Senior Business Consultant (Account Director)

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London, England, GBR
Hybrid
Senior level
Software • Analytics • Consulting • Energy
The Role
Leads client project and campaign delivery from briefing through completion, managing timelines, budgets, profitability, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams. Builds trusted client relationships, contributes to strategic and sustainability communications recommendations, develops proposals and scopes of work, identifies account growth opportunities, and resolves delivery challenges. The role requires independent project ownership, strong commercial judgment, exceptional organization, and clear communication with clients and senior stakeholders.
Summary Generated by Built In
At Revolt we build brands the world wants more of. 
Revolt is a global brand communications agency specialising in positive impact, working with major brands, fast‑growing businesses and NGOs.
 
Sat at the intersection of brand communications, impact and business, we help brands build their corporate reputations, brand equity and internal culture. 
 
We operate like a hybrid between a strategy consultancy and a creative agency: intellectually rigorous, creatively ambitious, and values‑driven
 
Revolt is part of Anthesis, the world's leading specialist in sustainability, meaning everything we do is backed by substance and technical rigour.
We are looking for a Senior Business Consultant to join our team. This is a hands-on role for someone who is confident leading and delivering projects independently while contributing to strategic discussions and commercial growth opportunities.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Business Director but will be expected to manage the day-to-day running of projects themselves. This role does not have direct line management responsibilities and requires someone who is highly organised, commercially minded, relationship-driven, and exceptionally strong in project management.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the day-to-day management and delivery of client projects and campaigns, ensuring work is delivered on time, within budget, and to a high standard.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, internal teams, and external partners, acting as a trusted point of contact throughout project delivery.
  • Understand client objectives and translate them into clear project briefs, proposals, and scopes of work.
  • Contribute to strategic discussions and support the development of client strategies, sustainability communications approaches, and project recommendations.
  • Ensure all deliverables meet client objectives and quality standards.
  • Manage project finances, including estimates, budgets, purchase orders, invoicing processes, and project profitability.
  • Identify opportunities to grow existing client accounts and contribute to new business opportunities.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams and manage project workflows to ensure smooth and effective delivery.
  • Proactively identify and resolve project or client challenges.
  • Stay up to date with client sectors, industry developments, and market trends.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
Relationship Management
  • Strong relationship-building skills with clients, internal stakeholders, and external partners.
  • Ability to understand client needs and translate them into clear actions and deliverables.
Strategic Thinking
  • Ability to contribute to strategic discussions and decision-making.
  • Comfortable articulating strategic recommendations and client solutions.
Commercial Acumen
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to identify growth opportunities.
  • Understanding of project profitability, budgeting, and commercial delivery.
  • Experience preparing proposals and small to medium scopes of work.
Project Management
  • Exceptional project management skills with experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Ability to independently run small to medium-sized projects with limited oversight.
  • Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
Communication
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Confident communicating with clients, senior stakeholders, and internal teams.
Problem Solving
  • Proactive and solutions-oriented approach.
  • Ability to resolve project and client challenges effectively and calmly.


Job Benefits
  •  Work within a highly motivated team in an innovative and rapidly growing global company 
  •  Opportunity to have a direct impact and be a key part of the growth and development of the business and the team 
  •  Competitive salary in line with, experience and skills 
  •  Competitive benefits including flexible working, 25 days holiday and two volunteering days off and the day off for your Birthday! 
  •  Cooperative, supportive and open working atmosphere.


About
Our commitment to building and maintaining a diverse workforce Anthesis has clients across all industry sectors and supports some of the world’s largest multinationals such as Reckitt, Cisco, Tesco, The North Face, and Target. The company brings together 1,300+ experts operating across 22 countries and 44 office locations with offices in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, the Middle East, Netherlands, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the US.  We encourage all employees to contribute their ideas, perspectives, and experiences to help us create an inclusive and equitable workplace. By embracing diversity and providing equal opportunities, we believe we can drive innovation, foster creativity, and achieve our shared goals. So, if you’re ready to be a part of something truly extraordinary, then we want you! Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Together, we can continue to build a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed and thrive. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made to your application process, or need this job advert in a different format, just let us know and we’ll be happy to help.

Skills Required

  • Strong relationship-building skills with clients, internal stakeholders, and external partners
  • Ability to understand client needs and translate them into clear actions and deliverables
  • Ability to contribute to strategic discussions and decision-making
  • Ability to articulate strategic recommendations and client solutions
  • Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to identify growth opportunities
  • Understanding of project profitability, budgeting, and commercial delivery
  • Experience preparing proposals and small to medium scopes of work
  • Exceptional project management skills and experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
  • Ability to independently run small to medium-sized projects with limited oversight
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Confidence communicating with clients, senior stakeholders, and internal teams
  • Proactive, solutions-oriented approach to resolving project and client challenges
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The Company
HQ: London
728 Employees
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

Anthesis is the sustainability activator. We seek to make a significant contribution to a world which is more resilient and productive. We do this by working with cities, companies, and other organisations to drive sustainable performance. We develop financially driven sustainability strategies, underpinned by technical expertise and delivered by innovative collaborative teams across the world. The company combines the reach of big professional services groups with the deep expertise of boutiques. Anthesis has clients across industry sectors from corporate multinationals such as Reckitt Benckiser, Cisco, Tesco, The North Face and Target, and also supports early-stage companies through Anthesis Ventures. The company brings together 1250+ experts with 45 offices located in 23 countries including Andorra, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Middle East, Belgium, the Netherlands, the Philippines, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the US.

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