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Strategy Consultant | Shape Organisational Change & Drive Social Impact | Flexible Hybrid Working and Outstanding Benefits

Join Social Value Portal as a Strategy Consultant, stepping into a team where growth and internal progression have created this exciting backfill opportunity. You’ll enjoy a supportive and collaborative culture, flexible hybrid working in our London office (2–3 days per week), and exceptional benefits including 6 paid volunteering days, private medical cover, and your birthday off every year.

At Social Value Portal, we’re on a mission to unlock £100bn in social value to help people, places, and the planet thrive – and we’ve already delivered £0bn. As part of our Strategic Advisory team, you’ll work with leading organisations such as Vodafone, Roche, and the Careers & Enterprise Company to help them embed social value at the heart of their operations. This is your chance to combine strategic consulting and organisational transformation with a genuine impact on society.

What you’ll do:

• Lead and deliver consultancy projects, embedding social value into organisational strategy.
• Independently manage multiple client relationships, taking full ownership of projects from ideation to delivery.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder sessions to uncover challenges and co-create solutions.
• Support clients on bid-related programmes through ideation and guidance (not bid writing).
• Develop clear, engaging presentations and project deliverables that inspire action.
• Collaborate with a small, high-energy team where ideas and innovation are encouraged.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience in strategy, organisational change, or transformation consultancy.
• Confidence in managing external client relationships independently.
• Adaptability to work across multiple projects, spinning “a few plates” at once.
• Strong communication skills with experience facilitating workshops and delivering presentations.
• Curiosity, creativity, and a proactive mindset – comfortable with ambiguity and open to sharing ideas.

Why join us:

• Salary: up to £50,000, dep dent on experience.
• Generous bonus scheme
• Hybrid working: 2–3 days per week in our London office.
• 25 days’ annual leave + UK bank holidays + your birthday off.
• 6 paid volunteering days each year to make an impact outside of work.
• Private medical insurance from day one, plus access to 24/7 Employee Assistance.
• Enhanced parental leave and a flexible, growth-focused culture.
• Learning & Development embedded into team culture, including monthly L&D sessions led by team members or guest speakers.

This role is perfect if you thrive in a small, collaborative consultancy team, enjoy working autonomously, and want to see your ideas drive real social impact.

Click to Apply and help leading organisations redefine what positive change looks like.

HOURS:  37.5 hours per week, Monday–Friday, 8.30am–5.00pm

SALARY:  Salary dependent upon experience, plus annual bonus opportunity

LOCATION:  Hybrid. Office based potentially in Leeds, Teesside, or Nottingham with an opportunity for home working

REPORTS TO: Associate Director / Senior Consultant

BACKGROUND

Sewell Group is a multi-disciplined group of companies operating across the North of England. As a family business, it has a long and illustrious history dating back to 1876. Alongside its retail division, which operates 13 fuel and convenience stores across East Yorkshire, Sewell Estates is a collective of built environment businesses made up of Sewell Investments, Sewell Construction, Sewell Facilities Management, Illingworth and Gregory, Community Ventures, and Shared Agenda.

At the heart of the business’ vision and strategy is delivering value for the communities it serves, promoting opportunities by employing local people and investing in developing talent, as well as giving back to communities and supporting the regional economy through commissioning the local supply chain.

Sewell pride themselves on their commitment to support, train, develop and reward employees. In return, they ask that their employees work hard, live the company behaviours, and have some fun along the way. Culture is a massive part of the day-to-day life at Sewell and its people follow core principles of being Positive; Professional; Customer Focused; Team Players; and Always Doing the Right Thing.

In 2021 the Group was recognised as one of only 18 businesses across the country in the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for Promoting Opportunity – the most prestigious accolade for UK businesses. We have also featured in the Top 100 Best Companies to work for list six times, including being placed in the Top 50 large companies to work for in 2022.

Community Ventures is seeking talented individuals to join the team.  We provide healthcare strategy, strategic estates advice, business case services and programme/project management solutions to a wide range of customers across the UK. The Team is also contracted to provide management services to ten Lift Co business across the north of England managing a £250m health and social care portfolio. 

ROLE OVERVIEW

This is an exciting development opportunity for someone looking to enhance their existing knowledge and experience of estates planning and advice, working as a key member of a growing team.

Community Ventures’ vision is to be the consultant partner of choice to our customers and our mission is to achieve excellence in our advice and our solutions, delivering long-term added value to public services. 

Our current workload spans local, regional and national advisory roles for all aspects of the health sector – primary, community, acute and mental health - as well as support to local authorities and other public sector organisations. 

We are looking for someone who will embrace the complexity and breadth of this role, and who relishes the challenge of working creatively to understand and help solve our clients’ estate problems.

You will possess excellent communication and facilitation skills to harness and build positive relationships, whilst being able to put forwards alternative points of view and respectfully challenge.

You will primarily work alongside and in support of our senior consultants, delivering estates advisory services to customers right across our portfolio, but will also lead on specific elements of work/your own projects as your experience develops, as well as helping to nurture your graduate and junior colleagues.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

STRATEGIC ESTATES ADVICE

• To work as part of a team to provide advice to our customers and partners as required (e.g., options appraisals, feasibility studies, estates strategies, PIDs, Business Case authoring, workshop facilitation, space utilisation, other research), either solely, as part of the wider team or with external advisors as needed.
• Liaise with external clients and stakeholders to create new strategic estates opportunities for Community Ventures in line with the business plan, working with colleagues, partners and shareholders.
• Appoint contractors and advisors to support delivery.
• Effectively manage multidisciplinary teams.
• To professionally represent Community Ventures at external meetings and events.

CLIENT/CUSTOMER LIAISON

• A significant proportion of this role is client facing - acting as the consultant/ professional on our strategic advice commissions- presenting our offer to the client and ensuring the timelines and quality of our delivery.
• Promoting and presenting a professional personal and company brand in all dealings.
• Developing and nurturing successful and rewarding relationships with colleagues and the supply chain.
• Listening and understanding the client’s needs and developing new client relationships.
• Ensuring a working environment exists where complete client satisfaction is at the forefront of every team member’s mind.

GENERAL

• Support the production of board reports and performance reports against the business plan KPI’s.
• Spotting opportunities for continuous improvement of our tools, processes, and systems.
• Understanding and mitigating risk to the business.
• Support Community Ventures in the pursuit of new opportunities and business development as required.
• Provide information to support the Director and Associate Directors with workload planning and forecasting.
• Leading on your own strategic internal projects suited to your skills and expertise – in the past this has included quality management, implementation of new software etc. 

Requirements

As well as exhibiting a polite and approachable attitude, displaying plenty of energy, initiative, professionalism, commitment and a strong team ethos, the suitable person will have the following:

ESSENTIAL

• Hold a formal degree qualification (or 3+ years relevant experience)
• Experience in contributing to/delivering the preparation of estate strategies, and Business Cases in accordance with the HM Treasury Green Book guidance
• Experience of working within public sector, health, social care, and/or education sectors
• Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals
• You will be resilient and have the credibility to engage with a wide range of local and regional stakeholders
• The ability to work both as a team member in a busy working environment, as and unsupervised at times
• Excellent listening and communication skills
• The ability to learn and work with new technology and software
• Good decision-making skills
• A good level of knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, in particular Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Have effective and efficient time management skills
• Awareness of the importance of confidentiality
• Have a thorough approach/high levels of attention to detail and accuracy
• Be able to implement new and improved ways of working
• A full, valid UK driving licence and own transport

DESIRABLE

• Experience working in or around healthcare service planning and/or service change programmes
• Healthcare planning and strategy experience
• Formal Better Business Cases qualification
• Membership of an appropriate professional body
• Understanding of current national healthcare policy, strategic direction and objectives and national programmes
• Working knowledge of LIFT, PFI, Procure 22 or other related frameworks

Community Ventures is an equal opportunities employer, recruiting within the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to the promotion of diversity and equal opportunity, as an employer and in the delivery of our products and services.

As a committed safe employer an appropriate enhanced DBS (criminal record) check will be required for the successful candidate of this role.

Benefits

• Salary dependent on experience
• Annual bonus opportunity
• 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), rising with length of service to 30 days
• Being a Co-Owner of Sewell Estates, learn more here: Employee Ownership - Sewell Group (sewell-group.co.uk)
• Auto enrolment pension
• Staff discounts
• High street & retail discount schemes
• Bike 2 work scheme
• Technology scheme
• Paid parental leave and sickness absence
• Free use of the Coyle Health Gym
• Click here to view all of our employee benefits

Are you looking to join an award-winning and independent agency, who have an excellent culture? Then you could be the perfect fit for this agency in this flexible role!

JOB TITLE: Senior Strategy Consultant
SALARY: Up to 120k
LOCATION: London (Hybrid)

THE COMPANY

We're excited to represent an award-winning agency that has consistently been recognised for both its outstanding work and vibrant company culture. This is a unique opportunity to collaborate with some of the UK's most renowned brands while being part of a team dedicated to providing top-tier strategic insights that help clients overcome their biggest challenges and make informed decisions.

With cutting-edge research techniques and innovative, in-house approaches, this agency delivers impactful solutions on fast-paced, high-profile projects across various sectors. Their adaptability and client-focused mindset allow them to meet a wide variety of needs.

If you're looking to make your mark at a forward-thinking agency, this is your chance.

.KEY DUTIES

• Lead end-to-end project delivery, manage teams, timelines, resources, and develop complex analytical frameworks.
• Act as client lead on major projects, delivering insights through research, interviews, and data analysis.
• Drive business growth via proposals, key accounts, workshops, reports, and strategic client presentations.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Strong academic background with top degree; experience in media, tech, entertainment, or advertising sectors.
• Skilled communicator with clear argumentation; delivers projects efficiently, both independently and collaboratively.
• Builds strong client relationships; driven and entrepreneurial with a passion for excellence.

Interested in this Senior Strategy Consultant role? Apply now and let's have a chat!

We Are Aspire Ltd are a Disability Confident Commited employer

Are you looking to join an award-winning and independent agency, who have an excellent culture? Then you could be the perfect fit for this agency in this flexible role!

JOB TITLE: Senior Strategy Consultant
SALARY: Up to 120k
LOCATION: London (Hybrid)

THE COMPANY

We're excited to represent an award-winning agency that has consistently been recognised for both its outstanding work and vibrant company culture. This is a unique opportunity to collaborate with some of the UK's most renowned brands while being part of a team dedicated to providing top-tier strategic insights that help clients overcome their biggest challenges and make informed decisions.

With cutting-edge research techniques and innovative, in-house approaches, this agency delivers impactful solutions on fast-paced, high-profile projects across various sectors. Their adaptability and client-focused mindset allow them to meet a wide variety of needs.

If you're looking to make your mark at a forward-thinking agency, this is your chance.

.KEY DUTIES

• Lead end-to-end project delivery, manage teams, timelines, resources, and develop complex analytical frameworks.
• Act as client lead on major projects, delivering insights through research, interviews, and data analysis.
• Drive business growth via proposals, key accounts, workshops, reports, and strategic client presentations.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Strong academic background with top degree; experience in media, tech, entertainment, or advertising sectors.
• Skilled communicator with clear argumentation; delivers projects efficiently, both independently and collaboratively.
• Builds strong client relationships; driven and entrepreneurial with a passion for excellence.

Interested in this Senior Strategy Consultant role? Apply now and let's have a chat!

We Are Aspire Ltd are a Disability Confident Commited employer

HOURS:  37.5 hours per week, Monday–Friday, 8.30am–5.00pm

SALARY:  Salary dependent upon experience, plus annual bonus opportunity

LOCATION:  Hybrid. Office based potentially in Leeds, Teesside, or Nottingham with an opportunity for home working

REPORTS TO: Associate Director

BACKGROUND

Sewell Group is a multi-disciplined group of companies operating across the North of England. As a family business, it has a long and illustrious history dating back to 1876. Alongside its retail division, which operates 13 fuel and convenience stores across East Yorkshire, Sewell Estates is a collective of built environment businesses made up of Sewell Investments, Sewell Construction, Sewell Facilities Management, Illingworth and Gregory, Community Ventures, and Shared Agenda.

At the heart of the business’ vision and strategy is delivering value for the communities it serves, promoting opportunities by employing local people and investing in developing talent, as well as giving back to communities and supporting the regional economy through commissioning the local supply chain.

Sewell pride themselves on their commitment to support, train, develop and reward employees. In return, they ask that their employees work hard, live the company behaviours, and have some fun along the way. Culture is a massive part of the day-to-day life at Sewell and its people follow core principles of being Positive; Professional; Customer Focused; Team Players; and Always Doing the Right Thing.

In 2021 the Group was recognised as one of only 18 businesses across the country in the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for Promoting Opportunity – the most prestigious accolade for UK businesses. We have also featured in the Top 100 Best Companies to work for list six times, including being placed in the Top 50 large companies to work for in 2022.

Community Ventures is seeking talented individuals to join the team.  We provide healthcare strategy, strategic estates advice, business case services and programme/project management solutions to a wide range of customers across the UK. The Team is also contracted to provide management services to ten Lift Co business across the north of England managing a £250m health and social care portfolio. 

ROLE OVERVIEW

This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to take the next steps or a new challenge in their career, working as a lead member of a growing team.

Community Ventures’ vision is to be the consultant partner of choice to our customers and our mission is to achieve excellence in our advice and our solutions, delivering long-term added value to public services. 

Our current workload spans local, regional, and national advisory roles for all aspects of the health sector – primary, community, acute and mental health - as well as support to local authorities and other public sector organisations.  

We are looking for someone who will embrace the complexity and breadth of this role, and who relishes the challenge of working creatively to understand and help solve our clients’ estate problems.

You will primarily work as the lead advisor on some of our most complex commissions, setting direction and managing a delivery team, as well as being responsible for producing your own outputs to our high standards.

In return we offer a progressive role within a forward thinking company, where our people are empowered and enabled to identify and create their own opportunities for where their future career may take them.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

STRATEGIC ESTATES ADVICE

• To lead on commissions, providing advice to our customers and partners as required (e.g., options appraisals, feasibility studies, estates strategies, PIDs, Business Case authoring, workshop facilitation, space utilisation, other research), either solely, as part of the wider team or with external advisors as needed.
• Liaise with external clients and stakeholders to create new strategic estates opportunities for Community Ventures in line with the business plan, working with colleagues, partners and shareholders.
• Appoint supply chain partners and advisors to support delivery.
• Effectively lead internal and external multidisciplinary teams.
• To professionally represent Community Ventures at external meetings and events.
• Take on commission management responsibilities – monitoring workloads/ deadlines and commercial performance.
• Line management of junior/ graduate consultants.

CLIENT/CUSTOMER LIAISON

• A significant proportion of this role is client facing - acting as the lead consultant/professional on our strategic advice commissions- presenting our offer to the client and ensuring the timelines and quality of our delivery.
• Promoting and presenting a professional personal and company brand in all dealings.
• Developing and nurturing successful and rewarding relationships with colleagues and the supply chain.
• Listening and understanding the client’s needs and developing new client relationships.
• Ensuring a working environment exists where complete client satisfaction is at the forefront of every team member’s mind.

GENERAL

• Support the production of board reports and performance reports against the business plan KPI’s.
• Spotting opportunities for continuous improvement of our tools, processes and systems.
• Understanding and mitigating risk to the business.
• Support Community Ventures in the pursuit of new opportunities and business development as required, producing fee proposals and bid support for potential commissions and clients.
• Provide information to support the Director and Associate Directors with workload planning and forecasting.
• Leading on your own strategic internal projects suited to your skills and expertise – in the past this has included quality management, implementation of new software etc. 

Requirements

As well as exhibiting a polite and approachable attitude, displaying plenty of energy, initiative, professionalism, commitment and a strong team ethos, the suitable person will have the following:

ESSENTIAL

• Hold a formal degree qualification (or 5+ years relevant experience)
• Experience in contributing to/delivering the preparation of estate strategies, and Business Cases in accordance with the HM Treasury Green Book guidance
• Experience of working within public sector, health, social care, local authority or education sectors
• General project management experience
• Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals
• You will be resilient and have the credibility to engage with a wide range of local and regional stakeholders
• You will possess excellent communication and facilitation skills to harness and build positive relationships, whilst being able to put forward alternative points of view and respectfully challenge
• The ability to lead a team in a busy working environment, but also to work unsupervised at times and manage your own workload
• Excellent listening and communication skills
• The ability to learn and work with new technology and software
• Good decision-making skills
• A good knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, in particular Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Have effective and efficient time management skills
• Awareness of the importance of confidentiality
• Have a thorough approach/high levels of attention to detail and accuracy
• Be able to implement new and improved ways of working
• A full, valid UK driving licence and own transport

DESIRABLE

• Experience working in or around healthcare service planning and/or service change programmes
• Healthcare planning and strategy experience
• Formal Better Business Cases qualification
• Membership of an appropriate professional body
• Understanding of current national healthcare policy, strategic direction and objectives and national programmes
• Working knowledge of LIFT, PFI, Procure 22 or other related frameworks

Community Ventures is an equal opportunities employer, recruiting within the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to the promotion of diversity and equal opportunity, as an employer and in the delivery of our products and services.

As a committed safe employer an appropriate enhanced DBS (criminal record) check will be required for the successful candidate of this role.

Benefits

• Salary dependent on experience
• Annual bonus opportunity
• 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), rising with length of service to 30 days
• Being a Co-Owner of Sewell Estates, learn more here: Employee Ownership - Sewell Group (sewell-group.co.uk)
• Auto enrolment pension
• Staff discounts
• High street & retail discount schemes
• Bike 2 work scheme
• Technology scheme
• Paid parental leave and sickness absence
• Free use of the Coyle Health Gym
• Click here to view all of our employee benefits