Leadership jobs

If you are looking for leadership jobs, we have a great contract Leadership and Management Development Consultant role. The contract is for 6 months, and the day rate is £450–£500. This role is located in Chelmsford. This role offers hybrid working, typically 1-2 times per week, working from the office in Chelmsford.

Key Accountabilities

Firstly, 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.
Secondly, it is responsible for externally procuring, as appropriate, the design and delivery of specific programmes. And providing the necessary contract management and quality assurance.
Also, deliver agreed-upon 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.
Furthermore, it supports the implementation of our talent development strategy, ensuring the talent needs identified across the organisation are properly addressed through our leadership and management development initiatives.
Responsible for establishing robust leadership and management development impact measurement for any of the programmes and initiatives designed and implemented. Able to utilise people insights and evidence of impact on performance (individual and organisational).
Explore and develop collaborative approaches to strengthening leadership and management capabilities across the wider Essex County to support the delivery of the Essex Vision, developing key partnerships when appropriate.
Likewise, work collaboratively across people and transformation to build an aligned and relevant service for the organisation. To work in close collaboration with the People Business Partnering teams to support the design and implementation of cross-cutting programs.
Lastly, specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework through engagement in professional supervision.

Experience needed

Firstly, you must have strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to deliver at pace.
Secondly, significant technical expertise in leadership and management development (from executive development to entry-level positions) is balanced with an ability to pragmatically execute relevant programmes.
Also, 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.
Likewise, have practical experience in learning and business needs consulting, be able to guide stakeholders through a shared and collaborative decision making process, and work 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.
Most importantly, be able to demonstrate that you have managed complex projects that cut across multiple services and teams, from inception through completion.
Finally, coaching qualifications are desirable.

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