People and Organisation Principal Consultant

People and Organisation Principal Consultant

People & Organisational Senior ConsultantContract type: PermanentLocation: Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh or Newcastle Salary: £75,000 pa + bonus + benefits Altum Consulting are partnering with a distinctive and established British business who is looking to expand their already successful People and Organisation consulting practice. Headquartered in London, with offices across the UK, our client is uniquely placed in the market and globally recognised. The consultant can be based in Leeds, Manchester, Edinburgh or Newcastle and is focused on applying in-depth knowledge and specialist skills in the delivery of a range of client projects across some or all of the following technical areas: Operating Model, Organisation Design & Governance,





Culture, Transformation & Change, Leadership, Talent & Capability as well as team leadership and direction.

Key responsibilities

Provides strategic direction to the team by understanding and making clear connections with other workstreams and broader goals of the project and team

Leads complex teams/ function areas by explicitly setting standards, defining quality, providing technical and people management support to team members

Leads project planning and scoping by outlining full projects/activities and resources required, e.g. time, people and skills

Leads a team of consultants in the development and delivery of end-end transformational programmes

Contributes to project economics by demonstrating good commercial discipline and leading to ensure the project commercially delivers against the business plan

Liaises closely with key client stakeholders to facilitate the delivery of set project outcomes

Contributes to business development,





including identifying work opportunities in existing client relationships, developing compelling and winning proposals and pitch documents

Draws on relevant theories, evidence-based practice to lead the design and delivery of organisational diagnostics workshops

Reviews, analyses and reports on client's organisational behaviour and cultural landscape

Applies knowledge of organisational change theories and practices to make recommendations to client challenges

Contributes to the development of methodologies, tools, thought leadership papers and the People & Organisation community of practice and Operations Consulting skills network Education and experience

Typically,





a first degree and/or extensive experience in people and change consulting and/or a Master's degree in the behavioural or management sciences field, e.g. occupational psychology, organisational behaviour, organisational design, MBATypically, 6+ years of experience in a consulting or in-house environment Key capabilities

Experience in operating model & organisation development, culture & organisational change capability

Team leadership and direction setting Strong commercial acumen, experience and willingness to support new business development

Capability in developing business proposals for clients, by understanding client requirements and drawing together expertise from across a multi-disciplinary firm

Project management and delivery skills, including financial and risk management







Ability to work collaboratively with clients and multi-disciplinary teams to help shape and deliver the best solution

Ability to demonstrate a methodological and creative approach to decision-making even in an ambiguous environmentA collaborative style of working that fosters innovation and team working Desired:Experience in organisational readiness (research methodologies, job analysis, selection and assessment, training needs analysis, training design and delivery, project management)Experience in one or more of the following markets: Manufacturing, Rail, Highways, Energy, Aviation and/or Water Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Please do not hesitate in applying.