Experience Required:
Requires 1 year of consulting experience and/or 2 years of relevant experience in the areas of: project management support, presentations to stakeholders, quantitative analysis, developing communications, and working within teams.
Project Location(s): Client location (LA or Bay Area, but there could be client work requiring further travel) or remote as needed.
Key Responsibilities
The business analyst is an entry-level consulting role. As a business analyst, you will learn about client relationship management while supporting project management activities and communications. Responsibilities include the following:
Learn about management consulting, our services, and our brand of client service.
Learn Nimble systems, how we work as a team, and apply it to your day-to-day work.
Support specific client projects immediately under the direction of the Nimble team.
Support client and Nimble meetings with strong documentation and organization of notes, follow-up actions, and research or analysis.
Learn industry and consulting frameworks for guiding clients through change – client needs may vary but you will come up to speed quickly on various frameworks and the content related to the project and client to add value to the team’s success.
Familiar with and continuously building knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Outlook, OneNote, SharePoint, Excel, )
Learn new tools such as Microsoft Project, Visio (process mapping), survey tools, etc., as necessary.
Be responsive to team needs (weekly priorities, owning and completing work in a timely manner, adhering to internal review cycles for client-readiness).
Support internal operations of Nimble: recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, marketing, research, analyses or events hosted by Nimble.
Assist with website management, event coordination, proposals or social media activities as necessary.
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree
Relevant experience under key responsibilities above.
Demonstrated experience working in teams and groups effectively.
Comfortable facilitating and driving meetings with a planned agenda.
Successfully developing and managing working relationships.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Excellent written skills (professional emails, presentations, research papers).
Open to regular feedback from supervisors, peers, clients on deliverables, presentation style, perception management, etc.
Good writing skills (examples of research papers, PowerPoint presentations, professional outreach or communications requested upon interview).
Excellent time management and organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple priorities effectively.
Ability to work independently.
Attention to detail (important for client delivery purposes).
Desire to drive your own work, take initiatives, and learn how to be part of a team.
Demonstrated analytical skills (quantitative, qualitative).
Support effective and efficient process improvement and business case scoping.
Data collection, data analysis, process management, and documentation.
Proficient in technology and adept at learning new applications and methodologies quickly.
Demonstrated ability to learn new applications and technology.
Excellent interpersonal skills; excellent writer and presenter.
Must be able to be physically on-site with the Nimble team at the client location 4-5 days a week (barring Covid19 type situation).
Must be willing and able to travel for client work (multiple clients or multiple sites for a client).
Strong references required for consideration, preferably from clients or direct supervisors.
Please indicate the position you are applying for in the subject line and send your resume and cover letter to: recruiting@nimbleconsulting.net