Associate Partner

Associate Partner – London

Portas Consulting is the leading management consulting firm dedicated to sport. We believe in the power of sport and physical activity to transform lives, communities and nations. We provide inspirational leadership to power this transformation, having fun and showing the passion for doing what we love.

We help sports leaders across the world on their most important, complex and urgent challenges and opportunities to achieve more for their organisations such as:

• Delivering significant and sustainable business performance
• Transforming organisations and develop future sport leaders
• Driving increased and more effective funding into sport
• Achieving lasting positive change in society

As the next step in our growth, we are looking to bring on board a new member of our global leadership team, based in London, focused on providing leading edge advice to clients. We are looking for an exceptional new colleague, to join at Associate Partner level. You will have senior experience in relevant businesses and in a top tier consultancy, have an entrepreneurial track record and share our excitement and commitment to our values and the highest standards.

Specifically, the role involves the following:

• Provide high-impact and strategic advice to senior clients globally in order to achieve sustainable value creation, audience growth and sporting development
• Identify and drive business development opportunities
• Lead client projects and ensure that they deliver exceptional impact
• Be a trusted thought-partner to senior clients
• Lead team problem-solving and client communications
• Coach and develop team members to become excellent consultants
• Lead internal firm-building activities

We are looking for an outstanding candidate with the following experience:

• Proven consultancy background, already acting as an Associate Partner
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience at a top tier management consulting firm
• Including at least 2-3 years in a project management role or higher
• Work or project experience providing strategic advisory
• Proven interest, passion or involvement in sport and the business of sports with a strong network within the sports industry
• Willing and able to work on a global basis