Public Sector Growth Lead — Assistant Manager

Grant Thornton UK; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton UK is seeking an Assistant Manager in Public Sector Growth in Leeds. You will lead business development, proposal writing, pipeline development and market engagement to identify opportunities across local government, health and central bodies, turning insights into practical growth strategies.

You’ll work closely with delivery teams to translate complex challenges into scalable, data‑driven solutions, shape use cases and credentials, and collaborate with internal partners and

Qualifications

• Experience in consulting, product or service development, or business development.
• Experience in public sector delivery is valuable but not essential.
• Strong written materials and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience with bids, proposals or market engagement.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for business development activity, including proposal writing, pipeline development, market scanning and identifying opportunities for growth across sectors and accounts.
• Market engagement and lead origination through thought leadership, events and client interactions, helping position our services effectively.
• Support product and service development through ideation, design and refinement—building use cases, credentials and evidence that strengthen our value proposition and respond to client needs.
• Work closely with delivery teams and clients to understand complex challenges and translate these into practical, scalable solutions.
• Apply analytical thinking and insight to inform decision‑making, using data, market trends and client feedback to continuously improve our offerings.
• Help deliver impactful outcomes for public sector clients by supporting the design and delivery of innovative, people‑centred, data‑driven and digitally enabled services.
• Work as part of a dynamic growth team across sectors (Local Government, Health, Central Government and arms-length bodies) and capabilities, contributing to both established services and the development of new, market‑relevant propositions (e.g. financial reporting, grants assurance, governance and related services).
• Build strong relationships with internal teams, partners and client stakeholders, contributing to collaboration and growth.
• Take ownership of high‑quality deliverables, demonstrating strong organisation, time management and communication skills.
• Contribute to a positive, collaborative and entrepreneurial team culture, proactively suggesting and supporting practice development initiatives.

Skills

Consulting experience

Business development

Stakeholder engagement

Bid/proposal experience

Tools

Power BI

Alteryx

Tableau

MS Dynamics

Job description

Grant Thornton UK is seeking an Assistant Manager in Public Sector Growth in Leeds. You will lead business development, proposal writing, pipeline development and market engagement to identify opportunities across local government, health and central bodies, turning insights into practical growth strategies.

You’ll work closely with delivery teams to translate complex challenges into scalable, data‑driven solutions, shape use cases and credentials, and collaborate with internal partners and