Consultant, GPS, HR Advisory

As a Consultant, you'll work within project teams to deliver high quality client work across a variety of projects, building upon your existing expertise and knowledge. This might be around HR strategy / transformations or specialist topics such as learning and talent strategy, employee experience, reward and benefits strategy, people technology or recruitment. Types of responsibilities can include, but are not limited to:

• Conducting research & analysis and applying logic to deliver insight and innovative solutions to clients - e.g., through interviewing client stakeholders or facilitating workshops and meetings
• Contributing to project management and delivery, including planning and project governance
• Preparing documents / presentations to deliver recommendations to clients, and overseeing work completed by junior team members
• Working with clients to scope pieces of work and confirm their understanding - gathering requirements, feedback and input for workshops and meetings
• Working effectively in diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution
• Proactively working within the practice to support on internal programmes and initiatives that align with business priorities and your own personal interests, as well as on new business activities such as bids
  
  We're looking for the right attitude and mindset - willingness to learn is key! Our preference is for you to have experience of working in a fast-paced consultative environment but will consider applicants from a diversity of backgrounds. Our ideal team member will be able to demonstrate:
• An ability to articulate a clear understanding of HR, the function it performs in a business context, and the industry trends that will impact the work we do with our clients
• Experience in delivering on or supporting the implementation of strategic people-related projects or programmes within one or more of the following areas: HR operations, HR transformation programmes, enabling HR technologies, Digital HR, shared services, HR organisation design or a specialist HR area (e.g., learning, talent, recruitment, benefits, reward and performance)
• An interest in working with public sector clients and a passion to shape the future of HR and people strategy for government departments
• Excellent facilitation and data analysis skills and strong ability in Microsoft Office, particularly in PowerPoint and Excel
• An understanding of the fundamentals of project management including planning, project governance, risk management and financials
• Adaptable, logical, and able to manage high pressured and time-critical situations to deliver excellent work in a range of client scenarios
• Highly personable with excellent communication and relationship building skills (with colleagues and clients), and an ability to influence others
• A desire to work in and to encourage a collaborative, supportive and meaningful environment where everyone is celebrated as an individual
  
  With over 1,000 professionals in the UK, our Human Capital practice is renowned for providing distinctive depth and breadth of HR and Organisational Transformation services to clients undertaking complex major programmes.
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