Graduate Analyst Consultant in Hampshire, Winchester

Location - Winchester, Hampshire

Salary: c £28K-£30K with many benefits including bonus, pension, life insurance, healthcare, 25 days holiday.

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.

The Opportunity – Analyst Consultant.

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. 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.

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.

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.

As an Analyst Consultant your role will include:

• Helping their team to apply creative and impactful solutions to their client’s challenges.
• Designing, developing and running analysis models and tools.
• Collating, managing, structuring, analysing and visualising data.
• Deriving unique insights from data to inform senior-level decision making.
• Gathering requirements from their clients for software, models and processes, and working with our team to propose solutions and make recommendations.
• Learning and using project management approaches to monitor delivery progress and support the client to prioritise.
• Proactively managing your work, supporting team members and developing your skills and experience.
• Taking pride in your work and understanding how your work contributes to delivering a great result for our clients.
• Researching best practices in the industry to support the wider team.
• Developing strong relationships with the wider team.

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.

You will receive on-the-job training, mentoring from experienced consultants, and opportunities to develop both technical and consulting skills. The company’s main clients will be based around key UK Defence establishments in the south of England. 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.