Analyst Consultant

Graduate Analyst Consultant<br />Location - Winchester, Hampshire<br />Salary: c £28K-£30K with many benefits including bonus, pension, life insurance, healthcare, 25 days holiday.<br />Due to expansion our client has an exciting opportunity to join their growing management consultancy. They are looking for a highly motivated and capable aspiring graduate with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to help support a first-class business change experience for their clients.<br />The Opportunity – Analyst Consultant.<br />Our client is looking for a positive, flexible self-starter to join their team as an Analyst Consultant. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in delivering analysis capability within consulting projects as an integral part of a small, agile and growing business.<br />Their team of analysts, consultants, software specialists and Defence SMEs work closely with their customers to deliver high-impact services and solutions. They also provide software applications and data science capability to support their clients decision-making processes.<br />Qualifications and experience required for role of Analyst Consultant:

• A strong academic record with a high-class undergraduate degree in a quantitative, analytical or problem-solving focused field (e.g. mathematics, engineering, science, economics or similar).
• Work placement experience in an analytical role would be useful.
• Awareness of advanced data analysis methods.
• A strong communicator who can understand the customer’s needs, build positive relationships and assist in the development of tailored solutions.
• Confident in working across teams of different expertise, identifying areas to add value.
• Interest or experience in developing analytical models or software tools.
• A keen learner who strives to stay updated with relevant changes and best practices.
• Navigates challenges with a positive outlook.
• Flexible and able to adapt to change.
• A self-starter able to work independently and within a larger team which may include internal team members and clients.
• Confident presenting findings and recommendations to colleagues and clients, including at a senior level.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to multi-task and prioritise your work.
• Attention to detail and the drive to see work through to completion.
• A positive and flexible approach to your work.
• Enjoys working in a fast paced, supportive environment.<br />Knowledge and experience of the following is also of interest:
• Problem solving in various scenarios, particularly those requiring critical thinking, or managing competing priorities.
• Experience with tools such as MS Excel, Python or data visualisation software (e.g. Power BI).
• Software development.
• Operational analysis.
• Using AI-enabled tools to enhance day-to-day work, including research, analysis, synthesis, problem solving and presenting outputs.
• Interested in using, adapting and customising AI models for practical business tasks, with an understanding of how to test outputs and refine model performance for specific use cases.
• Experience in working in teams with a range of skills and expertise.
• Prioritising to work to changeable deadlines.
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum development process.
• Ability to identify opportunities to share learning with others.
• Committed to professional development.
• Understanding of the UK MoD and Armed Forces.<br />As an Analyst Consultant your role will include:<br />Helping their team to apply creative and impactful solutions to their client’s challenges.<br />Designing, developing and running analysis models and tools.<br />Collating, managing, structuring, analysing and visualising data.<br />Deriving unique insights from data to inform senior-level decision making.<br />Gathering requirements from their clients for software, models and processes, and working with our team to propose solutions and make recommendations.<br />Learning and using project management approaches to monitor delivery progress and support the client to prioritise.<br />Proactively managing your work, supporting team members and developing your skills and experience.<br />Taking pride in your work and understanding how your work contributes to delivering a great result for our clients.<br />Researching best practices in the industry to support the wider team.<br />Developing strong relationships with the wider team.<br />Our clients UK office is based in Winchester. The role will require a blend of working from their office and will also include some travel to client sites.<br />.You will receive on-the-job training, mentoring from experienced consultants, and opportunities to develop both technical and consulting skills.<br />The company’s main clients will be based around key UK Defence establishments in the south of England.<br />It is a requirement that the successful candidate is eligible for Defence Security Clearance, which typically requires an individual to have been living in the UK for a minimum of five years with a right to work.<br />Keywords – Analytical, Analyst, Data Science, Python, Simulation, MS Excel, Power BI, AI, Quantitative, Problem Solving, Mathematics, Science, Engineering, Economics, Advanced Data Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, AI.<br />Graduate Analyst Consultant