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Entry for the Consultant of the Year Awards
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Key Dates: |
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Entry fees: |
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31 August 08 |
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MCA Member Firms: |
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· Deadline for entries |
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· £150 plus VAT per nomination |
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13, 16 and 17 October 08 |
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Non-member Firms: |
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· Interviews for shortlisted candidates |
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· £250 plus VAT per nomination
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13 November 08 |
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· Awards Ceremony |
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16 November 08 |
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· Awards supplement in The Sunday Times |
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Categories
This year there are nine award categories, as shown below:
Service Line Categories:
1. HR Consultant of the Year
2. Change Management Consultant of the Year – sponsored by Serco
3. Strategy Consultant of the Year – sponsored by Turner and Townsend
4. IT Consultant of the Year
5. Performance Improvement Consultant of the Year – sponsored by APM Group
6. Marketing Consultant of the Year
Career Stage Categories:
7. Best New Consultant
8. Future Consulting Leader – sponsored by Collinson Grant
9. Best Partner/Director
For more information on the criteria for each category, please download the Consultant of the Year entry form
Judging Process
Each entry will be judged by the following criteria, and thereafter three entries will be shortlisted for each award:
· Client focus
· Leadership
· Teamwork
· Communication
· Project management
· Critical thinking
· Specialist knowledge
Shortlisted candidates will then be asked to attend an interview on one of three dates in October. Judges will include:
· Dr Duncan Angwin – Associate Professor, Warwick Business School
· Christine Dyke – Director, Partners in Development
· Alyson Gerner – Commercial Deputy Director, Department for Children, Schools and Families
· Peter Graham – FME Fellow, Bath School of Management
· Mick James – Freelance Journalist
· Carol Lewis – Editor, Career, the Times
· Richard Pharro – CEO, APM Group
· Karen Robinson – Supplements Editor, The Sunday Times
· Ken Whitton – Freelance Strategy Consultant
· Paul Vincent - Procurement Director, BT Group plc
For enquiries about entries, please contact Jackie Arnett on 020 7321 3990 or email jackie.arnett@mca.org.uk