EY Parthenon Strategy Engagement Manager Education Sector (Assistant Director)

EY; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global strategy consultancy is seeking an Engagement Manager to join their Education sector team in London. This role involves leading client projects, managing teams, and developing strategic insights for various educational sub-sectors. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience in strategy consulting, strong analytical skills, and a passion for education topics. The position offers flexible working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Continuous learning opportunities

Diverse and inclusive culture

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years working experience.
• Prior strategy consulting experience preferred.
• Project management experience with tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead client projects and shape deliverables.
• Manage project teams of 4-10 consultants.
• Develop client relationships and drive sales activity.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Tools

MS PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Overview

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Location: 1 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2AF

Vacancy: L4 Engagement Manager

URL: https://www.ey.com/en_uk/strategy-transactions/growth-strategy

At EY-Parthenon, you'll have the opportunity to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you. And we're counting on your unique voice and perspective to help us become even better as well. Join us, build an exceptional experience for yourself and shape the future with confidence.

About EY-Parthenon

EY-Parthenon is a global strategy consultancy. We challenge assumptions to design and deliver strategies that help improve profitability and long-term value. We have more than 9,000 professionals around the globe, working across three areas of focus:

• Corporate & Growth Strategy: Developing growth strategies by providing in-depth market, competitor and customer insights.
• Transaction Strategy & Execution (TSE): Developing, evaluating and executing transaction strategies across the whole M&A and investment lifecycle.
• Turnaround & Restructuring Strategy: Rapidly creating, preserving and recovering value in urgent and complex situations.

This particular job opportunity relates to Corporate & growth strategy UK only. In the UK, we are also recruiting for roles in our Transaction strategy & execution team, please refer to separate opportunities listed for details of roles also available. Please note you will only be able to apply to one role at EY-Parthenon, so please ensure you are clear on where you want to apply before submitting your application.

About EY-Parthenon Corporate & Growth Strategy

At EY-P Strategy, we put our purpose - Building a better working world - at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to using unconventional yet pragmatic thinking to deliver actionable strategies to help our clients navigate the ever-changing business landscape.

You'll be part of a collaborative team that uses cutting-edge research, analytics and AI-powered tools to transform client businesses. We tackle complex challenges and shape the future of the working world with confidence. Joining our team means embodying our core values and behaviours to achieve exceptional results for our clients.

We advise on issues such as core value propositions, competitive positioning, growth strategies and commercial due diligence. EY-Parthenon Strategy employees enjoy unparalleled contact with influential and highly experienced professionals within the firm and with clients across sectors. The London office focuses on Education, Industrials & Energy, Health Sciences & Wellness, Retail & Consumer Goods, Technology, Media & Telecoms, and Business Services.

The Work

Our current work focuses on applying deep sector and strategy knowledge to projects, including:

• Commercial due diligence
• Strategy development and assessment
• Market entry strategy and opportunity sizing
• Product and business unit strategy development
• Divestment options analysis

You'll work with a high-performing, integrated team on a variety of global and local corporate clients and private equity clients, with diverse learning and development opportunities.

The Opportunity

The EY-Parthenon Strategy team seeks to expand and recruit Education Practice Engagement Managers who will build on their current strategy development, transaction and commercial experience, and work on diverse projects for private equity, blue-chip corporate and entrepreneurial clients.

Education is a large and rapidly growing sector for EY. We are expanding our team within Education with a clear ambition to maintain our leading Education sector strategy practice.

We are hiring Engagement Managers to lead on buy- and sell-side commercial due diligence and strategy engagements across Education sub-sectors, including: early years, schools, higher education, vocational education, corporate & professional training, education services, education technology (including software), and government – across B2B, B2C, and B2G models.

Joining this team as an Engagement Manager offers the opportunity to accelerate your career in Education sector strategy. The role combines commercial diligence, strategy, qualitative and quantitative analysis, with creative problem solving and a can-do mindset. A genuine interest in Education topics is a clear advantage.

You Key Responsibilities

As an Engagement Manager, you'll typically lead client projects, shape deliverables, develop client relationships, and support the wider team with coaching from our directors and partners. You'll also contribute to proposals, pursuits, EY-Parthenon thought leadership, and internal operational initiatives. This will include:

• Managing project teams of between 4 - 10 consultants
• Creating an inclusive culture throughout the team and engagements
• Developing our business by identifying opportunities within existing clients and driving sales activity
• Working closely with wider EY teams across Business Consulting, Tax, Strategy & Transactions and Assurance
• Developing a community within the team by owning or developing an offer and leading internal initiatives (Training, Professional Development, Innovation, Recruitment, etc.)
• Counselling of Consultants to provide career direction and advice
• Developing your own skills and experience and having fun with the team

Skills and attributes for success

Successful candidates are intellectually curious, passionate about solving complex problems, hardworking, have an enthusiastic and approachable demeanour with an entrepreneurial mindset, and a passion for Education sector topics. We want people who are great communicators, who collaborate well with teams, and who have a desire to learn and coach others.

To qualify for the role, you must

• Have a minimum of 5 years working experience
• Have prior experience of strategy consulting, preferably with commercial due diligence experience, or strong commercial/transaction experience
• Have credible project management experience and the ability to plan, deliver, structure, write and present work to tight deadlines
• Have analytical work experience
• Have proficiency in MS PowerPoint and Excel
• Be willing to share your knowledge with your team
• Have a passion for Education sector topics and relevant work experience, with interest to focus on sub-sectors within Education

Ideally, you will also

• Have a relevant Education sub-sector focus
• Be an excellent communicator, both oral and written
• Have business development experience
• Have a drive to solve complex problems with senior stakeholders
• Be an effective time manager, able to stay calm under pressure
• Be a coach to junior team members, supporting on-the-job training and EY-Parthenon training modules
• Be a team player with the ability to build relationships at all levels in EY and with clients, both in the UK and internationally

What we offer

We offer an attractive remuneration package with a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes support for flexible working and career development. With FlexEY you can select benefits covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions.

• Continuous learning: Training, coaching and mentorship to accelerate your career and become a transformational leader
• Real exposure: Opportunities to work on a wide range of projects with senior business leaders and investors
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice
• Success as defined by you: Tools and flexibility to make a meaningful impact, your way

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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