Manager / Management Consultant London, England
Job description
Manager / Management Consultant
Location: London / Home based + UK travel when required
Salary: Starts from £58,000 + Competitive Bonus + Excellent Benefits
About us
IMPOWER is an award-winning independent consultancy focused exclusively on improving public services. By enabling our clients to grip the challenges of complexity, we supercharge their ability to improve lives and save money.
We exist because public services can be – and should be – improved. For us, improving public services is fundamentally about improving the lives of citizens.
We understand that impactful and meaningful change cannot be solved sustainably through traditional, liner project management approaches. Our unique EDGEWORK methodology provides our clients with the skills, techniques and mindset to collaboratively solve the complex problems they face – and we have shown that IMPOWER’s way of approaching change has provided better outcomes for service users that have cost our clients less to deliver.
Our team of highly skilled consultants use applied behavioural science, insight, creativity and a talent for building strong relationships to transform public service delivery. If you have a passion for improving public services and the energy to tackle some of our clients’ most difficult challenges, we hope you will be inspired to join our team.
About the role
Our Managers are responsible for the day to day delivery of our delivery projects and partnerships, and use their expertise and EDGEWORK approach to make impactful changes that benefit our clients needs.
They are responsible for drawing out insight from our projects to share across the business, and they generate ideas for how we can develop our offer and methods of change delivery. We encourage our Managers to offer their perspectives and creativity to develop innovative solutions to our clients’ challenges.
Our Managers are emotionally intelligent – and know how to develop and manage a team of exceptionally talented and high performing staff. They are responsible for the day to day and longer-term performance management of our project and internal teams, ensuring that our staff are trained, developed, retained, and well cared for.
We are based in London, but travel within the UK will be required to meet with your clients and build relationships with front line teams. We'll work with you to make travel commitments as painless as possible, and will happily talk through likely expectations on an initial introductory call.
About you
To excel in this role – you should have a combination of the below skills and experiences, including:
- Experience working within a Management Consultancy environment – with project delivery expertise focused on people/behavioural change
- Delivering on change and transformation projects within the public sector, social care, local government or health sectors
- Exceptional emotional intelligence, with a clear understanding of how to work in values-based organisations and environments
- Demonstrable ability in developing and managing high performing teams, achieving effective results, with the ability to flex management style according to individual needs
- Excellent analytical, written and presentation capabilities- you'll need this to effectively present information and outcomes to your clients and project teams!
- Project Management skills
- Excellent attention to detail
About our culture:
We offer a genuine opportunity to contribute to improving public services, the friendliness and support of a close-knit team, and a stimulating environment where you can develop your career and fulfil your potential.
We are committed to the training and development of all our consultants, so you can expect to continue to develop your skills in a range of areas from consultancy behaviours and practices, to more specific training tailored to you as an individual.
About our benefits:
- Competitive salary, with a personal and company-based performance bonus
- 28 days annual leave (+ bank holidays), with buy/sell/rollover scheme
- Pension scheme
- Life assurance and Income Protection
- Medical and Dental Insurance
- Gym Subsidy contribution, including to online fitness subscriptions
- Parent, guardian, and carer friendly policies
- Discounts at a variety of high street retailers
- Regular training and development opportunities
- Paid volunteer/CSR days
- Regular team socials and celebrations
About our commitment to Inclusion
At IMPOWER, whilst we are committed to being an equal opportunities employer - our commitment to facilitating a safe, inclusive working environment doesn’t just stop at an Equality and Diversity Policy.
We are an organisation that is actively working towards anti-discrimination of any kind against race, gender, gender identity, sexuality, disability, age, religious belief, parental or carer commitments, marital status or civil partnership. We do this through our D&I strategy, through constant review our policies and procedures, through our recruitment processes, and through the training and development of our staff.
Our bi-monthly Inclusion forums give staff a safe space to share ideas, concerns and thoughts on how we can continue to create and embed an Inclusive culture – focusing on the main principles of psychological safety and celebrating the diversity of our team.
To ensure you have the best experience with us, please email [email protected] if you require us to make any adjustments to our application or interview process.
