Total 4,053 Strategy Specialist job vacancies in The United States of America

Work you will do

• You will provide end-to-end advisory and overlay point-of-views and industry insights onto the research and analyses provided by the project teams, and seek to formulate innovative technology-enabled solutions to address our clients’ business needs.
• You will manage the assessment and business requirements gathering processes, review appropriateness of functional specifications against the problem statements/business requirements, and support solutions prototyping and architecture re-design by applying industry insights and know-hows.
• You will engage our clients in discussions, presentations and workshops to validate technology-enabled solutions provided by the project teams, as well as perform walk-through of work products and deliverables with the clients.
• You will develop trusted relationships with your clients and gain recognition in the marketplace for technical and advisory capabilities across the spectrum.
• You will provide quality assurance and ensure timely delivery of work products developed by the project teams.
• You will actively coach project teams during the execution of projects and support senior team members in maintaining operational excellence at all times.
• You will meet clients on a regular basis to define problem statements, analyse key priorities/issues, and work with senior team members to develop responses to client enquiries, formulate proposals and produce point-of-view publications.

If you are someone with:

• A good honors Degree, preferably at postgraduate level, in Information Technology, Business Information Systems, Business, Engineering, Mathematics or related disciplines.
• Senior consultant will require a minimum of 6 years of experience in IT management consulting.

Experience in both advisory as well as implementation experience in the following areas:

• IT Strategy: IT strategy development, IT governance, IT operating model, enterprise architecture
• IT Transformation: IT sourcing advisory, program and project management advisory
• IT Operations: IT service management, IT shared service management
• IT Optimization: IT cost reduction, IT Merger & Acquisition
• Preferably has experience related to Cloud Implementation (incl. Cloud Business Case, Cloud Design, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Operating Mode, Cloud Migrationl) using AWS, GCP, Azure / Cloud Certified Architect (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Strong analytical skills, excellent oral and written communication skills in English, be self-motivated, and be able to work in stressful situations with changing priorities
• Excellent problem solving skills, ability to think out-of-the-box, work under pressure and tight project timelines
• Drive, tenacity, client focused and results oriented
• Proven demonstration of sound business acumen, teamwork and leadership qualities.
• Willingness to work outside of office base and most of all…
• An appreciation of the consulting lifestyle and ability to travel(both locally and abroad) is a pre-requisite to fit to our short-term and long-term project assignment.

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About the role

Base Location: Perth, Glasgow, Inverness, Aberdeen

Salary: £55,573 - £63,643 + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The SSEN Transmission Asset Management Team currently have an opportunity for a Senior Asset Management Strategy Engineer to join their growing team. 

The Senior Asset Strategy Engineer will be primarily responsible for monitoring the performance of our Asset Management System; lead on our ambition to become a world class asset management organisation and support the development of asset management strategies to meet our key business objectives.

The duties and responsibilities of the Senior Asset Strategy Engineer are:

- Audit & analysis of SSEN Transmission's Asset Management System, to the ISO 55001 standard, reporting to internal stakeholders to demonstrate our degree of compliance, and providing improvement opportunities as appropriate.

- Supporting the continuous improvement of SSEN Transmission's Asset Management capabilities, using feedback gained from external benchmarking activities to inform our future development.

- Develop and implement value-add strategies for existing and new assets in Transmissions portfolio.

- Lead and coordinate the development of the strategic asset management documentation including the Strategic Asset Management Plan, and Asset Lifecycle Management Strategies.

- Support the development of investment plans that support growth, service delivery, efficiency and allows us to work towards our ambition for net zero carbon airports.

What do I need?

To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:

- Experience in supporting the delivery of ISO55001 certification within an asset management organisation.

- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral and a proven ability to deliver high-quality technical & business documentation.

- Experience in leading and delivering audits delivery of internal/external audits and the ability to demonstrate how you have used the audit process to deliver performance improvements to an organisation's asset management system.

- An Institute of Asset Management qualification; or a degree in an Engineering/Project Management or similar experience, appropriate qualification is highly desirable.

It is an essential requirement for this role that you have a full, current driving licence.

About our Business

SSEN Transmission owns and operates the electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland, transporting energy from where it is generated to where it is needed, providing a safe and reliable supply of electricity to the communities it serves. Home to some of the UK's greatest resources of renewable energy, SSEN Transmission is playing a critical role in the transition to a low carbon future, developing, building, maintaining and operating a network for net zero.

What's in it for you?

We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.

What happens now?

All applications should be made online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.

If you would like to discuss any working flexibly requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact Iona on 01738 344049.

Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.

If you live and breathe strategy and have experience working with FMCG brands, this could be a great opportunity for you!

We are very excited to be partnered with a amazing Design Agency, who are looking for a Strategy Director to be based here in Singapore. With a global presence and an impressive client roster, they are looking for someone experienced and motivated to lead from the front, and take their strategy team to the next level.

As well as delivering outstanding strategic thinking for their APAC clients, you will be responsible for leading strategic relationships and passionate about delivering great work. Fancy the challenge?

**BRAND STRATEGY EXPERIENCE IS A MUST HAVE!!**

The Role

• Lead the strategic thinking from start to finish, applying strategically driven creative ideas across key clients.
• Lead new areas of opportunity,taking an active role in new business through inspirational pitches.
• Deliver high quality strategic content from brand strategy and portfolio strategy through to creative ideation.
• Work with the global strategy teams to deliver across multiple projects.
• Lead a growing team with drive.

Experience

• You will have a minimum of 12 years in brand strategy, agency or brand experience preferred.
• You will have experience leading brand or pitch teams and clients from a strategic perspective.
• You will be a team player, willing to go above and beyond for your clients and team.
• You will have the ability to lead client meetings with confidence, engaging with CMOs and other high profile clients.
• Strong understanding of the APAC market.
• Collaborative with great communication and presentation skills.

If this sounds like something you are excited about and you want to learn more, please send through your application with a CV attached.

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We Are Aspire is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and will be in touch if your profile is suitable for the position.

Group Strategy Director (Also known as Group Strategy/Planning Director or Group Communications Planner/Director)
Trading Under Publicis Media Australia
Location: Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane
The Group Strategy Director, alongside the Head of Strategy leads a team of strategists and is responsible for driving the strategic direction on behalf of a portfolio of clients or client. They are responsible for ensuring work meets the highest standards, locally and competitively within our global network.
• Demonstrate leadership, commercial acumen and vision and inspire their team to deliver a cohesive, proactive approach to strategy which helps our clients grow.
• Works closely with the client teams and the senior leadership team to ensure that the product delivered to clients is truly integrated and best in class.
• Responsible for increasing the visibility of the Spark strategic product.
• Accountable for financial performance, inclusive of revenue, client commercial agreements and team costs, encompassing long term planning for the team, reflective of client and team development needs.
• Acts as a senior client escalation point, and trusted strategic advisor for key clients.
• Works with the relevant Strategy Directors/ Account Directors/ Client Partners to guide them on the output of work that works for their clients and the optimal use of agency resource to achieve this.
• Develops and manages the Strategy Directors and broader agency team
• Works with the Head of Strategy to define and deliver projects that enhance the output and efficiency of the team including managing resource in line with the ebb and flow of client work.
• Recommend and recruit for new/ replacement roles to fit any changes to the client portfolio
• Track head hour utilisation or the ream against the agreed remuneration for individual clients and agency projects
• Acting as a trusted advisor to clients and internal stakeholders
• Participation in agency new business
Experience required: Minimum 12 years industry experience, most recently in a similar position. Proven business acumen in medium to large agency. Possess an expert understanding of consumer psychology, behavioural economics, macro-economic influences, trends and current marketing science thinking and an exceptional ability to make this actionable.
• All of the above roles require a relevant tertiary qualification or a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in lieu of qualification.

Media Strategy Roles. Trading under Publicis Media Australia
Location: Sydney or Melbourne or Brisbane

Associate Strategy Manager & Strategy Manager (Also known as Associate Strategy/Planning Manager or Strategy & Planning Manager or Associate Communications Planner
This role is focused on assisting the Strategy Directors on providing the overall strategic direction for your clients.
Key Responsibilities:
• Build strong working relationships with client, media and creative partners & Internal stakeholders
• Apply a deep understanding of the consumer in response to all briefs
• Translate consumer understanding into actionable, fact-based strategies
• Translate strategies to channel
• Deliver innovative and proactive solutions in problem solving
• Create the vision and strategy and then inspire others to work towards it
• Deliver excellence in execution
• Contribution to the company e.g. pitches, company meetings
• Have a keen understanding of latest media and marketing trends, technology, and consumer
Experience required: Minimum of 3 years industry experience, most recently in a similar position. Proven business acumen in medium to large agency.
Possess an expert understanding of consumer psychology, behavioural economics, macro-economic influences, trends and current marketing science thinking and an exceptional ability to make this actionable.
Salary - $80k-$100k package


Associate Strategy Director (Also known as Associate Strategy & Planning Director or Associate Communications Planner)
The Associate Strategy Director, alongside the Strategy Director, is responsible for their teams work and output. They are responsible for ensuring work is always consumer-centric, holistic, insight-led and clearly focussed on actionable and measurable outcomes for clients.
Key Responsibilities:
• Ensure media strategy recommendations deliver on the clients brief via clear and innovative media recommendations.
• Ensure planning recommendations deliver on communications strategy and demonstrates planning theory and rigour.
• Applies historical campaign learnings to define future strategic approaches.
• Utilises segmentation analysis to define and prioritise consumer target audiences.
• Ensures a thorough understanding of clients’ business and clients’ internal pressures and reflect this in client correspondence.
• Interrogates competitive and audience data to assist in the development of a media strategy.
• Collaborates with external agency partners on creative solutions.
• Pro-actively manages the development of media initiatives which satisfy client objectives within the given timeframes.
• Constantly strives to demonstrate ways to help clients achieve their business objectives, even if they’re not directly related to a current brief.
• Independently runs client and agency brainstorming sessions
Experience required: Minimum 4 years industry experience, most recently in a similar position. Proven business acumen in medium to large agency. Possess an expert understanding of consumer psychology, behavioural economics, macro-economic influences, trends and current marketing science thinking and an exceptional ability to make this actionable.
Salary - $100k-$120k package


Strategy Director (Also known as Strategy/Planning Director or Communications Director)
The Strategy Director manages a portfolio of business within the Spark Foundry client roster. They should demonstrate leadership and inspire their team as well as client teams to deliver famously effective ideas which helps our clients grow
Key Responsibilities:
• Responsible for the strategic output on every element of their clients business and is relentless in ensuring it meets the highest possible standards. They will work closely with the Client/Account Director’s, to ensure that the product delivered to clients is truly integrated and best in class.
• Participates in, embraces and lead training forums for their team and where applicable the common good of the agency.
• Develops long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with all clients and should own the Marketing Manager and indeed in some instances the Marketing Director level client relationship.
• Works proactively to identify organic growth opportunities and be seen as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders within their clients business.
• Involved in agency new business where relevant
• Develop best in class communication strategies that deliver famously effective work.
• Deliver the insight and rationale to deliver the big leaps of faith clients should be taking.
• Understand the difference you need to make for your clients at a business level not just a communications one and ensure strategic priorities are geared to business growth.
• Identifies insights that are compelling, not naturally obvious and genuinely unlock behaviour change.
• Ensure all media strategy recommendations deliver on the clients brief via clear and innovative media recommendations
• Ensures planning and implementation recommendations deliver on communications strategy and that they demonstrate planning theory and rigour.
• Proactively strives to demonstrate ways to help clients achieve their business objectives, even if they’re not directly related to a current brief
• Applies historical campaign learnings to define future strategic approaches.
• Utilises segmentation analysis to define and prioritise consumer target audiences.
• Consistently demonstrates a thorough understanding of clients’ business and clients’ internal pressures and reflect this in client correspondence.
• Collaborates with external agency partners on creative solutions.
• Helps manage, develop and lead more junior members of the team and broader agency
Experience required: Minimum 6 years industry experience, most recently in a similar position. Proven business acumen in medium to large agency. Possess an expert understanding of consumer psychology, behavioural economics, macro-economic influences, trends and current marketing science thinking and an exceptional ability to make this actionable.

About the function

Accenture's Technology Strategy & Advisory (TS&A) helps shape, architect and deliver exceptional value from technology for our clients. TS&A operates at the intersection of industries, platforms, cloud, data and AI. Our team of technology strategists, enterprise architects and transformation excellence practitioners work with chief information, technology, and data officers on how they can best use technology and innovation to reinvent their business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Shape the role of technology in business strategies through the assessment of the current technology footprint.
• Drive strategic opportunities to incorporate innovative technology solutions into business transformations.
• Identify and prioritize opportunities based on a detailed assessment of the current technology landscape, requirements, and company's overall strategic vision.
• Develop operating model and business case to incorporate technology components.
• Create thought leadership that presents insight, knowledge, guidance, and recommendations on market-relevant technology.

Requirements:

• Min. 7 years of experience in developing business, technology, or functional strategies to drive transformative solutions.
• Knowledge of operating model development, industry insights, cloud strategy & insights and Value architecture & realization
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration abilities.
• This role demands a blend of technical expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to work collaboratively to deliver Tech Strategy & Transformation solutions that drive business success

Experience Strategy & Design Roles
Trading under Publicis Communications Australia
Location: Sydney or Melbourne or Brisbane
Experience Strategist (also known as CX or UX strategist, CRM strategist)
The CX strategist is a problem-solving thinker delivering business insights through understanding audiences, developing data-led decisions, customer experiences and strategy direction. Day-to-day they concentrate on guiding strategy across key accounts while delivering industry-leading service, which includes: Analyzing a variety of data-centric resources, hacking data, researching behaviours, looking at what people are doing and hypothesizing why. Building consumer personas, identifying pain points and mapping experience journeys to envision brand experiences across web, mobile, AI, CRM and other interfaces. Work with clients to quickly develop clear and detailed briefs across relevant channels. Micro-journey planning: documenting workshops and creating design artefacts such as storyboards, as-is and future-state journey flows to help clients understand the best solution for the customer.
Experience Designer (also known as UX or UI Designer)
The UI/UX Designer creates engaging user experiences that delight our clients and their customers. UI/UX Designer responsibilities include gathering requirements, creative design (including some print) and wireframing. To be successful in this role, you should have experience as a UI/UX Designer or a similar role. Responsibilities & skills: Gather and evaluate user requirements, Effectively communicate design ideas using a variety of methods including but not limited to wireframes, sketches and flow diagrams, Present and communicate effectively with our clients, Identify and troubleshoot UX problems, Up-to-date knowledge of relevant design software, Strong communication skills to collaborate with various stakeholders

Job Description

~ Familiar with different e-commerce platforms systems.

~ Understand e-commerce skills, knowledge and sales strategies.

~ Analyse new market trends, business opportunities and market segments in global and local landscape.

~ Analyse past performance of collections, categories and campaigns to improve marketing effectiveness and ROI.

~ Understand how to set up on different online platforms.

~ Develop and implement roadmap for online store's functionality.

~ Develop, manage, and measure performance of technology vendor relationships.

~ Drive e-commerce sales performance.

Requirement

-At least 1 Year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this position.

-Required Skill(s): strategy sales, excel, customer service

-If you are interested in this position, please mail resume and recent photo to whatsapp to 91467256.

PRODUCT AREA

The Go-to-Market Operations (GtM) team ensures Google's complex and ever-evolving Ads business runs smoothly. We are instrumental in setting go-to-market strategy, and ensuring flawless execution and operations against the strategy. We have teams embedded in each of the major Ads business areas as well as global teams that work across the business areas. Team members are analytical and strategic, with a pragmatic sense of how to get things done.

ADDITIONAL JOB DESCRIPTION

As part of the Country Go-to-Market (GTM) team, you will work closely with executive Large Customer Sales (LCS) sales leadership in Pakistan and Malaysia to enable Sales teams to deliver customer success, while driving higher growth and productivity.

As a Strategy and Operations Lead, you will act as a key business partner to the Pakistan and Malaysia Country Manager, partnering with them to maximize business and enable sellers to execute effectively, removing roadblocks where needed. You are passionate about both business strategy and operations, have good problem solving skills, seek to drive process improvements, consistency and can harness the power of data to drive insights.

In this role, you will respond to problem statements raised by local leadership team via hypothesis generation, analyzing information, formulating and testing hypotheses, and communicating recommendations. You will develop strong working relationships across Seattle and APAC GTM, Malaysia and Pakistan Large Customer Sales, and cross-functional teams (e.g., Sales Finance, gTech, Google Customer Solutions).

Qualifications

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Play a key role in developing annual plans, and lead the governance to ensure successful execution and progress (e.g., setting objectives and key results, leading quarterly business reviews, opportunity sizing, and strategic deep dives).
• Develop competitive and marketplace intelligence and insights to help drive customer centricity insights and seller enablement programs.
• Lead strategic organization design, resource scenario planning and stewardship, challenge local leadership and the current state of things where business improvements can be made.
• Establish strong business cadences that bring local leadership together to discuss key strategic priorities, policy best practices, and operational excellence (e.g., account planning, pipeline development, and activation).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in Strategy/Operations.
• Experience in project management and execution.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of digital ads and Google’s business.
• Ability to grow and exercise judgment in a fast-moving and ambiguous environment.
• Ability to use business intelligence, dashboards, and analyze large data sets.
• Ability to be a collaborator with ideas, energy, determination, and a passion for the Internet.
• Excellent communication, people management, and presentation skills, with the ability to write well and convey complex issues clearly.

What makes us Qlik

Qlik helps enterprises around the world move faster, work smarter, and lead the way forward with an end-to-end solution for getting value out of data. A Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for 13 years in a row! Our platform is the only one on the market that allows for open-ended, curiosity-driven exploration, giving everyone – at any skill level – the ability to make real discoveries that lead to real outcomes and transformative changes. We are a Values-Driven organization, operating in over 100 countries with 38,000 customers around the world. If you think we are interesting, please read on – we may be looking for you!

Business Strategy & Value Engineering Advisor in the Sales Organisation

Qlik is looking for a Business Strategy & Value Engineering Advisor to collaborate with sales and develop, expand, and accelerate strategic sales opportunities through the application of value engineering, strategic analysis, ROI / TCO assessment, and sales execution.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

· As a key member of Qlik’s sales team and an expert in business strategy, you’ll support, expand, and accelerate strategic sales opportunities through value proposition discovery, and value engineering.

· Identifying critical business problems where Qlik solutions can provide significant customer value, considering the organizations strategic goals, industry imperatives, and art-of-the-possible.

· Collaborate with Account Managers and Customer Success Managers to pitch, plan and execute business value acceleration workshops to identify strategic analytics initiatives for clients and build a roadmap that aligns to client’s business goals.

· Discover and translate customers’ strategic priorities into high-impact Qlik use cases, with associated ROI/TCO or value proposition.

· Establish measurable performance indicators for the value of Qlik’s technology portfolio across both data integration and data analytics / AI against our customer’s business needs.

· Identify and build best practices for Business Strategy and Value Engineering that can be packaged, scaled, and implemented by broader sales, pre-sales, and customer success teams.

· Help drive and apply value into strategic sales plays by working with counterparts in our Data Integration and Data Analytics business units.

· Build ROI/TCO tools & models used by Qlik sellers, partners, and customer success managers.

Skills and qualifications for this role include:

· 7+ years of experience in value engineering, management consulting, financial/investment analysis and/or other applicable roles.

· Strong foundation in modern data strategy and technology, including SaaS & Cloud, Data Integration, Data Engineering, Data Science, Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning and AI

· Deep financial analysis and modelling of ROI / TCO concepts to justify business cases.

· Deep knowledge of & ability to demonstrate practical use of key financial metrics such as NPV, payback, etc.

· Strong verbal and written communication of qualitative and quantitative business cases

· Must be self-managed, responsive and dedicated to customer success.

· Strong leadership and experience managing internal and external executive-level relationships (e.g., CIO, CTO, CFO, CMO, etc.)

· MBA would be advantageous

· Fluency in English Required

The location for this role is/re:

Singapore

About Qlik

• Qlik Company Page – Who we are!
• Our Values at Qlik: We make an impact, we take ownership, we are genuine, we lead with innovation, we succeed together
• Competitive Benefits package
• Flexible working environment
• Giving back is a part of our culture – we give you a day to change the world. In addition, we encourage our employees to participate in our Corporate Responsibility Employee Programs
• Learn about our Corporate Responsibility Program by visiting Qlik.org
• Check out our careers in R&D here.
• Check out our company page on Linkedin!
• Follow us on Instagram @lifeatqlik and @Qlik @lifeatqliklund
• Check us out on Youtube!

Qlik is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and we value the diversity of our workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Qlik is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Qlik via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Qlik. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Qlik as a result of the referral or through other means.

See Job Description and Person Specification for full details. Proposed Interview date: w/c 15 May 2024

Research Strategy and Governance Manager

Fixed Term, Full Time

up to £70,364 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Anywhere worker

Closing Date: 2nd May 2023

Please note this role will be offered on a fixed-term contract or secondment basis to January 2025.

At Essex County Council, our work impacts the lives of over 1.5 million residents. We work hard to meet our residents' needs - from protecting vulnerable children, to helping older residents remain independent; from improving quality of life through better public health, to unlocking economic opportunities across our towns and cities. We need to take decisions based on meaningful insight and high-quality, ethical research. This is where you come in.

About the role

As our Research Strategy and Governance Manager, you'll join a senior team that is responsible for delivering high-quality research and analysis, and for developing the wider council's research capability. In this role you will lead work to enhance our research governance - establishing a council-wide approach to ensures all the research we do is high quality, ethical and shaped with input from residents and communities.

In this role you will engage with researchers, stakeholders from across the council's different service functions and with our most senior leadership forums to shape the council's strategy around public involvement in research, equality diversity and inclusion in research and to develop and embed an enhanced framework for research governance. You'll need to navigate a complex political environment, and using your experience to identify established best practice, and where new thinking and innovation can add most value. You'll build strong and productive working relationships with senior stakeholders across the council and beyond.

In return, you can look forward an excellent rewards package, as well as flexible working and long-term career opportunities.

Responsibilities

In this role you will be responsible for:

• developing and embedding an enhanced approach to research governance for ECC that ensures all research meets high standards in terms of quality, ethical practice and public involvement.

• ensuring expertise and knowledge is shared across ECC to develop capability in terms of, breadth and depth of specialist knowledge.

• equipping the organisation to ensure it can innovate and adopt new ways of working.

• offering new insights and intelligence on solutions around research governance, research ethics and public involvement;

• developing highly respected professional and academic networks which will ensure opportunities for working collaboratively or in partnership, that will further enable the development of skills, knowledge and expertise.

• liaison with universities and professional bodies to engage in joint working practices and activities which are mutually beneficial to all parties.

• responsible for establishing productive relationships across both the public and private sector in supporting the opportunity for coaching and mentoring ECC to broaden its capability.

• Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

We're looking for people with significant experience research and in embedding change in for large, complex organisations. You'll have a track record in delivering research that impacts strategic decision making, possibly, but not necessarily, in a local government setting.

We are looking for candidates who meet the following criteria:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent by experience with specialist knowledge and further qualification.

• Evidence of continuing professional development and mastery in research, research governance or a related professional area.

• Experience of working with other specialists and Directors across both the private and public sector to deliver significant change.

• Experience of developing others to enhance functional capabilities across the organisation and inspiring a team of qualified professionals and experts.

• Commercial awareness in developing business opportunities to further the objectives of the organisation.

• Evidence of significant influencing skills in demonstrating what can be achieved and how this can be delivered.

• Evidence of creativity in exploring business opportunities.

For more information or an informal conversation please contact Alastair Gordon, Head of Profession Research and Citizen Insight, via Alastair.Gordon@essex.gov.uk or 07739 104238.

Why Essex?

Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us here.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

What you should do next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the link.

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk

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We are Centrica! We're so much more than an energy company. We're a family of brands revolutionising a cleaner, greener future. Working here is #MoreThanACareer - we're powered by purpose. Together we can make an impact that will truly change tomorrow. Whether you're developing cutting-edge green tech, helping customers on the front line or simplifying operations behind the scenes.

Your work here isn't just a job - it's a mission. We all play a vital role in energising a greener, fairer future.

An opportunity to play your part

Overview

British Gas Business (BGB) is the leading provider of energy to SMEs in the UK. We are seeking a talented Strategy Analyst - British Gas Business to support the creation of the commercial strategy that will help define and shape the direction for British Gas Business over the next three to five years. You will be reporting to the Strategy Manager - British Gas Business.

Location : FlexFirst hybrid working with travel to Leicester or Windsor offices as and when required

We have tailored our well-being & benefits package around our employees as follows:

• Competitive salary and bonus potential

• Employee Energy Allowance at 15% of the government price cap

• Pension scheme

• Company Funded Healthcare Plan

• 25 days holiday allowance, plus public holidays, and the option to buy up to 5 additional days

• Excellent range of flexible benefits, including technology vouchers, electric car lease scheme & travel insurance

Key Accountabilities

• Assist in developing the strategic narrative for BGB and creating effective material for communication to stakeholders

• Support leadership in answering the key strategic questions facing the business

• Support defining the strategic priorities that will form the key areas of focus needed to achieve our goals and vision

• Work with functional areas to ensure the strategy is translated into plans, and support the execution of strategy, as needed

• Analyse and understand historic and current performance and model future scenarios

• Regularly analyse market and competitor trends and assess the implications for BGB

• Use market, customer, and competitor insight to get a deep understanding of the needs and wants of our customers

• Obtain information, working with, advising, and influencing BGB LT and ELT, and their teams, commercial, finance, legal, regulatory team

What we need from you

• Significant energy retail industry experience, ideally in a commercial, or strategic role

• Strong analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills

• Ability to develop a story and communicate concisely

• Advanced data modelling experience

Key Competencies

• Ability to think creativity and identify new business opportunities

• Commercial acumen and an understanding of key business drivers

• Strong time and project management skills

• Ability to multi-task, meet deadlines and work on a range of sensitive and confidential issues.

• Comfortable with ambiguity

• Strong attention to detail

Our commitment to diversity

We are proud to be recognised as a disability-confident employer. Our customers come from a variety of different backgrounds, and so do we. We hire great people from all walks of life, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. We will continue championing inclusivity while investing in our local communities to create a better, more sustainable world for everyone. We are incredibly proud to have been recognised by The Times for being one of the Top 50 Employers for Women.

Our people are the beating heart of our business. We are incredibly proud of our commitment to being Flex First. From childcare to furry friends, we listened to our people and understood that they work best when they are comfortable and have a flexible working model that suits their individual needs. We embrace the opportunity to give our colleagues a choice to work from anywhere whilst still ensuring they can connect and engage with their teams through office days, employee networks and virtual events.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Please review the attached job description and person specification for detailed information on the main responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Shape and lead multiple client projects simultaneously
• Facilitate and lead hybrid teams of strategists and creatives
• Build and own relationships with client teams, collaborating with and guiding them along the journey
• Lead research, insights, and ideation sessions on all project work
• Design, curate, and facilitate client workshops, often involcing external thought-leaders
• Drive development of impactful strategy and flawless execution of client deliverables
• Guide and support creative translation, working hand-in hand with our creative team
• Play a role in business development, inclduing shaping and pitching proposals
• Fostre intellectual curiosity, exploration, and learing within BrightHouse
• Embody a passion for purpose and positive impact on the world

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience leading projects, teams and client relationships in management consulting, innocation or brand tratgey, or other relevant experience
• Experiene working in or with multiple sectors (corporate, CSR, government, foundation, NGO, and/or academia)
• An understanding of organizatonal and socialc hange (e.g., behavioral science, organizational culture, social movement theory, campaign strategy, etc)
• Confident, compelling, and eloquent communicator, presenter, and writer, with strong aesthetic sense
• Adept at managing and collaborating with talented and diverse teams, bringing together powerful insights, bold ideas, and beautiful execution
• Able to manage many moving parts with attention and grace