Senior Manager - People Consulting - Defence

KPMG is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Tax & Pensions, Consulting, Deal Advisory and Technology services with over 16,000 colleagues in the UK. Our work is often complex, yet our vision is simple: to be the clear choice for our clients, for our people and for the communities we work in. People Consulting is a growing part of KPMG's management consulting practice. We help transform the performance of organisations by changing the way people are led, managed, and developed. We do this by focusing on two key areas - delivering the people agenda on large scale, complex, transformational change programmes and transforming the HR function. Our purpose is to lead transformation for and with people, to make a positive impact for clients and citizens. We are committed to creating a dynamic, challenging, and engaging place to work for everyone in our team.

We are seeking a talented Senior Manager with experience leading large client Organisational Transformation programmes. Typically, these programmes would cover at least one of the following areas: Workforce Transformation (inc. AI), Organisation Design, Change Management, HR Transformation, Digital Transformation, Learning and Development. Our work is incredibly varied, but would typically cover:

• Leading complex people centric projects and transformation workstreams with a team of consultants, to drive business change, integrating across large multi-disciplinary programme teams and providing leadership on the people side of the solution/implementation.
• Providing specialist advice and working closely with client leads and team members to successfully deliver project outcomes.
• Contributing to business development and sales, working with account teams to scope opportunities and developing compelling proposals to win new clients.
• Contributing to the development of methods, tools and thought leadership.
• Building and shaping relationships with clients on a daily basis.
• Acting as a career coach for their team members, helping them to develop and progress their careers.

The role will be subject to MOD and UK Govt public sector governance and controls. Therefore, the applicant will need to either already hold Security Clearance, or be able to obtain clearance when you join us.

Experience and Background

Essential:

• Significant level of experience of managing the delivery of complex transformation programmes for clients with a flexible skill-set and proven ability to respond to a range of different client problems.
• Considerable level of experience of working with Defence and Corporate organisations.
• Strong track record of leading engagement teams to deliver successful projects that meet the agreed client outcomes and experience of leading and managing teams.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement and management skills (including writing communications) demonstrable experience working with senior leaders and ability to own executive-level relationships.
• Ability to demonstrate continuous learning and a passion for your discipline.
• Business development experience and ability to manage pursuits and bids and write proposals.
• Ability to manage engagement, including risk and financial effectively.

Desirable:

• A proven track record in consulting with demonstrable grasp of all core people consulting skills (Workforce Transformation (inc. AI), Organisation Design, Change Management, HR Transformation, Digital Transformation, Learning and Development).
• Whilst we expect all of our consultants at Senior Manager grade to be able to work flexibly across our three market areas (Corporate, Government and Financial Services), our ambition is for the successful candidate to be aligned to the Corporate sector with a particular focus on Defence and therefore experience or an interest in this sector would be preferred.

Qualifications and Skills

The qualifications and skills for these roles are not prescriptive, but you'd need to demonstrate:

• Ability to thrive in a fast paced working environment including taking initiative in ambiguous and fluid situations.
• Experience of working in a project environment, and an understanding of project management tools and techniques.
• Desirable includes accreditation in one or more psychometric assessment tools, recognised project management qualifications, PRINCE2 and/or recognised change management methodologies, Prosci ADKAR.

Intelligent working

We recognise that as individuals, we each have particular needs and that one size does not fit all, when it comes to how, when and where you work. That’s why we’re proud to offer our colleagues agile working options. We are happy to discuss your own requirements and our range of flexible working arrangements in more detail, should that be of interest and, as part of the recruitment process, we can put you in touch with those in the team who already work flexibly.

Applying with a disability

KPMG are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunity employer and we seek to attract and retain the best people from the widest possible talent pool. As a member of the Business Disability Forum, we are committed to ensuring that you are treated fairly throughout our Recruitment Process. Should you be successful after the initial application stage, please discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require, with your recruitment contact.