At a Glance
- Tasks: Shape bid strategy, develop financial models, and oversee contract delivery.
- Company: UCL Consultants collaborates with world-class academic experts to drive impactful projects.
- Benefits: Enjoy a contributory pension scheme, performance-related pay, and flexible working options.
- Other info: Salary ranges from £45,000 to £56,000 based on experience.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team supporting business, government, and society through strategic consultancy.
- Qualifications: Strong commercial, financial, and mathematical skills are essential for this role.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 56000 £ per year.
UCL Consultants is seeking a full‑time Consultancy Manager. This commercially focused business development role shapes bid strategy through robust financial modelling, ensuring proposals reflect commercial realities, supporting risk assessment on complex tenders, and providing ongoing financial and commercial oversight throughout contract delivery.
The role supports the growth and delivery of projects by UCL Consultants while working with world‑class academic experts. Candidates will bring UCL’s expertise to life and support the academic experts in making an impact for the benefit of business, government and society. The post holder supports UCL experts with commercial and financial leadership across the bid and contract lifecycle.
They will develop financially sound bid submissions that reflect commercial realities, construct detailed financial models to support investment and pricing decisions, and assess financial and commercial risks associated with complex tenders. Post‑award, the role supports contract delivery by monitoring financial performance, managing commercial risks, and ensuring contracts are delivered in line with agreed financial assumptions and objectives.
The post holder also supports development of processes and systems to ensure efficient operations in UCL Consultants’ Business Development team.
Qualifications and Experience
The successful candidate will have strong commercial, financial and mathematical skills, familiarity with software and systems, strong interest and/or experience in the academic environment, aptitude to create and manage client relationships, identify resources to deliver, and support the development of proposals. Ideally, they will have specialist knowledge relevant to the research or teaching activities at UCL and be able to work independently as part of a Business Development team.
Benefits
UCL Consultants offers a contributory pension scheme, a performance‑related pay scheme, flexible working options and a generous holiday allowance. Salary is £45,000 to £56,000, dependent on experience. UCL Consultants Ltd is an equal opportunities employer.
Consultancy Manager (Strategic Projects) employer: UCL Consultants Ltd
UCL Consultants is located in London and offers a generous holiday allowance alongside a contributory pension scheme. The team focuses on delivering impactful projects that benefit various sectors, including business and government.
