Strategic Advisory Consultant

Public Sector Resourcing CWS • Part-time • City of London, South East, GB • 5d ago

Low Carbon Contracting Company

On behalf of LCCC, we are looking for a Strategic Advisory Consultant (Outside IR35) for a 6 month (part time - 2/3 days per week) contract based in London.

Description:

LCCC is seeking an experienced Strategic Advisory Consultant to provide independent specialist expertise across government engagement, corporate strategy, strategic risk management, and organisational positioning.

This engagement has been established to provide additional strategic capability and specialist insight to support key organisational priorities. The consultant will deliver independent advice, recommendations, challenge, and strategic outputs to enhance decision making, strengthen stakeholder relationships, and support the successful delivery of priority initiatives.

As a Strategic Advisory Consultant, your main responsibilities will be:
* Provide independent strategic advice to support engagement with key government stakeholders, including DESNZ, HM Treasury, Cabinet Office, and other relevant public sector bodies.
* Provide senior-level independent advice to support strategic decision making across the organisation.
* Provide specialist insight to strengthen the organisation's approach to strategic and principal risk management.
* Provide flexible advisory support to strategic programmes and organisational priorities, including Project Seahorse should the requirement arise.

Essential:
* Significant experience providing strategic advisory or consultancy services to public sector organisations, government departments, Boards, or executive teams.
* Strong understanding of UK Government structures and policy development.
* Experience engaging with senior stakeholders across Whitehall departments and public bodies.
* Experience advising on organisational strategy, stakeholder engagement, governance, or public policy.
* Experience supporting strategic risk management and organisational transformation initiatives.
* Ability to operate independently and deliver high-quality advisory outputs.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, LCCC encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates. Applications from candidates who identify as having a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

DE&I Commitment

LCCC guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

As a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, LCCC welcome applications from veterans, service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners. Applications from eligible candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.