Management Consultants

We are seeking two management consultancy professionals to join the Leadership Foundation’s growing consultancy business, to support the development of the commercial side of our work, with a particular focus upon the delivery of complex advisory and consulting assignments in the UK and potentially overseas.

The consultants work in a dedicated team and report directly either to Andy Shenstone the Director of Consultancy and Business Development or to Helen Baird, a Managing Consultant. This team is leading the rapid expansion of the Leadership Foundation’s consultancy business, in the UK and internationally.

We are seeking people who can demonstrate success in working with clients to deliver both strategic and operational change management projects and in doing so contribute to the growth of our consultancy business. A commercial mind-set is essential, as is the ability to influence others accordingly. Experience of delivering client-facing consultancy assignments is a requirement as is a flexible and independent mode of operation.  

Candidates must also have excellent communication skills and demonstrable experience in commercial bid and report writing, programme/project management, as well as research and analytical skills.

The Managing Consultant (Circa £65,000 per annum) will have excellent customer relationship building and political skills and be able to lead on bids and commissions. Candidates will need a passion for higher education, and excellent experience of working with HEIs and sector bodies to secure successful outcomes. A high degree of personal credibility and strong networks in higher education are essential.

The Senior Consultant (Circa £50,000 per annum) will have good quality customer relationship building and political skills and be able to contribute to bids and commissions. Candidates will need to demonstrate their commitment to higher education and demonstrable consultancy experience ideally in higher education is preferred.

Well qualified candidates with considerable consultancy experience in other sectors, such as parts of the education or wider public sector, such as in central or local government, or the not for profit sector, but who have an interest in working in higher education will also be considered.

The Leadership Foundation is a membership organisation established in 2004 to provide opportunities for the development of leadership, management and governance across the UK and Ireland’s 160+ universities and higher education colleges. Over 90% of the sector are Leadership Foundation members, creating a strong community of institutions committed to investment in the development and enhancement of their leaders, managers and governors and demonstrating that commitment to their staff, students and other stakeholders.