Consultant/ Senior Consultant

at  Rios Partners LLC

SUMMARY

Rios Partners is a mission-driven consulting firm creating positive change by delivering value for our clients, investing in our employees, and solving tough problems that benefit our local and global communities. We ground our approach in empathy, enabling our team members to better hear our customers’ challenges and work together to develop effective solutions. As a team, we know what it takes to move organizations forward with measurable, sustainable results.
Our primary consideration when evaluating candidates is alignment with our Mission and Values, which can be found at http://www.riospartners.com/mission-and-values/.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Consultants develop solutions for clients in organizational design, strategy, supply chain & network operations, and process efficiency and effectiveness. We currently operate in a hybrid environment, with work taking place at client site (Washington D.C. metro area), at the Rios Partners office in Arlington, VA (Rosslyn metro stop), or virtually from home. Final schedules will be determined on a client and project basis.

CONSULTANTS MUST BE ABLE TO:

• Demonstrate experience using Human Centered Design (HCD) methodology to develop empathy and design client needs.
• Build relationships with Rios Partners employees and clients. This job requires extensive team interaction with both co-workers and clients. Being polite, inclusive, and respectful is crucial.
• Frame problems in a manner that identifies the root cause. We are looking for individuals who can dig beyond initial symptoms and pinpoint core challenges before developing solutions.
• Analyze data quickly and efficiently. Rios Partners is a data-driven organization; we support our hypotheses with accurate analysis. The ability to quickly identify required data, gather it, and analyze it in an efficient manner is critical to success.
• Lead and mentor team members. Helping our core group of employees is crucial to the company’s growth.
• Brief materials to stakeholders and senior clients. This role in the company is often entrusted to interact one-on-one with leadership and management from client firms.
• Communicate in a professional and persuasive manner. We expect all members of the team to be able to understand their work and present clearly and coherently it to outside parties.
• Deliver results. In short, we get stuff done and we’re looking for team members that do not give up when they encounter challenges and know how to effectively transition from analysis to implementation. Rios is looking for tenacity.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE

• Strong quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills
• Proficiency with Excel and Power Point
• Consultant:
• Bachelor’s degree AND minimum 6 years of relevant experience
• Master’s/PhD AND minimum 5 years of relevant experience
• Senior Consultant:
• Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD AND minimum 8 years of relevant experience
• minimum 2 years of commercial strategy consulting
• minimum 2 years team management

PREFERRED EDUCATION, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE

• Service to community, nation, and world
• Experiences supporting Human Centered Design, Supply Chain, Innovation, Org Design, Policy, or Healthcare
• Power BI, Tableau, Python capabilities
• Experience managing teams of 2-4 direct reports
• Experience managing senior client relationships

Please refer the Job description for details