Manager - People Consulting (Defence) - #1698763

Location: Birmingham, Bristol & Other locations

Location: Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, London, Manchester

Experience Level: Manager

Type: Full Time

Contract type: Permanent

Job Title/Req Number: Manager - People Consulting (Defence) (106953)

As a result of the work that we do, we require applicants to hold or be capable of obtaining UK National Security Vetting, the requirements for which could include but not be limited to having resided in the UK for at least the past 5 years and being a UK national or dual UK national. Please note your application will not be taken forward if you cannot fulfil these requirements.

Why Join KPMG as a Manager in People Consulting Defence?

People Consulting is a growing part of KPMG’s Advisory practice. We help transform the performance of organisations by changing the way people are led, managed and developed. We do this by focusing on two key areas – delivering the people agenda on large scale, complex, transformational change programmes and transforming the HR function.

The Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare (IGH) team within People Consulting team works in five main market areas: Central Government, Defence and Justice; Transport and Infrastructure; Education, Skills & Productivity; Health and Human Services; and Local Government.Our purpose is to lead transformation for and with people, to make a positive impact for clients and citizens.

We are committed to creating a dynamic, challenging and engaging place to work for everyone in our team. Weare a passionate and diverse community where all team members are valued, respected and empowered to truly enjoy the work they do.

What will you be doing?

We are seeking a talented individual to manage and deliver client engagements, with demonstrable experience of managing the design and delivery of complex change and transformation programmes (People-Centric Transformation) to support our clients with addressing key market challenges. Typically, these programmes would cover at least one of the following areas: Target Operating Model Design, Organisational Redesign, Financial Recovery Programmes, Service Improvement, Back-Office Transformation and Digital Transformation.

Our work is incredibly varied and on a day-to-day basis your work could cover:

• Managing a team of consultants and working closely with client teams to deliver client engagements


• Providing specialist advice and working closely with client leads and team members to successfully deliver project outcomes


• Contributing to business development and sales, working with account teams to scope opportunities and developing compelling proposals to win new clients


• Contributing to the development of methods, tools and thought leadership

What will you need to do it?

Demonstrable experience of managing the delivery of complex transformation programmes for clients with a flexible skill-set and proven ability to respond to a range of different client problems

• Knowledge and experience of a number of the other areas highlighted above


• Knowledge and experience of working with organisations covered by at least one of the IGH market areas outlined above


• Strong track record of managing engagement teams to deliver successful projects that meet the agreed client outcomes and experience of leading and managing teams


• Highly developed stakeholder engagement and management skills (including writing communications) demonstrable experience working with senior leaders and ability to own executive-level relationships


• Ability to demonstrate continuous learning and a passion for your discipline


• Business development experience and ability to manage pursuits and bids and write proposals

The qualifications and skills for these roles are not prescriptive, but you’d need to demonstrate:

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced working environment including taking initiative in ambiguous and fluid situations


• Experience of working in a project environment, and an understanding of project management tools and techniques


• Desirable includes accreditation in one or more psychometric assessment tools, recognised project management qualifications, e.g. PRINCE2 and / or recognised change management methodologies, e.g. Prosci ADKAR.

Skills we’d love to see/Amazing Extras:

• A proven track record in consulting with demonstrable grasp of all core consulting skills


• Whilst we expect all of our consultants at manager grade to be able to work flexibly across our five market areas, our ambition is for the successful candidate to be aligned to the Central Government, Defence and Justice sector with a particular focus on Defence and therefore experience or an interest in this sector would be preferred

To discuss this or wider Consulting roles with our recruitment team, all you need to do is apply, create a profile, upload your CV and begin to make your mark with KPMG.

Our Locations:

We are open to talk to talent across the country but our core hubs for this role are:

• Birmingham


• Bristol


• Leeds


• London Canary Wharf


• Manchester

With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team.

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