Public Sector Consulting: Assistant Manager, Strategy

Grant Thornton (UK); Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Work-life balance

Job summary

Grant Thornton is seeking a Public Sector Consulting Assistant Manager to help shape the next phase of public sector reform. You will work across local and central government, healthcare and arm’s-length bodies, delivering strategic impact and value for money.

You will join a multi-disciplinary team, develop sector and technical knowledge, and engage with senior stakeholders to drive sustainable change. Flexible working options are available to support work-life balance.

Qualifications

• University qualification or equivalent experience in management consultancy, public sector operational transformation or public sector governance.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills across different media.
• Professional qualifications such as ACA, ICAS, CIPFA, CIMA, ACCA, ChMC, Prince2, Better Business Case or others.
• Ability to follow a framework and methodology to identify root causes and deliver solutions.
• Strong analytical and commercial thinking.
• Confidence working with and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Help us to make a difference to our public sector clients, supporting them to deliver modern public services that are sustainable, people-centred, data-driven and digitally enabled.
• Work across sectors (local government, health, central government and arm’s-length bodies) and capabilities, building consulting expertise with every engagement.
• Develop sector and technical knowledge, bringing a unique perspective to complex client scenarios.
• Play a pivotal role in delivery with regular exposure to senior client stakeholders.
• Listen actively, ask searching questions and bring innovative solutions to the table.
• Help drive practice development through business development, marketing or improving our consulting toolkit.
• Take pride in high-quality delivery with strong time management and communication.
• Demonstrate understanding of Grant Thornton’s wider service offerings to support the firm’s integrated work with clients.
• Build a strong network across the firm, with partners and across the public sector.

Skills

Strong Microsoft Office skills

Excellent communication

Presentation skills

Ability to follow a framework

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Flexibility and adaptability

Education

University qualification or equivalent in management consultancy/public sector governance

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Grant Thornton is seeking a Public Sector Consulting Assistant Manager to help shape the next phase of public sector reform. You will work across local and central government, healthcare and arm’s-length bodies, delivering strategic impact and value for money.

You will join a multi-disciplinary team, develop sector and technical knowledge, and engage with senior stakeholders to drive sustainable change. Flexible working options are available to support work-life balance.