Senior Public Sector Client Lead – Hybrid & Impact

The Workforce Development Trust group; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Hybrid working

Enhanced pension scheme

Group life insurance

Health and wellbeing benefits

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

The Workforce Development Trust is seeking a Senior Client Manager for the Public Sector, based in Bristol with hybrid working. This permanent, full-time role focuses on growing strategic accounts across health, justice, emergency services and local government, and delivering commercially viable workforce transformation.

You will lead client strategy, develop consultancy propositions, and build long-term partnerships with senior decision-makers, while aligning with our mission to improve public

Qualifications

• Experience originating, winning and growing complex consultancy/professional services work.
• Ability to diagnose client challenges and craft commercially viable solutions.
• Strong networks and credibility with senior public-sector decision-makers.

Responsibilities

• Strategic business development: build regional/sector plans and generate a self-sustaining pipeline.
• Manage client relationships and lead strategic accounts across health, justice, emergency services and local government.
• Lead end-to-end tendering and negotiations, shaping proposals and internal business cases.
• Comply with governance, confidentiality and data protection; travel across the UK; work autonomously.

Skills

Public sector experience

Strategic account management

Business development

CRM management

Tools

CRM software

Job description

The Workforce Development Trust is seeking a Senior Client Manager for the Public Sector, based in Bristol with hybrid working. This permanent, full-time role focuses on growing strategic accounts across health, justice, emergency services and local government, and delivering commercially viable workforce transformation.

You will lead client strategy, develop consultancy propositions, and build long-term partnerships with senior decision-makers, while aligning with our mission to improve public