Overview
A rapidly growing international economics consultancy is looking to hire a Competition Managers to join its London, Brussels, Berlin, Madrid, Paris, Dublin and Cologne offices.
The Competition team works closely with clients and legal counsel, providing a mix of strategic advice and technical support. The team assists in pre-empting issues, in producing and responding to technical analysis, in preparing client submissions and expert reports and in giving oral evidence.
Managers are responsible for the long-term sustainability and success of the firm. As a key contact in the practice, they enjoy a wide and diverse role working with people collaboratively across the Firm.
Although this role will predominantly focus on Competition related projects, Economists are encouraged to work across the the firm’s different practice areas – that is, to be ‘fungible’. Fungibility benefits both individuals and the firm as a whole as it is core to maintaining company values and culture.
Key Responsibilities
Intellectual leadership: Managers are responsible for making sure the firm delivers rigorous insight and analysis and that the firm remains at the intellectual forefront of areas of expertise. To do this Managers must deploy effectively the resources available within the firm, including themselves, colleagues and external resources. Managers must influence the scope of work through collaboration with clients and ensure the work is robust to challenge.
Consulting skills: Managers must manage internal resources and sometimes external collaborators to deliver high quality, insightful and timely advice to clients, taking full account of their requirements. This requires strong project management skills to adapt as projects progress, plus strong communication and client handling skills to maximise the impact and effectiveness of company outputs. They promote career development and excellence; actively managing work-life balance and staff well-being whilst executing mentoring duties to a high standard.
Client relationships: Managers are responsible for developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients and collaborators, and potential clients, to contribute to the continued growth of the firm in a way that is consistent with company values. This requires commitment to deepening relationships with clients, a knowledge of their wider needs, plus targeted management of development activities to ensure profitable opportunities pursued. Taking an active leadership role within the practice and the firm, Managers adhere to the highest standards of thought leadership, and client and project management.
Developing self and others: Managers have a responsibility to inspire, motivate, support and develop all members – including both themselves and others. Managers are role models, and have a duty of care for all staff. As well as playing this role through day-to-day work, Managers also have responsibilities to ensure the mentoring and Career Development processes are run honestly, fairly and effectively.
Internal Leadership: Managers are responsible for the successful growth in a way that adheres to and actively promotes company values. This includes sound financial management of projects and development work and collaboration on internal activities to make sure the firm remains a fun and interesting place to work. As senior members of the firm, Managers own all of the firm’s policies and processes and must be able to communicate these clearly to all members of staff.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- Evident proficiency and experience in competition-related project work.
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills, backed by a track record of supporting others and thriving in collaborative environments.
- Proficiency in thought leadership, as well as strong capabilities in client and project management
- Excellent communication skills; both verbally and in writing, able to adapt to different audiences/styles
- Great organisational skills – able to organise a varied workload, prioritise effectively and keep stakeholders updated as appropriate
- Good relationship building skills – keen to get to know people from across the Firm, attend meetings and occasionally travel to other offices.
Desirable:
- German, French or Spanish Language (C1/2)
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.
