Consultant - Process Innovation Job Vacancy in South Africa at IQ Business Group

Job title: Consultant - Process Innovation
Job Description
What does the role entail?

A Consultant is energetic, passionate, professional, objective and ethical at all times. A consultant is someone who has exceptional communication skills and is people-oriented. In order to succeed, one must be a self-starter, who is driven and dynamic, has good business acumen, conflict management as well as negotiation skills. Facilitation skills such as presentation skills, report writing and documentation are also key to the success of any consultant.  The nature of the job is such that you are pushed out of your comfort zone and therefore one must be adaptable, flexible and love challenges.

Consultants provide solutions through business and process analytics, encompassed in proven project management techniques. They map client business processes, using tools like Casewise, Aris and Visio and apply improvement methodologies like Lean, Six Sigma and theory of constraints. A consultant is someone who revels in the challenge of re-engineering, improving and getting to grips with a process or subject matter category IQ prides itself in focusing on clients’ requirements and designing the best solutions through the use of our client needs and we use appropriate methodologies and approaches, like prince 2, PMBoK, Waterfall, Agile etc.

Job Requirements
What do you need?

• Business related or relevant engineering degree
• Industry recognised certification in Project management. Business Analysis or Process Engineering
• 3 – 10  years’ experience in a consulting environment  combined with excellent  industry experience (namely Financial Services)

What skills do you need?

Analytical skills:
• Conducting user Interviews/ Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions
• Fact-finding and interviewing, gathering and understanding business requirements
• Defining, evaluating and presenting alternative solutions
Process improvement:
• Process redesigning
• Providing process thought leadership and internally updating IQ methodologies and  solutions
 Project Management skills:
• Ensuring acceptable project management practices are defined and followed
• Planning project activities, tasks and end results including the scope, scheduling, budgeting, coordination of tasks and allocation of resources
Project skills:
• Regular reporting of progress to project sponsor and stakeholders and escalating issues by conducting meetings, giving presentations and interfacing with stakeholders
• Client management
• Identifying and controlling areas of risk, concern, change management

Who should apply?

This role should be performed by a person with the following abilities and attributes:
• An in-depth understanding of:
• The Management Consulting industry, with a business analysis body of knowledge, methodologies/ experience in process mapping and modelling tools (Visio, Aris, Casewise), process reengineering/ project management best practice and methodologies and dealing with clients at a senior level.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply a sound understanding of:
o Different methodologies and practices
o Client and industry requirements

Personal attributes:
• Driven
• Solution orientated
• Excellent communication skills
• Professional
• Attention to detail
• Dynamic (a good cultural fit for a young, innovative environment)
• Ability to work on own and in a team

Our Approach to Employment Equity:
Economic empowerment is an integral part of South Africa's transformation process, encouraging the redistribution of wealth and opportunities to previously disadvantaged communities and individuals, including blacks, women and people with disabilities.
The empowerment process has been identified as crucial to the future viability of the country's economy.

To Apply:
http://www.iqgroup.com/africa/careers/