Management Consultant Apprenticeship - CloudPlexo

Brief overview

CloudPlexo is a specialist in innovative public cloud management solutions that is committed to building the best cloud management technology for our global customers. CloudPlexo Cloud Management Platform (CCMP), a software-as-a-service (SaaS) product enables businesses to manage multiple cloud environments in one platform, proactively assess and monitor cloud environments based on operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency and cost optimization. CloudPlexo provides both developers and management with the insights needed to run an efficient, lean and reliable cloud environment.

CloudPlexo is an AWS (Amazon Web Services) Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Partner in the AWS Partner network.

Our management consultants provide business advice to public, private and not-for-profit organisations. This usually involves helping them solve a challenge of some kind, such as how to grow their business, how to make it more efficient or how to organise and structure itself in a different way. Consultant could work across several different types of project. Working on a client site away from your office is a possibility, while hours are varied and often depend on the project.

Tasks can be varied. You might be involved in conducting research, analysing and interpreting data or be responsible for organising the logistics of the project. As you develop and progress, you might be involved in contributing to report writing which uses statistical evidence to support recommendations and conclusions, or support the creation of slide decks to deliver key messages to clients. You might also become more focused on a particular type of service offering (financial, strategic, operational, etc.) or industry (financial services, public sector, telecommunications etc)

Duties

• Carry out research and data collection to understand the organisation
• Conduct analysis
• Interview the client's employees, management team and other stakeholders
• Run focus groups and facilitate workshops
• Prepare business proposals and presentations
• Identify issues and form hypotheses and solutions
• Present findings and recommendations to clients

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills

Desired Skills

• Communication skills
• Team working skills
• Relationship building
• Personal management
• Report writing

Personal qualities

Desired Personal Qualities

• Can-do-attitude
• Good communication skills and fluent in English
• Team player and Interpersonal skills

Desired qualifications

Desired Qualifications

Candidates will have Level 2 Maths and English (equivalent to GCSE grade C or above), ideally as part of 5 GCSE A-C grades or other comparable relevant qualifications or experience.

Future prospects

Opportunity for full-time employment or progression?

☐ Yes

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