We are Grant Thornton. We go beyond business as usual, so you can too. 

Grant Thornton Ireland (GT) has over 2,500 people in 9 offices across Ireland, The Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Bermuda, with a presence in over 130 countries around the world, and a global network of over 62,000 people.

At GT, we work as trusted advisors, bringing local knowledge and national expertise, with a global presence, to help businesses succeed – wherever they are located. We make business more personal by investing in building relationships and empowering our clients to make the right choice for their organisation now and for the future. Whether that is working with the public sector to build thriving communities, with regulators and financial institutions to build trust, or with a diverse range of businesses to help them achieve their goals, Grant Thornton Ireland work hard to support clients to act on the issues that matter. 

At GT Ireland we don’t just predict your future, we build it.  

A Career at GT 

Looking for a more fulfilling role in professional services? One where fresh thinking, collaboration and diversity are valued? At Grant Thornton we do things differently. 

What does this mean for you? 

A career in a more inclusive working environment, a more collaborative work culture, a more supported, flexible working role, more possibilities to grow and more opportunities to help shape the future for your clients. We respect and value your experience. And we want you to bring your authentic self to work and be at your best. It is how it should be. 

Grow with us 

At Grant Thornton, we care about our people and work hard to make you feel valued. If you are looking to deepen and develop your skills, knowledge, and experience throughout your career, then that is what you will get, and more.

The Opportunity

Grant Thornton’s Consulting Team are seeking to recruit experienced People and Change Consultants at Manager and Associate Director levels within the advisory consulting practice, based out of Dublin, Belfast or Cork.

This is an exciting opportunity for ambitious and motivated individuals to join our People and Change Consulting team in a growing area of our business. These will be challenging and fulfilling roles within a team that delivers work for clients in areas such as designing and delivering leadership development programmes, learning and development, organisational design, strategic workforce planning, performance management, change management, stakeholder engagement and communications, HR Due Diligence, and organisational culture.

The roles are to contribute to and support the delivery of a variety of client engagements, contribute to project team success on assignments, and providing updates to the Director and Partner team. The successful candidates will be exposed to a variety of jobs and will be given the opportunity to lead on interesting and challenging client projects. An additional aspect of the roles will be to lead and support the business development initiatives of the team. The role will provide an excellent opportunity to build a long term and sustainable career in a growing area of our business.

Main responsibilities:

• Leading and supporting on client and people and change projects from initiation to close
• Engaging project stakeholders in order to effectively manage client delivery and projects
• Working with clients across Ireland implementing change management programmes
• Preparation of formal reports and presentations
• Ensuring assigned projects and tasks meet required deadlines
• Conducting industry research and thought leadership covering the key market sectors/target clients
• Support and lead on business development initiatives
• Support and preparation of proposals and tendering for new client work.

Skills and Experience

The candidate must have capabilities and proven experience in at least one (and ideally more) of the following areas:

• Operating Model and Organisation design and implementation
• Learning and Development programme design and delivery
• HR consulting, including for example HR Strategy, HR Maturity Assessment, HR Operating Model and Workforce Planning
• HR Transformation design and delivery, including familiarity with leading HR products (i.e. technology offerings) on the market

In addition to the points above, candidates must be able to demonstrate strong Project Management and Change Management experience through the implementation of the above capabilities.

Other relevant experience to include:

• a minimum of 3-10 years’ relevant experience preferably in a consulting or corporate environment
• experience of working in and / or with large scale organisations
• experience in supporting business development an advantage (including preparation of proposals, tendering and bids writing)
• excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• excellent written skills including the preparation of comprehensive reports and presentations
• an ability to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams
• an ability to contribute and deliver in a project environment
• ability to effectively manage a number of tasks
• an ability to build strong networks
• an ability to work effectively under pressure
• strong leadership and people management skills;
• strong attention to detail and commitment to quality; and
• excellent MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Life at GT 

Reward and benefits: 

Our reward and benefits are designed to create an environment where our people can flourish. We are committed to building a culture where our people have access to the necessary benefits to help promote a healthy lifestyle and thrive. 

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion:

At Grant Thornton, we provide equitable opportunities for all our colleagues. We are a responsible, sustainable business where equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) is at the forefront of our workplace culture agenda, and today, we continue to build and develop on our existing ED&I structure and strategy to meet our workplace culture needs. People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied backgrounds, racial differences, cultures, sexual orientations, religious orientations, ages, gender identities, abilities and family types present diverse viewpoints, which need to be heard and valued.

We are all at our best when we are able to be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the firm. We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them. Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery, and helps us to meet the needs of our clients. Our firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer. You form the bedrock of our firm’s best-practice principles and we will champion you as leaders from day one.

Recognition: 

We want to create a culture of recognition and celebrating success, by saying thank you to people who surpass our expectations and recognising the right values and behaviours. Our Shout Out recognition scheme is our way of highlighting and promoting achievements. Whether you simply want to say thank you, celebrate a special occasion or give an award for doing something exceptional, you can do all of this and more through the scheme. 

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