​Our client is a Tier 1 FMCG company with operations globally. They are looking for a Communications or Strategy Consultant to support them with work related to Reporting.

Contract length:Initial term through January 2027, with a strong likelihood of a further ~6 month extension

Start:ASAP

Location:Remote

Preferred time zone:UK / Ireland / Scotland

Role Purpose

They are looking to hire a full-time, remotely based support contractor to take day-to-day operational, reporting, and documentation work off the lead on the FMCG firm. This role is designed to free up senior time for higher-value strategic work.

The successful candidate will work largely independently, with limited daily overlap once onboarding is complete.

Working Setup

• Remote, full-time contractor

• Preferred time zone: UK (approx. 5–6 hours ahead of US East Coast)

• Initial onboarding will involve a few hours of daily overlap for training and handover

• Ongoing overlap will be minimal once templates and standards are established

Core Responsibilities

This is a hands-on, execution-focused role that covers both structured and ad hoc work.

Approx. 50% structured/repeatable work

• PowerPoint deck creation and updates (status, compliance, reporting)

• Excel-based data handling and reporting

• Organising and maintaining photo libraries for retail fixture installations

• Turning field inputs into clear, well-structured decks and summaries

Approx. 50% ad-hoc support

• One-off analysis requests

• Data slicing, reformatting, and re-presentation

• Supporting varied requests that require judgment and adaptability

Required Skills & Experience

PowerPoint (non-negotiable)

• Very high proficiency required

• Strong attention to layout, fonts, alignment, and template discipline

• Candidates must provide PowerPoint work samples

• Slides need to be clean, consistent, and client-ready

• This will be reviewed carefully — quality really matters here

Excel

• Confident handling of large datasets (20–30k rows)

• Strong with sorting, filtering, pivot tables, and data restructuring

• VBA/macros not required, but speed and accuracy are essential

Organisation & Reporting

• Excellent organisational skills

• Comfortable managing large volumes of photos and documentation

• Able to create compliance decks, status summaries, and issue trackers from field inputs

Ways of Working

• Self-starter, proactive, and detail-oriented

• Able to work with minimal supervision

• Learns quickly and applies feedback consistently

• Comfortable reusing templates and standards rather than reinventing work

Personality & Fit

Chemistry is important for this role. They are looking for someone who is confident (but not ego-driven), proactive, dependable, calm, organised, solution-oriented and happy in a true support role that is critical, but not client-facing leadership.