People & Change Consultant in Manchester

Become part of our People and Change Team!

We create design and deliver workforce and organisational transformation initiatives, responding to changing business needs, digital disruption, and the impact of AI. These roles are about developing solutions across talent, skills, technology, and culture, enabling organisations to build future‑ready workforces and drive sustainable change.

Our diverse team advises clients on:

• Workforce Transformation Delivery: Support the design and implementation of workforce and skills transformation programmes, including operating model change, workforce planning, and organisational design.
• Career Pathways & Talent Management: Contribute to the development of career frameworks, succession planning approaches, and talent strategies that align workforce capability with business objectives.
• HR & Workforce Technology Advisory: Support the selection, implementation, and optimisation of HR and workforce technologies (e.g., Workday), ensuring alignment with people processes and user needs.
• Skills & AI-Driven Transformation: Analyse workforce skills gaps and contribute to strategies that address emerging capability needs in the context of automation, AI, and digital transformation.
• Workforce & People Analytics: Use data and analytics to generate workforce insights, track performance, and inform strategic decision‑making (e.g., retention, performance, diversity).
• Business Change & Adoption: Support change management activities, including stakeholder engagement, communications, and adoption planning to embed new ways of working.
• Leadership & Culture: Contribute to the design and facilitation of leadership and cultural interventions that enable behavioural change and drive organisational performance.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong working relationships with client stakeholders, collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to deliver high‑quality outcomes.

Hybrid working – our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week. However, the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment, including up to 5 days per week on a client site.

We are currently recruiting experienced Consultants (Consultant Analyst, Consultant, Senior Consultant grades) with proven experience in:

• Working in consulting, HR transformation, workforce strategy, or organisational change roles.
• Demonstrated experience in at least two of the following areas:
  • Career Pathways & Talent Management
  • HR / Workforce Technology (e.g., Workday)
  • Skills & Workforce Transformation (incl. AI impact)
  • Workforce / People Analytics
  • Business Change / Change Management
  • Leadership & Culture design or facilitation
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Ability to support delivery of client‑facing projects in complex environments.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills – able to have difficult conversations and to write clearly for different audiences.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work across teams and disciplines.

Desirable:

• Experience in large‑scale transformation programmes (public or private sector).
• Knowledge of workforce planning methodologies and operating model design.
• Familiarity with change management frameworks (e.g., ADKAR, PROSCI).
• Experience using people analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Excel modelling).
• Professional certifications (e.g., CIPD, PROSCI, PRINCE2, Agile).
• Experience working in government, defence, or regulated environments.

You will bring many of the following attributes:

• High levels of emotional intelligence and experience working with a range of stakeholders so that you can adapt your approach to different client and organisational contexts.
• A collaborative and enthusiastic style, with flexibility to work on diverse challenges in small, cross‑functional, or large teams.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem‑solving skills with an ability to deliver practical results.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills which enable you to translate complex digital concepts into clear, human‑centred messages.
• The ability to build trusted relationships quickly with colleagues, clients, and senior stakeholders.
• A forward‑thinking mindset with a strong interest in future of work, AI, digital transformation, workforce strategy and people analytics.

Why you'll enjoy being part of our People and Change Capability:

• A welcoming, inclusive and supportive team with a strong focus on wellbeing.
• Excellent professional development opportunities, including mentoring and supported accreditation.
• Active networks and communities, including Pride, BAME Network, Women's Network, Future of Work, Mental Health & Wellbeing and Military Network.
• If you're curious, enterprising and passionate about combining AI, digital transformation and human‑centred change, we'd love to hear from you.

We know the skill‑gap and 'somewhat need to tick every box' can get in the way of meeting bri