Training & Change Manager, People Consulting, Belfast, Derry, Londonderry

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Our People Consulting professionals assist our clients in successfully defining, implementing, and sustaining their people agenda. We provide our clients with a set of integrated services and offerings solving their most pertinent people‐related business issues. Our core service offerings include organisational design, change management, leadership development, workforce planning, cultural assessment and development, and talent management.

Driven by our deep understanding of HR strategy and operations, and our focus on innovation, People Consulting is best positioned to respond to the scale and complexity of the challenges our clients face, making us the trusted advisor of choice to our clients and creating more opportunities for our people.

The opportunity: Joining the People Consulting team in EY will provide you with the opportunity to work on some of the most interesting and complex transformation programmes in Ireland. Our team, in partnership with our clients, seek to ensure the long‐term sustainability and embedding of major organisational transformation programmes. Our work is varied and challenging; from embedding cultural and behavioural change and training across an organisation to creating an organisation design that determines effective organisation solutions. We manage communications and stakeholders, plan and implement change journeys and offer an understanding of the HR structures, practices and policies required to support the organisation.

At EY, our inclusive work environment means that everyone's opinion is valued. This enables us to provide better advice and ideas to our clients, which in turn helps you develop as an individual to achieve your potential. We offer you the opportunity to make a difference!

Your Key Responsibilities:

• You will develop strategic training and change management plans aligned with client/organisational goals and best practices.
• You will be experienced in the full project lifecycle, from concept through to implementation.
• You will design and customise training and change management programmes, workshops and materials tailored to client needs.
• You will have experience in the end‐to‐end project management of training and change programmes for clients.
• You will lead the development of project plans including defining the scope, objectives, deliverables, and timelines.
• You will create and maintain project governance, track progress, and identify and mitigate risks to ensure successful completion of projects.
• You will incorporate innovative learning and change methodologies, technologies to enhance engagement and effectiveness.
• You will implement programme evaluation frameworks/mechanisms to assess the impact and effectiveness of training and change initiatives.
• You will be responsible for building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• You will play an active role in growing our business by identifying potential business opportunities.

To qualify for the role, you must:

• Be degree qualified and have relevant professional experience; applicants will preferably have prior consulting experience in a client‐facing role on large or complex transformation programmes.
• Be experienced in using relevant training/L&D tools, templates, and change management methodologies.
• Experience in Oracle training is preferable.
• Be professional, quickly establishing personal credibility and demonstrating expertise.
• Have strong personal impact and resilience and be able to influence clients and stakeholders to gain support for major changes and key decisions.
• Be pragmatic – taking a practical approach to solving issues and gaining client agreement.
• Be able to analyse complex problems and to deliver insightful, practical, and sustainable solutions.
• Be focused on achieving project/programme goals and objectives.
• Be experienced of full project lifecycle from concept through to implementation.
• Have proven experience structuring and managing projects or programmes of work which meet client expectations and mitigate any risks or issues.

What we look for:

We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate real impact within various areas of People Consulting for our clients. We require people who can build our service offerings, understand client needs, grow our internal capability, and connect effectively across our global People Consulting practice to maximise our global knowledge and experience in supporting clients.

IMPORTANT: Where Agency assistance is required, our Talent Team will engage directly with suppliers. CVs/Profiles should not be shared directly with Hiring Managers. Unsolicited CVs/Profiles supplied to EY by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.

What Working At EY Offers:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around.
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that's right for you.

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client‐facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process.

About EY:

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services, we're using the finance products, expertise, and systems we've developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities, and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible. Join us in building a better working world. That's Why, EY. Apply now.