Resource Manager, Consulting London, England
Job description
Connect to your Industry
Resource Management (RM) is a crucial function within Consulting at Deloitte. Sitting at the core of our business the RM team matches our talented people with the most appropriate client projects. Working closely with senior leadership, you will own the deployment process end to end for this offering group and deliver reliable and accurate forecast data to the business.
Enterprise Technology & Performance practitioners help clients achieve maximum value from digital transformation investments in Finance, Supply Chain and IT operations by taking a holistic view of performance improvement including strategy, process design, technology enablement and operate services.
Connect to your career at Deloitte
Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, that covers audit, risk advisory, and consulting services across tax, legal, business, technology and corporate finance, we help our clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.
What brings us all together at Deloitte? It’s how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.
Connect to your opportunity
The aim of the RM team is to maximise utilisation and drive profitability by efficiently managing practitioner time. This is achieved by developing a deep understanding of the practitioner team, and by using sound industry and technical knowledge, suggesting matches between individuals on sold or proposed client engagements, to ensure maximum commercial advantage.
We are a relationship and knowledge focussed team, valued for the time we take to understand the range of client project opportunities and understand our people, their unique skills, development needs, and ambitions. Each member of the team is expected to feel strong ownership for their group, while also working closely with the other members of the Resource Management Team. As a team we communicate regularly to remain in step with each other; providing a seamless experience for our people and delivering an unrivalled Resource Management service for the Consulting business.
We also work flexibly to ensure we closely align ourselves to the business and their requirements. You will gain the full support of the business unit you look after and will join the associated leadership team meetings. This will be augmented by support from the RMBP for ETP, as well as the overall head of RM for Consulting.
Connect to your skills and professional experience
- Previous experience of Resource Management, especially within a consulting business is essential.
- Prior experience of a partnership organisation, particularly a professional services firm, would be highly desirable.
- Some experience in a HR Consulting environment or related organisation would be preferred.
- Experienced candidates with a background in recruitment / relationship management within the consulting / professional services space may also be considered.
Essential Skills/Competencies
- Computer literate, in particular an excellent working knowledge of Windows, Word and Excel.
- Proactive and creative approach to problem solving.
- Numerate and well organised.
- Demonstrate an ability to work on detail and identify discrepancies in short timescales.
- A diligent and conscientious approach to carrying out work quickly and efficiently is essential.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Being able to talk authoritatively and with credibility to senior stakeholders either one to one or in large meetings.
- Willingness to present and be recognised as the go-to person for a team.
Person Specification
- Bright, outgoing personality with a positive outlook and a strong team-working bias.
- An ability to understand different working styles, approaches and audiences. In response adapting correspondence, conversations and tactics accordingly.
- Able to quickly gain credibility with senior staff and the trust of all staff.
- A willingness to get in the detail of what is going on in your team, but also to see the wider picture.
- Hands on approach with ability to juggle several tasks at once.
- Tenacious, resilient and willing. Some tasks/meetings may require work outside of standard hours, but weekend working is not expected.
Connect to your service line - Consulting
Distinctive thinking, deep expertise, and collaborative working. That’s what connects us. That’s what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest challenges around, join us. Together, we’ll make an impact that matters.
Personal independence
Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints. This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm. The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process.
Connect with your colleagues
“What attracted me to Deloitte were the endless opportunities and the collective experience of other like-minded individuals. Deloitte’s clients include many of the world’s largest organisations; I wanted to be part of a team that made a difference that I could be proud of.”
- Dan, Consulting
Connect to your agile working options
Location: The home office of this role is London.
Your Work, Your Way: We call our hybrid working vision Deloitte Works. And it does. We trust you to make the right choices around where, when and how you work. You’ll be able to make decisions about how you work best, to be collaborative, learn from colleagues, share your experiences, build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Having great conversations with your team and your leadership paves the way for great collaborative ways of working.
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Connect to your return to work opportunity
Are you looking to return to the workplace after an extended career break?
For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills, and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of two years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application.
Our commitment to you
Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.
We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.
Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.
Connect to your next step
A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.
Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers
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