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MVS Associate Consultant Profile:
Jennifer Nurse
Background:
Jennifer joined MVS with a research background in the strategic allocation of fiscal and human resources for economic growth. She has spent time in Latin America, Southern Africa, the Caribbean and the US aiding in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of economic and social development ventures. Of note was a six-month affiliation with the University of Cape Town in South Africa assessing implications of industrial restructuring and corporate-led manpower training. Jennifer earned a BA with Honors from Brown University with dual majors focused on political economics, and an EdM from Harvard University with a concentration in Administration, Planning and Social Policy.
Why MVS?
"I joined MVS because I wanted to work for a firm, which dealt with both established and growing, companies in the consumer products sector of the economy. I also wanted a job that would allow me to use my research and analytical skills. I knew that working for a growing firm would give me the opportunity to interact directly with top management of emerging companies. My first five months here have allowed me to do just that, and the intimate team approach has afforded me a tremendous learning opportunity."
A Typical Day
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Review and incorporate client comments and edits into a final-stage business plan. This is the last round of revisions, so once edits are made, the document is comprehensively proofed and passed on to a Senior Consultant for final approval.
10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.: Attend a meeting between a potential MVS client and an MVS project team (which also includes a Senior Consultant and Partner). The client outlines their need for detailed market and competitor information on major players in the pet supply space, and is given an overview of the MVS market research methodology and examples of previous market research projects.
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Review this morning's finalized business plan with a Senior Consultant and make two small content changes. Then, send the plan to our printing service.
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Draft a detailed market research project proposal, for the client we met with this morning and send to an MVS Partner for approval.
2:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.: Conduct phone interviews with individuals at specialty retailers as part of background industry research for a marketing strategy project.
4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.: Draft a brief progress report on the afternoon's phone interviews and email it to the client contact.
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.: Attend an internal brainstorming session, conducted by a Senior Consultant, in which research goals and strategies are outlined for a project MVS is conducting for a client in the personal care products space.
6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.: Capture the output of the brainstorming session in an internal memo and input the relevant information into the MVS knowledge management system.
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