Associate Consultant (Growth Advisory)

Why should I be interested?
You’ll be joining a rapidly growing company where you’ll get to shape your role and influence the future of our business. Transform the lives of media leaders while enjoying a competitive salary and benefits, and a culture underpinned by the ambition to unleash your potential to achieve more than you ever thought possible!
We have ambitious plans and are seeking an Associate Consultant to join our Scaleup advisory team. It is a varied and impactful role. You will work with a wide range of clients, across a variety of programme types, making a real difference to the businesses you support. What’s more, you will get to shape the future of Collingwood, as we continue to grow.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to support scaling media businesses to accelerate their growth, achieve their objectives, and create long term value, as well as to join a dynamic, high-growth business.
“As an Associate Consultant at Collingwood, I’ve been seen the impact I can have on our clients’ businesses, by applying my analytical skills and industry knowledge to give them new insights into their company’s performance and drive decision-making that’s aligned with their strategic business objectives”
Package
£45,00-55,000 basic, depending on experience
Hybrid working
Flexible working by arrangement
25 days’ holiday per year (accruing 1 additional day per year of service, up to 30 days max.)
Enhanced family and medical leave
Pension contribution
Progression opportunities
Learning and development support
Charity donation to support fundraising activities
Bike2Work scheme
Dog friendly office with unlimited teas and artisanal Caravan Coffee, bike storage and showers
Regular socials
Right to work
Applicants for this role must be able to provide evidence of a legal right to work in the UK.
Collingwood is unable to provide any visa sponsorship arrangements for this role - please do not apply if you will require this .
What does the job involve?
The Associate Consultant works as part of a Collingwood engagement team to deliver programmes that transform clients’ businesses, focusing on key aspects of growth strategy, from business planning, to sales and marketing development, to operational excellence.
Using Collingwood methodologies and tools, and drawing on its team of experts, you will help Scaleup clients address their most important challenges, while developing your own knowledge and expertise. Training will be given on all key aspects of the role, helping develop your media sector and advisory expertise, as well as developing skills in key activities like market research.
You will:
Support fellow advisers to develop high quality, engaging client materials (from meeting agendas and presentations to detailed analytical reports), working across a range of client engagements and programmes
Undertake modelling and analysis (financial and commercial data), drawing out findings, and managing client data and documentation securely at all times
Undertake primary market research projects for clients (as part of their wider engagement), working with the Insights team to design and conduct high quality research and deliver impactful observations and recommendations
Support the creation of business development proposals and marketing materials (e.g. case studies, testimonials)
Work with the Product team to develop materials created into templates for wider use, and to share client and adviser needs to inform the template creation / product roadmap
Collaborate with client teams and Collingwood colleagues to ensure all programmes are delivered on target and to maximise value creation for the client
Attend regular programme meetings and be ready to provide updates on progress or highlight risks/issues to engagement leaders
Identify opportunities to grow the scope of Collingwood services in existing accounts by understanding the client's key challenges and identifying opportunities for additional Collingwood support
Act and deliver with integrity at all times and in line with Collingwood processes, procedures, culture and values
About you
We are looking for someone who has:
At least 3 years of experience of working in a B2B professional services environment delivering to clients in a project or engagement-based delivery model in a traditional consultancy or specialist agency (B2B marketing, subscriptions, sales)
Quantitative and qualitative research and analysis skills including excellent working knowledge of Excel/Google Sheets for data analysis and modelling
Ability to derive recommendations informed by data and insights, document assumptions and present conclusions persuasively and backed up by evidence
Ability to understand clients’ needs and challenges and apply a creative and logical approach to identify solutions
Ideally, knowledge of/demonstrable interest in the B2B digital media, publishing and events sectors
Experience working with senior teams in SME/scaleups
Technical and problem-solving skills
Communication, teamwork and stakeholder engagement skills
Excellent written and oral communication, able to convey complex ideas simply and clearly tailored to relevant audiences
Highly IT literate with productivity tools (e.g. Trello, Zoom, Teams) standard business software (Microsoft Office, G-Suite, CRM), and able to use Google Slides/PowerPoint to produce clear and engaging client presentations.
Who is Collingwood?
We advise the leaders of media companies.
We help them scale faster.
We help them sell or raise money.
We aim to change their lives
Our team of experienced media leaders delivers high quality advice and support on strategy, planning, product development, sales, marketing, customer success and finance.
We are media and information specialists, with experience in subscriptions, memberships, marketing services, publishing and events - both B2B and B2C
We are dedicated to entrepreneurs, never acting for corporates or private equity firms
We are active supporters of the Founder community:
hosting a bi-annual global Media Entrepreneur Meetup with nearly 600 members
producing Collingwood Insights, which provides roundtables, webinars and articles year-round
Our values
We continually score ourselves against our values through personal appraisals and regular client feedback sessions. This means that our team is very much aligned around what drives us:
Pursue impact.
Because we believe in helping companies create more value, we always aim to deliver a tangible impact. We work with clear metrics, direction and defined purpose. We collaborate with companies for which we can make a difference.
Demonstrate integrity.
Because we believe in doing right by leadership teams and their companies, we combine commercialism with a human touch. We’re honest and forthright in our actions. We distinguish between growing and selling a business, never pushing a client to exit.
Champion curiosity.
Because we believe truly understanding a business is the starting point for making it better, we push ourselves and our clients to discover more. We are driven by the same entrepreneurial spirit as our clients. We ask the difficult questions that will bring about change. We listen to different perspectives.
Adopt simplicity.
Because we believe in being pragmatic and clear, we present ideas without clutter. We help leaders create the structures that allow them to work on their business – not be upended by it. We offer practical advice that moves our clients forward.
Foster connection.
Because we believe in being collaborative members of a community, we bring the wider industry together where we can. We learn from the expertise of others and share our own.
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