Strategy Consultant

Role Summary

We re looking for a Consultant or Senior Consultant who enjoys solving complex Social Value challenges and helping organisations turn them into lasting change. This role is about helping clients embed Social Value into their operating models, so it genuinely supports strategic goals rather than sitting on the sidelines as a bolt-on. You ll help clients of all sizes and industries move beyond surface-level activity and into real change – combining strategy development, change management and transformation, all through a social impact lens.

• Advising our clients across private, public and third sectors on strategically incorporating Social Value creation across their organisations
• Co-creating simple but effective Social Value strategies with our client and member base – increasingly for larger, multi-territory, more complex organisations
• Engaging with clients to understand their needs; what s getting in the way of their progress and what they can do about it
• Working with customers on bid-related programmes such as training, social impact initiative ideation and peer reviewing drafted responses
• Facilitating client workshops and conducting a range of stakeholder collaboration exercises
• Writing presentations, content and guidance that engages

Supporting business development opportunities alongside the Sales team

• A strong track record of consultancy / advisory experience
• Experience working directly with a range of external stakeholders and building long-term relationships
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written, with confidence to deliver presentations and facilitate workshops but also write comprehensive and high-quality content
• Solid understanding of change management and transformation programmes, especially those involving co-design with customers
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to build relationships with senior influencers within large, complex organisations
• Ability to work through tasks independently, proactively and meticulously
• Good analytical skills, including data literacy
• A passion for societal progress and improvement, including understanding of the key issues and challenges that society faces e.g. health inequalities, social mobility, climate change

• Experience supporting organisations bidding into the public sector, with the confidence to support clients to shape Social Value bid strategies and develop compelling content that strengthens the overall bid
• Knowledge of the TOM System framework or other Social Value measurement frameworks
• Understanding of social impact evaluation methodologies and experience of delivering assessments.

• Competitive salary of £40-60k basic (we are recruiting for two levels of consultant, salary will be aligned to the appropriate role level / experience)
• Consultant: £40,000–£52,000
• Senior Consultant: £52,000–£60,000
• Industry-leading initiatives in social value, including 6 paid volunteering days per year
• Access to a 24/7 EAP
• 25 days of leave per year PLUS UK bank holidays and your birthday off work!
• Annual increases to holiday after 3 years  service
• Flexible working including hybrid office days, remote working and flexible lunch hours
• Private medical insurance
• Annual learning budget to support your ongoing growth and development
• Cycle to work scheme
• Ethically invested pension scheme, matched to a max of 5%
• Enhanced parental leave
• Life assurance at 4 x salary
• A remarkable opportunity to join an ethically entrepreneurial business where you can make a real positive difference.