Overview

The firmWe’re a young, dynamic, creative and entrepreneurial consulting firm on a mission. Everything we do is about social impact. Over the last seven years, we’ve become a respected, trusted, source of advice and support to clients across central Government, and in the education and training sectors – working closely with our client colleagues on a wide variety of public service design, commissioning and delivery programmes.Having successfully established the firm, we’re ready to take the next step. We recently agreed an ambitious new strategy, through which we are diversifying into the health and social care sector and expanding our suite of customer propositions – including not least to support customers’ digital and data-driven transformation.To support that diversification and growth, we are moving into the health and social care sector purposefully and meaningfully, developing our differentiated offer to clients and making us the go to consultancy for health and social care. We have a solid platform on which to build and this is an exciting time and opportunity to be a key part of that journey.We are looking for someone to join the senior leadership team in the firm, and drive the growth of our health and social care practice. We need someone with the experience in health and social care consultancy, with a deep understanding of the complexities and requirements of the sector.As part of the senior leadership team, you will be part of the growth of the firm – supporting us to define who we are and where we want to go. This is an opportunity for an individual to grow, and advance their career, you will need to revel in that entrepreneurial growth mindset and set of expectations.Role specification

The post holder will be accountable for the delivery of the firm’s health and social care strategy; working with the market leader to implement the firm’s strategy and to deliver client engagements. The post holder will:Lead medium and large sized client engagements; overseeing all aspects of the engagement team’s work to ensure that we deliver exceptional outcomes and fulfil all aspects of our statement of work.Forge, develop and maintain open, collaborative relationships with stakeholders across the health and social care sector, including previous, current and potential future clients.Lead, support and hold colleagues to account with respect to the effective and impactful use of the firm’s agreed methods and tools to support exceptional client delivery; proactively identifying opportunities to improve.Lead the sales effort in the health and social care market. Develop the firm’s market position and propositions; lead engagement and development of proposals / tender responses working with others across the firm.Work closely with the head of marketing to develop thought leadership and positioning of the firm in a way we believe resonates most impactfully with our customers given their policy and operating context, including attendance at events and conferences.Engagement with, and maintenance of productive, outcome-focused, relationships with partner organisations we may want to work collaboratively with to develop new propositions and to deliver large scale client programmes.Person specification

Experience working in health and social care in a consultancy environment, with a proven track record of sales and achieving a personal sales target.High levels of ambition, energy and resilience, consistent with the firm’s plans for growth, and experience and enjoyment working in an acutely entrepreneurial, commercial and creative organisational context to deliver consistently high-quality work, and drive growth.Experience of working in a senior leadership team in a dynamic, fast-faced environment to translate strategic direction into operational action, and providing support and challenge to others.High levels of precision and presentational pride with respect to work product of all kinds. With experience of leading teams to deliver exceptional client work.A brilliant core skill set i.e. critical thinking, comms, working in a project environment and the agility and attitude required to add value and navigate dynamic, complex projects.Working location

The firm’s HQ is in Farringdon – if London or area based, two days a week in the office would be beneficial.Package

Basic salary commensurate to the experience of the candidate.Up to 20% bonus based on firm and individual performance.25 days’ annual leave, rising to 30 within five years.Private medical and dental insurance.4% pension contributions.

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