Workforce Consultant

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Job Summary

As a Consultant–Workforce, you will play a key role in the design and delivery of workforce consultancy projects across health, justice, emergency services and the wider public sector. Working as part of a matrix team, you will contribute specialist expertise and strong project management skills to deliver practical, evidence‑based solutions for clients.

You will lead defined projects and/or work packages within larger assignments, working closely with Senior Consultants and the Principal Consultant. You will be expected to conduct research and analysis, manage client engagement, and produce clear, high‑quality outputs.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver work packages ensuring outputs are accurate, timely and aligned with client needs.
• Lead projects and/or workstreams within larger programmes.
• Build positive working relationships with clients, operating as a credible point of contact.
• Support client presentations, workshops and meetings.
• Work collaboratively with Senior Consultants, Associates and wider colleagues.
• Share knowledge, learning and good practice with peers.
• Contribute to proposal writing, tenders and business development opportunities.
• Support the refinement of tools, methodologies and frameworks used across the consultancy.
• Apply structured QA processes to own work and contribute to peer review.
• Seek feedback and reflect on learning to continuously improve practice.

Impact of the Role

As a Consultant in our Workforce team, you’ll help shape the future workforce across health, justice, emergency services and the wider public sector. Your work directly influences national programmes, policy and service improvement, helping organisations build skilled, sustainable and motivated workforces. Every project you deliver contributes to making frontline services stronger, more effective and better supported.

Key Business Skills

You’ll need excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills, alongside strong communication and stakeholder‑management capabilities. The role suits someone who enjoys making sense of complex systems, producing clear insights and recommendations, and managing multiple priorities with professionalism. Project management experience, attention to detail, and the ability to write with clarity and purpose are also essential.

Daily Work

No two days are the same. You might be facilitating a client workshop one morning, analysing workforce data in the afternoon, and drafting a report or presentation the next day. You’ll collaborate closely with colleagues across our consultancy, research, and technical teams, often working on two or three projects at a time. Hybrid working gives you the freedom to combine focused home‑based work with in‑person team sessions and client engagement.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave entitlement up to a maximum of 28 days, plus public holidays and a potential Christmas closure.
• Flexible working – 50% working from home with a dress for your day approach.
• Staggered start and finish time.
• Enhanced leave, bereavement, carers, maternity, paternity and sickness leave.
• Health and wellbeing benefits, access to our mental health first aiders, a confidential employee assistance programme, free eye tests and payment for an annual flu jab.
• Enhanced pension scheme, with a contribution matching up to a combined 12%, and the option to join the Salary Exchange Pension Scheme along with death in service coverage at three times annual salary.
• Flexible employee benefits portal including a cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• Buy annual leave scheme.
• Organisational development days and departmental training budgets.
• Payroll giving – a tax‑free way to donate to any charity, good cause or place of worship.

Equal Opportunity

The Workforce Development Trust is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone. We strongly encourage people of all gender, religion, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientation, and individuals with disabilities to apply. If you need any reasonable adjustments at any point, please let us know. In your application, please feel free to advise on your preferred pronouns (e.g., she/her, he/him, they/them).