Consulting - Workforce advisory and change management- Senior Consultant Job Halifax area,Nova Scotia Canada,Business

Position: People Consulting - Workforce advisory and change management- Senior Consultant

The opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Consultant for our workforce advisory people consulting practice. In joining our team, you will gain valuable experiences and a wealth of knowledge by working across various capabilities, service offerings, and agencies. Working in multidisciplinary teams, often directly with leaders of major organizations, you will bring diverse perspectives to every challenge. We are uniquely and strategically positioned to advise government and public sector leaders in the face of increasing disruptions, an ever-changing workforce and evolving business landscape.

Whether your passion is devising and driving large scale change strategies, organizational design or transforming HR organizations, we cultivate innovation and purpose. You will find an environment that is both entrepreneurial and collaborative. We will help you achieve your potential by supporting your professional development and by providing you with leadership opportunities.

Your key responsibilities

Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the people components of large-scale transformation. Work with a wide variety of clients to deliver professional services, in particular in change and organizational design.

Deliver quality services. Value and model excellent client service by establishing goals and implementation plans to achieve a high-quality deliverable and within expected timeframes, working mostly independently. Monitor progress, manage risk and confirm key impacted audiences are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.

Develop and maintain productive relationships with client management. Focus on deliverables and client business priorities. Manage expectations of service. Understand the client's industry and recognize key performance drivers and business trends.

Develop people. Provide constructive on-the-job feedback/training. Foster an innovative and team-oriented work environment.

Demonstrate high levels of technical and professional knowledge and quickly assimilate new knowledge. Keep up-to-date with current developments and trends in advisory services capabilities and industry knowledge.

Generate new business opportunities. Understand Ernst & Young and its service lines and actively assess/present ways to serve clients. Develop long-term client relationships and networks. Develop relationships with other Ernst & Young team members across all practices to serve client needs.

Flexibility and ability to travel; willingness to travel on short notice to meet client needs; travel is estimated at 30%

Skills and attributes for success

Work collaboratively in a team environment (knows when to lead and when to follow)

Experience supporting people components of transformation, such as:
Change Management, Culture change, operating model and organizational design, strategic workforce planning, learning design and/or talent management

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to think outside of the box, thrive on new challenges

Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to adapt messaging and style to suit the needs of different audiences. Strong facilitation skills, including the ability to design meeting agendas or workshop activities to design creative solutions, build commitment to outcomes and drive decision making.

High level of motivation and a self-starting attitude

Strong work ethic

Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines

To qualify for the role you must have

A related bachelor's degree in healthcare, business administration, HR

A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in providing relevant advisory services

PROSCI or other industry standard Change Management Certification considered an asset

Experience in delivering change solutions for all portions of project lifecycles, including Assessment, Design and Implementation

Project management experience

French is an asset

What we look for

We are interested in professionals who enjoy promoting the people agenda in organizations and change initiatives, bringing people issues and challenges to the forefront. You will need the confidence to keep the…


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