Description of the position Press space or enter keys to toggle section visibility Can’t wait to make an impact on the world? You’re not alone. Join us in driving progress in the working world and beyond. Your journey with us As a member of our Strategy and Performance team, you will help our clients to address business-critical issues, and support management teams in finding solutions to answering complex strategic dilemmas. Based on thorough market research and our strong strategic methodologies, you advise SME’s in the different strategic options to face the challenges of today and tomorrow. You will contribute to a wide range of projects across various industries, helping our clients cope with the challenges they are facing, linked to the corporate, sustainability, customer and/or digital strategy of the SME; Build strong market knowledge in order to obtain a strong sector understand to give clients insights in market trends, which will affect their current business; Provideour clients with a forward-looking view of the most important strategic topics affecting them; Support the client in determining its strategy and defining the right set of initiatives & projects to execute upon this strategy; You will advise family owned (private) companies with their growth challenges, transformation or international ambitions; the majority of the clients are located in Flanders; you will work with the management team and very often the owner of the company; Scope and deliver engagements, including leading the approach, liaising with stakeholders, and directing activities of people on the project team; Provideprofessional development opportunities and feedback for junior team members; Challenge themanagement of the companies with a critical mindset and based on strong (market) analysis; Preparewith the team market research and workshops; being able to facilitate workshops with management; delivering high qualitystrategic report based on a thorough understanding of the client challenges and profound (market) analysis. Let’s talk about you Having a master degree from a top-tier academic institution with excellent academic credentials A minimum of 3 years experience with a top consultancy practice, strategy house in SME market or internal strategy teams within a large company A strong affinity and interest in family owned (private) companies Having a keen interest in Sustainability Strategy & Transformation Proven track record in dealing with growth and transformation issues/strategies such as market expansion, customer insights, profitability management, etc.; Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills (including presentations), both written and verbal; Leadership qualities, project management skills, and people management and development skills with a strong focus on team development; Have a creative mind set, dare to think out of the box with an analytical touch; Abilityto lead and direct cross functional teams; Strong skillsto work with MS Powerpoint and MS Excel; Fluent in Dutch & English Personal Qualities Valued: Intellectually powerful and agile: curious, pragmatic, rigorous, and creative; Be ableto set up partnerships with colleagues and stakeholders. Be a trusted advisor, who is comfortable with working on difficult issues where there can be no definitive “right” answer; patient in the face of uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity; Capableof working on multiple, overlapping tasks in a fast-paced environment; Able totake initiative and make things happen with moderate supervision and guidance.