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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 pressures for efficiency and achieving
greater value for money with 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 effecting
change in a sustainable way
The Public Sector Performance Improvement Consulting
Practice based in Scotland is looking to recruit
a number of Change Management Consultants to
join an already successful team to deliver
client advice and implementation support to
the Scottish Public Sector. Excellent opportunities
exist at various levels 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 change strategies and Inspiring Visions
for Change Running a work programme of change
initiatives with successful outcomes Developing
leadership and changing culture within organisations
Delivering effective stakeholder management and
communications Strategies and plans Organisational
design Strengthening capabilities of the workforce
to maximise people performance Transition management
from the current situation to the desired outcomes
Coaching High Performance Team working Business
case development Benefits management
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 Having a flexible
outlook and a creative approach to originating
new ideas Ability and confidence 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 modelling
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 compnay 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
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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