2025 Consultant - Public Sector - Graduate Student

Description

Hub Cities : Seattle or Washington DC

Job Description: 2025 Consultant - Public Sector Services (PSS)

Alvarez & Marsal is seeking candidates graduating with an advanced degree for the role of Consultant in our Public Sector Services practice.

Start Season & Year: Spring 2025, Summer 2025 or Fall 2025

Earliest Graduation Date: December 2024

Latest Graduation Date: June 2025

A&M Public Sector Services

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a leading independent global professional services firm, specializing in providing turnaround management, performance improvement and corporate advisory services, and Public Sector Services. With approximately 9,000 professionals based in locations across North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, our firm excels in problem-solving and value creation. Drawing on a strong operational heritage and hands-on approach, our professionals work closely with organizations and stakeholders to help tackle complex business issues and maximize value.

Since 2003, A&M Public Sector Services (PSS) has helped government, education, and non-profit clients identify new ways to overcome challenges and implement sustainable change - pioneering a progressive, pragmatic, and forward-looking approach based on our experience applying operational and financial improvement principles in the private sector to address the unique challenges facing public sector organizations. Working directly with leadership, PSS helps stabilize financial and operational performance by developing and implementing comprehensive efficiency, operational, and organizational improvements.

Our Public Sector professionals:

• Improve public services, expanding and improving the constituent experience.
• Manage crises, stabilizing and transforming government agencies.
• Support financial management and innovation, enabling agencies to make critical investments.
• Identify and implement operational improvements, modernizing and streamlining operations.
• Guide transformation and innovation initiatives to unlock opportunities for improved constituent services at lower cost.

PSS consultants can expect to be a part of A&M's Advancing and Cultivating Emerging (ACE) Leaders program - the early career destination program for Alvarez & Marsal PSS analysts and consultants. ACE provides a best-in-class experience for early career professionals through recruitment activities, robust development experiences, meaningful engagement with peers and senior leaders, and competitive compensation and benefits. ACE fosters the talents of our new hires and prepares them to be the next generation of leaders at A&M within PSS.

A&M PSS is seeking full-time applicants for a variety of 2025 start dates based in Washington, DC and Seattle, WA.

Qualifications

• A&M PSS is seeking full-time applicants for a Winter, Summer or Fall 2025 start date based in Washington, DC and Seattle, WA.
  
• Required: Currently working toward graduate degree with the intention to graduate Fall 2024 or Spring 2025; Master of Business Administration, Master of Public Administration, Master of Public Policy preferred
• 3+ years of total work experience; prior full-time or internship work experience in financial management, government operations, and/or consulting not required, but considered a plus
• Demonstrates academic excellence
• Demonstrated proficiency with most or all of the following:
  • Possess excellent research, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • Extract useful information from large sets of unorganized or incomplete data
  • Communicate effectively in written and verbal form
  • Use Excel and other MS Office programs as the primary tool to perform analysis and present conclusions
  • Able to contextualize tasks within a baseline understanding of macro issues concerning K-12 education, higher education, workforce development, state & local governance, and/or health services.
  • Able to demonstrate thoughtfulness, objectivity, professionalism, and empathy in all aspects of work
  • Able to work independently, meet deadlines, and handle multiple tasks concurrently
  • Willing to travel up to 80%

Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are also entitled to participate in Alvarez & Marsal Holdings' fringe benefits consisting of healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&D, and disability coverages at rates determined from time to time as well as a 401(k) retirement plan. Provided the eligibility requirements are met, employees will also receive a discretionary contribution to their 401(k) from Alvarez & Marsal. Additionally, employees are eligible for paid time off including vacation, personal days, seventy-two (72) hours of sick time (prorated for part time employees), ten federal holidays, one floating holiday, and parental leave. The amount of vacation and personal days available varies based on tenure and role type. Click here for more information regarding A&M's benefits programs.

The annual base salary is $110,000. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program which is based on several factors, including individual and firm performance. Please ask your recruiter for details.

A&M PSS does not hire individuals who require sponsorship (H1-B, J-1, O-1, etc.) now or in the future. In addition, as part of our application process you will be subject to a pre-employment and reference investigation.

At Alvarez & Marsal, inclusive diversity is a core value, and we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align with the qualifications in the job description, please reach out to your campus recruiter directly psscampusrecruiting@alvarezandmarsal.com.