Senior Programme Consultant

Senior Consultant – Programme & Change Acceleration

Lead and support the delivery of complex business transformation and change initiatives across multiple sectors, applying programme expertise to help clients achieve successful, sustainable change.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead the execution of workstreams on client delivery and mentor/coach junior team members.
• Champion the use of P3M methodologies, tools, and processes across client engagements and contribute to P&CA thought‑leadership.
• Embed governance, controls and reporting to enable effective oversight and standardisation at all levels of transformation initiatives.
• Support the development of internal training pathways to strengthen P&CA capability and coach junior team members.
• Apply a commercial mindset to identify and pursue new opportunities to support clients and shape P&CA service offers.

Additional Development Opportunities

• Business Development – contribute to proposals, RFPs, bids, client pitches, and client hosting at events.
• Internal Contribution – develop campaigns, participate in think‑tanks, author whitepapers, and support practice, operations, recruitment, and team events.
• Learning & Development – undertake training, certifications, and other professional development.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering complex transformation initiatives across multiple industries, with expertise in programme and governance, stakeholder management and risk management.
• Experience managing workstreams or small projects on client engagements, leading high‑performing teams, and delegating tasks to direct reports.
• Expertise across multiple P3M methodologies and approaches.
• Strong commercial awareness, including ability to identify and convert sales opportunities and manage budgets effectively.
• Demonstrated skills in people development through coaching and managing others.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Relevant P3M qualifications such as MSP, MoP, P3O (Axelos); PMQ, PPQ, ChPP (APM); PMP, PgMP (PMI); PRINCE2 Practitioner or agile equivalents.
• Experience supporting portfolio management, including planning, governance and reporting.
• Experience within the UK public sector, understanding of governance frameworks and stakeholder landscapes.
• Ability to succeed in a matrixed organisation and secure support and commitment from peers to sell and deliver consulting solutions.
• Currently working in a major consulting firm or in industry with prior consulting experience.
• Experience building and delivering propositions.
• UK security vetting status of Security Check (SC) or willing to obtain within six months.

Benefits

Flexible benefits options to suit personal circumstances, a variable component tied to performance, and flexible working arrangements. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working.

EEO Statement

We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2). We will offer an interview to all candidates who declare a disability and meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

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