Manager, HR Consulting, Public Sector, Human Capital, Consulting

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Job description

Connect to your Industry

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.

Our HR Consulting offering consistently innovates and drives HR and Workforce Transformation for some of the largest UK public sector organisations and well-known global brands. In HR Consulting, you will be joining a rapidly growing part of the business that partners with our clients to help them with HR Transformation and transitioning to the Future of Work. This could be building a new people and workforce strategy, employee brand, employee value proposition, reward model, implementing a new HR operating model, redesigning end to end talent processes, development and capability pathways and everything in between.

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, that covers audit, risk advisory, and consulting services across tax, legal, business, technology and corporate finance, we help our clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte? It's how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.

Connect to your opportunity

As a Manager in the team, you will work closely with the Directors and Partners to make a difference by really influencing and shaping the strategic development of the team. You will also have the commercial experience necessary to build and develop significant new business opportunities for the Firm - focused on the development of senior client relationships within Human Capital across the UK Government and Public sector. In doing so, you will also build a level of eminence in the NI marketplace that gives you the platform to support the Firm's growth ambitions over the long-term - as well as building high-performance teams around you to support these growth plans.

As a Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Leading HR Consulting projects to drive HR transformation. The role will focus on transforming HR functions across the Public Sector. Elements can include the transformation or creation of the HR vision and strategy, HR Operations, HR Shared Services, HR process design and technology alignment, Capability development, HR Assessment and Business Case development and the transformation and delivery of the overall HR Service Delivery Model in line with business and HR strategic requirements.
• Managing the design, development and delivery of specific HR interventions, frameworks, or solutions to meet customer needs across a range of areas including but not limited to learning & talent strategies, employee experience interventions, reward and benefits strategies, people technology, recruitment.
• Leading several multi-disciplinary work streams of Consultants and Senior Consultants to deliver against client objectives.
• Providing insight, innovation and thought leadership to clients on the latest thinking across HR including how to structure a HR function and drive value through HR Shared Services, Centres of Expertise and HR Business Partners.
• Using a strong understanding of market trends and the financial aspects of HR programmes and strategies to advise clients on market and cost effectiveness solutions.
• Planning, scoping, and shaping the HR elements of major projects and programmes.
• Establishing good working relationships cross Consulting competencies and other Deloitte service lines.
• Having a broader perspective of potential issues encountered when managing diverse teams and the strategies to overcome them, having a clear understanding of the firm's commitment to creating a more inclusive culture.
• Playing a key role in pre-sales and bid development.
• Reporting on client project risks and opportunities.
• Applying commercial acumen when pricing propositions and projects in line with Deloitte frameworks, tools and methodologies.
• Actively contributing to the growth of the business by identifying and delivering sales opportunities.
• Offering a strong and compelling point of view around HR related matters and issues, such that it builds the credibility of the UK business.
• To be successful in this role, you will be a subject matter expert leading multiple, high-profile projects and bids, whilst developing innovative thought leadership. You will have the opportunity to learn from the best in the business and help recruit the best people, coach, and support them whilst driving activity such as proposition development and marketing.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

• Expertise in managing or leading across one or more of the following (or equivalent) areas: HR operations, HR transformation programmes, enabling HR technologies, shared services, HR organisation design or a specialist HR area (e.g. learning, recruitment, benefits, reward, performance, talent).
• Full understanding of the strategic and operational drivers of the HR function and the value it brings to any organisation.
• Track record in leading and managing the successful delivery of large, complex programmes / engagements including planning, project governance, risk management and financials to meet agreed KPI's.
• Awareness of HR and related market trends and a passion and appetite to explore further and bring new thinking into everyday.
• Excellent facilitation, communication and data analysis skills and a natural ability to influence others.
• Have an ability to manage senior stakeholders effectively and manage complex and diverse client scenarios, focusing on high quality and delivery through others even in high pressured, time critical situations.
• Be acutely aware of risk management and managing risks associated with people, process, systems, change and commercials.
• Track record in account development, business and relationship development and the ability to identify and act upon opportunities to build and develop Deloitte's HR Transformation practice footprint, including commercial and financial management of projects.
• Strong organisational skills with experience of managing, developing and supporting team members.
• Experience of managing and delivering HR Transformational change in an external client facing consulting role.
• Experience of working in large central Government departments, Defence, Security and Justice (including Police) or Transport (or equivalent).
• Exceptional communication skills, able to articulate complex ideas to all levels of an organisation, and effectively lead and manage all key stakeholders and team members, resolving issues, competing demands and conflicts.

Connect to your business - Consulting

Distinctive thinking, deep expertise, and collaborative working. That's what connects us. That's what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest challenges around, join us. Together, we'll make an impact that matters.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

"The great culture, flexibility, and range of experiences that Deloitte offers is what sets this firm apart. In Human Capital, Deloitte is far ahead of any of our immediate competitors."

-Sophia, Consulting

Our hybrid working policy

You'll be based in Belfast with hybrid working. Our hybrid model enables our people to collaborate, connect and innovate in both a virtual and physical capacity. As well as remote working, you'll attend your local office, virtual collaboration spaces and client sites, depending on the requirements of the role.

That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you'll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You'll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you'll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers

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