We are currently recruiting for an Associate Consultant in the Research and Benchmarking team. The candidate is expected to deliver market intelligence to client facing professionals onshore.
We are recruiting for an Associate Consultant in the Research and Benchmarking team. Working as an Associate Consultant your responsibilities will include
Contribute to research and benchmarking assignments as a part of an ongoing business development and client engagement
Market: industry value chain, size and growth outlook, trends and drivers, growth inhibitors and challenges, competitive landscape, etc.
Prepare client deliverables (MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Word) – prepare client ready presentations that are well structured, logical, and clear to understand
Undertake exhaustive research for deliverables and triangulate information and data points from various data sources
Suggest alternative data sources/research methodologies, suggest proxies, and run creative queries to fetch difficult to obtain data
Logical thought structuring and ability to draw insights/so-what’s in simple to mid-complex projects with guidance
Articulate findings through use of clear, concise, and grammatically correct business English (both written and verbal)
Ability to develop simple bespoke frameworks to represent research and offer innovative ways of presenting information
Produce reports for internal management as well as clients in response to client’s benchmarking requirements
Decode scope requirements and ask relevant questions to get to the big picture
Proactively use past learning to connect dots, offer innovative ways of presenting information and develop simple bespoke frameworks
Meet all internal/external timelines and provide solutions in case of delays
Work directly with onshore KPMG teams in the development of and delivery of presentations and key findings
Mandatory Skills
Qualifications: MBA
Total Experience: The candidate must have 1-3 years of experience in a similar role, particularly in a leading consulting firm (e.g. international consulting firm, Big 4, leading research house). Exposure to learning or education sector projects
Technical Skills
Proficiency in MS-Office, specially MS-Excel and MS-PowerPoint
Experience in doing data analysis and preparing benchmarking reports
Ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative data quickly and draw meaningful insights
Primary/secondary research and benchmarking proficiency in using specialized databases and free sources
Strong numerical, analytical, and strategic thinking skills, and sound business / commercial acumen
A pragmatic approach to analysis and problem solving; ability to drive through to an outcome in circumstances of complexity and ambiguity
Ability to assess technical information to distill key strategic insights and convey these succinctly, clearly, and confidently, verbally and in written form
Good data visualization skills and ability to present data analysis in graphical and tabular formats. Familiarity with MS PowerBI or any other data visualization tools
Associate Consultant