Leadership and Management Development Consultant

We seek a Leadership and Management Development Consultant to underpin our client workforce strategy in recognition to strengthen leadership and management capabilities and significantly strengthen the capabilities required for what is needed now and for the future.

The Leadership and Management Development Consultant role will translate current and future leadership and management development needs at all levels in the organisation (from executive development to early-career stages), into innovative, aligned and practical programs and learning interventions to support the development of leaders and managers.

Leadership and Management Development Consultant Accountabilities

• Lead the design and implementation of leadership and management development solutions, to ensure they are future-focused, relevant, innovative, cost-effective and aligned to functional business plans.
• Responsible for externally procuring, as appropriate, the design and delivery of specific programs, providing the necessary contract management and quality assurance.
• Deliver agreed leadership and management development solutions (e.g. specific events). This may include executive coaching, facilitation, delivery of highly energised workshops, or consultancy advice to ODP and/or other teams in the organisation to identify tailored solutions.
• Supports the implementation of our Talent development strategy, ensuring the Talent needs identified across the organisation are properly addressed through our leadership & management development initiatives.
• Responsible for establishing robust leadership and management development impact measurement for any of the programs/initiatives designed and implemented, able to utilise people insights and evidence of impact on performance (individual and organisational).

The Experience you will bring;

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to deliver at pace
• Significant technical expertise in Leadership and Management Development (from executive development to entry-level positions), balanced with an ability to pragmatically execute relevant programmes.
• Proven ability to solve complex problems, conduct research/break new ground, develop new applications and provide expert support for other practitioners.
• Sound expertise in designing and applying impact evaluation to leadership and management development programs, with a bias towards evidence-based practice and use of people insight to design interventions.
• Practical experience in learning and business needs consulting, able to guide stakeholders through a shared and collaborative decision-making process, working at all levels within a matrix organisation.
• Confident facilitation and delivery of workshops, events or development interventions, with the ability to create engaging content.
• Strong diagnostic, problem-solving, and analytical skills; ability to think strategically.
• Ability to focus on critical issues to balance and respond to competing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects that cut across multiple services and teams, from inception through completion and Coaching qualification desirable.