Staffing Coordinator

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Role profile
Staffing at BCG is a critical function sitting at the crossroads between business and people.
You will be responsible for the staffing of Brussels Associates and Consultants. This means you will support the London-Amsterdam-Brussels (“L-A-B”) staffing team with implementation of the people deployment and staffing strategy, balancing both short term and long term priorities including managing and implementing shifting priorities when required by business needs.
You will be commercially aware and manage the billability of the A-Cs, highlight emerging peaks and troughs, take appropriate measures. You will daily communicate with the L-A-B staffing team to understand the pipeline and needs of business and prepare weekly staffing meetings and calls. You will maintain accurate records of staffing assignments in SAM, the staffing system.
Furthermore, you will be working closely with our consultants, regularly meeting with them to understand their development needs and assign them to projects that best match their preferences and career ambitions. You will attend Career Development meetings, provide input for these meetings and take appropriate follow-up actions.
This position sits within a team of ~20 LAB staffers, 3 other staffers being collocated in Brussels. You’ll report to a Staffing Manager based in Brussels. Daily interactions and high collaboration with the team is to be expected.

What you’ll do

• Work with other junior and senior staffers to achieve optimum deployment of consultants to projects.
• Have a knowledge of upcoming projects and expected staffing requirements. Assign staff to projects, proposals, other sales development work.
• Work closely within the staffing team to match and balance the needs of the consultants with the project requirements.
• Work closely with members of the Consulting Team to manage their staffing needs and advise them on upcoming projects and understand their goals and preferences.
• Communicate the staffing process with partners and consultants to maintain up-to-date view of the project pipeline and the needs of the business.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date staffing profiles for the consulting team and sending out case team confirmations.
• Attend Career Development meetings to provide staffing perspective on consultants and better understand their individual development needs, strengths and weaknesses.
• Approve consultants holiday requests.
• Work closely with the Finance team on weekly billability, investments and timesheet checks.
• Work with other teams on cross-department topics (Finance, HR, L&D, Recruiting)
• Liaise with European counterparts to assist with international staffing requests.
• Provide general holiday cover to staffing team when required.

YOU’RE GOOD AT

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  Good understanding of the consulting business, and the nature of work we do with clients
• Proactive ‘can-do’ attitude with strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills - ability to communicate confidently at all levels and externally, good in managing senior key stakeholder relationships
• Efficient work organization and good sense of prioritization, resilient in dealing with day-to-day time constrained tasks
• High attention to details
• Mature, with strong commitment to confidentiality and discretion
• Able to work independently and take your own initiatives
• True team player

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

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  Preferably 2+ years of working experience in an HR type of role
• University degree (or demonstrated high academic achievement)
• Good understanding of standard software used at BCG (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Trello, etc.)
• Proficiency in French and/or Dutch is ideal, on top of excellent English skills (verbal and written)
• International work experience is a value-add

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.