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As a team, we are particularly excited to be supporting the development of some truly planet-changing products, including connected, electric and solar vehicles and an increasingly diverse range of new technologies. We’re very proud to have been named in the FT’s Leading Consultancies list for the third year running, and we’ve also made it onto the Forbes global list of the best Management Consultancies.\nWith more new and exciting projects in development, we are currently seeking to strengthen our consultancy project delivery team. If you're looking to kickstart your career in consultancy or project management, we can offer you interesting, exciting and impactful projects, together with fast-paced training, mentoring, and a caring company culture that promotes flexibility, fulfilment and work-life balance.\nQuick Release Consultants deliver varied and complex engagements for companies who are looking to get their new technology to market faster and more efficiently.\nEvery project is different, and our consultants are empowered to leverage their judgment and expertise to solve a broad range of clients’ challenges.\nUsually starting with a diagnostic, these projects very often rapidly scale up into much larger hands-on, cross-functional deployments, blending analytics and reporting with project management and software implementation.\nThis intake isn't just for recent graduates. We genuinely welcome applicants with all levels of experience on the team. So, whether you've just finished uni, you're returning to work after time out, or you're looking for a new challenge in a new sector, the ongoing growth of our team means we have lots of opportunities to start your training as soon as you're ready!\nWhy QR_ Consulting?\n Influence a wide range of industries, from autonomous robotics, to green energy technologies, to electric vehicle start-ups, all over the world.\n Work with C-suite stakeholders and senior consultants from day one.\n Be part of a close knit, supportive team in a wellbeing-focussed company, where you're measured on your impact, not your timesheet.\n The Challenge\nWork with clients to develop a deep insight into people, process, system and data, to complete diagnostics and reporting. \n Develop strong relationships and become a trusted and knowledgeable advisor to clients. \n Shape solutions, propose project plans and support cross-functional and cross-business resources to deliver desired outcomes. \n Support deployments and development and of our technical/software tools and solutions. \n Work with senior consultants to shape the future strategy of the Consultancy division through internal improvement initiatives. \n Time spent on-site with clients has huge value, so travel is an important part of the role. We try to keep it local, but if further afield, you’ll always be home for Friday evenings. We also host monthly Friday workshops at our offices in London to review our projects and connect with the team.\n If you want to find out more about what it's like to work for QR Consulting and maybe even get a few pointers towards a successful application, check out this LinkedIn post from one of our Lead Consultants!\nRequirements\n A first-class or high 2:1 bachelor’s degree, master's degree or PhD in any discipline (it doesn’t need to be STEM). \n Strong project and people management skills, and the drive to take on responsibility - determination to be the best and genuinely make things better for people and planet. \n Strong communication skills, accompanied by self-awareness and emotional intelligence. You enjoy helping people. \n Strong data skills - the ability to make sense of complexity and present compelling data-driven stories and solutions that resonate with stakeholders. \n The confidence and resilience to learn from mistakes- to get back up and try again or keep pushing forwards when things aren't going to plan. \n Genuine curiosity and drive to be the best, make a difference and drive change for people and planet. \n Benefits\nA starting salary of £38,722 plus other rewards and benefits. \nVaried and interesting projects ranging from small EV startups to huge global brands. \nA highly motivated, diverse, talented and supportive team with a positive, people-focused company culture. \n24 days holiday plus public holidays. \nExtensive induction training and ongoing learning and development. \nCareer progression based on merit (i.e. no glass-ceilings or pigeon-holing). \nTeam events, sports clubs, CSR, mental health, diversity and well-being initiatives, and a direct line to management and leadership for your ideas. \nThe knowledge, skills and experience to ensure you’ll always be in demand, wherever your career may take you… \nQR_Values\nBeing the best at what we do is important to us (we’ve just been named amongst the FT's leading management consultancies for the third year running) but Quick Release has always been about more than project delivery. We can only be the best by looking after our team and we are very much a people-first business. We offer an environment of support, inclusion and encouragement, where our people can be authentic, be heard, enjoy their work, and thrive. Team-building, learning, development and career progression are at the core of what we do, and we take great pride in our positive company culture.\nWe also take pride in our diversity and we respect, value and celebrate multiple approaches and points of view. We challenge inequality in all its forms, in others, and especially in ourselves. We’re not perfect, but we want to be better and do better. We are fully committed to this in our actions as well as in our words.\nAs an equal opportunities employer, Quick Release will never discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic background, marital status, or disability status.\nQuick Release (Automotive) Limited are an Armed Forces friendly employer. We welcome applications from reservists, former or existing Armed Forces personnel who are interested in a career in Product Data Management.\nWe welcome applications from people with all levels of experience for this role.\nWe're aware that many candidates these days are using AI language models to help them with their job applications. Whilst we understand the use of this kind of technology to assist with applications, it's worth noting that answers copied directly from AI tend to come across very generic and detract from the quality of applications. In order to give yourself the best chance of letting yourself shine in your application, we strongly recommend personalising your answers based on your own experience.\nThis role may require you to have or be willing to go through National Security Vetting. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected . 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