Management Consulting, Junior Operations Associate

Teneo; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global advisory firm in London is seeking a Junior Operations Associate to support the Management Consulting team. The role involves collaborating with senior stakeholders and improving operational efficiency. Ideal candidates should have 2+ years in an operations role, excellent analytical skills, and proficiency in Microsoft tools. The firm offers competitive benefits including holiday and pension schemes.

Benefits

Competitive salary

28 days holiday

Discretionary bonus

Annual salary review

Pension (5% company contribution)

Investment in personal development

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Cycle to work schemes

Modern office in London with free snacks

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience in an operations role or consultancy.
• Experience of stakeholder management and problem-solving.
• Aptitude for analysis and data processing.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operations across Management Consulting.
• Develop and maintain internal reporting dashboards.
• Provide analytical support for business initiatives.

Skills

Problem-solving capabilities

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Prioritisation under pressure

Verbal and quantitative skills

Microsoft Suite proficiency

Tools

PowerBI

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Management Consulting, Junior Operations Associate

London, United Kingdom

The role

As an Operations Consultant, you will be an integral part of the operations team dedicated to supporting the client-facing Management Consulting team. You will report directly to the Senior Operations Manager and work closely with senior stakeholders, collaborating across departments such as People Operations, Finance, and Resourcing. This is a high-growth opportunity with exposure to strategic initiatives and regular involvement in business planning cycles.

Teneo’s Management Consulting division advises executive-level clients on strategic topics across a range of issues central to the success of their business. Our clients include a significant number of major global corporations across a diverse array of sectors and leading government and public sector entities.

The role involves collaborating with practice leads, Managing Directors and others from across the business, to ensure that projects are staffed with the right people, with the right skills at the right time – making decisions that balance the needs of our clients, our people and the wider Management Consulting (and Teneo) business.

Key responsibilities

• Day-to-Day Operational Support
  • Support the day-to-day running and operational initiatives across the Management Consulting division, ensuring smooth coordination and delivery
  • Recommend and implement improvements to operational processes to enable greater automation, efficiency, and self-service for the client-facing team
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g. People, Finance, Resourcing) to ensure alignment, seamless operations, and delivery against strategic goals
• Internal Reporting & Business Metrics
  • Develop and maintain internal reporting dashboards to track key performance and business-unit metrics
  • Support capacity analysis and maintain an accurate, up-to-date view of team utilisation, project profitability, and case metrics
  • Ensure accuracy of core business data and maintain a clear view of the revenue pipeline, feeding this into capacity and profitability mapping
• Growth Initiatives & Strategic Projects
  • Provide analytical and modelling support for ad hoc business and strategic growth initiatives
  • Contribute to document development and presentations for leadership and senior stakeholders, supporting operational and change management communications
  • Participate in the implementation of key initiatives, collaborating across teams to ensure operational changes are well-coordinated, embedded, and measurable

Key skills and experience

• Basic Qualifications:
• 2+ years experience in an operations role in a busy professional services organisation or consultancy. Or, someone who has been client facing in a Management Consulting or Professional Services organisation and is looking to move into operations
• Proven track record of problem-solving capabilities
• Experience of stakeholder management
• An aptitude for analysis and understanding and processing data with analytical rigor
• Experience of operating at a fast pace, and the ability to prioritise/make decisions under pressure
• Strong verbal, quantitative, and analytical skills
• Be confident with the Microsoft Suite, e.g. PowerPoint & Excel
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in project management including managing several stakeholders at once
• Analytics experience (notably PowerBI)
• Have a proven ability to manage multiple workstream
• Ability to create an immediate, positive and credible impression on others

What can we offer you?

New joiners are supported by an induction programme. As well as this we offer a whole host of benefits and reward including:

• Competitive salary (depends on experience)
• 28 days holiday
• Discretionary bonus
• Annual salary review
• Pension (company contribution: 5% of annual salary)
• Extensive investment in personal development & learning
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (depending on length of service) and shared parental leave
• Group Income protection
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work schemes
• Season ticket loans
• Regular social, cultural and charitable activities
• Modern office in London with free breakfast, fruit, snacks etc

About Teneo

Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. We partner with our clients globally to do great things for a better future.

Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors, we provide advisory services across our five business segments on a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100, as well as other corporations, financial institutions, and organizations.

Our full range of advisory services includes strategic communications, investor relations, financial transactions and restructuring, management consulting, physical and cyber risk, organizational design, board and executive search, geopolitics and government affairs, corporate governance, ESG and DE&I.

The firm has more than 1,600 employees located in 40+ offices around the world.

UK Demographic Set

Teneo are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We ensure that all employees and candidates are treated fairly and we strive to ensure that our company is representative of all sections of society. We value people as individuals with diverse opinions, cultures, lifestyles and circumstances. Each employee should be respected and valued and able to give their best as a result. We want to ensure our workplace in London continues to be one where different voices are heard, valued and embraced – for the benefit of our employees and working culture, our clients and the quality of our work, as well as for the ultimate performance of our business. We are committed to equal opportunities for all and provide these opportunities irrespective of an individual’s race, ethnic origin, disability, age, nationality, national origin, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, marital status and social class. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.

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