Analyst, Strategy and Operations Consulting

Human Capital Education helps colleges and universities improve student attraction, enrollment, support, and institutional performance through systems, expertise, data, and strategy. The Analyst will support strategy and operations consulting engagements for nonprofit higher education institutions through data analysis, financial analysis, market research, client relationship support, presentations, and business development activities.

What you'll do:

• Supporting the consulting team on client engagements in the areas of benchmarking, financial analysis, report writing, and market research
• Analyzing primary and secondary data from higher education clients to support overall project goals
• Maintaining respectful and productive working relationships with clients and responding to basic client inquiries and needs
• Preparing graphics and presentations for client deliverables; proficiency working in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
• Actively contributing to internal and external (client) meetings; superior public speaking skills desired
• Working to broaden industry and practice knowledge and keep updated on relevant news articles and trends in the higher education market
• Developing and maintaining respectful and productive working relationships with the Kennedy & Company team
• Assisting the team with new business development efforts including RFP searches, proposal writing, and client outreach

What they're looking for:

• * Bachelor's degree
• * Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
• * Ability to collect, validate, and analyze large amounts of data from diverse sources
• * Knowledge of and aptitude for financial modeling or data analytics
• * Strong written and verbal communication skills
• * Aptitude, ability, motivation and interest in performing analysis and work process redesign
• * Ability to work as a team as well as independently when needed
• * Sense of curiosity and self-motivation to learn and grow
• * Attention to detail
• US work authorization without restriction indefinitely is required for our positions
• * Bachelor's degree (or minor) in business, economics, finance, accounting or a related field
• * Direct professional experience with budget model design, financial modeling, survey research, or statistical analysis

Benefits:

• Flexible working environment
• Hands-on training from the company's senior leadership