Consultant – Projects in public sector across EU

Ernst & Young’s Strategy and Transactions practice is one of the firm’s four service lines and offers clients the capability and expertise to advise on any aspect of a transaction. This includes buy-side and sell-side work, covering corporate finance, due diligence, restructuring, valuation, financial modelling, M&A, infrastructure advisory, equity & debt advisory and other transaction related services.

Currently, we are seeking a Consultant or Senior Consultant to help us grow our Public sector across EU. This role is quite complex, where 50 % of work is dedicated to project management and 50 % of work is related to administration and documentation.

Your responsibilities:

• Manage cross-country and regional projects for public sector clients (EU Commission and connected entities, EASME, EIB, DG Reform, etc.). Projects typically focus on the following areas:

- Social innovation in EU member states;
- Development, deployment and evaluation of financial instruments across the EU (e.g. social impact bonds);
- Feasibility studies; Market research (e.g. identification of market gaps and solutions to address them).

• Lead delivery of projects, including defining the scope of work and preparing the project budget, communicating with the parties involved, and driving project to completion.
• Continuously evaluate projects to ensure they are meeting company standards, adhering to budgets, and meeting deadlines.
• Accurately document the project's creation, development, and execution as well as documenting the project's scope.
• Coordinating the proposals and tracking the progress of the projects.
• Mapping the projects.

We require:

• University degree (preferably in economics or politics)
• 2 – 4 years of experience related to public sector, EU commission, EIB, EBRD and/or other similar entities, experience from consulting is a huge advantage
• At least basic knowledge of how EU Commission, EIB, EBRD and other similar international entities operate and what they require (preparation of complex reports, project management and communication)
• Strong communication skills in English and Czech/Slovak, French language is an advantage
• Detail oriented person
• Strong client focus
• Ability to perform effectively under pressure

We offer:

• Work in a team of young colleagues lead by dynamic partners
• Variety of training programs (both internal and external)
• Interesting portfolio of projects from various sectors
• Competitive compensation package and a wide range of benefits as per your own choice
• 5 weeks of vacation + 1 week of sick leave
• Cafeteria benefit system
• iPhone
• Modern offices in the centre of Prague
• Contract of an indefinite period
• Start date: flexible, based on agreement