Client Profile

Infrastructure, Government and Health Advisory (IG&H) at KPMG is a growing group of some 300 advisors working nationally to serve the public and private sector middle markets in the UK. We concentrate on advisory services in the areas of performance improvement, strategy, organisational development, procurement, people and change and financial management.

The People and Change group has been created to provide advice to clients on all people related issues associated with managing large scale change. The focus of the group will be on the four areas which together represent key elements of the people agenda facing organisations today, namely:

- Behavioural change management (CM) ensuring that organisations are able to manage people through major transformation projects and deliver business benefit
- Organisation development (OD) addressing issues including organisation. design, role clarity, performance management, organisation culture, employee development and reward and recognition.
- Transforming human resource departments (THR) creating cost effective, integrated HR functions that contribute to the delivery of business strategy.
- Talent development focusing on market-leading approaches to identifying, retaining and developing talent.

The success of all solutions offered by Advisory are to a greater or lesser extent dependant on the firm\'s ability to work with clients to ensure that staff affected by the proposed changes are ready, willing and able to change their behaviours and adopt the new practices required to deliver business benefit. Changes to service delivery models, processes or technology fail when people do not accept the need to abandon old operating practices and adopt the new ways of working.

The core of the People and Change group is to provide the expertise and experience to help clients ensure this process is successful.

Role Description

The key responsibilities of a Principal Advisor will be to:

- Generate sales for the group. For smaller opportunities the Principal Advisors will lead the People and Change sales activities. For larger opportunities they will be supported by either the Directors or the Partner.
- Lead the profitable and quality delivery of People and Change engagements. Take responsibility for key elements of the solution development process
- Develop effective relationships with other solution groups within Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare, and across the firm, to ensure that People and Change is fully integrated and able to maximise all opportunities.
- Take an active role in the professional development and coaching of team members
- Lead the development of new offerings and propositions.

Role Requirements

We are looking to recruit individuals with strong skills and experience in key areas of the public sector. We would be interested in receiving CVs from candidates currently working within either:

- Another Advisory firm with a background in the public sector
- Public sector strategic leaders.
- Senior change managers, project managers, HR and OD practitioners with detailed knowledge of current public sector issues from within or outside the public sector


You would need to have relevant experience coupled with the following excellent communication and team skills:

- Some prior consulting experience.
- Strong academic background (optional MBA or similar) Experience of leading the delivery of high quality work to tight timescales.
- Experience of identifying and pursuing business opportunities and new products or service offerings to meet the changing needs of clients
- Sustains a high level of drive, shows enthusiasm and a positive attitude when coping with pressure at work.
- Experienced team leader.
- Able to communicate and present in a range of formats and situations clearly, confidently and to a level appropriate for the audience.
- Extensive industry experience.
- Proven success of managing the people aspects of a major transformation programme.

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Candidates interested in this position should forward their resume to carla@shilstonpartnership.com