Senior Consultant
Full-time | Hybrid (UK) | Travel to London 1 or 2 days per month and travel to client sites as required.
Salary: £55,000-£70,000 Depending on skills and experience
About the Role
We’re looking for a Senior Consultant with a passion for helping organisations deliver technology-enabled change. You’ll play a key role in leading client engagements, guiding teams through complex challenges, and ensuring projects deliver real, lasting impact. This is a hands‑on role where you’ll manage multiple workstreams, advise senior stakeholders, and contribute to the ongoing growth of our consulting practice. You’ll also help coach less‑experienced colleagues, sharing your expertise and insight across our team.
Key Responsibilities
Client Delivery
Lead consulting engagements, assessing client needs and developing practical, evidence‑based recommendations
Manage project workstreams and produce deliverables, ensuring outputs meet agreed objectives, quality standards and timelines
Act as a trusted adviser to client sponsors, maintaining effective communication and stakeholder engagement
Identify risks and issues early, proposing mitigation and contingency plans
Business Development
Build and maintain strong client relationships that lead to follow‑on opportunities
Contribute to proposals, thought leadership and internal knowledge materials
Support account and opportunity planning with senior colleagues
Team Leadership & Development
Apply and refine Equantiis methodologies and tools to deliver consistent results
Support and mentor colleagues, sharing your experience and insights
Actively engage in developing new tools, approaches and services
Experience and Expertise
We’re looking for a Senior Consultant with significant IT leadership or consulting experience and the ability to guide clients confidently through technology-enabled change. You’ll have experience in some of the following areas:
Technology and data strategy development
Cyber security maturity and Cyber Essentials implementation
Cloud migration and legacy platform modernization
Security Operations Centre (SOC) procurement and mobilization
Software procurement and implementation, including CRM, HRIS, Finance, ERP, LMS, Student Information Systems
Requirements gathering, process analysis and business case development
Data protection maturity assessment and compliance support
At least three years’ experience in management, business or technology consulting is essential, including direct client delivery.
Our current priority is candidates with experience in Higher or Further Education, particularly those who have delivered improvements in student experience, academic or professional services transformation, or sector-specific technology platforms.
While this is our current priority, we also welcome applications from candidates with relevant experience in other sectors who can demonstrate how their skills and insight would translate effectively into the education environment.
Skills and Attributes
A naturally analytical and curious mindset, with a desire to understand how organisations work
The ability to build trusted relationships with clients, partners and colleagues
Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of how organisations make decisions
Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal – and the ability to adapt your style to your audience
Confidence in presenting ideas and explaining complex or technical concepts in a clear and engaging way
Experience planning, delivering and facilitating workshops with clients and internal teams
Experience producing high-quality written outputs, including reports and recommendations
A focus on accuracy and attention to detail, alongside the ability to step back and see the bigger picture
Comfortable making data‑informed recommendations to support decision‑making
Ability to effectivelymanagestakeholderswhilenavigatingprojectchallenges
Ability to manage your time effectively and work on multiple client engagements simultaneously
Location
This is a UK-based hybrid role, with remote working as standard and travel to London around twice a month for team days and training. Client engagements are typically a mix of on‑site and remote.
Benefits
We offer a competitive package including Private Health Insurance, Income Protection, Life Assurance, Extended Critical Illness cover, 25 days’ annual leave (plus 3 days for Christmas shutdown), and statutory pension contributions.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship.
Organisational Structure and Progression
At Equantiis, you’ll be part of a structured consultancy team led by our Managing Director and Senior Leadership Team. As a Senior Consultant, you’ll have clear opportunities to progress to Managing Consultant, taking on greater responsibility for client delivery, people leadership, and business development as you grow within the organisation.
Consulting Structure:
Principal Consultant
Managing Consultant
Senior Consultant – This Role
Consultant
About Equantiis
Equantiis is a business and technology consultancy. We help organisations achieve strategic success through human‑centred, data‑driven transformation.
Clients
Higher and Further Education – universities and colleges enhancing the student, staff and academic experience
Professional bodies and membership organisations – creating greater member value
Charities – driving engagement in a digital world
Commercial businesses – using technology to unlock performance and innovation
Scope of Practice
We combine strategy, technology and delivery expertise across areas such as digital strategy, customer experience, process design, technology selection, cyber security, data and change management.
Culture and Values
Our culture is shaped by five core values: Integrity, Empathy, Passion, Resourcefulness and Customer‑centricity. These guide our decisions, define how we work together and underpin our long‑term client relationships.
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