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Our client a leading management consultancy
is seeking exceptional government consultants
to help grow their successful Scottish government
practice. Candidates should have a good degree
and have worked for a major consultancy or outsourcer
and have a good knowledge of the government sector.
The Government and Public Sector practice at
our company has been helping government and public
sector organisations locally, regionally, nationally
and internationally for many years. The issues
our clients face today are as daunting as they
have ever been:
Increasing efficiency and achieving greater
value for money under ever-increasing scrutiny,
given unprecedented levels of investment in
our public services Achieving effective delivery
of high quality public services in a way that
is fair and meets consumers rising expectations
for choice and consistency of service delivery
Modernising and effective change in a sustainable
way
The Public Sector Performance Improvement Consulting
Practice based in Scotland is looking to recruit
a number of Shared Services Consultants to
join an already successful team to deliver
client advice and implementation support to
the Scottish Public Sector. Shared Service
Centre design and implementation is clearly
a big challenge for the Government and Public
sector and excellent opportunities exist at
various levels in the company for individuals
who are genuinely interested in expanding their
horizons and wish to work in a challenging
and leading edge environment.
Individuals should be able to demonstrate an
outstanding delivery track record of success
within public sector engagements, ideally within
the Scottish NHS, Local and Central Government
Sectors and Agencies.
Requirements
Successful candidates will need to demonstrate
a proven track record in some or all of the
following:
Skills / Experience
Developing Shared Service vision, strategy
and blueprint Running a Shared Service work
programme with successful outcomes Working
within a Shared Services environment Process
enabled change and delivering the necessary
organisational efficiencies Back office shared
services – finance, payroll, HR, IT,
procurement or other admin Implementation of
the supporting technology solutions and integration
from the front to the back office Detailed
knowledge of the front office services provided
by the public sector – local government,
NHS or central government Developing leadership
and culture within the organisation Delivering
effective stakeholder management and communications
Organisational design Transition management
from the previous to the new Continuous Improvement
Business case development Managing the benefits
and delivering the organisational performance
As well as technical knowledge and experience,
you must be able to demonstrate exceptional
interpersonal skills, commercial acumen and
ability to thrive in a team environment.
General Consulting Skills
The capacity or ability to lead clients and
colleagues whilst exemplifying quality standards
and being an ambassador for the company Developing
long term relationships with clients Has a
flexible outlook and is creative to originate
ideas and develop through to tangible propositions
Ability to advise and interact with all levels
of client management and staff Excellent business
analysis and design skills Excellent oral communication,
written communication and negotiation skills
Coaching and developing staff Understanding
our clients business and showing strong commercial
acumen Presentation, facilitation, process
mapping and business case development
We aim to develop individuals entering the
team and to help them progress in their consulting
career and will seek to provide the opportunities
for high performers to move up rapidly within
the group.
Responsibilities
Successful candidates will need to demonstrate
experience or aptitude in some or all of the
following areas:
Delivering projects and consulting solutions
to the Scottish Public Sector on time, to budget
and exceeds client expectation Understanding
client need, qualifying the opportunity, advising
and shaping the proposed solution and either
managing or supporting the pursuit process
through to winning the work Developing and
managing long term relationships at senior
levels with the client Service line development
Creating and contributing to thought leadership
through deep understanding of drivers for change
in Public Sector e.g. Efficient Government
Managing quality of the delivery of the solution
to ensure it exceeds client expectations Leveraging
the wider company organisation to bring full
range of best advice to the client Personal
commitment to learning new change techniques
and skills, contributing to the wider company
knowledge base
The Individual
Suitable individuals will ideally have :
A public sector consulting background and be
active in the Scottish NHS, Local or Central
Government business community with a good range
of contacts Previous experience of delivering
consultancy and implementation support services
to the Public Sector Demonstrable ability to
gain trusted advisor status with clients , helping
to develop relationships into longer term partnerships
and large scale assignments Worked up to management
level or equivalent, in NHS, Local or Central
Government A good understanding of Scottish Government,
Efficient/Modernising Government and Public Sector
drivers for change and current political direction
Awareness of the technology issues which arise
from current issues impacting on the Public Sector
Experience in the Scottish Financial Services
and Energy and Utilities sectors would also be
valued
Ideal candidates will have a career track record
in implementing or operating Shared Services,
which includes working in a well respected Private
Sector, Consulting or IT services organisation
and ideally have advisory experience with the
public sector for a minimum of 2 years.
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