EOI - Senior Consultant or Manager - Workforce Advisory - People Consulting
EY · Auckland
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EOI - Senior Consultant or Manager - Workforce Advisory - People Consulting
Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi
With your contribution and my contribution, together we will thrive.
Hei Oranga Iwi | The opportunity
We are looking for experienced Senior Consultant’s or Manager’s to join our People Consulting team in New Zealand / Aotearoa. You will play a crucial role in guiding, designing and delivering our clients transitions and transformations, ensuring that changes are implemented and adopted with confidence and proficiently. You will be responsible for supporting or leading design initiatives that prioritize the needs, behaviours, and experiences of users related to the changes identified. You will work closely with various stakeholders to develop and execute change experience strategies that minimize resistance and maximize engagement.
These roles can be performed from any of our EY offices across New Zealand / Aotearoa.
Our roles can potentially be adjusted to work flexibly with reduced hours. Please speak with us about potential options.
Ko Tō Rourou | Your key responsibilities
At the Senior Consultant level:
- Delivering client projects: Collaborate with EY colleagues and clients to define and deliver project outcomes.
- Supporting clients to solve their challenges: Analyse workforce and business data to generate insights and recommendations. Build client relationships and guide clients through structured problem solving.
- Contributing to business development: identify and support opportunities for EY to contribute to client outcomes.
At the Manager level:
- Managing client relationships: Establish and manage client relationships to achieve project outcomes and resolve issues or roadblocks.
- Leading project teams: Coach and guide other team members and build capability in organisation design.
- Owning solution design: Lead end-to-end development of solutions and recommendations that balance client requirements with practical implementation.
Ngā Pūkenga | Skills and attributes for success
- Experience in a consulting, change experience, organizational development, or a related role is highly desirable
- Knowledge in developing and implementing change experience strategies and plans that align with organizational goals.
- Familiarity in conducting change impact assessments to identify the impact of changes on employees and processes.
- Ability to develop personas, user journey maps, and other design artifacts to communicate user insights and design concepts.
- Demonstration in collaborating with project teams to integrate change experience activities into project plans.
Ko Taku Rourou | What we offer you
At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams.
- Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences www.ey.com/nz/careerdevelopment
- Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
- A comprehensive benefits package: From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally www.ey.com/nz/benefits
Inclusiveness is core to who we are and how we work together, driving value for our people and for our business. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment experience for all. We encourage you to share any support and adjustments you need to be your best and participate equitably in our recruitment process. We understand sharing your needs with us can be daunting, so if you have questions before or during your application, we welcome you to get in touch at contactrecruitment@au.ey.com or +64 9 300 7044 (option 2). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.
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