Management Consultant - Change Manager

KPMG is one of the most trusted and respected global professional services firms. Joining KPMG means joining a talented team of exceptional colleagues who bring innovative thoughts and a natural curiosity to the work they do each day. No one type of person succeeds at KPMG; a diverse business requires diverse personalities, characters and perspectives. There really is a place for you here. KPMG's Consulting teams partner with leading domestic and international organisations to deliver tangible benefits that impact New Zealand’s prosperity. We draw on KPMG’s broad industry experience across large and small scale transformation, analytics and optimisation, process excellence, and operating model design.

The opportunity:

• Are you someone with great business change management skills and experience who craves variety and challenge?
• At KPMG every day is different and you can find yourself working on a diverse range of projects and initiatives either for our clients or internally strengthening our market offering
• One day you may be designing and implementing sustainable change on a large transformation programme for a major corporate
• Or you could be involved in co-creating an organisational redesign for a government agency
• Or maybe supporting a financial institution with leadership capability build and creating a culture of perpetual change, through developing growth mindsets
• Or working with a People and Culture department to develop or implement their People strategies
• Or leading a due diligence on people, associated policies and processes with our mergers and acquisitions team.
• Our change consultancy is in growth mode at KPMG, providing a unique opportunity for you to not only work across all the above areas, but also the opportunity to further develop your skillset through the occasional project within other areas of Management Consulting. 

Day to day you will:

• Provide clients with change management and/or people advisory expertise to allow them to realise their strategic aspirations and/ or project outcomes
• Manage client and stakeholder expectations
• Develop and build trusted relationships with our clients
• Actively seek feedback from clients to ensure our service quality is maintained
• Deliver sustainable change and people advisory capability across a wide range of industries
• Identify new business opportunities to provide added value to clients
• Apply an awareness and understanding of the general business, economic environments, and any risks involved in undertaking engagements
• Work with a variety of different KPMG individuals on different engagements
• Provide on the job coaching for other KPMG individuals on engagements
• Contribute to the development and marketing of new offerings and services

What you'll bring to the team:

• Minimum 4-6 years of relevant practical change management or people advisory/consulting experience in a consultancy or large corporation
• Drive and enthusiasm with a 'can-do' attitude and a strong sense of ownership to deliver change in a practical and pragmatic fashion 
• Technical experience in change management methodologies and frameworks e.g. ADKAR
• A proven track record of delivering sustainable change
• Knowledge of implementing adoption measures to demonstrate successful embedding of change
• Experience in people coaching and development
• Proven stakeholder management skills especially in complex organisations
• An ability to develop great relationships within a multi-disciplinary client-facing teams
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication and influencing skills
• Experience of Agile is beneficial as is knowledge of People and Culture departments, policies and processes
• Ultimately a passion for people and change

Life at KPMG We offer rewarding careers to talented individuals and a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstance. As a KPMG employee, we will offer you:—   An array of health and wellness benefits such as free flu jabs, subsidised sporting events, access to EAP, additional leave to support you if you are diagnosed with COVID-19, access to e-bikes and other facilities. You will also have access to our Wellbeing@KPMG portal which has an extensive array of health and wellness advice.   —   Hybrid Working – a mix of working in the office and at home to enhance your work/life balance—   Flexible leave options, including the ability to purchase additional annual leave—   Access to ‘Whanau@KPMG’ – 18 weeks’ paid flexible leave for all new parents - primary and secondary carers—   Unlimited access to digital accreditations through our partnership with Microsoft, LinkedIn Learning, with bespoke learning pathways for all employees.—   Corporate discounts on a range of lifestyle goods and services.—   Opportunity to join any of our Inclusion, Diversity and Equity networks as a participant and ally.—   Opportunity to join our Social club and enjoy activities such as cooking classes, painting, quiz nights and more.—   Time off for volunteering. —   Eligibility to our annual bonus plan. —   Opportunities for local and international secondments.  We believe that diversity of background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, clients and communities. Our goal is to be recognised as an employer of choice for all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, generation, flexible work status, family circumstances, sexual orientation or disability. Further info can be found on our website We are a 2022 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.