Senior Consultant - Project Manager (Interim Growth - UK Public Sector)
The Senior Consultant – Project Manager partners with Consulting and Commercial colleagues to plan, coordinate, and deliver projects effectively, ensuring a high‑quality client experience, strong operational discipline, and data‑driven decision making.
Key Responsibilities
* Play a central role in delivering projects aligned to the growth of Interim solutions within the UK Public Sector.
* Support mobilisation and coordination of interim assignments and multi‑role engagements.
* Track and analyse pipeline, utilisation, and delivery performance metrics.
* Ensure visibility of progress, risks, and dependencies for effective execution.
* Contribute to building repeatable delivery approaches, tools, and tracking mechanisms to support scaling.
* Work closely with Consulting and Commercial colleagues to align delivery with growth objectives.
* Manage end‑to‑end delivery of projects or defined workstreams, from mobilisation through to completion.
* Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, and deliverables.
* Coordinate internal teams to clarify scope, roles, and expectations.
* Monitor progress and proactively manage risks, issues, and dependencies.
* Track and analyse project and programme data, including progress, utilisation, timelines, and key delivery metrics.
* Support forecasting and reporting using internal systems and tools.
* Translate data into clear insights and actions to support decision making.
* Maintain high levels of data accuracy and reporting discipline.
* Track project financials: budget, time, expenses, and margin indicators.
* Support invoicing and financial reporting processes.
* Provide regular updates on progress, forecast, and variances.
* Act as a key point of contact for internal teams and, where appropriate, clients.
* Support effective communication across stakeholders.
* Facilitate project meetings and ensure clear actions and follow‑up.
* Ensure consistent use of Korn Ferry tools, systems, and delivery processes.
* Support onboarding and coordination of project team members.
* Contribute to improving project management practices, tools, and reporting approaches.
Success Profile
* Drives Results (Making it Happen – Level 3): delivers on commitments and ensures steady progress across multiple priorities.
* Plans and Aligns (Processing Information – Level 3): structures delivery effectively and aligns stakeholders around clear plans.
* Collaborates (Facilitating Interaction – Level 3): builds strong working relationships across teams and functions.
* Communicates Effectively (Inspiring Communication – Level 3): communicates clearly, including translating data into meaningful insights.
* Manages Complexity (Processing Information – Level 2‑3): handles multiple priorities and navigates ambiguity with structure.
* Customer Focus (Creating Empathy – Level 3): supports strong client relationships and delivery quality.
* Business Insight (Creating Ideas – Level 2‑3): understands key commercial and operational metrics (e.g., utilisation, margin, pipeline).
* Plays a key role in enabling the successful delivery and scaling of the Interim growth initiative through FY27.
* Delivers multiple projects or workstreams on time and to a high standard.
* Uses data effectively to track performance, identify issues, and support decisions.
* Builds strong working relationships with internal teams and clients.
* Contributes to consistent, scalable, and data‑driven delivery practices.
Experience & Qualifications
* Experience managing projects or workstreams in consulting, professional services, or similar environments.
* Experience working with data, reporting, and performance tracking.
* Exposure to financial tracking (budgeting, forecasting, invoicing).
* Experience coordinating cross‑functional teams.
* (Desirable) Experience in UK Public Sector and/or interim / contingent workforce solutions.
Drivers
* Motivated by delivering high‑quality, measurable outcomes.
* Energised by contributing to growth initiatives and scaling new capabilities.
* Enjoys working with data to track performance and improve delivery.
* Numerate and data‑oriented, comfortable working with metrics and analysis.
* Organised and detail‑oriented.
* Reliable and accountable.
* Collaborative and adaptable.
About the Opportunity
We are seeking a Senior Consultant – Project Manager to support the delivery of client engagements and strategic initiatives across Korn Ferry Consulting. This role will play a central role through FY27 in a priority "big bet" growth initiative, focused on expanding Korn Ferry's Interim placement capability within the UK Public Sector. Alongside this, the role will operate as a flexible Project Manager, supporting additional projects across Korn Ferry's solution areas as required.
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