Leaders – Education, Government, Health & Enterprise

Role(s) Purpose

The Sector Leader is responsible for developing and executing Avencera's strategy within their assigned market sector. We are hiring into our Education, Central Government, Health and Enterprise markets, ensuring the business maintains a deep understanding of client needs, market dynamics, policy developments, and growth opportunities. The role provides leadership across business development, proposition development, client engagement, market positioning, and team performance to drive sustainable growth and strengthen Avencera’s reputation within the sector.

The Sector Leader acts as the visible face of Avencera in their market, building trusted relationships with clients, partners, and stakeholders while ensuring our services remain relevant, differentiated, and commercially impactful.

• Define and maintain the sector growth strategy aligned to the company's overall business objectives.
• Develop a deep understanding of government policy, spending priorities, procurement pipelines, and market trends.
• Identify emerging opportunities, risks, market shifts, and competitor activity.
• Establish Avencera as a recognised thought leader within the sector.
• Represent the business at industry events, conferences, round tables, and client forums.
• Provide sector insight and strategic advice to the executive team.

• Own the sector opportunity pipeline from identification through to conversion.
• Ensure a robust pipeline of consulting, transformation, digital, operational, and advisory opportunities.
• Lead strategic client pursuits and support major bids and proposals.
• Build and maintain senior relationships across key client organisations.
• Create account growth strategies for priority clients.
• Monitor pipeline health, conversion rates, and growth performance.

• Establish and maintain trusted advisor relationships with senior client stakeholders.
• Act as an executive sponsor for key client accounts and strategic engagements.
• Facilitate senior-level discussions around policy, service transformation, operational improvement, and innovation.
• Ensure client needs and feedback directly inform product and service development.
• Support resolution of complex client challenges and relationship issues.

• Lead the continuous refresh of sector propositions to ensure relevance and differentiation.
• Identify unmet client needs and emerging market opportunities.
• Drive the creation of new consulting propositions, services, and solution offerings.
• Translate market insight into commercially viable service lines.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts and delivery teams to shape innovative offerings.
• Ensure propositions clearly articulate measurable client outcomes and value.

• Lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing sector team.
• Create a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and commercial awareness.
• Coach and mentor consultants and sector specialists.
• Support workforce planning and capability development.
• Promote knowledge sharing and sector expertise across the wider business.
• Act as a role model for Avencera values and leadership behaviours.

• Work closely with Consulting, Products, Delivery, Marketing, and Executive teams.
• Ensure alignment between market priorities, proposition development, and delivery capability.
• Support recruitment and onboarding of key sector talent.
• Contribute to annual business planning and growth initiatives.
• Share client and market intelligence across the organisation.

Essential

• Significant experience operating within the UK public sector, enterprise or government consulting environment.
• Demonstrable experience leading sector growth, strategic accounts, or market development activities.
• Strong network of relationships within government, public sector, or adjacent partner ecosystems.
• Experience shaping and winning complex consulting opportunities.
• Track record of developing and launching successful propositions or services.
• Experience leading and developing multidisciplinary teams.

Desirable

• Experience working with central government, NHS, local government, education, justice, or employment services.
• Existing profile within a recognised market sector.
• Consulting, strategy, transformation, digital, or operational improvement background.

At least 1-2 days per week in the firm’s Farringdon office.

• Basic salary of up to £145,000 depending on expertise.
• Up to 40% bonus based on firm and individual performance.
• 27 days’ annual leave, excluding bank holidays, rising to 30 based on performance.
• Private medical and dental insurance.
• The Sector Lead role offers a structured pathway to future equity.