Interim Human Resources Consultant - Public Sector
Posted 7 days ago by Grant Thornton UK
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Halifax, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Interim HR Consultant in the Public Sector involves working with Grant Thornton's Agile Talent Community to support various public sector clients on a project basis. The consultant will engage in Human Resources, People Transformation, or Change Management projects, leveraging their expertise to enhance public sector operations and deliver key government policies. This position offers flexibility in project selection and working arrangements, with a focus on building long-term partnerships with clients. The role is hybrid, requiring 2-3 days on-site in Halifax, England.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support public sector clients in Human Resources, People Transformation, or Change Management projects.
- Deliver insightful advice, analysis, or recommendations to stakeholders and senior leaders.
- Build and maintain trusted working relationships with colleagues, clients, and key stakeholders.
- Engage in major transformation or restructuring programmes across large or complex organisations.
- Participate in the Agile Talent Community events for professional development and networking.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in the public sector, ideally within Human Resources or related fields.
- Demonstrable understanding of public sector operations and current policies.
- Experience in delivering or supporting major transformation programmes.
- Consulting experience (internal or external) is highly desirable.
- Ability to provide insightful advice and analysis to stakeholders.
- Strong relationship-building and influencing skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Halifax
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: HR
Interim HR Consultant (Public sector)
Location: Halifax, Calderdale
Hybrid working (2-3 days onsite)
Who we are
Grant Thornton’s Agile Talent Community is a network of contract professionals, giving you the opportunity to work with our clients alongside Grant Thornton teams on a project-by-project basis whilst being supported by our dedicated Agile Talent team. You can choose to work with Grant Thornton as an Independent Consultant either through your own limited company or on inside IR35 terms.
Joining us in Public Sector Consulting
Our Public Sector Team have worked on some of the UK's largest and most high-profile public sector clients, infrastructure projects and public policy programmes. We are a team that has public service at its heart and is made up of the following sectors: Local Government, Central Government and Healthcare. Our consulting team seeks to develop long-term partnerships with our clients in order to help them deliver key government policies, programmes and strategies on the ground. We work with clients across the public sector – as well as those looking to effectively engage with the public sector – to help them to make effective strategic decisions; improve their outcomes; optimise their operating and delivery models; deliver public sector reform; balance short-term financial challenges with medium term investment; and ensure value for money in all that they do.
Joining the Agile Talent Community as an experienced Interim HR Consultant, you will have the freedom to work on projects that you choose, whether full or part-time to support our clients and internal teams on short-to-medium-term assignments.
Skills we are looking for
- Proven experience in the public sector(local government, central government or healthcare), ideally within Human Resources, People Transformation, or Change Management projects.
- Demonstrable understanding of public sector operations, current policies, and sector-specific challenges.
- Experience delivering or supporting major transformation or restructuring programmes across large or complex organisations.
- Consulting experience (internal or external) is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to provide insightful advice, analysis, or recommendations to stakeholders, clients, or senior leaders.
- Ability to build, maintain, and influence trusted working relationships with colleagues, clients, and key stakeholders.
What’s in it for you
Development: Your development is important to us and as part of the Agile Talent Community you will be able to work alongside our permanent teams as well as our clients, giving you variety and opportunity to develop new skills. Our team is here to support you, with finding new projects as well as navigating the freelance regulation.
Engagement: As a member of our Community, you will also be invited to events, which can help your wellbeing, educate you about the market you operate in, help you connect with the business as well as other members of the Community.
Doing what’s right ahead of what’s easy
Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people and those who work alongside our teams, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect each other helps everyone to perform at the best of their ability and realize their potential.