Consulting Excellence & AI Associate

About Company - At Cedar (www.cedar-consulting.com), a Forbes ranked consulting firm, we believe our proposals are far more than documents—they are strategic solutions that showcase our thinking, consulting expertise and ability to solve our clients' most important business challenges.

About the Role

This is not a traditional proposal-writing position. You will become a key member of Cedar's Consulting Excellence & AI Office, supporting our Partners in developing world-class client proposals while continuously improving the firm's consulting methodologies, knowledge assets and proposal processes. Your work will directly contribute to Cedar's business growth and long-term competitive advantage.

Key Responsibilities

·       Lead the preparation of consulting proposals, RFP and RFI responses.

·       Develop client-specific approach notes, executive summaries and solution documents.

·       Customise proposal content for each client's unique strategic priorities.

·       Work directly with Partners to convert ideas into compelling client proposals.

·       Conduct client, industry and competitor research.

·       Manage Cedar's proposal library, consulting credentials and case studies.

·       Capture knowledge from completed projects and build reusable consulting intellectual capital.

·       Maintain proposal templates, graphics and quality standards.

·       Leverage AI platforms including ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot and Gemini.

·       Develop AI-enabled proposal workflows and best practices.

·       Support the development of consulting methodologies, frameworks and thought leadership.

·       Track proposal performance and recommend improvements.

·       Coordinate proposal development across multiple Partners.

Who We Are Looking For

·       2–5 years' experience in management consulting, banking, FinTech, professional services or proposal development.

·       Outstanding business writing, communication and storytelling skills.

·       Excellent analytical thinking and structured problem-solving ability.

·       Strong PowerPoint, Microsoft Word and document design skills.

·       Exceptional attention to detail.

·       Ability to manage multiple priorities and proposal deadlines.

·       Confidence working directly with senior Partners.

·       MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification preferred.

·       Hands-on experience using AI tools for research, writing and proposal development is highly desirable.

If you are passionate about consulting, AI, knowledge management, business writing and helping build a world-class consulting firm, we would love to hear from you.