Senior Consultant

Overview

OCO Global is an international consulting firm headquartered in the Belfast specialising in economic development, investment attraction, and trade consulting services. With a global presence and a deep understanding of local markets, we help governments and businesses achieve their strategic goals by providing actionable insights, innovative solutions, and data-driven strategies.

The job holder will be expected to work in line with OCO’s values which are People First, Commercial Courage and Creative Impact.

This is a unique opportunity for an ambitious management consultant to work with a diverse set of clients to solve their most difficult and important challenges to help them prepare for the future. OCO has a flat organisational structure which will provide you with the opportunity to work directly with senior leadership and become actively involved in many levels of client work.

Collaborating with experienced consultants from over 25 countries who bring diverse perspectives to every challenge, will give you the opportunity to develop your consulting skills, tackle meaningful challenges, and gain invaluable experience in the field of economic development.

The team adopts a methodical and collaborative approach with clients to jointly answer the key strategic questions they are faced with. Examples of the work you will be involved in include:

• Working on economic development, international trade and investment projects
• Working with senior leaders at clients to help them develop their strategy – including defining the organisation’s purpose, outlining its strategic objectives, identifying key customer segments, planning to enter new geographies, building new go-to-market approaches, mapping the capabilities required for success, and tracking performance
• Supporting business development activities to win projects with potential clients
• Writing thought leadership and supporting internal team activities

We are seeking a dynamic, results-driven Senior Consultant with strong analytical capabilities to provide advisory and execution services to governments, economic development organizations, and private sector clients. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering projects that promote international trade, attract foreign direct investment (FDI), and support economic growth initiatives.

Under the management and direction of the UK Director, the role will involve:

Delivering great work for our clients through high quality work, and research and analysis:

• Use operating experience and knowledge to structure and sequence methodologies and delivery approach of projects activities efficiently
• Responsible for communicating and explaining the quality standards expected from team and ensuring quality standards are met for all project outputs
• Identify and implement methods to ensure data sources and intelligence are of a high quality

Winning profitable work for the company through customer focus and commercial awareness:

• Contribute to written proposals and understand client requirements and issues
• Develop strong working relationships with clients
• Responsible for developing effective project plans that are aligned to the project budget, regularly reviewing project spend against budget and adjusting accordingly to ensure optimum value for project
• Develop opportunities to generate income through existing client relationships by upselling and cross selling OCO’s other services

Improve your knowledge and skills through effective communication, planning and organisation:

• Responsible for communicating project plans and deliverables to management and project team, ensuring each team member understands their roles and objectives
• Develop tactical plans for each project with budget and project deliverables in mind
• Responsible successfully managing multiple projects, with competing deadlines

Supporting your colleagues by leading, working as part of a global team and being flexible:

• Manage project team through changing priorities and challenges, clearly communicating and explaining changes and how it impacts on their tasks/role
• Briefs their…