Senior Consultants

Location: Flexible, with UK travel required

Contract type: Permanent, full-time (40 hours per week)

Salary: From £45,000 per annum + benefits

IMPOWER is the country’s largest independent management consultancy focussed exclusively on helping our public sector clients improve services for their local communities. We hold a profound belief in the innate value of public services; a better public sector is the cornerstone of a better society.

IMPOWER helps public service leaders produce lasting, positive change in complex systems. We exist because public services can be – and should be – improved. For us, improving public services is fundamentally about improving the lives of citizens. We have consistently demonstrated that performance can be improved and that this improved performance can be sustained, citizens’ lives made noticeably better and public services left more resilient to manage future challenges.

IMPOWER is ambitious and growing! We are seeking colleagues who are ready for challenge, growth and opportunity over the coming years as we build the blueprint for better public services.

Our Senior Consultants provide administrative, project management and analytical work across our projects. Their day-to-day tasks include conducting detailed analysis on both quantitative and qualitative information; working closely with clients at a strategic and frontline level to deliver change, and creating documented deliverables including reports and presentations – all of which aid the progress of our work.

Senior Consultants lead on specific elements of a project, with the support of the project Manager. Tasks include administration and coordination of project activities, preparing and running workshops, working with frontline professionals, and sharing key insights with senior clients.

Senior Consultants are curious and inquisitive, and they take a genuine interest in our clients to work together in solving the important challenges they face. They are flexible, adapt positively to change, and have a great deal of emotional intelligence and empathy.

• Proven experience in change and transformation projects within the public sector, social care, local government, health environments, or consulting more broadly, with a history of leading project elements supported by senior management.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively on projects, quickly building strong relationships and addressing resistance as it occurs.
• Proven experience in facilitating, developing, or supporting workshops, focus groups, or similar activities.
• Evidence of delivering high-quality outcomes and deliverables while working at a swift pace on projects.
• Comfortable with adapting rapidly to new topics, clients, or acquiring new skills as necessary.
• Demonstrated expertise in building and managing relationships across a diverse range of stakeholders in complex environments.
• High levels of empathy and emotional intelligence, combined with resilience for handling the challenges faced by consultants.
• Understanding of commercial value within the consulting partnership for both client and IMPOWER.
• Comprehensive understanding of working with values-based individuals and organizations and the ethical standards of the consulting industry.
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office software, including Excel for data analysis.
• Presentation skills tailored to various stakeholders.
• Producing high-quality documents and reports in Powerpoint and Word.
• Excellent project management and organisational skills, with the ability to self-manage work.

• Deliver specific work streams of an overarching project – managing these work streams from initiation, execution, and evaluation of impact – under the supervision and support of the Project Manager.
• Collaborate with a Manager on Discovery projects to: complete project set‑up; host sessions with multi‑agency frontline professionals, including case reviews; perform data analysis and trajectory mapping; support the delivery of resident consultation and governance approaches with clients; formulate strategic insights and recommendations for…