and managing tasks on a weekly basis

• Expected consequences for mistakes in their work would include missing team deadlines and may be escalated to their direct supervisor or a managing director

• Involved in risk mitigation decisions for their immediate team

Authority:

• Responsible for decisions made by their immediate team and expected to contribute to decisions that involve multiple teams

SCOPE:

Problem Solving:

• Expected to provide solutions to problems for their immediate team Complexity:

• Provided guidance and instructions to help them complete their work on a weekly basis

• Expected to complete similar tasks on a daily or weekly basis (not including responding to emails and attending meetings) Span:

• Breadth of responsibilities extends to their immediate team's projects/work efforts

People Management:

• If people management is part of their role, typically directly supervises up to 5 employees, and indirectly supervises up to 15 employees

COLLABORATION:

Collaboration Internal:

• Typically has frequent exposure up to ML 7 and expected to do the following in meetings:

o Provide status updates about their project-specific contribution

o Answer questions about their project-specific contribution

• Typically has limited exposure to ML 6 - ML 5 and ML 4 - ML 2:

o Expected to do the following in meetings with ML 6 - 5:

▪ Mostly observe

▪ Occasionally provide input

▪ Provide status updates about their project-specific contribution

▪ Answer questions about their project-specific contribution

o Expected to do the following in meetings with ML 4 - 2:

▪ Mostly observe Collaboration External:

• If in a client-facing role, expected to interact with clients who are either middle or senior management and do the following in meetings:

o Provide status updates about their project-specific contribution

o Answer questions about their project-specific contributions

At Accenture, we utilize the ABCD methodology – Areas of Impact; Behaviours; Collaboration, and Development when discussing individual performance and contribution.

• Areas of impact against your priorities

• Behaviors demonstrating our Leadership Essentials and core values

• Collaboration across teams to work as One Accenture

• Development you’d like to focus on to grow your career

Location: Auckland

Salary range: NZD $95,000 – NZD $120,000

Standard Working hours: 37.5 hours/week

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement for Australia and New Zealand:

At Accenture, our intention is to foster a culture and a workplace in which all of our people feel a sense of belonging and are respected and empowered to do their best work. 

We encourage applications from all people with the relevant skillset, and we are committed to removing barriers to the recruitment process and employee lifecycle. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, religion or sexual orientation and we do not tolerate discrimination. If you require any accommodations or adjustments for interviews and/or at work, please reach out to exectalent@accenture.com or contact us at +61 2 9005 5000 (Australia) or +64 44666056 (New Zealand). 

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