Strategy Advisor

Job Description

At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day. That’s why we pledge to support and empower all of our people to make a positive impact when working hand in hand with our business to drive change. We'll help you accelerate your career and empower you with the right technology and training as you bring ideas and projects to life.

Together with your colleagues, clients and partners, you'll make an impact that is felt by all. See where your commitment could take you.

We are looking for a Strategy Advisor to develop and grow GHD Advisory’s presence in the market through assisting senior staff in carrying out professional tasks of moderate scope and complexity. This includes but is not limited to client project delivery and contributing to the Business Group performance objectives. This position can be located at any of our GHD offices in the US.

• Corporate Social Responsibility/Integrity:
  Manage the provision of a strategic corporate social responsibility policy and services.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  Identify and manage stakeholders up to and including top management level, finding out their needs, issues, and concerns and reacting to them by leading and coordinating the development of stakeholder engagement plans to support the communication of business information and decisions.
• Corporate Representation:
  Represent the organization or institution in a variety of industry, institutional, and/or professional forums, boards, and committees, in order to promote the company or institution brand or efforts. Represent the organization in external relations with investors, clients, industry, partners, the public, and others. Focus is on a specific area of the organization, such as a function or department. May involve preparation of presentations and materials for professional partnering meetings, seminars, and conferences.
• Budgeting:
  Take overall responsibility for setting and approving area budgets that achieve organizational strategy.
• Leadership and Direction:
  Set and communicate the strategy, along with the broad actions needed to implement it, for achieving the organization's mission, vision, and values within a function; inspire a large or diverse workforce to commit to these tenets and do extraordinary things to achieve the organization's business goals.
• Performance Management:
  Manage and report on the performance of the function/business area; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports and hold individuals accountable for achieving them; take appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of annual business objectives.
• Organizational Capability Building:
  Identify the capabilities needed to meet the current and emerging business needs of a significant function. Evaluate current capabilities, identify gaps, and prioritize development activities. Embed personal development and the fulfillment of personal potential in the culture of the organization. Build capabilities elsewhere in the organization through mentoring and other informal methods.
• Key Account Management:
  Take overall responsibility for designing, developing, and delivering the organization's account management strategy. May also personally manage a few relationships with the most strategic customers.
• Business Planning:
  Lead the development of annual and longer‑term business plans for a significant function or small local business, ensuring alignment with strategy; quantify business outcomes, i.e., revenues or other key performance indicators (KPIs) and resource budgets (financial and headcount); and ensure integration of key activities or projects across the organization.
• Policy Development and Implementation:
  Develop a comprehensive policy framework for a significant area of the business and oversee its implementation.
• Negotiation:
  Hold overall responsibility for the design, development, and delivery of the organization's strategy to manage communication with clients and business partners to negotiate and establish sales or buying deals, building positive relationships in the process. Be aware of, and take…