Transformation Consulting Manager

About Grant Thornton. At Grant Thornton we do things differently – looking to the future, driving ambitious growth and pioneering positive change in our industry. Providing audit, tax and advisory services, we empower clients through strategic insight, curiosity, and genuine partnership. And we empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture and work life balance. A true alternative. With over 5,000 people in the UK, and a presence in 150 global markets, we’re on an ambitious journey, from great to exceptional, and we need the best people to help us achieve our potential.

NEW GROUND WON’T BREAK ITSELF. Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals. The Transformation and People Consulting team supports business leaders to respond to an ever‑changing environment by helping clients shape and align their transformation and/or people strategy. We ensure organisation goals are clearly linked to the strategy of the organisation, and how these translate into clear objectives for people across the business. We work with leaders on the design and delivery of operating models and structures to support their vision and strategy, ensuring we are excellent change managers, making transformation and change sustainable. We also know that an organisation’s culture, leadership and employee value proposition is integral to people engagement, creating a competitive advantage and managing through change.

We’re happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares; we’ll support you to balance your work and life.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day‑to‑day client relationship for smaller projects
• Draft project budgets and monitor/manage actual costs versus budget
• Provide key support in writing and developing proposals for targets and clients, including supporting pitching or as part of a wider pitch team
• Take responsibility for leading take on procedures, including drafting letters of engagement for Partner or Director approval
• Support and input into the development and delivery of a clear go‑to‑market plan for Transformation and People Consulting across all our regions, leveraging our internal resource and external network
• Support the development of practice product collateral, including tools and templates
• Support the team on key accounts, including the management and day‑to‑day activities of these
• Lead report drafting for smaller projects, or drafting of specific sections for larger projects, with minimal oversight, ensuring accuracy for all figures presented
• Proactively build your own network both internal and external to the Firm to generate leads
• Lead initiatives to raise the awareness of Transformation and People Consulting within the Firm
• Take an active role in marketing events and seminars, including organising, as required by the department
• Support the provision of on‑the‑job training to more junior team members including regular feedback

Qualifications

Minimum criteria:

• Experience of one or more of the following: Change Management, Operating Model Design and Implementation, Organisational Design and development; HR function transformation; business transformation, culture change, employee experience and engagement
• Previous consulting experience

It would be great if you had some of the following skills:

• Strong project management skills with demonstrable project experience
• A clear understanding of change levers for transformation and culture change
• Strong commercial mindset
• Worked within an internal HR function
• Been part of setting up a Project/Transformation Management Office
• Core consulting skills, including project and stakeholder management and leading parts of a change or transformation programme
• Supporting the development of propositions and offerings for clients, and highlighting opportunities at the right time
• Design and delivery of People Strategies within different organisations
• Development and delivery of an Employee Value Proposition or the related elements of such
• Strong at report writing, supporting the development of business cases, bid leading, supporting tenders and negotiating.

Culture & Values

Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people. We never settle for what is easy; we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential. Our open and accessible culture means you’ll interact with leaders who are interested in you and everything you bring to our firm. The things that set you apart, we value them. That’s why we give you the freedom to bring your whole self to work and pursue your passions inside and outside of work.

Beyond the Job

Life is more than work. The things you do, and the people you’re with outside of work matter, that’s why we’ll look at flexible working options for all our roles, and we’ll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance. From secondments, to fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you’ll be giving back to society. It’s that drive to do the right thing that runs through our every move, grounded in our firm’s values – purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind. We’re looking for people who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. People who want to be able to proudly do what’s right, for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves. It’s how it should be.