Head of FMCG/Food Consulting at Not for Profit

Role: Head of Consulting (ideally seeking McKinsey, Bain or other Strategy Consulting candidate looking to move into a role with a not for profit)

Contract type: 12 months to start, 3-5 days per week, opportunity to go permanent after year 1

Salary: approx £80,000 pro rata to the number of days

Experience: senior hire role for someone with good C-suite and relationship building experience

Location: UK based, remote working with regular travel to London

Visas: Unfortunately our client are not able to provide visa sponsorship

Start date: ASAP

Background: Our client are a not for profilt which is looking to make major step change improvements across several business sectors by harnessing expertise to assist with accelerating change. They are looking for a senior professional to lead their work with experts - individuals working within UK industries (including reinsurance, food and technology sectors) who are committed to their organisations, and also to transforming them. The role involves supporting and expanding a high-trust group of senior professionals from major food businesses (typically £500m+ turnover), helping translate their insight into action, and seeding new expert groups both in other sectors (e.g. consulting, law, chemicals, tech, public affairs) and geographies (France and Germany). This is a rare opportunity to help shape an ambitious new organisation that exists to train, support and mobilise industry experts working for a more just and regenerative world. You’ll be our first dedicated staff member and will play a key leadership role as we grow.

About the Role You’ll lead the development and delivery of their with several groups of experts — curating a space for reflection, collaboration and bold thinking, while helping drive practical efforts to shift the sector. You’ll also contribute to the development of their methodology, support the creation of new expert groups in adjacent sectors, and work with the wider team on influencing strategies, partnerships and organisational growth. This role is suited to someone who is comfortable working independently in a fast-evolving context, who combines strategic clarity with delivery skills, and who is motivated by the challenge of building something new. This is a hands-on role — you’ll be doing the work yourself, from identifying and engaging senior stakeholders to designing group sessions and writing up strategic insights. There is no delivery team to delegate to, so comfort with rolling up your sleeves is essential.

What We're Looking For Experience of managamenent consultancy in the UK, interfacing at C-suite and working with sector experts Ideally you will also have strong exposure to the UK FMCG sector including Food whether from inside industry, consulting, investing or advisory roles. That said, they are open to applicants from adjacent industries if they can demonstrate the credibility, learning agility and strategic insight needed to work effectively with senior professionals in food. Private sector experience is useful. Public sector experience is not relevant for this role. They looking for a thoughtful, action-oriented individual who:

• Has experience building new initiatives or movements from scratch
• Is confident working in high-trust environments and supporting others to act boldly
• Is a strong facilitator — comfortable guiding group conversations and holding space for complex or sensitive discussions
• Can search for and recruit expert candidates (including via cold outreach, LinkedIn etc)
• Can work collaboratively with partners across civil society, philanthropy, business and media
• Brings a clear-eyed view on project management — able to write clearly, distil insight, and keep things on track
• Has a strong sense of purpose, and a belief in the role industry can play in meeting social and environmental challenges
• Emotionally resilient and comfortable working in complex, high-trust environments — including when navigating disagreement, organisational politics, or conflicting perspectives with calm, empathy and clarity.

They are particularly interested in candidates who have had to build things with limited resource and navigate diverse stakeholder dynamics.

Your Responsibilities You’ll lead across five core areas:

1. Lead and expand the Experts group related to food and FMCG
2. Convert insight into influence
3. Support the development of new expert groups
4. Contribute to organisational growth
5. Help us build the ecosystem

We're a good fit for someone who...

• Thrives in a start-up environment where structure and systems are still forming
• Is motivated by long-term systems change rather than short-term outputs
• Is energised by the idea of helping people act from within the systems they know best
• Wants to work alongside thoughtful, values-driven collaborators
• Has the confidence to work solo, but the humility to know when to ask for support
• Is entrepreneurial, kind, and hardworking — someone who takes initiative, follows through, and approaches others with curiosity and respect.