Business Consultant (Manchester Branch)

Blackmont Consulting; Manchester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking enthusiastic interns to join their consulting team. This is a unique opportunity to collaborate on real-world business challenges while enhancing your analytical and problem-solving skills. You'll work alongside diverse team members, gaining insights into complex business issues and developing strategies that drive impactful results. The internship offers a chance to network, receive a recommendation letter, and potentially grow within the organization. This is a self-paced, non-remunerated program designed to fit around your university studies, making it an ideal opportunity for aspiring consultants.

Benefits

Recommendation letter

Networking opportunities

Flexible working hours

Promotion opportunities

Qualifications

• University students in their first, second, or last year are preferred.
• Commitment for a minimum of three months is required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market trend predictions and develop solutions for clients.
• Analyze financial performance and deliver innovative strategies.

Skills

Financial analysis

Market research

Data analysis

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Undergraduate degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

Blackmont Consulting is a student-run organization established in 2020 which implements rigorous analysis to help firms achieve practical results with real impact. We are uncompromising in our approach to helping clients consistently make better decisions, deliver improved business performance, and create greater shareholders returns.

As a member of our consulting team, you'll take part on cases that reshape business, government, and society. You'll collaborate on challenging projects with team members from many backgrounds and disciplines, increasing your understanding of complex business problems from diverse perspectives and developing new skills and experience to help you at every stage of your career-at Blackmont and beyond.

Consultants will be working in teams of 4-6 to tackle real-world business problems over the course of the project.

1. Market trends predictions and suggestions.
2. Develop solutions for complex client situations to ensure meeting of goals and objectives and deliver results on time.
3. Development of primary research sources among industry contacts and customers, suppliers, and competitors of the companies you are researching.
4. Understand sector, currency, political, and regulatory risks where applicable.
5. Financial analysis and modeling of companies under your coverage.
6. Analyzing financial performance, returns on capital and valuation.
7. Determine, develop, and deliver innovative strategies and tools to target new and current clients.
8. Take charge of identifying information sources, gathering, and interpreting data, executing analysis, and presenting findings to case team members and client stakeholders.

What we offer:

• Recommendation letter from the organization when applying for jobs or future studies.
• Networking opportunities with those in similar fields.
• A practical chance to strengthen and live by your values and skills.
• Chance to grow inside Blackmont (Promotion to Project Manager).
• Flexible working hours (6-8 hours a week) - compatible with university studies.

Requirements:

• Be through your first, second or last year at university. Master's and PhD students are also accepted.
• Ability to commit to this position for a minimum of three months.
• Become a Blackmont Member at www.blackmontconsulting.com.

This program is non-remunerated and if selected you will need to become a Blackmont member to support the organization maintenance through our website. Please note that the membership is allocated to cover the website, software programs and the courses and training we give at Blackmont. We are a non-profit organization, and we don't charge our clients, but we do have costs to cover.

The Program:

We are always looking for bright people who can help us provide outstanding business solutions to our clients. Previous working experience is advantageous but not essential. Blackmont is committed to equity and fairness in all aspects of its operations. Blackmont does not discriminate against any individual based on gender, race, ethnicity, place of origin, religion, political affiliation, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or physical disability.

The program is self-paced and is carried online.

Seniority level

Internship

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Consulting, Information Technology, and Sales

Industries

Business Consulting and Services