We are mission-driven to advance wellbeing across the Quality of Life ecosystem through impactful leadership. Come join us!
BACKGROUND The success of any organization is a function of leadership. Nowhere is this more important than at the intersection of science, healthcare delivery, and education–what we call the "Quality of Life Ecosystem." That is why WittKieffer is offering an expanded and integrated suite of leadership solutions, furthering our ability to Improve Quality of Life through Impactful Leadership.
We apply differentiated insight both to identify exceptional leaders and to build their individual and collective capabilities, creating and sustaining aligned executive teams that successfully navigate an ever-changing world. Through internal collaboration, we bring diverse expertise and perspectives that enable our clients to achieve outstanding results and impact.
THE ROLE The Consultant, Leadership Advisory brings impactful solutions to clients by serving on project teams with more seasoned practitioners to deliver solutions that meet and exceed client expectations. Consultants take the initiative in proposing a solution or project plan internally and autonomously implement it once the solution/plan is agreed.
Successful Consultants bring the very best of themselves to colleagues by living the WittKieffer values in all that they say and do and continually seeking opportunities to develop themselves and others.
RESPONSIBILITIES Contribute to Client Impact:
Demonstrates a solid understanding across all WittKieffer services.
Makes sustained progress toward developing expertise in at least one Leadership Advisory offering to support solutions that deliver measurable client impact.
Participates in teams across WittKieffer to understand client needs and develop solutions.
Deliver Client Solutions:
Works with and coordinates activities with colleagues across teams, managing peers and more junior resources on projects as appropriate.
Delivers the highest quality work for clients at all times.
Support Client Management:
Supports research on client/sector business issues, with a view to identifying other areas for positive impact on our clients' business.
Develops a network of client relationships to understand their needs and consequently increase opportunities to support them.
Develop Business & Position the Brand:
Contributes to proposals that are focused on client needs and deliver the very best client solutions and impact.
Identifies opportunities to extend or enhance a project and contributes to those discussions.
Participates and provides input to thought leadership.
Manage Projects & Financials:
Provides input to project plans and delivers against them.
Ensures all systems and processes (e.g., timesheets, invoicing, etc.) are completed accurately and on time.
Develops Self & Others:
Demonstrates WittKieffer's values: collaborative, committed, growing, adaptive, empathetic, diverse, and inclusive.
Consistently behaves as a positive member of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive place to work.
Actively seeks opportunities to develop themselves and more junior colleagues.
Develops an internal brand and participates as a truly collaborative, supportive member of the team.
Develops their own consulting skills, expertise, and behaviors to enable a more positive impact on our clients, colleagues, and all others.
CANDIDATE PROFILE Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferred.
10+ years' postgraduate working experience, with some background in management or organizational development consulting (preferably external).
Experience creating exceptional written materials and presentations.
Strong PowerPoint and Excel capability.
Hogan certification preferred.
Critical Competencies:
Client Centric & Curious: Passion for one or two areas of expertise and a desire to learn more. Aware that expertise must be balanced with business impact, and willing to engage in learning. Highly self-motivated to learn and continually curious. Seeks out opportunities to get involved in new and different types of work and with a variety of colleagues to maximize their learning opportunity.
Presence: Has developed a level of presence and maturity that means they take on the lead on defined aspects of a project or business development activity.
Collaboration: Actively listens, seeking to understand others' perspectives and opinions. Manages one's own emotions both short-term and long-term so they can be present in the current moment.
Synthesis & Communication: Synthesizes multiple points of information, and identifies patterns that help clarify issues and options. Communicates ideas and recommendations to colleagues in a professional, clear, and concise way.
Witt/Kieffer Inc. ("Witt/Kieffer") provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. WittKieffer will recruit, employ, train, promote, and compensate our employees without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, citizenship, gender, pregnancy, military status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity, disability or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. WittKieffer will endeavor to make reasonable accommodation, as required by law, for qualified individuals with known disabilities or religious practices unless doing so would result in an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
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