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Junior management consultant (level 4)

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Provide business advice to public, private and not-for-profit organisations.

• Knowledge, skills and behaviours:
  View knowledge, skills and behaviours

  Knowledge

  • K1: Business environment: Know the different industry sectors, the types of organisations within these sectors, and how a management consultancy can support their needs
  • K2: Management consultancy business: Know how a consultancy typically works, how it manages relationships with its clients, and understand the ethical considerations it operates under
  • K3: Business finances: Know key financial ratios and performance indicators (such as balance sheets and cash flow forecasts) that are necessary to effectively assess an organisation’s financial health
  • K4: Project management: Know how a project moves through its lifecycle of planning, design, development, testing, deployment and evaluation. Know what risks and issues are and how to report and monitor them to project and client teams

  Skills

  • S1Communication skills: Speak and write clearly, influence others, actively listen, question effectively and structure conversations. Support or run meetings and clearly present a point of view to audiences. Communicate appropriately through a variety of channels and platforms
  • S2: Team working skills: Work effectively within a group environment made up of different personality types. Be aware of one’s own and other people’s emotions and use this understanding to guide decisions
  • S3: Business analysis: Use a range of tools and methodologies to help analyse an organisation (such as SWOT analysis). Undertake qualitative and quantitative research
  • S4: Relationship building: Build rapport and trust, maintain relationships once they are built and be able to repair them when they are damaged
  • S5: Personal management: Manage time effectively and prioritise workloads. Take time to reflect on project successes and learn from failure. Maintain good health and energy through a work / life balance
  • S6: Project management: Plan, organise and manage resources in order to achieve set goals. Help create objectives at the start of a project, support the development and implementation of project plans and help monitor progress. Proactively identify risks and issues and help create action plans to address these.
  • S7: IT technical capabilities: Be able to assist in the creation of reports, word processed documents, spreadsheets, slide decks for presentation and software for project management. These are the most prominent, though there are others depending on the consultancy
  • S8: Report writing: Help produce reports that clearly present recommendations for change using a range of qualitative information and numerical data

  Behaviours

  • B1: Professionalism: Reflect the expected behaviours of the organisation, project and client teams. Be tactful and discreet with sensitive information and protect confidentiality
  • B2: Self-development: Frequently seek and act upon feedback, reflect on performance and have a desire for learning
  • B3: Adaptability: Be flexible to the needs of the project (working times and locations). Be open minded and able to work with a range of different people
  • B4: Adherence to legal and ethical frameworks: Work within legal and ethical frameworks to protect all stakeholders, including the client, from reputational damage
• Apprenticeship category (sector): Business and administration
• Qualification level: 4; Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
• Course duration: 24 months
• Maximum funding: £9,000 ; Maximum government funding for ; apprenticeship training and assessment costs.
• Job titles include:
  • business consultant
  • business advisor
  • manager
  • continuity manager

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