Strategy Consulting Analyst

About Us

Global, inclusive and innovative - welcome to AMS, where talent connects across cultures and backgrounds to shape the future of work.

We work with leading organisations to design and deliver talent strategies that bring together people, process, data and technology, helping millions of people find meaningful work every year. Our diverse, connected community collaborates to create results for clients and opportunities for our people to learn, grow and make an impact.

At AMS, we look for people who bring more than experience, and we welcome different perspectives and ways of thinking.

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The Role

At AMS, we prioritise skills and capabilities over traditional job titles.

We've been pioneers from the start and that mindset still shapes how we work today. We're looking for a Strategy Consulting Analyst who enjoys challenging conventions, sharing ideas, and helping shape how technology supports the way leading organizations think about talent.

The role of the Analyst is to work within the Strategy Consulting Advisory Center of Excellence, supporting the Project Lead with PMO Analyst responsibilities such as contributing to project planning, preparing and maintaining documentation; tracking project/program status, monitoring project activities, and evaluating the overall project to ensure successful delivery. As well as acting as a trusted advisor with a focus on deploying solution design support on small to medium size talent acquisition diagnostic, strategic transformation, and/or implementations.

In the case of complex or transformative programs, the Consultant will provide support to Sr. Consultants, Senior Managers, Project Managers, and workstream leads with specific activities and deliverables aligned to the Consultant. Able to provide market knowledge, the Analyst will work with the client to gather, interpret, and run analysis of data of current state and support with the design, mapping, and write-up of future state recommendation and/or solution.

Occasional travel may be required to client sites (and AMS locations) within the region. The size, scope, and complexity of projects vary based on the client engagements. The Strategy Consulting Analyst reports into the regionally aligned Manager.

Key Accountabilities

Delivery

• Assisting Project Leads from initialisation through to project close, contributing to
  quality reviews.
• Support the risk management planning, recognition, and mitigation; providing the
  analyzed data needed to make the big-picture decisions.
• Manage programme level lessons learned repository; manage post-project review
  meetings to identify improvement opportunities to be implemented in future
  projects/programmes. Contributing to the assurance review process.
• Collate qualitative and quantitative workshop/validation outputs; analyse and
  contribute to quality reviews; actively seeking feedback to drive continuous
  improvement.
• Continued evolvement of the PMO processes, toolkits, and templates. Responsible
  for maintaining the function's SharePoint & MS Teams, ensuring tools & templates
  are updated, and rolled out to the team.
• Support SMEs in the development of end-to-end recruitment process, talent
  acquisition function, and strategic consulting recommendations/solutions.
• Supporting client consulting assignments aligned to core consulting areas varying in scale and complexity.
• Support development of workstream deliverables and client presentations -
  transferable workstream responsibility for delivering specific subject matter
  expertise, taking ownership of one or more project deliverables, such as organizing
  training plans and creating training materials, process mapping and creation of
  process documentation, development of organisation charts or data analysis.
• Coordinate scheduling of meetings, interviews, and working sessions with clients
  with support of Analyst.
• Participate in client meetings, interviews, and workshops and take meeting notes
  as relevant to workstream.
• Take accountability for all elements of the project when assigned to lead the
  project. Take accountability for tasks, proactively communicate updates, and
  accurately complete deliverables within the assigned timelines of a project when
  acting in a project support role.

Team Leadership

• Takes on mentoring/coaching responsibilities for Analyst level roles.
• Conduct training and upskilling to support the team's development.

Relationships

• Maintain relationships and actively influence project stakeholders and SMEs to
  reach decisions and progress the project forward.
• Collaborate with peers and managers on best practices, support, and ideas for
  continuous improvement.

Growth

• Identify out of scope requests and activities and raise to project/line manager.
• Monitor number of hours used against each project or deliverable on a weekly
  basis and proactively flag if a project is likely to go beyond projected hours.
• Provide tangible contribution to internal ad hoc and continuous improvement
  initiatives within the team.
• Staying up to date with industry trends through research/insight projects.

Skills & Requirements

Must Have

• Advanced stakeholder communication skills, including strong Active Listening and the ability to Manage Expectations with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills, with Advanced Time Management and ability to structure and Categorise Information effectively.
• Advanced research and analytical capability, including Research & Data Gathering and Data Analysis to support project insights and decisions.
• Experience supporting project coordination and project management, including maintaining documentation, tracking progress, and supporting delivery.
• Strong business writing and documentation skills, with the ability to prepare reports, presentations, and project materials.
• Good administration technology literacy, comfortable using collaboration and documentation tools (e.g., MS Teams, SharePoint).

Nice to Have

• Ability to work in dynamic environments with strong Adaptability and openness to New Ideas and Continuous Improvement.
• Exposure to consulting, PMO, HR transformation, or talent acquisition projects.

If you don't meet every requirement but you feel you have the right skills and potential, we want to hear from you.

Why AMS?

At AMS, we come from every walk of life - and that's what makes us unique. Our culture is open, inclusive and built on trust. We empower our people with the flexibility and autonomy to work in ways that bring out their best. We offer career opportunities in every direction you want to explore.

We offer

• Growth and development focused on your strengths
• The opportunity to develop a career within one of the world's leading organisations specialising in talent and workforce solutions.
• A team that values being Passionate, Bold, and Authentic
• Supportive communities such as our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Volunteer day - you get one additional paid day off each year to volunteer for a cause that matters to you
• A competitive reward and benefits package*
• Flexibility in how and where you work*

*Details may vary slightly depending on your location, local labour law, etc.

Our statement

We're committed to creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage people with diverse skills, perspectives, and experiences to apply. We do not discriminate based upon age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.

If you require any accommodations or have any accessibility needs, please reach out via email Talent@weareams.com or make a member of our Talent Acquisition team aware at any time.

We take pride in being Disability Confident. This helps to ensure that you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long- term health conditions, or are neurodiverse. You will be shortlisted based on minimum criteria for the role and will be offered support and/or adjustments for the recruitment process if you wish.

If you're ready to bring your skills, curiosity, and passion, click Apply and let's explore what we can achieve together!