Strategy Consultant-Limited Term (Hybrid)

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Contribute, as part of a team, to the delivery of strategic consulting services across academic, research, administrative, affiliated, and economic development units of the Institute with minimal oversight.

This position will interact on a regular basis with: Institute and unit management, faculty, and staff

This position typically will advise and counsel: Institute and unit management, faculty, and staff

This position will supervise: N/A.

Job Duty 1 - Serve as an individual contributor, delivering value as a member of project teams with increasing levels of autonomy under the general guidance and direction of project leaders.
Job Duty 2 - Contribute as part of a team to enterprise and internal projects or work independently on smaller projects.
Job Duty 3 - Collaborate with consultants and stakeholders to develop solutions for Institute and unit challenges.
Job Duty 4 - Develop hypotheses and collect, analyze, and interpret quantitative and qualitative data to isolate and resolve Institutional challenges.
Job Duty 5 - Design new processes or operating models and create timelines and project plans detailing the implementation process. Design and develop client deliverables under the direction of project leadership.
Job Duty 6 - Deliver project administration and support activities such as maintaining project plans, documenting project team decisions, and updating status with minimal oversight.
Job Duty 7 - Collaborate with consultants and stakeholders to identify, define, and deliver value through projects. Assist in defining, tracking, and communicating value and impact of projects through case study development.
Job Duty 8 - Support competency area development and utilize competency area toolkits with minimal guidance.

Job Duty 9 - Provide leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to associate strategy consultants assigned to projects.
Job Duty 10 - Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Two to four two years of job-related experience

$82,000 through $85,000

ABILITIES
Ability to analyze quantitative and qualitative organizational data, translate data into insight, and prepare summary reports to share with colleagues and clients. Ability to work within a matrix organization structure. Ability to organize work tasks and plan for management of priority activities. Ability to use competency methodologies and toolkits with guidance from senior level consultants. Ability to model Georgia Tech's nine values consistently and effectively.

KNOWLEDGE
Foundational knowledge of project management best practices. Basic understanding of core consulting practices. Knowledge of organizational effectiveness practices.

SKILLS
Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated capability to work effectively in teams. Strong critical thinking skills. Use of Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook. Basic project management skills. Use competency methods and tools with some guidance.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

This is a limited-term position and is subject to availability of funding thereafter. All employment and assignments are ultimately contingent upon available funding, business needs, and your performance of the assignment. Georgia Tech retains the right to terminate this assignment at any time for cause or, in its sole discretion, for convenience; in either case, Georgia Tech's obligation shall be limited to payment for hours and/or days worked prior to the termination date.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening