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Job Title:		Associate Consultant
Category:		Management Consulting
Total Positions:		1
Job Location:		Lahore
Gender:		No Preference
Age:		25 to 29 years
Minimum Education:		Bachelors
Degree Title:		Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Social Sciences (Economics, Development Studies, HR etc.), Finance (Financial Management, Accounting etc.)
Career Level:		Experienced Professional
Minimum Experience:		1 Year2 Years
Salary Range:		PKR 0 to 0 per Month
Apply By:		Oct 19, 2018

Job Description:

They will provide overall support to the relevant service lines, and in addition to the aforementioned responsibilities, will be engaged in tasks related to the development of bidding documents (including expression of interests, proposals, company credentials and profile). The incumbent will primarily be responsible for report writing, data analysis, conducting primary and secondary research as well as carrying out tasks to further project work.The position will involve liaising with clients (both private sector as well as government) on a regular basis.

Education:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Social Sciences (Economics, Development Studies, HR etc.), Finance (Financial Management, Accounting etc.), Engineering or other relevant courses from an international university, or a high-end local university (LUMS, IBA, etc.). CA/ACCA or CFA qualifications are only an added advantage

Experience:

0 - 2 years of formal experience. Internship/other experience (ideally in field research) with external stakeholders, such as banks, NGOs, donors, multi/bilateral/government agencies etc. will be an added advantage

Technical Skills:

Well versed in qualitative & quantitative research techniques.
Ability to conduct literature reviews, secondary data collection & analysis.
Understanding of the financial, development or power sector and broader monetary and social policy dynamics.
Proficiency in Microsoft office tools (power point, word and excel). Hands on experience with statistical packages for data analysis will be preferred.
Ability to develop presentations, generate reports and analyze data.
Fluency in spoken and written English, Urdu and strong interpersonal skills.
Strong problem solving, and analytical & conceptual thinking skills.

Behavioral Skills:

Strong multitasking skills, with an ability to manage deadlines effectively.
Good client interaction skills.
A self-starter and a team player with integrity.
Ability to come up with creative solutions for obstacles faced.
Strong work ethics (assuming responsibility, proactive professional behavior).

Major role responsibilities:

· Assist and support the timely development of bidding documents including; expression of interests, proposals, and reports.

· Conduct desk research & literature reviews.

· Facilitate development of research tools and conduct data analysis & report writing.

· Develop contacts at the regional level to ensure ad-hoc availability of field teams.

· Project execution - direct involvement.

· Update company profile/credentials.

· Assist other service lines, if required.

· Travel and manage field logistics, as and when required.

Company Information

Company Name: Grant Thornton Consulting Pvt Ltd
Company Description:

Grant Thornton Consulting (Pvt) Limited (GTCPL) is a part of Grant Thornton International, is an independently owned and managed financial advisory and management consulting company. It is strategically located in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi with branch offices in Peshawar and Quetta. It employs over a 100 professional staff dedicated to providing diversified professional and industrial knowledge and experience that enables the company to provide an outstanding level of services to its clients in the following core service lines. Specialist Advisory Services The company has a separate Transaction Advisory Services division, which provides services to both the public and private sector organizations in Pakistan and overseas covering diverse areas of business and industry including the following. Project Finance Corporate Finance Business Plans Forensic Investigation Services Business Risk Services International Donor Funded Assignments (IDFA) Recovery Reorganization Corporate and Secretarial Services GTCPLs Corporate and Secretarial services cater to the various compliance requirements of its clientele. The corporate services that the company provides to its clients include the following. Advice and assistance in setting up of corporate structures Assistance in incorporation of companies Flotation, liquidation and winding up of joint stock companies Dealing on behalf of clients with the various government bodies related to corporate legislation such as the Corporate Law Authority, Monopoly Control Authority and Ministry of Finance Grant Thornton International Limited is considered as one of the largest groups worldwide with representation in over 125 countries, employing over 2,500 partners and 38,500 employees in more than 625 offices worldwide and combined business turnover of more than USD 4.5 Billion per annum.