People & Change Consultant

Become part of our People and Change Team! 

We create design and deliver workforce and organisational transformation initiatives responding to changing business needs digital disruption and the impact of AI. These roles are about developing solutions across talent skills technology and culture enabling organisations to build future-ready workforces and drive sustainable change. 

Our diverse team advise clients on: 

• Workforce Transformation Delivery: Support the design and implementation of workforce and skills transformation programmes including operating model change workforce planning and organisational design. 

• Career Pathways & Talent Management: Contribute to the development of career frameworks succession planning approaches and talent strategies that align workforce capability with business objectives. 

• HR & Workforce Technology Advisory: Support the selection implementation and optimisation of HR and workforce technologies (e.g. Workday) ensuring alignment with people processes and user needs. 

• Skills & AI-Driven Transformation: Analyse workforce skills gaps and contribute to strategies that address emerging capability needs in the context of automation AI and digital transformation. 

• Workforce & People Analytics: Use data and analytics to generate workforce insights track performance and inform strategic decision-making (e.g. retention performance diversity). 

• Business Change & Adoption: Support change management activities including stakeholder engagement communications and adoption planning to embed new ways of working. 

• Leadership & Culture: Contribute to the design and facilitation of leadership and cultural interventions that enable behavioural change and drive organisational performance. 

• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong working relationships with client stakeholders collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality outcomes. 

Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week. However the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment including up to 5 days per week on a client site.

Qualifications :

We are currently recruiting experienced Consultants (Consultant Analyst Consultant Senior Consultant grades) with proven experience in:

• Working in consulting HR transformation workforce strategy or organisational change roles.
• Demonstrated experience in at least two of the following areas:
  • Career Pathways & Talent Management
  • HR / Workforce Technology (e.g. Workday)
  • Skills & Workforce Transformation (incl. AI impact)
  • Workforce / People Analytics
  • Business Change / Change Management
  • Leadership & Culture design or facilitation
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Ability to support delivery of client-facing projects in complex environments.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills able to have difficult conversations and to write clearly for different audiences.  
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work across teams and disciplines.

Desirable:

• Experience in large-scale transformation programmes (public or private sector). 
• Knowledge of workforce planning methodologies and operating model design. 
• Familiarity with change management frameworks (e.g. ADKAR PROSCI). 
• Experience using people analytics tools (e.g. Power BI Excel modelling). 
• Professional certifications (e.g. CIPD PROSCI PRINCE2 Agile). 
• Experience working in government defence or regulated environments. 

You will bring many of the following attributes:

• High levels of emotional intelligence and experience working with a range of stakeholders so that you can adapt your approach to different client and organisational contexts. 
• A collaborative and enthusiastic style with flexibility to work on diverse challenges in small cross functional or large teams. 
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills with an ability to delivery practical results. 
• Excellent written and oral communication skills which enable you to translate complex digital concepts into clear human-centred messages. 
• The ability to build trusted relationships quickly with colleagues clients and senior stakeholders. 
• A forward-thinking mindset with a strong interest in future of work AI digital transformation workforce strategy and people analytics. 

Why youll enjoy being part of our People and Change Capability: 

• A welcoming inclusive and supportive team with a strong focus on wellbeing. 
• Excellent professional development opportunities including mentoring and supported accreditation. 
• Active networks and communities including Pride BAME Network Womens Network Future of Work Mental Health & Wellbeing and Military Network. 

If youre curious enterprising and passionate about combining AI digital transformation and human-centred change wed love to hear from you. 

We know the skill-gap and somewhat need to tick every box can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates so please dont hesitate to apply wed love to hear from you.

Apply today by completing our online application

Please be aware that some of our UK roles at PA Consulting require a UK security clearance.

All PA people are required to undergo background checks and to achieve the Baseline Personnel Security Standard however some UK roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must have at least 5 years of continuous residency in the UK.

We therefore ask that you only apply if you meet the residency requirements (i.e. you are a British citizen or have been resident in the UK for the past 5 years) as this is the prerequisite for a security clearance. If youre unsure about your eligibility we encourage you to review the UK Governments guidance on security vetting before applying.

Additional Information :

Life At PA encompasses our peoples experience at PA. Its about how we enrich peoples working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work. 

Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams and support our communities to deliver insight and impact solving the worlds most complex challenges. Were focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self. 

Find out more about Life at PA here. 

We are dedicated to supporting the physical emotional social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits: 

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days 
• Generous company pension scheme 
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives 
• Annual performance-based bonus 
• PA share ownership 
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work give as you earn) 

Were committed to advancing equality. We recruit retain reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age background disability genetic information parental or family status religion or belief race ethnicity nationality sex sexual orientation gender identity (or expression) political belief veteran status or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups. 

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process at either application or interview please contact us.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time