Location: Flexible, with UK travel required
Contract type: Permanent, full-time (40 hours per week)
Salary: From £45,000 per annum + benefits
About IMPOWER
IMPOWER is the country’s largest independent management consultancy focussed exclusively on helping our public sector clients improve services for their local communities. We hold a profound belief in the innate value of public services; a better public sector is the cornerstone of a better society.
IMPOWER help public service leaders produce lasting, positive change in complex systems. 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 have consistently demonstrated that performance can be improved and that this improved performance can be sustained, citizens’ lives made noticeably better and public services left more resilient to manage future challenges.
IMPOWER is ambitious and growing! We are seeking colleagues who are ready for challenge, growth and opportunity over the coming years as we build the blueprint for better public services.
About the role
Our Senior Consultants provide administrative, project management and analytical work across our projects. Their day-to-day tasks include conducting, detailed analysis on both quantitative and qualitative information; working closely with clients at a strategic and frontline level to deliver change, and creating documented deliverables including reports and presentations – all in which aid the progress of our work.
Our Senior Consultants lead on specific elements of a project, with the support of the project Manager. This will includes tasks ranging from administration and coordination of project activities, preparing and running workshops, working with frontline professionals, and sharing key insights with senior clients.
Our Senior Consultants are curious and inquisitive, and they take a genuine interest in our clients to work together in solving the important challenges they face. They are flexible, adapt positively to change, and have great deal of emotional intelligence and empathy.
About you
Proven experience in change and transformation projects within the public sector, social care, local government, health environments, or consulting more broadly, with a history of leading project elements supported by senior management.
Proven experience in facilitating, developing, or supporting workshops, focus groups, or similar activities.
About the responsibilities
Project Delivery
Cultivate strong client relationships, particularly with operational staff and key project stakeholders, taking ownership of specific client interactions across projects to support the team with broader stakeholders.
Internal Business Development
About our offer
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
Regular training and development opportunities
Paid volunteer/CSR days
Regular team socials and celebrations (even virtual ones!)
About our commitment to Diversity and 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 DEI strategy, constant review of our policies and procedures, via our recruitment processes, and training and development of our staff.
We have signed up to the Disability Confident scheme and we are committed to ensuring our application and interview processes are inclusive for all candidates. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions or require any adjustments.
