Senior Consultant, People & Change

At KPMG, you’ll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause: turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.

Do work that matters, supported by a community that values difference and cares about you. Gain learning that’ll last you a lifetime and be recognized for the impact you make. With a focus on encouraging employees to come as they are, KPMG provides its employees with a variety of unique tools and support systems that ensure they thrive and make their mark in their career and in their communities.

Our People and Change Advisory practice is seeking a Senior Consultant to strengthen our Management Consulting practice in the Halifax office. We are looking for a motivated professional like you to join our dynamic team. If you have a background in change management or with transformational projects, this may be the opportunity for you!

People and Change consulting is a fast-growing business. Our people gain knowledge and experience in diverse domains of human capital, such as Future of Work, Change Management, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Digital HR Operations, and others, applied in a range of workplace environments and business contexts. We advance our client’s business performance by helping to shape and navigate the important people dynamics related to the transformation of work, capabilities, and behaviors. With experience in all industries, as well as both the private and public sectors, our People and Change practice helps organizations drive value and enhance success by optimizing their talent agenda and activating their most valuable resource, their people.

The culture of our team is collegial, inclusive, and supportive. We are a tight-knit group, working together across local and national lines.

As a Senior Consultant in our People and Change practice, you’ll be learning from some of the best in the industry and growing your personal skillset by:

• Supporting client pursuits business development efforts including preparing proposals and leading presentations to senior executives,
• Building long-term business relationships with senior client personnel and executives through engagements and networking in professional organizations.
• Taking accountability for client deliverables by leading engagements and teams to successful outcomes with a focus on supporting your team, client needs and generating value.
• Building your technical and analytical expertise by delivering high quality results on time and proactively identifying and resolving project issues.
• Working with senior KPMG leaders to understand, enhance and integrate service offerings across the practice.
• Executing on project deliverables, working independently and in teams as required in the areas of organization design, strategy implementation and change management.
• Contributing to hands-on delivery of core analysis responsibilities including primary and secondary research, quantitative data collection and analysis, business analysis, and application of frameworks and methodologies to achieve client objectives.
• Participating in multiple aspects of projects by identifying issues, forming hypotheses, designing and conducting analysis, as well as synthesizing conclusions and presenting recommendations.
• Serving as a liaison between clients and upper management and working collaboratively with client teams and help develop client capabilities.

• Bachelor Degree in Business, Commerce, Behavioural Sciences, or other related field with a Masters Degree in Organizational Behavior or Industrial/Organizational Psychology an asset.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience within Human Resources including behavioural change management, organization design, talent management, project management, and organization development.
• Experience working within a management consulting capacity is an asset.
• Experience in workforce analytics an asset.
• Experience directing meaningful process and strategy improvements that demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to work creatively to address client requirements.
• Experience working in a client facing role across a variety of industries and businesses with a passion for delivery high quality service and client satisfaction.
• Superior communication skills with the ability to communicate with client stakeholders, work closely in a collaborative team environment and lead teams and project deliverables.

Providing you with the support you need to be at your best

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KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential. A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose KPMG in Canada as your employer of choice. For more information about Inclusion, Diversity & Equity in Recruitment, please click here.

Adjustments and accommodations throughout the recruitment process

At KPMG, we strive for an inclusive recruitment process that allows all candidates to Come As You Are and Thrive with Us. We aim to provide a positive experience and are ready to offer adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best. Adjustments (an informal request), i.e. extra preparation time or the option for micro breaks during interviews, and accommodations (a formal request), i.e. accessible communication supports or technology aids are tailored to individual needs and role requirements.

To begin a confidential conversation about adjustments or accommodations at any point throughout the recruitment process, we encourage you to contact KPMG’s Employee Relations Service team for support by emailing cdnersteam@kpmg.ca or by calling 1-888-466-4778, Option 3.

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