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Associate - Leadership Advisory Services
Spencer Stuart (Middle East) Ltd.
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Source date: 10/23/2026
About this role
About The Company LEADERSHIP ADVISORY SERVICES PRACTICE The Leadership Advisory Services (LAS) Practice is an exciting, vibrant and uniquely dynamic practice environment within Spencer Stuart. Emerging in recent years as a key area of strategic focus for the Firm, LAS has experienced an accelerated growth trajectory in both product diversification and scale. The LAS Practice today encompasses 180+ full time, dedicated Consultants, Senior Associates, Associates, Analysts, Project Managers, Project Coordinators, and Solution Leaders globally. In the past five years, the practice has consistently experienced double digit year-over-year topline revenue growth. Operating synergistically alongside the Firm’s market-leading Executive Search business, LAS professionals provide advice and partnership to clients navigating a range of key leadership and talent issues across 3 services lines: 1) Assessment, 2) Organizational consulting and 3) Development/Coaching including: ▪ Aligning culture and talent strategy with business strategy ▪ Maximizing team effectiveness ▪ Merger integration support ▪ Executive assessment and CEO succession ▪ Talent development and transition support Position Summary The LAS Associate supports Consultants in the full execution of client engagements, including the deep-dive, multi-method assessment of executives and the formulation of written materials relative to assessment and development findings. The Associate takes part in all stages of the engagement lifecycle, from business development/RFP through advisory recommendations and client/participant feedback. As the LAS practice continues to grow in both scale (revenue) and breadth (diversity and depth of advisory services), the LAS Associate participates actively in internal initiatives relative to product development and the build-out of practice infrastructure. Furthermore, the LAS practice serves as an innovation hub for the broader firm, including its Search business. In this context, the LAS Associate serves periodically as a context expert and ambassador/trainer to search colleagues relative to new product offerings and assessment methodologies being rolled out across the firm. A typical LAS client engagement team may include: one or two LAS Consultants, one or two LAS Associates, one or two Search Consultants, and one or two Executive Assistants. Spencer Stuart views the LAS skillset to be portable across industries; as such, the LAS Associate serves clients across a diverse range of industry sectors, including but not limited to consumer goods, industrial, financial services, energy, and professional services. Occasional global travel may be required. KEY RELATIONSHIPS Reports to: LAS Associate Practice Leader Consultants (on a per-engagement basis) Other key relationships: LAS Practice Leadership LAS Consultants LAS People Manager LAS Executive Assistants LAS Associates, Senior Associates and Analysts Home Office Colleagues, LAS and Search Corporate Training and Information Services KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Client-facing: The LAS Associate is critical to the execution of client engagements and plays an active role in all aspects of the engagement lifecycle, from business development and execution through close. The successful candidate will handle multiple engagements across varied time zones with competing deadlines, and will work effectively with individuals who have differing styles, in order to consistently produce world-class deliverables for the firm’s clients. ▪ Fosters business development opportunities and assists in preparing pitch presentations; participates in new business pitches. ▪ At the outset of the client engagement, participates in stakeholder calls with board members and other key stakeholders. ▪ Assists in the development of client communications and engagement plans, position descriptions, capability models, interview guides and customer deliverables. ▪ Assists in the administration of cultural assessment tools, both as a standalone advisory offering and/or in combination with other LAS products and services. ▪ Participates in the assessment of executives through structured capability-based interviews using proprietary leadership capability framework; conducts rigorous internal and external 360 referencing interviews. ▪ Works with consultants to synthesize data from multi-method assessments; prepares written client assessment reports to present an integrated point of view of a candidate’s strengths, potential and development priorities. ▪ Contributes to client presentations and other documents, identifying key organizational, cultural or strategic findings relative to the engagement. ▪ Participates in client meetings to communicate assessment findings. ▪ Works with consultants to draft executive feedback reports, including specific, actionable development ideas for executives. ▪ Participates in executive feedback sessions and provides support for the creation of customized executive development plans. Engagement management: In collaboration with relevant team members (including but not limited to executive assistants, LAS consultants, and search consultants/associates) the LAS Associate participates in the planning and management of the engagement lifecycle. Working with limited technology resources and a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders, often spanning time-zones and geographies, the LAS Associate assists in driving high-touch, high-value engagement management and seamless execution. ▪ Demonstrates initiative and commitment by doing what is needed at all phases of the process. ▪ Over time, develops an understanding of the resources required to execute all aspects of the engagement life-cycle; leverages this insight to consistently and proactively develop engagement plans and timelines, and anticipate next steps. ▪ Communicates progress to the client and/or engagement team at agreed-upon intervals. ▪ Fosters close communication and builds strong working relationships with peers and colleagues, including executive assistants, associates and analysts ▪ Manages a large volume of information with rigorous attention to detail; develops personal systems and tactics for maximizing personal organization and productivity. Practice building: As the LAS Practice is experiencing an accelerated growth trajectory and serving as a strategic incubator of sorts for the broader firm, it is evolving its approach to assessment in search. As such, the LAS Practice encourages an “all hands on deck” attitude from each of its members. ▪ Supports the continuous improvement and development of Advisory and Assessment products and processes; contributes to local, practice and firm-wide initiatives. ▪ Commits time, effort and insight to LAS working groups and focused initiatives as required. ▪ Practice-building activities may include but are not limited to: providing ongoing targeted feedback on current/existing LAS tools; assisting in the development of additional proprietary assessment tools; analyzing current business process methodologies and contributing to business process improvement initiatives; assisting in the due diligence of potential partner organizations or business development targets. ▪ Participates and/or facilitates training and product roll outs across the broader firm. ▪ Builds relationships with and proactively engages with Search colleagues to develop an understanding of the firm’s core search business and facilitate a wider understanding of LAS products, services and strategy. ▪ Proactively contributes to the generation of intellectual capital and the aggregation of key practice information to be shared with and/or leveraged by LAS colleagues. Candidate Profile IDEAL EXPERIENCE ▪ Three or more years of experience in relevant leadership consulting, advisory or other professional services settings, or five or more years of experience in corporate human resources management, with a focus on talent development. ▪ Demonstrated interest in organizational development, organizational psychology or behavioral psychology. ▪ Superior business writing skills (as evidenced through project work or writing samples to be provided upon request). ▪ General business acumen, as defined by a keen and quick understanding of a range of business situations/contexts. ▪ Direct interaction/experience with executive-level clients is advantageous but not required. ▪ An undergraduate degree from a highly competitive university is required. An advanced degree is preferable. ▪ Excellent knowledge of English and Arabic language, both written and spoken. Command of additional languages is advantageous. CRITICAL LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES Driving Results Works to meet/beat explicit goals. ▪ Works to achieve goals while overcoming obstacles and/or planning for contingencies. ▪ Shows strong feelings (such as urgency) about reaching targets. ▪ Checks work of self and others against required quality standards. ▪ Reviews performance and progress on a regular basis to ensure team is achieving results and/or seeking corrective action based on deviations. Collaborating and Influencing Engages individually to build collaboration. ▪ Invites and uses the opinions and perspectives of others. ▪ Engages people in a dialogue to gain commitment and bring them "on board," linking their perspectives to the intent. ▪ Adapts own approach to the audience or individuals, anticipating impact of words and actions, preparing for possible resistance, and responding in an appropriate, respectful manner with a range of influencing styles. ▪ Checks with both sides of a discussion to ensure common understanding. ▪ Takes initiative to maintain contacts. Customer/Client Mindset Highly responsive to clients and follows good process. ▪ Works to do things correctly in order to maximize client satisfaction. ▪ Uses consistent approaches and good processes to address client needs. ▪ Respects client needs and places highest importance on delivering timely and effective service. ▪ Addresses client concerns both proactively and reactively. ▪ Demonstrates a keen sense of urgency and professionalism in responding to client communications and navigating client situations. Founded in 1956 and privately owned, Spencer Stuart is one of the world’s leading executive search and leadership advisory firms. With 70 offices in 31 countries, the firm is considered to be the advisor of choice among top companies seeking guidance and counsel on senior leadership needs, and has unrivaled access to leading executives around the world. Spencer Stuart works with a wide range of clients, including multinational corporations, entrepreneurial businesses, private equity firms, family-owned companies, and nonprofit organizations. Achieving Excellence As a leading professional services firm, Spencer Stuart prides itself on having a unique culture—a company culture made up of extremely results-oriented individuals, who also have strong relationship and collaboration orientations. Spencer Stuart strives for excellence in all that it does, and in all of its teams. Looking For Leaders Spencer Stuart consultants apply real insight into clients’ strategic requirements and proven assessment tools to recruit leaders who have the necessary skill, experience, and personal qualities to advance company strategies and achieve outstanding results. Teams are organized into industry and functional practices to maximize sector specialization and knowledge sharing across the firm. These client service teams are supported by first-rate associates and research analysts, working across international borders and backed by state-of-the-art technology. Problem Solvers Spencer Stuart is not only matching the right management with the right business missions, it’s also creating incredibly meaningful Leadership Teams that add long-term value, solve a wide range of important problems across organizations, and help candidates further exceptional careers. Professionally, employees also learn multinational businesses inside out by working side-by-side with the world's most phenomenal clients and leaders. Website Accessibility Disability Accommodation for Individuals Applying to Spencer Stuart U.S. Spencer Stuart is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures. 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