Associate – Americas Practice
Associate – Americas
The Associate is an entry-level position supporting the Americas practice. Associates support practice leads and other senior staff with scheduling, team operations, drafting and editing client deliverables, and other duties critical to client service and the team’s internal functioning. Associates also learn the details of ASG business and client work, allowing them to begin to develop geopolitical, regional, and sectoral/industry expertise.
We expect associates, as they become adept at supporting the smooth operations of the practice, to grow in the role and collaborate with other firm staff to develop and/or edit written products and other client deliverables (e.g., country reports, stakeholder maps, market analyses). Associates also gain experience representing ASG alongside more senior colleagues in meetings with outside executives and government officials.
The ideal candidate is highly organized, a skilled writer, and eager to develop expertise at the intersection of public policy, business, and diplomacy. Professional proficiency in Spanish is required; Portuguese ability is a plus, given our work across the Americas. Experience in Latin America and a solid understanding of basic macroeconomics are preferred.
Responsibilities
Administrative Support: Supports the practice lead and other senior staff with scheduling, team operations and other duties as needed; and engages with clients in a support role, as requested. This may include:
- Manages administrative functions and tasks of the practice, arranging executives' schedules, appointments, meetings, and travel arrangements.
- Prepares and edits correspondence, communications, presentations, and other documents.
- Records, transcribes, and distributes meeting minutes.
- Supports communications with clients and members of the ASG Advisory network.
- Periodically evaluates team operations, promoting increased efficiencies, including the adoption of technology wherever possible.
- Coordinates with team members as well as members of other ASG practices as needed to support workflow.
Client Service and Thought Leadership: Supports the practice lead and other senior staff with drafting and editing client deliverables, white papers, and other products as needed. This may include:
- Works to develop geopolitical, regional, functional or sector/industry expertise by engaging other members of their practices and participating in client engagements as needed.
- Begins to learn ASG best practices in research and product delivery, including the use of ASG proprietary knowledge and diverse sources of public information, and begins to develop the ability to analyze – and work with senior staff to make judgments about – competing versions of events or asymmetrical understanding of crucial factors.
Business Development: Supports the practice lead and other senior staff with business development, as needed. This may include:
- Help identify ways to approach business development or enhance client profitability; associates are not expected to directly lead or produce revenue.
- Function as the “keeper” of team’s business development pipeline in Salesforce.
- Add, update, and maintain new or existing accounts and opportunities for your team.
- Add, update, and maintain contacts for your team; create distribution/mailing lists.
- Track events and convening’s your team has hosted or attended through Salesforce campaigns.
Perform other duties assigned at the discretion of management.
Core Competencies
- Customer Service: Works to become a trusted partner to colleagues, continuously focused on developing substantive expertise to meet the team’s needs.
- Oral/Written Communications: Can effectively produce portions of written products with clear direction. Communicates well with other members of the ASG team. Effective communicator with the ASG network and/or local offices, with strong emphasis placed on the ability to speak and write in a local language.
- Personal Characteristics: Entrepreneurial and focused on value creation. Energetic, forward-thinking, “can-do” and creative individual with the highest ethical standards and an appropriate professional presentation.
- Teamwork: Interacts effectively with colleagues at all levels and across firm. Manages ASG team members to work together to produce agreed upon deliverables. Works to create a positive work environment.
- Firm Contribution: Contributes to the development, administration, and culture of the firm. Takes a leadership role in institution building.
Qualifications
- Zero to three years of relevant prior work experience.
- BA/BS in political science, international relations, public policy or business administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience, with a Master’s in related field a plus.
- Highly proficient in PowerPoint and other MS Office tools.
- Highly proficient in Spanish, with Portuguese ability a plus.
About Us
Albright Stonebridge Group (ASG), part of Dentons Global Advisors (DGA), is the premier global strategic advisory and commercial diplomacy firm. With a commitment to excellence, integrity, and discretion, we help our clients navigate challenges and capture opportunities in markets around the world. ASG goes beyond opening doors, collaborating with our clients to develop and implement tailored strategies. The global ASG network includes over 230 regional and sectoral experts and has a record of success in over 120 countries. In 2021, ASG became a founding member of Dentons Global Advisors (DGA), an elite multidisciplinary advisory firm that provides an even broader set of integrated strategic counsel and support for clients facing complex opportunities and challenges spanning commercial, reputational, financial, regulatory and governance dimensions.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Albright Stonebridge Group (ASG) is committed to equal opportunity in recruitment and employment practices and opposes all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination. No job applicant or employee receives unfavorable treatment on the grounds of color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, religion or belief, or any other status protected by law.
To Apply
Please upload a cover letter and writing sample along with a resume. Include all documents in one PDF attachment – cover letter, writing sample, and resume.