Analyst - Leadership Advisory Services EMEA

Spencer Stuart; Amsterdam; Presencial; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Spencer Stuart is seeking an ambitious Analyst to work with Consultants and Associates on assessments and advisory engagements for senior leaders, executives, and boards. You will support multiple client projects and contribute to several stages of each project.

The role emphasizes independence, high-paced work, and collaboration with cross-border teams, offering exposure to leadership advisory across industries.

Formación

• Strong verbal and written communication skills in Dutch and English.
• Project management and organizational skills.
• Self-directed and proactive in nature; resourceful, team-oriented.

Responsabilidades

• Support assessment activities
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data and translate them into strategic insights
• Prepare client presentations, reports, and development recommendations
• Contribute to project management and the coordination of international engagements
• Conduct market and organizational research to support advisory projects
• Assist with proposals and business development activities
• Contribute to internal knowledge development and innovation within the LAS practice

Conocimientos

Analytical skills

Dutch & English communication

Educación

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Descripción del empleo

Position Summary

Spencer Stuart is seeking an ambitious professional for the position of Analyst. In this role, you will work closely with Consultants and Associates on assessments and advisory engagements for senior leadership teams, executives, and boards of directors. You will simultaneously support multiple client projects and contribute to various stages of each project.

Key Responsibilities

• Support assessment activities
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data and translate them into strategic insights
• Prepare client presentations, reports, and development recommendations
• Contribute to project management and the coordination of international engagements
• Conduct market and organizational research to support advisory projects
• Assist with proposals and business development activities
• Contribute to internal knowledge development and innovation within the LAS practice

Ideal Experience

Successful candidates will be self-directed, independent, and able to proactively address the needs of the practice, which is often fast-paced, quick-turn work that is highly integrated with client management and day-to-day client engagement. They will be graceful under pressure and be excellent multitaskers with an ownership mindset and results orientation.

Specific experience should include:

• One year of business experience in a relevant professional services environment
• Master degree obtained in a relevant field
• Well-roundedness demonstrated through leadership experience in internships, work experience, community service, athletics, or roles in student-led organizations
• Project management and organizational skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in Dutch and English
• Self-directed and proactive in nature; resourceful, team-oriented
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Proficient with MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)

This role offers a unique opportunity

to gain experience in strategic consulting focused on leadership and organizational development. You will develop strong analytical and project management skills and build in-depth knowledge of diverse industries, organizational structures, and leadership challenges within international organizations.

Compensation and benefits are commensurate with other high-end professional services firms.

Critical Capabilities for Success

Project Management

Project Management – Plans, manages, and drives own efforts in support of new business development and search assignment support as measured by timely completion of project tasks and feedback from project team members. The successful candidate will do this while handling multiple projects with competing deadlines, working with individuals who have differing styles, and managing challenging expectations:

• Providing accurate and timely research information about executives, organizations, markets or other relevant sectors.
• Taking ownership of the project by doing what is needed at all phases of the research process, anticipating next steps and not waiting to be told what to do.
• Regularly reassessing priorities to align resources where/when needed and proactively reprioritizing own workload to provide additional support to assignment team where/when needed.
• Delivering on commitments on-time or notifying as early as possible if problems occur or deadlines will slip.

Problem Solving

Problem Solving – Synthesizes research for business development initiatives, search assignments or intellectual capital initiatives and provides a succinct and accurate point of view as measured by quality and timeliness of contribution to assignment/project objectives. The successful candidate will do this while dealing with short timelines and limited information:

• Listening and asking insightful questions.
• Leveraging knowledge of an industry/function/sector and appropriate resources to gather relevant information.
• Subjecting researched facts to extensive analysis and interpretation before drawing conclusions.
• Making inferential leaps in thinking to reach a solution despite incomplete or ambiguous information.
• Making decisions rapidly, despite the complexity of the issues or pressures involved.
• Using effective business writing skills to create succinct, client-ready analyses and documenting information in Firm databases.

Impact and Effectiveness

Impact and Effectiveness – Contributes to the efficiency and quality of teams to successfully meet project objectives as measured by Consultant, Associate and peer feedback while working with individuals who have differing styles:

• Interacts with a range of internal and external stakeholders and candidates with differing styles and egos, understanding and appreciating what is important to each.
• Being authentic.
• Listening and asking questions to clarify understanding and demonstrate knowledge.
• Placing team goals ahead of individual goals.
• Considering the needs of colleagues and adapting own communication style accordingly.
• Setting expectations and clarifying tasks to avoid wasting time and resources.
• Offering to work outside areas of responsibility when needed.
• Raising issues early and finding solutions collaboratively.
• Remaining poised when under pressure or handling unexpected challenges.
• Proactively sharing information with those who would benefit while being discreet with confidential information.

Industry and Functional Knowledge

Industry and Functional Knowledge – Obtains and incorporates knowledge to enhance client work in a meaningful way. Knows how to get information, effectively uses the available firm resources, developing and sharing industry/functional knowledge: Identifies executive movements in the market and updates Quest (ideally in real time) and colleagues. Has a genuine interest in/curiosity about people and businesses; actively building a personal awareness and team knowledge around the marketplace and the ecosystem of critical influencers and key agents. Understands how to identify and navigate the various relevant sources available (Quest, Capital IQ, D&B Hoovers, BoardEx, LinkedIn, etc.), as well as key people, leveraging both internal and external content and networks to drive distinct and unique insights and outcomes.

Development Self and Others

Development Self and Others – Develops self and others; seeks and provides feedback, modifies own performance or behavior based on feedback. A successful Associate is constantly growing, learning and enhancing his/her skills and capabilities:

• Seeks and is open to feedback from colleagues, placing value on self development efforts; seeks opportunities for growth.
• Is self-aware and open to changing one’s own behavior.

Firm Values

Firm Values – Champions the Firm’s values, culture and Code of Conduct; engages, participates and collaborates with others. Conducts themselves in a way that is consistent with the Firm’s values.

Founded in 1956 and privately owned, Spencer Stuart is one of the world’s leading executive search and leadership advisory firms. With 70 offices in 31 countries, the firm is considered to be the advisor of choice among top companies seeking guidance and counsel on senior leadership needs, and has unrivaled access to leading executives around the world.

Spencer Stuart works with a wide range of clients, including multinational corporations, entrepreneurial businesses, private equity firms, family-owned companies, and nonprofit organizations.

Achieving Excellence

As a leading professional services firm, Spencer Stuart prides itself on having a unique culture—a company culture made up of extremely results-oriented individuals, who also have strong relationship and collaboration orientations.

Spencer Stuart strives for excellence in all that it does, and in all of its teams.

Looking For Leaders

Spencer Stuart consultants apply real insight into clients’ strategic requirements and proven assessment tools to recruit leaders who have the necessary skill, experience, and personal qualities to advance company strategies and achieve outstanding results. Teams are organized into industry and functional practices to maximize sector specialization and knowledge sharing across the firm. These client service teams are supported by first-rate associates and research analysts, working across international borders and backed by state-of-the-art technology.

Problem Solvers

Spencer Stuart is not only matching the right management with the right business missions, it’s also creating incredibly meaningful Leadership Teams that add long-term value, solve a wide range of important problems across organizations, and help candidates further exceptional careers. Professionally, employees also learn multinational businesses inside out by working side-by-side with the world's most phenomenal clients and leaders.

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