Strategic Planning Manager

2 months ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Pembroke Communications Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Strategic Planning Manager to join our team at Pembroke Communications. As a key member of our management consulting division, you will play a critical role in helping our clients answer key strategic questions and drive business growth.

Key Responsibilities
  • Project Management: Structure and lead complex projects, working directly with senior directors and developing junior team members.
  • Consulting Skills: Demonstrate a strong consulting skill set, with the ability to lead research & analysis programs, drive towards bespoke insights for clients, and structure written output.
  • Team Leadership: Proven ability managing case teams on a day-to-day basis, including delegating and planning workload, and providing coaching and development support to junior colleagues.
  • Business Development: Support senior directors in all aspects of business development, including developing thought leadership, drafting proposals, and attending pitches.
  • Client Liaison: Handle day-to-day liaison with senior clients, empathizing with their issues and escalating concerns where appropriate to senior directors.
  • Presentation Skills: Lead presentations confidently and engagingly, effectively presenting our output to clients.
Key Skills & Experience
  • 5+ years' relevant work experience ideally within a strategy or management consulting environment.
  • Excellent analytical skills, and an entrepreneurial attitude.
  • Excellent communication skills and creativity.
  • Highly logical and numerate.
  • Evidence of teamwork, leadership, and ambition, alongside relevant work experience.
  • Degree Qualified (2.1 or above preferred) in any degree discipline.
  • Operates at a fast pace, demonstrating the ability to influence and challenge when needed.
  • Creates an immediate, positive, and credible impression on others.
  • Ensures all reports, data and written work are correct in detail and without error.
  • Can skillfully and confidently influence and negotiate and maintains a positive relationship with all parties during difficult conversations.
  • Proactively takes on the challenge of unfamiliar tasks.
  • Working knowledge of a major European language is an advantage but not required.
  • Specialisation is not expected, however preference will be considered in the allocation process (where competence is consistent across all sectors).
What We Offer

New joiners are supported by an induction programme, and continuous development is a key focus of life at Pembroke Communications - learning and knowledge sharing are at the heart of this. We have an environment and culture that is focused on supporting your development and career progression. We support this with a dedicated learning team who provide a range of learning opportunities and personal development support. Six-monthly promotion opportunities mean high performers can rapidly rise through the firm.

Given our client base, you'll be working on career-defining work that is exciting, rewarding and one where you can make a real impact to high-profile projects.

  • Competitive salary (dependent on experience).
  • 25 days holiday, in addition to three discretionary days, plus UK bank holidays.
  • Discretionary bonus.
  • Annual salary review.
  • Pension Scheme.
  • Extensive investment in personal development & learning.
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (depending on length of service) and shared parental leave.
  • Private medical insurance.
  • Group Income protection.
  • Life assurance.
  • Cycle to work schemes.
  • Season ticket loans.
  • Regular social, cultural and charitable activities.

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