Leadership Consultant

**Job Title**:Leadership Consultant

**Location**: Crooklands, Cumbria with travel nationally for delivery and meetings at venues and client sites

**Remuneration Package**:

- Competitive Salary
- 37.5 hour per week (Monday - Friday)
- 33 Days Annual Leave including Bank Holidays
- Annual paid Wellbeing Day
- 2 days per year for Charitable work
- Health Assured
- A Range of Health & Wellbeing Resources

Leading companies trust Dove Nest Group to improve their business performance by creating sustained behavioural change in their people. We pride ourselves on industry leading innovative bespoke solutions for Engagement, Leadership Development, People and Team Development, Leadership and Business Agility, Talent Development and Change Leadership supported by our in-house Psychology business where appropriate.

**Behaviour & Values**
- **Passionate** about **developing people**
- **Give twice** to receive once
- Demonstrate **compassion **and **courage** in all that we do

**Role Purpose**

The Leadership Consultant role is expected to manage all end-to-end activities in delivering our promised solutions to our clients, in line with Business expectations. The role also demands extensive collaboration and consultation with clients and other Dove Nest staff.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Programme Management**
- Design and develop bespoke learning and development interventions, integrating professional qualifications where necessary.
- Demonstrate understanding of the client organisation and client culture, to build the best interventions to meet their needs.
- Demonstrate understanding of the client representative and their role within the organisation, to maintain a strong client relationship collaboratively with the Operations Director.
- Prepare materials and briefings prior to each programme, and liaise with technicians, support staff and associates to ensure smooth running of the programme.
- Continuously review and evaluate interventions on an ongoing basis, in accordance with Dove Nest standards and client needs.
- Agree and manage the commercial viability of each programme with the Operations Director.
- Ensure all programmes are resourced with suitably qualified and experienced staff to match the client requirements, and all staff are delivering with the appropriate quality and demeanour.
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with associate consultants.
- Facilitate delivery of interventions and programmes, including development exercises, coaching and evaluations.

**Business Development and Commercial Support**
- Support business development activities both in terms of preparation of solutions and presentations where appropriate.
- Build strong client relationships to nurture extended and new business opportunities.
- In collaboration with the Operations Director and client engagement team, develop and demonstrate understanding of the client environment and current and future challenges.

**Continuing Professional Development**
- Be knowledgeable and inquisitive about appropriate models and theories for use in programmes.
- Keep abreast of current developments and trends in the L&D, business and management world.
- Continuously evaluate and improve interventions and create new interventions in response to new client needs when appropriate.
- Engage in knowledge sharing with other programme managers, including models and theories, feedback, and best practice.
- Mentor other staff within the business.

**Other Duties**
- To maintain and build up good staff relations with other departments and company units, becoming an active member of the Dove Nest family.
- To be aware of and adhere to Dove Nest Group Policies & Procedures and act upon them accordingly.
- To communicate respectively with colleagues and other staff and guests.
- To keep a clean, smart appearance in accordance with the Dress & Appearance Policy.
- To be aware of and adhere to all Dove Nest Group rules and regulations ensuring they are actioned as requested by the company’s health and safety policies.
- To be vigilant at all times to ensure the safety & security of the property, guests, other employees & self.
- To carry out any other reasonable requests made by Senior Management.

**Job Specification**

**Essential**
- Substantial skill and experience in presenting and facilitating in people development interventions.
- Outstanding project management skills demonstrating the ability to prioritise appropriately.
- Commercial and business acumen, to support business development and structuring programmes.
- The ability to work autonomously and independently, but also as an integrated part of a team to ensure best practise.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and a proven track record of influencing - we are a people business
- A passion for continuing professional development.
- The ability to establish and maintain long term working relationships.
- A full clean UK driving license.

**Desirable**
- Broad spectrum of experience