Consulting Analyst (Toronto) - Governance Advisory

Watson Board Advisors is a leading board advisory firm in Canada, dedicated to enhancing the effectiveness of Boards and CEOs. The Consulting Analyst role involves contributing to various aspects of advisory work, including evaluations, governance reviews, and project management, while supporting business development and client engagement.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple project timelines and milestones using project management tools and processes
• Arrange internal project meetings, including project kickoff, regular check-ins, and debrief meetings
• Keep team on track for timelines, bringing any project delivery timeline variances to the attention of the team
• Implement project budgets and proactively monitor project progress relative to budget; identify and alert the team to any fee variances; generate invoices based on project milestones
• Analyze efficiencies and learnings at the end of each project and provide recommendations
• With direction from Consultant/Associate, assist or lead on project deliverables including but not limited to: Surveys (drafting, launching, response analysis)
• Background research
• Drafting/contributing to interview guides
• Sitting in on client interviews
• Identifying key themes, issues, and recommendations
• Preparing first drafts of reports
• Supporting RFP responses and client presentations for prospective engagements
• Maintaining accuracy of data in CRM
• Contributing to marketing initiatives (thought leadership, marketing activities, webinars, etc.)
• Contributing to internal initiatives (process improvement, creating templates, research & knowledge transfer, etc.)

Skills

• Post-secondary education in business or communications, or other related discipline; and/or 1 – 3 years of relevant experience, preferably in a fast-paced professional services firm or similar type of environment
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), including the ability to analyse survey data in excel and develop client-ready materials in Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to synthesize information from multiple data sources (surveys, interviews, research, client documents) in a clear, concise way
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to summarize interview notes, draft reports or presentations, and provide project status updates
• Strong organizational and time management skills, along with a keen attention to detail to manage multiple priorities
• Experience influencing a broad project team to deliver high quality project outcomes on time and on budget
• Demonstrate curiosity and interest in governance principles, practices, and trends
• Experience with Qualtrics and Salesforce would be preferred, but not required

Benefits

• Annual bonus
• Three weeks of annual vacation plus additional office closures
• Group health benefits on Day 1
• $500 personal spending allowance

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