Consultant

Overall job purpose: Consultants fulfil a number of functions within Education Development Trust. They provide both generalist expertise for the development of our education solutions and methods. They support our engagement with clients, helping to develop our profile and ensure we are suitably positioned for new opportunities. They support delivering commercial work through the consultancy team. They also support technical leadership on business development for both large-scale and consultancy opportunities.

Specific purpose within the Consultancy team The post holder for this role will be part of a team of consultants and will play a key role in delivering high quality consultancy services, including research, advisory services, training and facilitation to a portfolio of clients internationally, including donors, governments and charities; as well as making a contribution to the business growth of the team by identifying and sourcing new business opportunities and supporting corporate wide business development activities when required. They will also support Research and Development projects to develop our education solutions and new business offerings, to drive long term business growth and improved educational impact.

Core job objectives:

1. Support the conceptual design of education solutions and methodologies underpinning either high-value Education Service Group or smaller consultancy opportunities, drawing from and contributing to the Trust’s intellectual property and service offerings.
2. Deliver high quality education research and consultancy services that meet the requirements of clients.
3. Where needed, represent the Trust with key clients, supporting our reputation and positioning in our key geographies through client meetings, attending conferences, etc.
4. Support the sourcing of new business for the Trust through opportunity tracking and development and delivery of market plans for new consultancy offerings.
5. Provide high-quality and high-scoring text for bid-submissions.
6. Through analysis of market intelligence, service area and competitor analysis, contribute to Regional or Consultancy business growth strategies.
7. Support the Company’s research and corporate knowledge management approach on international education issues, including contributions to the corporate website and developing case studies.
8. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with key internal stakeholders, e.g. Regional Directors, Consultancy and Research & Development colleagues, Business Service leads, etc.
9. Support general business improvement projects where required.

Specific Objectives within the Consultancy team

1. Undertake a portfolio of consultancy, advisory work, research and knowledge capture related to education reform in a variety of markets, ensuring key targets outlined in the annual business plan are achieved.
2. Provide inputs to the design, implementation or evaluation of international consultancies and projects.
3. Provide inputs into corporate Research and Development initiatives, including managing projects, undertaking research and knowledge capture, and drafting deliverables, ensuring targets and milestones in investment plans are achieved.
4. Attend appropriate business development meetings in support of senior staff and contribute to the development of business development materials, such as case studies etc.
5. Collaborate with colleagues within the Development Centre team to ensure new business opportunities are identified and provide input to the bid process by providing technicalsupport to the preparation of expressions of interest and other documents prior to submission.
6. Work with other members of the Consultancy team to gather market intelligence and advise senior management on trends and directions in international education and new business opportunities that may be forthcoming.
7. Support the development of market plans for new consultancy offerings working collaboratively with marketing, Research and Development, and business development colleagues to take new offerings to target markets and clients, including thought leadership and positioning projects.
8. Support bid development flexibly across the organisation, by providing expertise and / or through placements in the Development Centre team as agreed by your line manager.