Managing Consultant – Local Government

Channel 3 Consulting; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home-based and hybrid working

Part-time and flexible working

25 days holiday allowance + bank

Contributory workplace pension

Life insurance (death in service)

Health cash plan

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Channel 3 Consulting is seeking a Managing Consultant to lead transformation programmes within Local Government, focusing on adult and children’s services. You will partner with councils, align delivery with strategic aims, and ensure outcomes.

You will mentor teams, drive business development, and codify methodologies while shaping our go‑to‑market strategy and market visibility in the public sector. Remote/hybrid working options available.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Local Government Children’s Services, SEND, Education, and/or Adult Social Services.
• Proven track record delivering transformation in local authority services.
• Strong consulting toolkit: problem-solving, programme management, communication.
• Credibility with senior stakeholders and track record in account growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead large projects or multi‑workstream programmes that improve outcomes across local authority children’s and adult’s services.
• Deliver impact across the transformation journey: diagnostic, transformation, assurance and lasting impact.
• Quality assure delivery, establish governance and unblock issues.
• Lead engagements as senior Delivery Lead with time, cost, quality, and client satisfaction.
• Mentor and develop consulting talent and high‑performing teams.

Skills

Delivery leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Communication

Team leadership

Problem solving

Job description

Channel 3 is a boutique transformation and digital enablement consultancy, working across the health and care sector at local, regional and national level in the UK.

We believe a better future is possible today, through the power of digitally enabled transformation. And no more so than in the health and care sectors, where the models of care need to transform to deliver on the expectations of service users and policymakers, with a greater focus on providing preventative care, earlier intervention and changing lives.

This is an incredibly exciting time for us at Channel 3 as we seek to scale our impact and reach as a business and there is no doubt that our continued success will be underpinned by the exceptional talent and passion of our people.

We work hard to create an environment where everyone feels supported to learn, develop, and have fun! We care deeply about making a difference and building a team who are passionate about driving change. We offer colleagues the freedom to play an active role in their own personal development and the opportunity to help shape our wider business and how we deliver our work.

Local Government at Channel 3

Our Local Government team works at the heart of adults' and children's services, partnering with councils to tackle some of the most complex challenges in the public sector: rising demand, financial pressure, and a system that too often reacts to crisis instead of preventing it. We work alongside social workers, commissioners and frontline leaders to co-design new models of care that are digitally enabled and genuinely built around what works for the people who use and deliver these services.

The Role

As a Managing Consultant, you'll help councils move from crisis response to prevention, turning strategy into real outcomes, whether that's safer, more sustainable support for children and families, or helping older and vulnerable adults live independently for longer. You'll join a team that combines deep sector expertise with lived frontline experience, and that genuinely believes the work we do changes lives.

You will lead and assure complex consulting programmes across Local Government (Adult’s and Children’s services). You will combine delivery leadership, client relationship management, people development, and commercial stewardship; shaping value for clients while growing our Local Government practice.

What would be expected of me as a managing consultant?

Delivery & outcomes:

• Lead large projects or multi‑workstream programmes that improve outcomes across local authority children’s and adult’s services.
• Take responsibility for delivering impact for clients across the transformation journey: diagnostic, transformation, assurance and lasting impact.
• Quality assure delivery, establish governance and unblock issues.
• Scrutinise and quality‑assure analysis and insights.
• Support the development of our delivery methodologies and toolkits, aligned to our wider organisations proven methods of delivering impact.
• Act as Engagement Lead on complex programmes, ensuring delivery to time, cost, quality standards and client satisfaction.

Client relationships & influence:

• Build trusted, influential relationships with senior stakeholders (DCS, DASS, Section 151 Officer, Chief Executive).
• Lead high‑impact workshops and executive presentations.

People leadership:

• Line‑manage, mentor and coach colleagues.
• Create high‑performing teams and role‑model our values.

Practice & proposition leadership:

• Act as a senior leader in the Local Government team, supporting the maturity and codification of our services, capabilities, and market offers.
• Mature Local Government propositions and codify methods.
• Contribute to our go‑to‑market strategy, marketing, thought leadership, and brand visibility in the sector.
• Mentor and develop consulting talent, shaping a team with both technical breadth and strategic acumen.
• Ensuring quality assurance processes within engagements/workstreams.

Business development and account growth

• Manage accounts commercially and grow partnerships with clients
• Lead origination and growth of new opportunities, drawing from your network and market insight
• Lead proposals and ensure strong commercial governance.
• Shape and develop commercial proposals that align with client need and Channel 3’s strategic positioning.

Who would we like to hear from?

The ideal candidate will have proven consulting and people management skills and have a passion for developing colleagues across the Channel3 business. They will provide ongoing coaching and mentoring and will support our team’s learning and development and general wellbeing.

• Significant experience in Local Government Children’s Services, SEND, Education, and/or Adult Social Services.
• Demonstrated success in delivering transformation in local authority services.
• Strong consulting toolkit: problem-solving, programme management, communication.
• Credibility with senior stakeholders.
• Proven track record of building and growing client accounts, identifying commercial opportunities, and winning work.
• Robust commercial acumen.
• Ability to lead complex programmes with matrixed teams, often across organisations or systems.
• Inclusive people leadership.
• Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills, able to engage stakeholders from Corporate Leadership Teams to frontline.
• Strong ethics and integrity and be a role model to others.
• Candidates that have worked across adult’s and children’s services and/or other local authority areas.
• Understanding of statutory frameworks and inspection regimes (Ofsted, CQC etc).
• Experience in defining and codifying service methodologies or creating accelerators that improve delivery quality and consistency.
• A track record in thought leadership, industry advocacy, or client led innovation.
• Recognised delivery and change qualifications.

Professional Development

The ongoing professional development of our employees is important to us, and we empower our teams to build learning and development experiences into their everyday rhythm. Whether this is on the job learning, working alongside some of the most talented individuals in the industry or access to accredited training courses and internal learning programmes.

In addition to offering a competitive salary, commission, and bonus package, we also offer a wide-ranging set of employee benefits which include:

• Home-based and hybrid working
• Part-time and flexible working opportunities
• 25 days holiday allowance + bank holidays, increased up to 28 days to recognise long-service
• Contributory workplace pension
• Life insurance (death in service)
• Health cash plan
• Employee assistance programme, including counselling
• Enhanced policies for sickness absence and family leave
• Retail and lifestyle discounts
• Buy or sell holiday policy
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Company socials and team building activities

Diversity & Inclusion

At Channel3, we recognise that strength lies in valuing differences. We have always and will always be committed to building a diverse team and we represent a variety of backgrounds, skills, perspectives, and life experiences. Providing equal opportunities for all our employees is our number one priority and all appointments and promotions are made based on performance and ability. You will always be treated in a fair and equal way throughout your employment with us and given every opportunity to grow, develop and realise your potential.