Overview
A rapidly growing international economics consultancy is looking to hire a Consultants to join its Berlin, Brussels, Cologne, Dublin, London and Paris offices
Economics is essential to understanding the competitive dynamics of markets, and economic evidence is a critical part of many competition law cases. The firm advises high-profile clients before the European Commission, national competition authorities and national courts on all aspects of competition policy. The firm works closely with both clients and legal counsel, providing a mix of strategic advice, creative problem-solving and technical support. Technical excellence is a given – and the firm has the skills and experience to pre-empt issues and tackle challenges in new and unexpected ways.
Consultants work within talented and engaged teams to distil complex economic issues, enabling clients to make evidence-based arguments and informed decisions. Consultants utilise their analytical skills and economic tools to interpret data, delivering exceptional outcomes. Confident in developing new analytical techniques, Consultants handle a wide range of projects and services, communicating effectively with diverse clients and successfully navigating various project situations.
Consultants scope and structure substantial workstreams, ensuring timely delivery and problem-solving as needed. Building strong, trusting relationships with clients is key, allowing Consultants to help clients maximize the value of work. Consultants are adept at deciding how to share project outputs and defusing challenging situations, ensuring client satisfaction and successful project completion.
Key Responsibilities
Analysis and Problem solving:
- Scope and deliver a variety of projects; applying theoretical knowledge and techniques to provide valuable client insights.
- Design and specify analytical frameworks for both small and complex projects, addressing client issues with minimal senior input.
- Oversee and integrate work from multiple team members, ensuring quality and coherence in final outputs.
- Train and mentor colleagues in advanced technical approaches, delegating sophisticated tasks effectively.
Communication skills:
- Lead various types of client meetings whilst considering different perspectives, listening actively and appropriately challenging ideas.
- Structure, review and edit client outputs with minimal input from others.
- Provide feedback and on-the-job training on all aspects of writing and presentation.
- Able to anticipate and address communication issues, both within the team and with clients, and assist clients in overcoming their own communication challenges.
Work management skills:
- Scope and lead substantial workstreams, demonstrating good project management skills throughout the project life cycle.
- Pro-actively manage budget, scope and deliverables jointly with client, with support from project managers.
- Delegate tasks and supervise colleagues on workstreams, ensuring they are motivated and aware of expectations, wider project and client content.
- Seek and respond to feedback from colleagues and clients.
Client relationships skills:
- Build relationships beyond day to day projects , networking regularly and appropriately with clients and other contacts.
- Identify and flag potential opportunities with new clients, including for cross practice working, and take them forward where appropriate.
- Seek formal and informal feedback for the workstream and act on what it shows.
- Help clients get the most value by knowing how they will want to use it (as individuals and organisations).
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- Expertise in Competition economics ideally with several years’ work experience from another economics consultancy.
- Excellent communication skills; credible with the ability to influence a wide range of people
- Good project management skills; able to motivate others with a clear purpose and manage multiple projects
- Good commercial acumen; exercises good judgement to identify appropriate solutions
- Good data skills – able to interrogate data and produce actionable insight
Additional Information & Company Benefits
In addition to stimulating and thought-provoking project work, the firm offers numerous benefits to support you inside and outside of work. All employees have access to numerous Learning & Development opportunities including ongoing Career Development Reviews with the support of an allocated Mentor. The company understands the importance of work/life balance and offer flexible working arrangements including working from home. In addition the firm provides 28 days annual leave with the option to purchase an additional 10.
