Our client, a leading consulting firm, is seeking an Associate Consultant to join a critical risk management and technology transformation program. This replacement role requires immediate availability. The successful candidate will drive change strategy development, readiness assessment, and implementation planning within a 10-member project team. This is a long-duration engagement initially contracted for 6-8 weeks with strong extension potential.

The ideal talent will be an Associate-level (3-5 years) or Engagement Manager-level (5-10 years) consultant with management consulting background and proven expertise in organisational change and risk transformation initiatives.

Key Activities

• Change Strategy Development: Design and build comprehensive change management strategy for risk management and technology capability transformation
• Change Readiness Assessment: Evaluate organisational readiness for change, identifying key stakeholders, risks, and enablers across the business
• Implementation Planning: Develop detailed delivery plans, timelines, and milestone frameworks to support successful program implementation
• Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitate workshops and interviews with senior stakeholders to align on change objectives and secure buy-in
• Team Collaboration: Work within a 10-member project team to coordinate change activities with technical and risk workstreams
• Progress Monitoring: Track change implementation progress, identify issues, and recommend corrective actions to ensure successful adoption

Your Background

Essential:

• 3-10 years of management consulting experience (Associate to Engagement Manager level)
• Proven expertise in change management and organisational transformation
• Strong background in risk management transformation or technology implementation projects
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and senior executive communication skills
• Experience developing change strategies, readiness assessments, and implementation plans
• Ability to work collaboratively within project teams and matrix environments
• Immediate availability (within 2 weeks)

Desirable:

• Big 4 or tier-1 management consulting firm background
• Experience in financial services risk transformation initiatives
• Knowledge of regulatory change programs and compliance frameworks
• Familiarity with technology capability uplift and digital transformation
• Experience with large-scale organisational restructuring or operating model changes
• Project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2) or change management credentials