Avalon Consulting - AVP - Strategy Consulting - IIM/IIT/XLRI/FMS/MDI

Job Description: Associate Vice President

Reporting to:

Partner/Director or Vice President depending on the size and complexity of the consulting engagement, and type of Organization Development activity

Role & Responsibilities:

- An AVP's role consists of a consultant, team leader, project manager and client advisor

- Is a senior member of the consulting team with significant experience in project management and client management

- Leads, motivates, develops and coaches the team towards developing optimum solutions for clients

- Manages multiple project teams simultaneously

- A mature professional who is sought out for leadership within the organization and among clients

- Ability to multi-task, manage time effectively, and delegate to subordinates

- An excellent communicator and presenter

- Has an eye for detail while simultaneously being able to see the big picture

- Positive contributor to the firm's growth and reputation, and provides significant guidance to team building and other firm activities

- Affinity for business development and can jointly convert / develop leads for new assignments

- Has also strong domain knowledge in one or two sectors or a business horizontal

Qualification:

- MBA or equivalent in General Management or Marketing or any other streams from AIM-Manila / FMS / IIMs / IIT-Madras / JBIMS / MDI / NMIMS / SJMSOM - IIT Mumbai / SCMHRD / SIBM / SPJIMR / XIMB / XLRI and a graduate degree from a reputed institute

- Around 5 to 9 years of total work experience of which a minimum of 3 years of prior work experience in any or all of the following areas

Strategy and Management Consulting

Strategy Departments of Corporates

Performance Improvement

Supply Chain and Sourcing

Balanced Scorecard

Performance and Appraisal Criteria:

Will be appraised on:

- Project Management including analysis, quality of recommendation and conclusions, report writing, oral presentation, effective delegation and team management

- Client management and relationship building, ability to identify roll-on and fresh consulting opportunities

- Firm contribution including training, development of juniors and practice development, writing of articles, recruitment, etc

CTC

- CTC which is a fixed compensation

- Performance bonus in addition dependent on personal and Firm performance

- Negotiable for the right candidate

About Avalon:

Avalon Consulting was set up in 1989 and has grown to become one of Asia's top ranked consulting firms; the only Indian Firm to achieve this recognition. Today, our presence has expanded to five offices across Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Singapore. Over the twenty five years of our existence we have supported clients across the Asia, Europe, Middle East and North American geographies on strategy development and implementation assignments.

We have extensive experience and deep knowledge across a wide range of sectors covering Agribusiness, Automobiles, Chemicals, Consumer Goods and Retail, Education, Engineering and Capital Goods, Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals, Infrastructure and Construction, Metals among others. Our consulting services span Strategy Formulation, Performance Improvement, Transformation and Transaction Support within these sectors.

Our Approach to assisting our clients is centered around four principles - Customer Centricity, Deep Expertise, Actionable Solutions and a Collaborative Approach.

Avalon's team is a group of closely-knit, smart and enthusiastic people who believe in a collaborative approach to building customised solutions that work for our clients- organization.