Principal Consultant or Partner Appointment | Leadership Advisory & Assessment | London

About the Leadership Advisory & Assessment Practice

Odgers Berndtson’s vision is to help its clients build exceptional leadership teams because research shows that organisations with strong leaders significantly outperform their peers. Our Leadership Advisory and Assessment Practice assist clients to deliver strategies and business plans by optimising performance from individual and collective leadership, despite the complexity and pace of change.

The Opportunity

The practice is in growth mode and the UK team is playing a significant role in building the global practice.  As part of this expansion, we are seeking to appoint a senior team member who will make a vital contribution to all dimensions of this vision. Contributing to the growth of the Practice will provide the basis for leadership succession in due course. 

We are looking for an experienced professional who will ideally bring experience working across sectors with CEOs and their leadership teams. Ideally, this person will have experience in leading the delivery of Talent Management & Development services internally or externally, providing such services to CEOs and Chief People Officers.

You will join a market-leading team delivering some of the most high-profile, senior, complex, and impactful work that exists in our space.

The Role

• Lead business development activity, forging and nurturing client relationships, defining suitable services, and executing client projects.
• Execute high-quality, creative work while providing guidance and support to other members of the delivery team.
• Cultivate enduring relationships with clients and candidates, establishing a robust personal brand known for delivering exceptional advice and services.
• Embrace a highly collaborative approach and actively introduce colleagues from different Practices and offices within the UK and our global network.
• Acquire in-depth knowledge of client organisations to expand our range of services strategically and appropriately.
• Play an integral role in a high-performing team, infusing creativity, and innovation into all aspects of your work and contributing to our team goals.
• Mentor and develop team members, growing and retaining a diverse talented team across the firm.
• Contribute to the strategy for the UK team and the global Leadership Advisory and Assessment offering.

• A track record of exploring business, leadership, and talent issues, shaping solutions and persuading others to back your initiatives including ideally authorising the spend required to deliver them. 
• Strong interpersonal skills, with an ability to work with many different people demonstrating your commitment to inclusion and diversity.
• A willingness to challenge opinions and provide insight, whilst remaining low ego.
• The ability to engage with senior stakeholders including at Board and executive levels ideally creating and trusted advisory relationships with senior leaders.
• Ability to deliver excellence in client assignments and bring insights and innovation, creating business development opportunities.
• Strong consulting skills with an ability to see through a project from conception to successful completion, with a good sense of timing, judgement, patience, and determination to deliver despite hurdles.
• An entrepreneurial mindset, with a high level of self-starting energy and a strong ability to collaborate with colleagues.
• An ability to work autonomously, in a flat, non-hierarchical company structure with a culture of unity and collaboration.
• Intellectually curious with a broad outlook, bringing creative thinking, common sense, and an open mind.

Odgers Berndtson is one of the world’s leading Global Executive Search firms. Our reputation for excellence and integrity has been established over 50 years and we are a partnership-driven by the client, candidate, and employee experience. We function as trusted advisors to our clients and candidates and engage with a diverse range of leaders for the most influential roles across a wide variety of industries. The service we deliver is creative, insightful, and most importantly, in partnership; we pride ourselves on maintaining personal relationships.

At Odgers Berndtson, we are proud of our progressive, diverse, meritocratic, and collaborative culture where you will find support, training and career development working with colleagues striving for excellence in all they do. We are UK headquartered with colleagues across 33 countries specialising in over 50 sectors and functions. 

Hybrid Working

Our Hybrid working policy is based on the principles of empowerment, mutual trust and flexibility, recognising that we work best when we make choices about when, where and how we work.  At the same time, we are reminded that time together is so important.  We are a client-service business in which our relationships and our culture provide a significant advantage. Our offices remain critical to how we work; they are a place for collaboration, learning, and support and an anchor for the culture of which we are so proud.

We operate a hybrid working model which would typically see you spending a minimum of 3 days working from the office and the rest remotely. Your work pattern will be reliant on business demands, and we would expect you to manage your time accordingly.

Odgers Berndtson is committed to continually improving the diversity of our workforce through the attraction, retention, and development of a diverse range of talented people. We want people to be comfortable bringing their whole selves to work and recognise that inclusion brings further opportunities for innovation and creativity.

We welcome all new employees to get involved by joining one of our Allies groups or simply being part of one of our many initiatives to help us promote Inclusion in our business. Our Inclusion & Diversity agenda is driven by our I&D Council and our Allies Programmes, and we celebrate our diversity each year with our ‘Unlimited Festival’.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Odgers Berndtson is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination of any kind. We strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join our business, and we will support any requirements for reasonable adjustments

Sustainability

Modern businesses have a duty to be environmentally responsible and operate sustainably. We believe this represents not only sound commercial sense but also recognises our ethical responsibility to minimise the impact of our activities on the environment and to leave a positive legacy for future generations.

We have committed to, and set, science-based decarbonisation targets, and have received verification of these goals from the Science Based Targets initiative  (SBTi). These targets will hold us accountable to our sustainability strategy while enabling us to measure our progress. This is complemented by us continuing to provide sustainability insight to our clients and cultivating a track record within sustainable businesses and in placing sustainability leaders.

Corporate Social Responsibility

We take Charity seriously – but like to have fun too. Our CSR team are always thinking up new events and activities to get involved in and raise funds for our chosen charity British Heart Foundation. 

We also have a variety of social clubs and learning opportunities to suit everyone such as the Brunch and Learn Session, Odgers choir, the book club or one of the many sports clubs

Whats on offer?

A competitive base salary, supplemented by our benefits package and discretionary bonus

• 25 days Annual leave + 3 gift days for the Christmas closure + bank holidays
• Private Medical Insurance with Bupa and cash plan with Simply Health
• Group Company Pension
• Season Ticket Loan & Cycle to work scheme
• Give As You Earn
• Group Income Protection
• Group Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Charity Day
• Wellbeing Programmes, support and speakers
• On-boarding, induction training and ongoing professional development
• Corporate member discounts and benefits available through Bupa and Simply Health including Gyms Discounts 

Applications

We are committed to ensuring everyone can access our website and application processes. This includes people with sight loss, hearing, mobility and cognitive impairments. Should you require access to these documents in alternative formats, need to apply in a different format or need any reasonable adjustments made for any interview please contact our Talent Team at careers@odgersberndtson.com 

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Eligibility

You must be eligible to live and work in the UK