In an ever-more volatile and unpredictable world, making the right strategic decisions is key to successful and sustained business performance. As a strategic direction advisor, you will use your analytical ability to translate the corporate strategy of leading organisations into meaningful change. Working in high-performing teams, you will help clients develop growth strategies, improve strategic decision-making and planning, define more effective operating models and develop strategic profit improvement initiatives.
Our structured learning and development program means you will progress personally and professionally. And working as part of a global network, you will gain unrivalled experiences across a diverse range of clients, sectors and geographies. So whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES FOR SUCCESS

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Dedicated, innovative, resourceful, analytical and able to work under pressure
• Foundational skills in quantitative and financial analysis
• Foster an efficient, innovative and team-oriented work environment with strong drive to excel professionally

WHAT WE LOOK FOR

Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator, you will be a confident leader equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion to make things happen in a dynamic organization. If you are ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities, and are committed to seeking out new ways to make a difference, this role is for you.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Growth Strategy - assisting the client with developing a long-range, multi-year view of growth options and strategic recommendations
• Strategic Planning - designing a sustainable process and tools for a client to run effective strategic, long-range, and initiative investment planning processes
• Enterprise cost reduction and operating model design - assisting the client to reduce costs across the enterprise, and also to change the structure, governance and metrics of the enterprise
• Value driver-based decision support - assisting the client to identify drivers of enterprise value, and translate those drivers into planning, reporting and decision support frameworks to support strategic and operational decision-making

TO QUALIFY FOR THE ROLE, YOU MUST HAVE

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree with a minimum of 2 years working experience, preferably in a business consulting role with a leading management consultancy organisation
• Experience in providing consulting services in strategy formulation and planning, organisation design, and operation and business process improvement
• Experience in managing / dealing in large complex projects on public-private partnership, merger integration, organisation restructuring and transformation