WHAT YOU'LL DO

As a Regional Practice Area Management and Operations Co-op within BCG’s Public Sector Practice Area (PSPA), you will be assuming an important role among a dynamic team that is seeking to deliver impact with our clients and in the world, while contributing to the growth of BCG and affiliation of BCG staff.

BCG’s Public Sector mission is “Impacting billions of lives – today and tomorrow.” We work with public organizations to improve the social, economic, and environmental well-being of the citizens of the world

Together with the Regional Director, you will help set the strategic agenda, run the business, and implement priority initiatives across a spectrum of business development, people and affiliation, and marketing and communication activities to improve and grow the PA. You will work closely with other management and operations team members in the practice, including the sector managers, US Government Client Development team and people team for our US Federal government (BCG Fed), State and Local government (S&L), and Canada government teams.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

Team with colleagues on facilitate the business

Work with the Director to support annual and interim account planning meetings Coordinate with client team and Managing Directors and Partners to collect annual planning and investment

Support the Director with the Practice’s People Processes

Assist with building the Manage people dashboards/reports and analyze data to refine strategy
Manage ECT and Senior Advisor (SA) accountability and billability; manage ECT and SA dashboards
Assist with cleaning data in our people databases
Regularly maintain a tracker of the Practice Area affiliated team members, making updates and performing analysis where needed to understand broader trends

Drive Affiliation, Learning, and Development

Working with the Director and the People Chair, identify opportunities and develop affiliation strategies to increase affiliation within the PA
Oversee and coordinate the execution of local office affiliation programming and learning and development opportunities with consulting team members
Support DEI strategy for the region, both internally and externally
Team with the US Government People team on key initiatives and data analysis

Contribute to PA Communications and Marketing

With the Director, implement the internal communication and marketing plan, organizing touchpoints with different cohorts and drafting comms (e.g., townhalls/ ask-me-anything sessions, state-of-business updates, new hire and promotion announcements, holiday notes, etc.)
Develop a SATT strategy for the region, working with Sectors, S&L, Fed and Canada leads; help plan activities, as needed

Support PA Meetings, Events, and other business needs

Working with the Director you will help lead the planning and execution of annual Regional PA events, from location and logistics to content curation and development, and coordination of presenters
Work with Global PSPA leadership to plan the bi-annual Global PA meetings; plan and execute the annual Regional PA meetings
Support scheduling and content creation for other PA leadership meetings

YOU'RE GOOD AT

Managing ambiguity with a high level of comfort
Self-starting with a strong work ethic, entrepreneurial drive to work autonomously
Driving complex, ambiguous PA projects or processes that routinely require independent judgment, trade-offs, or prioritization
Performing advanced strategic analysis (beyond the data) and leveraging results for impact

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

The ideal candidate possesses:

Must be enrolled in Northeastern University and eligible to participate in the Co-op program
Strong self-organization and prioritization skills, plus acute attention to detail
At least intermediate Excel skills
At least some PowerPoint experience
At least some interest in learning about the EEW fields, particularly U.S. education, employment and/or workforce development, and public policy
Experience in Slack preferred, but not required

YOU'LL WORK WITH

You will report to North America Public Sector Management Director in while also working and liaising with a myriad of Public Sector teammates in North America, particularly our US Government team in the Washington, D.C. office.

WHO WE ARE

BCG pioneered strategy consulting more than 50 years ago, and we continue to innovate and redefine the industry. We offer multiple career paths for the world’s best talent to have a real impact on business and society. As part of our team, you will benefit from the breadth and diversity of what we are doing today and where we are headed next. We count on your authenticity, exceptional work, and strong integrity. In return we are committed to supporting you in discovering the most fulfilling career journey possible—and unlocking your potential to advance the world. Knowledge@BCG consists of the Knowledge Team (KT), Data & Research Services (DRS) and Knowledge & Collaboration Solution (KCS). KT is a group of experts within respective fields or areas providing industry, functional and geographic expertise to consulting teams. KT members are aligned to Practice Areas, sometimes serving as members of case or project teams. KT offers insight into a topic or function derived from BCG’s knowledge base and case/project experience. The members of our DRS team work alongside consulting team colleagues to bring advanced research capabilities to support projects and clients. KCS team is a cross-functional team equipping BCGers with internal and external knowledge resources and digital collaboration tools, enabling them to work smarter and with increased productivity

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

BCG is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to a policy of administering all employment decisions and actions without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.