Associate Consultant

Recooty; Toronto; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking platform as an Associate Consultant, where you can leverage your business acumen to support clients in overcoming challenges. This role offers a unique opportunity for recent graduates and early-career professionals to build their consulting careers while connecting with a global network of strategists. As an Associate Consultant, you will engage with clients to understand their needs, provide insightful recommendations, and develop actionable plans that drive real impact. Enjoy the flexibility of remote work while making a meaningful difference in the business landscape. If you are passionate about helping others succeed, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Relevant education and experience in consulting or business strategy.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Listen and analyze client needs to provide actionable solutions.
• Create customized plans to assist clients with their goals.

Skills

Business Acumen

Interpersonal Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Adaptability

Education

Relevant Education

Professional Development

Tools

GSuite

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Role

Cansulta is always looking for great consultants to provide the help, advice, and guidance that businesses need to tackle the challenges and seize the opportunities they face in starting, managing, and growing their operations. In late 2022, Cansulta began our Associates Program as a pilot program to give junior business professionals the opportunity to kick-start their consulting career and join our ever-growing global network of business strategists.

Our new “Associate Consultants” are recent graduates or early-career consultants who can fill the gap in business areas where clients don’t have in-house knowledge or expertise.

Note that we do NOT hire or employ any consultants: we are an online marketplace connecting consultants with clients to collaborate, a platform for consultants to offer their products and services easily & affordably to clients. It's currently 100% free to join as an Associate.

Responsibilities

• Listen, understand, analyze, report, evaluate, advise, recommend, train and support clients
• Become knowledgeable on the business challenges and issues which drive the client’s needs
• Evaluate client needs and assist them with a successful plan
• Provide practical, do-able and creative solutions addressing real client needs
• Advise with honesty, authenticity, and integrity to address challenging business situations
• Produce reports, analyses, documents, and templates in industry-standard formats as appropriate for the client’s needs and industry
• Create customized, actionable plans to assist clients with short- and long-term goals
• Provide real value and impact! Make a difference for the client through real-world experience and expertise
• Comply with all applicable legislation, policies and practices (legislative and regulatory)

Requirements

• Relevant education, professional development, certification, and experience for your primary industries and areas of expertise
• Strong business acumen and subject matter expertise backed by proven experience
• Capacity to see the big picture as well as detail oriented: strategic and practical value
• Able to understand, interpret and critically analyze a client’s needs
• Able to create effective working relationships and build rapport at all levels (internal and external)
• Provide value, adaptability and reliability to build client rapport and trust
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written) including empathy and listening skills
• Able to work remotely, both independently and in cooperation with remote teams
• Able to multitask, organize and prioritize: Self-directed and self-managing
• Proven track record of managing own time and tasks, working independently and providing quality services and material in a timely manner
• Demonstrate honesty, ethics, integrity, and confidentiality at all times
• Familiar with GSuite including Gmail, Gdrive, Gdocs, Gsheet, Gpres (email, file)
• Familiar with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and Acrobat
• Knowledgeable about evolving best practices and industry trends