Uptake- Associate Consultant Having recently successfully recruited several consultants into our growing organisation, we are now back out to market for our next group of candidates, due to increased business growth. So, if you are looking to work for an inspiring, fast-paced, consulting business, focused on partnering with the global pharma and healthcare industry to have maximum impact on patients’ lives, then please read on Have you got 2-3 years’ experience in a project management role? Are you passionate about working in the pharma or healthcare industry? We are proud to be female-led, and diverse suppliers for many organisations, recognised in 2023 with a National Businesswomen’s Award. In 2024, we have been honoured with the King’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade. Our team are continually developing their careers, year on year- we recognise talent, commitment, and hard work; in 2023 22% of our team received a promotion, which compares with a UK average of 6%. Is this the team you’d like to join? At Uptake: People are kind to each other, and care about each other People deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment People talk to each other and have meetings while walking out in the fresh air, sometimes with dogs in tow People are encouraged to be innovative, transformational, and bold Our Associate Consultants manage small projects or play a support role in managing a larger project across a variety of different practices and client accounts. Your accountabilities include: Project Management & Delivery Proactively build and update the project plan based on client feedback and progress, raising risks and possible solutions in a timely manner and recommending scope change control actions Respond to changes and problems calmly and approach challenges with a resilient ‘can-do’ attitude. Identify things to change in future projects from this experience and share them with your colleagues Update project plans daily using our project management tools, record client project time in our project tracker, and all personal information in our HR tool, following all Uptake’s policies and procedures Set up and support Zoom or Teams calls, and if required, manage online breakouts, whiteboards, and chat functionality (including launching, saving, and supporting technical issues that occur with Zoom or Teams) Schedule client calls, issue agendas, and accurately capture meeting and workshop notes and key decisions as required, testing with project team members for accuracy before sharing with the client Client Relationship Management Support our principal and consultant team by building rapport with our clients, enthusiastically introducing yourself to our client teams on calls and being a key person of contact for our clients via email Demonstrate strong cultural and business awareness and adapt your own personal style to align with clients, including language, spelling and appropriate dress code Positively introduce yourself to clients, ask questions, check your understanding of key deliverables, and share ideas, to ensure we deliver on time and to the right quality for clients Preparing Content Create high-level PowerPoint, Excel, and Word documents that are filed in appropriate project folders using correct file naming and version control protocols Use our blueprint and proposal libraries to develop skeleton decks and the first draft of client deliverables for your principal or project teams Supporting Team Members Coach and support Junior Analysts and Analysts to develop in their role and support their career development What will Uptake provide for you? Flexibility one day per week in the office the ability to work from an alternative location for up to two weeks of the year 5 weeks holiday plus public holidays The opportunity to take an unpaid summer sabbatical for up to 4 weeks in the summer A competitive range of benefits including private medical insurance and group income protection At Uptake we love dogs We are an accredited “Responsible Dogs in the Workplace” employer- your four-legged friends are welcome in our office To succeed at Uptake, you will be: Experienced working with US-based and international clients and can adapt your communication style appropriately Culturally aware and use appropriate business etiquette based on culture / processes of our international clients Able to confidently speak on client calls and build rapport with clients and project teams Able to confidently manage small projects, or workstreams in larger projects successfully, managing risk and deliverables Able to proactively problem solve, identifying and suggesting solutions to project problems Able to collaboratively support more than two client projects at a time and understand the interconnections with other projects being delivered for the same client Able to respond calmly to fast-paced, high-pressured projects and produce high-quality deliverables during these periods A team player with a strong ‘can-do’ attitude, willing to support colleagues to ensure we deliver on our promises to clients We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion, or belief. Does this sound like the sort of team you want to be part of? What happens next? If this sounds like the role and company for you, and you want to be part of something exceptional, please click the apply button / send your CV. We will get in touch if your application is successful. Please do let us know if we can make any adjustments at any stage of the application and interview process.