Head of Consulting Operations (FTC)

Our Consulting Operations team are looking for an experienced Head of Consulting Operations to join them on a 12 month FTC.

The Head of Consulting Operations leads the Consulting Operations team designing and delivering new value-adding initiatives and services for the consulting population. This role is pivotal in partnering withboth corporateandconsulting teams to understand their business needs andpriorities todrive solutions that enable consultants to be effective productive and positioned for growth. Additionally the roleis responsible forbuilding and developing a high-performing Consulting Operations team providing leadership management and professional development.

You will have the opportunity todeliverthetransformationof Consulting Operations offeringsby implementing new service solutionsdeveloping the teams brandidentityandembedding operational excellence across the firm in alignment with the companys strategy.

What you will be doing

Strategic Partnership & Service Delivery

• Ensure delivery of the Consulting Operationstransformationplan aligned with the firms overallobjectives.
• Build strong relationships and collaborations with cross-functional peers Directors and business leaders.
• Work closely with business leaders to understand evolving expectations and needs as the business grows.
• Identifyand drive improvements and efficiencies in global working processes to enable seamless operations.

Team Leadership & Development

• Develop and manage a Consulting Operations team capable of delivering global solutions.
• Provide leadership management and development opportunities for team members.
• Foster a culture of operational excellence innovation and continuous improvement.

Project Management & Delivery

• Oversee the planning execution and delivery of key operational and transformation projectssuch asBaringas Cross-Border Working serviceand Knowledge& InformationManagement Ecosystemsensuring they are completed on time within scope and on budget.
• Maintain portfolio oversight of all ongoing projects proactively reporting on portfoliohealth benefits andimpactsto senior stakeholders and business leaders.
• Implement andutilizeproject management tools and methodologies to track progress manage risks and communicate status to stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment of project outcomes with business priorities and strategicobjectives.

Change Management

• Lead and support change management initiatives to embed new processes systems and ways of working across the consulting business.
• Develop and execute change management plans including stakeholder engagement communications and training.
• Monitor and measure the effectiveness of change initiativesmaking adjustmentsas needed to ensure successful adoption and sustained improvements.

Your skills and experience

• Experience in strategic planning transformationand change management
• Proventrack recordof solving a diverse set of problems
• Strongstakeholder engagement andteam management experience
• The ability tounderstandtranslate and roll up individual problem statements and improvements into thebig-pictureof a multi-year transformation programme both quantitatively and qualitatively. Ideally through having done this in multi-year transformations previously.
• Experience implementing value-driven strategies that enhance business performance and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Strong written data visualisation and verbal communication skills.

What a career at Baringa will give you

PuttingPeopleFirst.

Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:

• Generous Annual Leave Policy:We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave fully available at the start of each addition to this we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.

• Flexible Working:We know that the ideal work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.

• Corporate Responsibility Days:Our world is important to us so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.

• Wellbeing Fund:We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. Weve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.

• Profit Share Scheme:All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the companys success.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity innovation and value for our clients and for our people.

An award-winning workplace

You can be a part of our Great Place to Work with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all.Click hereto see some of our recent awards and how weve achieved this.

Using business as a force for good.

We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.

We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work and offer a variety of ways to contribute by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills talent and essence we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have.