Managing Consultant

Mutual Ventures; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Job description

Job Description

Role: Managing Consultant

Reports to: Assistant/Director

Location: Hybrid - 3 days London Waterloo office / 2 days home

Salary: £80,000 - £100,000 pa (depending on experience) plus bonus and benefits

Contract Type: Full time, permanent

Would you like to work at the cutting edge of public service reform? Joining Mutual Ventures could be the right move for you.

We are seeking a self-motivated and ambitious individual with at least ten years’ professional experience to join our successful team. We welcome applications from any background, and areas of particular interest include (but aren’t limited to): the NHS; adult social care; children's services; local government and other council services.

We offer a very different experience to working at a larger consultancy or the public sector. We empower and trust our team to make decisions and take responsibility for their own work, while being a tight knit team that supports each other. Everyone’s ideas are encouraged and valued, and everyone is welcome to take part in our decision-making processes (such as deciding on new markets we should move into).

Mutual Ventures is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We want to build a welcoming and diverse workplace, and we value true diversity of background, thought and experience in making our work the best it can be.

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to ethnic background, race, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, disability, age, or any other non-merit based or legally protected ground.

What we do

Mutual Ventures is a growing, vibrant management consultancy with a big reputation, operating at the cutting edge of public service reform. We are public service design and change implementation specialists working across all sectors including children’s services, adult social care, health and other community services.

Founded in 2011, our aim has remained the same of helping public services achieve more through combining a strong public service ethos with commercial discipline and an entrepreneurial culture.

We are passionate about better, more sustainable public services; our mission is to improve life chances by making public services better, more sustainable and more connected to communities. Our approach is based on our knowledge and commitment to public services and a ‘can do’ spirit which our clients believe sets us apart from other consultancies.

Your role

Working independently or as part of a team, our Managing Consultants can expect to lead and be involved in a range of projects at any one time, providing hands-on support to clients and support and guidance to team members. The work we do requires a mix of technical, problem-solving and relationship management skills; Consultancy is entrepreneurial and project-based by nature, meaning the day-to-day activities are often complex and varied.

Our projects vary in length and size, as do the demands of the client. You may be working with a large degree of independence or as part of a wider team. Your work can be based at our office, at a single client site or across several sites and work may involve travel and the possibility of overnight stays within the UK.

Our Managing Consultants provide senior, strategic leadership to the business and are trusted by the team to provide support and direction on client and business development work.

The requirements of any project will vary, but typical tasks and responsibilities for our Managing Consultants include:

1. Client Delivery

• Leading a team to deliver multiple projects from start to end of the project lifecycle.
• Performing the Project Director role on large, multiple projects and assessing and managing strategic risks with responsibility for the overall quality for projects.
• Acts as a trusted advisor and critical friend to senior clients.
• Maintaining long-term relationships; supporting senior clients to navigate through complex and challenging circumstances and advising clients on wider issues in the sector.
• Leading and delivering confident and engaging presentations to clients and wider stakeholders.

Business development

• Identifying and creating new, strategic business opportunities and developing a clear and achievable plan for growing a key part of the business.
• Developing major bids and proposals.
• Driving growth of the business through development and management of partner relationships.
• Actively building a network of established contacts to create new opportunities.
• Viewed and respected as an expert by the sector; acts as a market lead in a key area of the business.
• Representing Mutual Ventures at conferences and events; producing thought leadership items on a regular basis;
• If appropriate, able to play an important contributing role on the company leadership team.
• Playing an effective role in key strategic elements of the business;

Solution development

• Identifying and leading the development of new solutions where there is unmet client demand.

Team management

• Line management of Consultants and Senior Consultants.
• Driving and supporting the performance management process; acts as a coach and mentor, providing expertise, guidance, support and regular feedback to reports.
• Providing support and direction on client and business development work;

Internal work

• Contributing to internal projects, sharing knowledge and practices to the wider team.
• Leading appropriate branding/marketing initiatives.

About you

We are looking for someone with a genuine passion for public services and a good understanding of the major themes in public service reform, with the following skills, experience and attitudes:

1. A minimum 2:2 degree in any discipline and at least 10 years' experience either working with public services and/or in a management consultancy environment;
2. Demonstrable experience of selling into central and/or local government;
3. Strong networking and relationship-management skills with experience building relationships with senior clients and delivery partners;
4. Demonstrable track record of creating new business development opportunities that follow through;
5. Track record of leading large-scale successful projects and managing multiple teams as well as building successful, credible relationships with senior clients and delivery partners;
6. Track record of developing and inspiring a team with well-developed leadership, coaching and mentoring skills;
7. Demonstrable experience of delivering strategic advice and change to public service organisations at a senior level; expert on the major themes in public service reform;
8. Expertly facilitate groups and present confidently and persuasively to large and unfamiliar audiences;
9. Experience of business planning and financial modelling on large projects;
10. Track record in leading solution development tools and subsequently delivering them;
11. Be comfortable with travel and the possibility of overnight stays within the UK (at times this could be two/three nights a week).

What do we offer?

• Annual discretionary bonus
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme (8% employer contribution)
• Family Private Medical and Mental Health Insurance
• Flexibility of working hours
• Flexibility to work from home two days per week
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life insurance 4x salary
• Income protection / long term sickness cover
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Paid pro bono days (2 per year)
• Discounts with a variety of high street retailers
• Regular paid team socials, celebrations and away days
• Personal use of company iPhone

This vacancy will close subject to the volume of applications received. All successful applicants will be contacted within 2 weeks of their application, and will be invited to inform us confidentially if you need any adjustments or accommodations to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Unfortunately, where there are high volumes of applications we will not be able to reply to unsuccessful candidates.