Consultancy Manager

MHR; Mere; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to over 60 internal training

GP access for you and family

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced Family leave

My MHRewards discounts

Monthly recognition program

Referral bonus up to £2,000

Employee social events

On-site subsidised restaurants

Private medical/dental options

Job summary

MHR is seeking a senior leader to head the consulting practice, overseeing business operations, ensuring it runs efficiently, effectively, and in line with targets and quality standards. You’ll own the annual business planning process, driving year-on-year efficiency improvements and revenue growth.

From capacity planning to financial oversight, you’ll shape performance, capability, and commercial success, while building a high‑performing team, managing recruitment pipelines, and championing

Qualifications

• Experience leading a consultancy or professional services team.
• Proven ability to drive revenue growth and efficiency.
• Strong stakeholder management and change leadership.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the consulting function's operations and targets.
• Own annual business planning, capacity planning, and financial oversight.
• Develop and deploy new services while ensuring high delivery standards.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy

Stakeholder management

Job description

At MHR, our employees are central to our success and play a key role in helping customers achieve sustainable high performance. With a team of over 900 professionals, we work to make things flow smoothly, whether it's for large organisations or individual employees. As businesses face rapid changes in the world of work, our team is here to help them adapt and thrive.

By focusing on the core needs of efficiency, productivity, growth, and impact, our employees use their expertise to deliver real solutions through our People and Finance platform. This system, which covers finance, HR, payroll, and learning, helps businesses run more smoothly and make better decisions in real time.

With over 40 years of experience behind us, MHR’s track record as a high-performance organisation is built on clear goals, a shared vision, and strong communication - all of which we pass on to our customers.

MHR is more than just a place to work; it’s a platform for empowerment. Joining us means bringing innovation, technology, and teamwork seamlessly removes obstacles, enhances your skills, and allow you to focus on what’s most important to you- work that matters.

With us, you’ll grow, find your flow, and make a lasting difference in your career, your team, and your impact.

Your Career

As a leader within MHR’s consulting practice, you will oversee the business operations of the function, ensuring it runs efficiently, effectively, and in line with agreed targets and quality standards. You’ll own the annual business planning process, driving year-on-year efficiency improvements, revenue growth, and the development of new skills and services. From capacity planning to financial oversight, you’ll play a critical role in shaping the performance, capability, and commercial success of the consulting practice.

Your Team

You’ll lead and develop a high-performing consultancy team, ensuring effective deployment, utilisation, and ongoing skills development. You will manage recruitment pipelines to ensure the practice remains well-resourced and responsive to market demands, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, compliance, and operational excellence. Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you’ll support the development and operationalisation of new services, champion internal change initiatives, and ensure that your team remains aligned, engaged, and equipped to deliver exceptional customer outcomes.

Your Impact

Your leadership will directly influence the efficiency, commercial performance, and strategic direction of the consulting practice. By driving accurate forecasting, cost control, risk mitigation, and utilisation, you will enhance revenue, protect profitability, and identify ongoing opportunities for growth. Through strong business acumen, stakeholder management, and a focus on customer experience, you will strengthen the delivery of MHR’s Professional Services strategy while promoting a positive image of MHR at every interaction. Your work will ensure the practice remains competitive, scalable, and ready to meet evolving customer and market needs.

Benefits To Support You Personally And Professionally

• Access to over 60 internal training courses, professional qualifications, and cross-departmental mentoring and coaching programs
• 24/7 access to a GP through Help at Hand for you and your family, confidential mental health support, and paid sick leave
• Ability to purchase or sell additional holiday days beyond 25 days and bank holidays
• Enhanced Family leave
• My MHRewards offering discounts at over 900 retailers
• Monthly employee recognition program and departmental awards
• Referral bonus scheme of up to £2,000
• Employee-led social events such as running clubs, football teams, book clubs, and bake-offs
• On-site subsidised restaurants offering a variety of fresh meals daily
• Opt-in benefits schemes such as private medical insurance and dental coverage

We value the well-being, financial stability, and inclusivity of our employees, and strive to provide a supportive working environment.

At MHR, we’re completely committed to creating a supportive and inclusive workplace where all voices are heard, and everyone feels valued and supported.

Whatever your background, abilities and experiences, if you’re excited by this role we want to hear from you. If you require assistance for an interview, please let us know and we’ll make sure your needs are met when you arrive.

If we receive an exceptionally high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than originally advertised.