Consultant

Job Title: Consultant

Location: Hybrid, travel will be required to client sites and Nottingham Head Office

Hours: Our results focus allows us to be really flexible on hours. We have successfully been able to accommodate part time, flexible working, compressed hours, variable hours etc

Package: Up to £60k including biannual bonus, Private Medical, Pension, 33 days holidays including Bank Holidays and a holiday purchase scheme

Closing Date: 15/09/2024

About BFY Group

BFY Group was founded in 2004 with the mission of delivering exceptional work for our clients by being specialists in energy. As we’ve grown, that specialism has extended to other Utilities and FS.

We have been recognised as a Great Place to Work since 2022, also featuring in GPTW Best Workplaces list for Small Organisations, Wellbeing, Women and Learning and Development in 2024. 100% of our people say that people are offered training or development to further themselves, with our overall employee experience rated 96% by our team.

Our clients trust us to solve their most challenging problems across Strategy & Commercial, Customer Operations and Business Transformation.

We’re a high performing team that looks after each other and we put a huge amount of effort into creating an environment that offers meaningful work, the opportunity to develop and grow and the ability to have fun whilst doing it.

If you find yourself wanting more out of your career, then it is worth considering Consulting. Have a look at the details below.

What you’ll be doing

Although no day will be the same, the core responsibilities of a Consultant at BFY are:

• Working closely with your clients to build trusted relationships to support BFY’s aim of working in partnership with our clients
• Using your change management skills to assist your wider team in the planning and delivery of the overall project
• Adopting a continuous improvement approach to solve difficult problems, drawing on your knowledge and experience and helping transfer that knowledge to our client teams
• With support from the project team, finding every opportunity to create value for our clients
• Communicating effectively to make sure your client teams understand the problem we’re there to solve and believe in the solution
• Contributing to the culture at BFY by building strong relationships internally
• Contributing your knowledge to help build the capability BFY needs as we continue to grow both internally and for our clients
• Driving your own development and finding opportunities to build on your skills
• You will be given huge amounts of trust, freedom, and support where you need it to deliver in your role.

We pride ourselves on providing our teams flexibility and control over their work and we aren’t a traditional consultancy working all hours and spending all week away from home. That said, meeting our clients expectations is critical and so your workload is likely to peak and trough, and there is an expectation of travel to client sites and our office in Nottingham.

To find out more about being part of the Consultancy team here at BFY Group and what our team have to say, head to our website, BFY Group where you can read about the following:

• Working at BFY
• A week in the life of a Consultant and Ed's Development Journey
• Our Case Studies
• Values

Requirements

Who we’re looking for:

Consulting isn’t the right environment for everyone and we want to make sure the people that join us love their time here. To ensure everyone continues to thrive at BFY we’re looking for people who have a background in the industries in which we specialise or previous consulting experience. You might also have continuous improvement or change management experience from a different industry.

We need people aligned with our values who are passionate about high quality output, have a strong work ethic and take pride in their work. We want people who can contribute to building a high performing team, who aspire to lead and inspire others around them to deliver exceptional client outputs. You’ll be able to communicate extremely well and enjoy building relationships with people. You’ll be driven to progress and own your own development, making use of the extensive L&D resources we make available.

As a general guide, Consultants at BFY have 2-3 years experience in a change/CI/project focused role. We’ve found this gives people the mental models and confidence they need to succeed and deliver exceptional results.

Benefits

What we’re offering

• Competitive package up to £60k including pension and biannual bonus scheme (in line with performance reviews)

• 33 days holidays (25 days plus 8 bank holidays) and a holiday purchase scheme
• Receive 1 additional day of holiday per year after 2 years of service (up to 5 extra days)
• Private medical insurance for you and cohabiting partners and children under 18
• Access to high-quality support through our wellbeing partners Plumm Health and Mintago
• Option for additional pension salary sacrifice
• EV salary sacrifice scheme

We embarked on a journey a few years ago to ensure we created a growing, sustainable consulting firm that would give people meaningful work, be a great environment for development, while preserving our culture of "we're a bit different".

• We deliver exceptional work for clients, as part of a high performing team
• Our results focus allows us to be really flexible on working location, and hours. We have successfully been able to accommodate fully remote working, flexible working, compressed hours, variable hours etc
• You will be given huge amounts of trust, freedom, and support where you need it to deliver in your role
• We have great fun. We do a company wide check in twice a week, a team quiz on a Friday, regular social events and we have an awesome selection of memes for all occasions.

What do our people say about working here?

BFY really focuses on the employees and understand that the majority of the job is learned whilst working for clients. They teach you the essentials of the business and provide learning material to start your consultancy journey to ensure everyone has the same initial level and then you start consultancy work within a week or two. It's really incredible to see the level of trust they place in you to allow you to work with clients so early on, rather than have you sat watching from the sidelines. - Tom Deen, Consultant, joined BFY December 2023.

“When you join a new company, it can be daunting, am I good enough? Will I be able to do it? Imposter syndrome can be a real worry, joining BFY is a genuinely awesome experience. Through the process you get to speak to everyone on the team and what is amazing is how open and readily available to help EVERYONE is! The culture here is fantastic and you get to make your own decisions within an incredibly supportive framework." – Kev Brown, Senior Manager, joined BFY September 2022

How to apply – important!

If you feel like we’re a great fit based on what you’ve read, we’re looking forward to receiving your application. Please include your CV and a cover letter telling us more about you and why you think we’d work well together. We understand that everyone’s circumstances are different and are committed to supporting your work life balance. Please let us know if you have any flexible working requirements.

To get to know you a bit better and just a for a bit of fun, tell us the name of your favourite song and why you love it.

Please be aware that currently we can only progress applications from those who do not need Sponsorship or a Visa to work in the UK

Our interview Process

We take your next career move very seriously and want to fully understand your needs and expectations from a role at BFY. Our hiring process consists of 3 stages of interviews, where you will meet members of our team and have the opportunity to ask as many questions as you like and get a real understanding of BFY Group and how we work. We are asking you to commit to completing a few additional assessments as well as a short presentation. Communication is key during this time, so we promise to keep you updated and give you feedback as we go.