Description
Exciting Financial Services Strategy contract role within the heart of the FSA!
Gain invaluable experience in a unique environment...... work within the internal change function of this unique FS/City/Government institution!
Background
The Business Consultancy Group (BCG) was established as part of the FSA's overall improvements to programme and project delivery. As a dedicated internal consulting capability, it aims to shape and scope new business strategies and initiatives, ensuring an appropriate balanced portfolio of FSA change projects and programmes.
Operating as the interface between the Operations Business Unit (OBU) and the rest of the organisation, BCG acts as an independent consulting partner across the full strategic, process and technology change spectrum.
Responsibilities
* Work as part of a Business Unit-aligned consulting team to source, scope and deliver consulting
engagements to the organisation
* In conjunction with the Business Consulting Partners, work to establish effective stakeholder
relationships within a given Division at all levels
* Understand the business strategy, business drivers and strategic objectives of Divisional Directors
and Heads of Department, and translate these into consulting engagements that help stakeholders
deliver against their objectives
* Develop consulting proposals that set out the objectives, scope, approach, deliverables and timeline
of a given consulting engagement
* Work as part of a consulting engagement to produce deliverables delivering tangible value for
stakeholders, examples of which include: Strategic Vision; Governance Framework; Impact
Assessment; Target Operating Model; Roadmap for Change
* Define pre-project concept documents for viable projects that are pragmatic and implementable,
which establish the proposition for taking an idea onto the project portfolio and starting it up as a fully
fledged project with supporting operational resource
* Contribute to successful hand-over to the Programme Management Group, maintaining oversight of
project delivery beyond their move into Start Up
* Work collaboratively with other members of the BCG team to establish and deliver against a
sustainable pipeline of work
* Help to develop consulting collateral and knowledge capital for the BCG Department
What skills are required?
Essential
* Consulting experience - preferably strategy consulting
* Financial services sector experience
* Understanding of operational implications of strategy
* Proven ability to partner with senior level stakeholders (Directors and Heads of), understanding and
managing their expectations to deliver against objectives
* Problem solving and analytical skills
* Excellent communication skills; oral, written and presentational
* Experience of facilitating workshops and meetings
* Comfortable working to tight deadlines
Desirable
* Knowledge of Financial Services risk management and regulatory initiatives, ie Basel II, Solvency II
* Understanding of international regulatory developments
* Understanding of the policy development life cycle
For more details on this or for a confidential discussion about the shape and direction of your career please feel free to contact Ruth Bannister or email.