FTI Consulting is the world's leading expert-driven consulting firm. Over the last 40 years, FTI Consulting experts have served as the trusted advisor to leading companies and the world's leading law and private equity firms when they are facing their greatest opportunities and challenges. Our strong performance and continued success are a direct reflection of the ambition, energy, and commitment of our talented professionals across the globe to make a positive impact for our clients and communities.
FTI Consulting is dedicated to helping organisations manage change, mitigate risk and resolve the most critical issues facing their business - including through our Economic Consulting segment - one of five in our business. Our unique mix of expertise, culture, breadth of services and industry experience, means we have a tangible impact on our clients' most complex opportunities and challenges.
About The Role
As part of the Economic and Financial Consulting team, you will be required to provide support on economic research projects during all phases of the work. This may involve proposal writing, data analyses, helping to draft research reports, preparing results for presentation, and making sure that final deliverables have a professional 'look and feel'. You will be an integral member of an economics team specialising in competition economics, providing important input into projects within different sectors. Team members will rely on you for accuracy, critical thinking and attention to detail, and in return you will get a front row seat to exciting developments in South Africa's economic policy and competition environment.
What You'll Do
- Conduct economic research
- Prepare draft economic reports and presentations
- Perform data analysis and economic modelling
- Be a team member on engagements
- Help ensure that client needs are met within specified timelines
- Attend meetings and liaise with clients when requested
- Contribute to business development through providing support on proposals
- Stay up to date with developments in South Africa's policy and business environment
- You will grow your skills through day-to-day interaction with your colleagues and clients, receiving continuous feedback on your work whilst sharing knowledge, insights and shared experiences.
- Your direct line manager will have responsibility for your growth and development and will conduct frequent check-ins and bi-annual reviews
- You will participate in FTI Consulting's learning and development initiatives which cover multiple areas, including training on financial metrics, presentation delivery and building your understanding of the media
- FTI also runs a mentoring programme which will afford the opportunity to learn first-hand from FTI's senior leadership
- Opportunity to connect with peers across the network
We are looking for a proactive, efficient and energetic new colleague with at least a Master's degree in a relevant field, who is ready to support busy teams across a variety of client engagements. A high level of flexibility and ability to build trust within teams and managers is essential.
Basic Qualifications
- Strong interest in South Africa's policy environment
- Ability to work under pressure and meet client deadlines
- Ability to work in a team as well as to do independent research
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Strong quantitative skills and attention to detail
- High level of proficiency in using Microsoft Excel, Word and Powerpoint
- Experience in using statistical packages such as Stata, R and E-Views will be advantageous
- Experience in Competition Economics / Industrial Organisation will be advantageous
- Strong work ethic and integrity and high level of professionalism.
Our Benefits
Our goal is to support the well-being of you and your families-physically, emotionally, and financially. We offer market competitive benefits, supplemented by 15 flexible benefits, to meet your needs. These include health, lifestyle and family friendly options. We also offer professional development programme, wellness, recognition, community volunteering initiatives, and flexible/hybrid working arrangements.
About FTI
FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping clients with their most significant opportunities and challenges. With more than 8, 000 employees located in 31 countries, our broad and diverse bench of award-winning experts advise their clients when they are facing their most significant opportunities and challenges.
At FTI Consulting, we embrace, cultivate and maintain a culture of diversity, inclusion & belonging, which are fundamental components to our core values. FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has been named the #1 Professional Services Firm on Forbes List of America's Best Employers and the best firm to work for by Consulting Magazine. For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Instagram and LinkedIn .
FTI Consulting is committed to Employment Equity and as such, preference will be given to candidates from designated groups, as defined in the Employment Equity Act, 55 of 1998.
