Career Development Specialist

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Position Overview
The LAB Career Development (CD) team is responsible for the performance review process for Client Team, (Associates through to Partner) across London, Amsterdam and Brussels. This is a busy role and focuses on the career development of Project Leaders. You will be instrumental in providing advice and support to a team of senior Career Advisors (all MDPs), each of whom has 8- 10 Advisees and setting up and running the CD committee meetings that take place regularly throughout the year.

What will you do:

• Schedule and lead the CD review process for LAB Project Leaders which take place eight times a year in person
• Team with your counterparts within the LAB PL CD team to provide wholistic view of the consulting cohorts
• Meticulously prepare for each CD committee: setting agenda, preparing CD dossiers, ensuring we have PA inputs, all upward and downward feedback in time for the meetings
• Review all incoming evaluations to ensure quality and calibration, and to flag issues with the relevant career advisor
• Provide advice and support to career advisors when they need guidance on CD policies, training and secondments
• Support Career adviser with Performance Improvement Plans and team with HR Operations throughout
• Supporting PLs with CD/HR/Career path advice
• Work with Practice Area leaders to give them visibility of their teams’ performance and upcoming CDCs
• Work with L&D and Staffing teams for latest training and staffing opportunities and to support individual action plans
• Team with Mobility and Recruiting to ensure lateral hires and transfers supported with a career advisor
• Act as informal mentor to CD PPL Coordinator in the London team
• Support the LAB CD Managers on wider topics such as:
  • DE& I Initiatives
  • LAB Bonus Review
  • LAB CD programs

YOU’RE GOOD AT

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  You thrive in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, client-oriented environment where you are comfortable suggesting change and continuously improving what we do.
• You can influence and effectively persuade, working with multiple stakeholders.
• You are self-motivated and resourceful to find and deliver the best outcome.
• You are collaborative and have strong communication skills.
• You are highly organized, with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent judgement when dealing with sensitive people issues.

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

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  Professionals experience within a related People function (Talent, Recruiting, L&D, Staffing)
• Degree educated (master’s preferred)
• Experience with senior stakeholder management
• Knowledge of performance management/talent development desirable

Please note this position is not restricted solely to the responsibilities listed above and that the job scope and responsibilities are subject to change.

YOU’LL WORK WITH

BCG’s HR team works to attract, develop, excite, deploy, and retain the best people in the market. Those in human resources jobs manage the life cycle of all BCG employees—from hiring top talent and developing their skills to rewarding their contributions and supporting career progression and mobility.