Programme and Change Acceleration Consultant

At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting‑edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our client's challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose.

Workforce and Organisation is a core Capgemini Invent capability unit that puts people at the heart of everything we do. We combine strategy, process, people, technology, and data working across all sectors to transform technology, organisations, and society. W&O are made up of three capability teams, including Programme & Change Acceleration (‘P&CA’) which is the focus of this specific role. P&CA houses Capgemini Invent's transformation programme delivery and change experts.

YOUR ROLE

As a Consultant in Programme and Change Acceleration, you will contribute to the successful delivery of complex client transformation initiatives, supporting clients across multiple sectors to implement change effectively and achieve lasting impact.

As a Consultant you will play a key role in:

• Supporting the delivery of a project workstream by taking ownership of defined tasks and developing high quality outputs and collaborating with wider team members.
• Identifying and escalating risks to project leads in a timely manner, while developing and implementing effective mitigation strategies.
• Design, establish and enhance Programme/Project Management Offices (PMOs) by supporting planning, governance, risk management, and maintaining high quality project documentation.

• Supporting change functions in large‑scale client transformation by producing a full range of business change deliverables (e.g., impact assessments, stakeholder analysis, process maps, hyper‑care governance, communication & training plans) for a client with minimum guidance.

As part of your role you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the business and your own personal growth, through activities that form part of the following categories:

• Business Development – Contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events.
• Internal contribution – Campaign development, internal think‑tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development.
• Learning & development – Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc.

YOUR PROFILE

• Proven track record supporting delivery of complex transformation initiatives across multiple industries, with expertise in programme and governance, stakeholder management and risk management. AND/OR
• Proven track record supporting delivery of successful change management initiatives across various industries. Experience in designing and executing change management strategies, leveraging tailored communications, delivering and facilitating training, and KPI tracking to drive adoption and realise business benefits across complex scenarios.
• Experience operating within a project workstream to deliver defined outputs, work as part of high performing teams with proven ability to work under pressure.
• Expertise of P3M AND/OR Change Management delivery approaches and methodologies .

Desirable skills and/or experience:

• Hold relevant P3M qualifications
• MSP, MoP, and/or P3O from Axelos
• PMQ, PPQ and/or ChPP from APM
• PMP and/or PgMP from PMI
• PROSCI or APMG qualifications
• PRINCE2 Practitioner or agile equivalents

Proven ability to be successful in a matrixed organisation, and to support peers in selling and delivering consulting solutions.

Currently working in a major Consulting firm, and/or in industry but having a Consulting background.

Experience of proposition building and delivery.

Already hold or, willing and eligible to obtain (within 6 months), UK security vetting status of Security Check (SC).

WHAT YOU'LL LOVE ABOUT WORKING HERE?

The Programme and Change Acceleration team is at the heart of the transformational consultancy services Capgemini Invent deliver for our clients. We act as Capgemini Invent's programme and change management centre of excellence, focused on the design and delivery of business transformations. Our Change Management offering helps organisations to navigate and mitigate the people‑related challenges that come with complex transformations. Whilst our Programme Management offering equips organisations with the tools necessary to ensure successful delivery execution.

We are delighted to have received the "Glassdoor Best Places to work UK" accolade for 5 consecutive years and voted in the top 10 for 2025. To see what it's like to work at Capgemini Invent, visit our Glassdoor page.

NEED TO KNOW

At Capgemini we don't just believe in inclusion, we actively go out to making it a working reality. Driven by our core values and Inclusive Futures for All campaign, we build environments where you can bring your whole self to work.

We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work‑life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day‑to‑day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. To help support wellbeing we have trained “Mental Health Champions” across each of our business areas. We have also invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

We are a Disability Confident Employer

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government's Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

• Declare they have a disability, and
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please opt in during the application process.

CSR

We're also focused on using tech to have a positive social impact. So, we're working to reduce our own carbon footprint and improve everyone's access to a digital world. It's something we're really serious about. In fact, we were even named as one of the world's most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the 10th year. When you join Capgemini, you'll join a team that does the right thing.

Whilst you will have London, Manchester or Glasgow as an office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles may involve periods of time away from home at short notice.

We offer a remuneration package which includes flexible benefits options for you to choose to suit your own personal circumstances and a variable element dependent grade and on company and personal performance.

ABOUT CAPGEMINI

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organisations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55‑year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end‑to‑end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market‑leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.

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