Associate Consultant

Associate Consultant

A member of the service delivery team, the Associate Consultant is responsible for executing on projects with clients across a variety of industries and delivering transformational change and competitive advantage.

Associate Consultants will be staffed on team engagements with senior delivery resources or projects working closely with Accounts Leads and/or Directors. Associate Consultants are accountable for quality delivery, client commitment, knowledge sharing and self-driven professional development. The Associate Consultant is expected to think critically and engage proactively to help the firm meet its strategic objectives.

What you'll do

• Client service delivery
• Supporting other team members project specific service delivery
• Actively network and support leadership team business development efforts
• Build brand presence and value within the community
• Contribute to, and align with, Forum's strategic plan
• Sustain and evolve Forum's culture

Responsibilities

• Deliver on small to medium sized engagements across a variety of client environments or lead a specific workstream or areas of a larger program as part of a team while being supported and learning from other team members, Account Leaders and Experts.
• Develop project plans, system implementation plans, processes and/or requirements for small to medium sized projects or multiple workstreams within an enterprise or complex program:
• • Project planning, resource planning, budgeting, issue and risk management, and status reporting
  • Leverage and communicate project leadership best practices and project lifecycle methodologies, where applicable
  • Develop and execute communications and change management plans
  • Communicate plan, expectations, status, risks and issues up and across the project team
• Manage client (buyer) expectations
• Define success and deliver results
• Engage other Forum team members and clients to gather feedback, develop, and grow skills
• Engage 1:1 Director to gather feedback, assess strengths and opportunities, and grow skills
• Leverage firm wide resources and knowledge capital in service delivery
• Develop high quality project deliverables as identified in project statement of work
• Develop and maintain professional and productive relationships with clients in the course of service delivery and account engagement
• Participate in industry discussions:
• • Understand and apply industry specific approaches and solutions
  • Contribute knowledge and experience to the continuous development of the industry portfolio
  • Participate in service competency development and training opportunities
• Take accountability for career and professional development:
• • Review annual professional development plan with 1:1 Director
  • Self-assess with competency map and skill level
  • Manage development by seeking out internal and external opportunities to grow

Qualifications

• B.A. or B.S. degree required (BS or BA required, specific degrees depend on role.)
• 3+ years of relevant prior consulting or project management experience leading small to medium size technology and/or business implementations or work streams within large technology implementations or business program
• Knowledge and application of productivity tools (word, excel, etc.)
• Experience working across industries and business functions preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong multi-tasker, able to manage time effectively
• Demonstrated ability to create polished client deliverable
• Self-motivated with a passion for growth and development
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team, collaborating effectively with peers and clients, proactively leverage others and ask for guidance and support
• Ability to ramp up quickly, work autonomously in ambiguous situations, and add value quickly
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with team members and management
• Desire to be mentored by experienced professionals and grow into more complex and strategic engagements within 2-4 years
• Ability to adapt to a variety of client organizations and dynamics
• Ability to connect the dots, see patterns, apply learnings
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability for personal, client, and Forum success
• Strong alignment with Forum culture and values
• Resilient in the face of difficult challenges and setbacks

Other Requirements:

• 100% client billable availability
• Ability to travel as necessary to support pursuit of new and existing clients and opportunities
• Ability to achieve objectives regardless of bandwidth or time constraints
• Ability to work non-standard work hours when necessary

We hire talented professionals who want to work as a team and develop their skills with new challenges and active participation in solution development. We honor, respect, and value our differences as we believe an open and inclusive mindset makes us stronger and enables us to attract top talent. Our firm represents various backgrounds, experiences and skills and we believe in a workforce that represents the diverse views and experiences of our vibrant Seattle community. We value differences in gender, race, gender identity, marital status, ethnicity, nationality, religion, education, age, disability, veteran status and sexual orientation.