Public Sector Consulting - Local Government Director (102763)
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The Team
We are a global leader in infrastructure,
government and public sector consulting, with a long track record of
working across the UK in local government, central government,
transport, healthcare and higher education. We are investing in
growing our team to meet growing demand and make more impact for our
Local Government clients.
Our goal is to help our clients and
deliver meaningful change. We aim to be the transformation and major
programme delivery partner of choice to public bodies in the UK,
drawing on our nationally distributed team and wider global networks
and expertise.
We want to recruit talented people who have
the energy and drive to succeed in a dynamic and challenging
environment, and who have a passion for public services and delivering
meaningful outcomes in society. We believe we are market leaders in
promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace and want to
encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and
cultures.
Our Local Government Team is an integral part of
KPMG’s Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare Practice. Joining our
industry leading practice will expose you to work on a range of
high-profile assignments helping local government address their most
challenging issues and achieve their biggest opportunities. You will
benefit from working with and alongside specialists from a number of
disciplines and experts from our Global Centres of Excellence.
The Role
As a Director, you will be part of the leadership
team for the local government consulting practice. Aligned to our
growth strategy and connected to our national and global practice, you
will take ownership for building our client relationships, presence,
pipeline, revenue within a specific region and/or proposition
area.
As part of this you will lead the design and implementation
of large-scale public service reform, performance improvement, and
transformation programmes, with a particular focus on local
government. You will bring together KPMG and client capabilities to
solve complex problems and delivery ambitious outcomes.
As
an experienced leader of change in the public and/or private sectors,
you may specialise in programme delivery or another discipline, and
will also being enough expertise and experience of digital
transformation, public policy, procurement, technology, and
operational delivery to design and oversee overarching change
programmes. You will already have a good understanding and experience
of selling and/or delivering professional services at some point in
your career.
You will be working with senior clients
including programme directors, Chief Operating Officers, SROs, CEOs
and Permanent Secretaries, as well as leaders in the wider public
sector including policing, infrastructure and transport, and
health.
You will also lead, manage and develop KPMG teams,
capabilities and propositions, and will be accountable for developing
our ability to deliver high quality work for clients as we continue to
grow our share of the market. You will help our people to grow and
shape their consulting careers across IGH and the wider firm.
Responsibilities:
Successful candidates will work together
with KPMG colleagues and clients to:
• Win and lead client
delivery engagements which are commercially viable
• Identify
options and solutions to address complex client issues and
challenges
• Develop and sustain client relationships by
demonstrating insight and understanding of the challenges facing
clients, at a personal, organisational and system level
• Lead
and develop insightful proposals and propositions which demonstrate
and contribute to KPMG’s market leading position
• Lead our
teams day-to-day to produce compelling analysis, presentations,
reports and other deliverables that are well drafted and concise,
whilst also addressing complex, politically sensitive issues
•
Design, plan, facilitate and lead events, workshops and interactive
sessions to support our clients
• Proactively maintain project
oversight, including financial and project risk management
•
Develop networks across KPMG to bring additional expertise and value
to our clients
Skills & Qualifications
You will have:
• Significant experience of originating and delivering high value
professional services in local government.
• Access to a
broad, relevant network of local government leadership and delivery
stakeholders who see you as a trusted advisor
• Experience of
leading programmes and large-scale projects, especially those with a
digital and technology component
• A good understanding of the
government policy agenda and demonstrate a strong desire to support
clients in these areas. Ideally, this would include an in depth
understanding of a particular area of government policy and
delivery
• The credibility and experience to lead KPMG and
client teams to assess, design, plan and deliver complex programmes of
work
• Experience of managing and balancing political,
reputational and commercial risk
• An understanding of the
evolving nature of government service delivery and how KPMG’s services
can support that evolution
• Significant people leadership and
performance management experience skills, including experience of
coaching or managing a wide range of staff.
• Experience of
and comfortable presenting findings and analysis to board-level
clients, elected members, and governing bodies
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