People & Organization Consultant

Foreground is expanding its People & Organisation Consulting practice and is seeking experienced Consultants with strong advisory backgrounds to support client projects across diverse industries. As a contracted consultant, you will represent Foreground on strategic assignments, delivering high-quality insights and solutions across organisation design, people strategy, culture, capability and transformation.

This role is ideal for professionals with consulting, advisory, or organisational development experience , capable of operating independently, partnering with senior leaders and delivering structured, business-driven outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Advisory & Organisational Insight

• Advise leadership teams on organisational effectiveness, people strategy and structural alignment.
• Conduct diagnostics across culture, capability, performance and workforce design.
• Develop actionable recommendations and strategic roadmaps based on client needs and business priorities.

Organisation Design & Workforce Architecture

• Design and refine organisation structures, role frameworks and operating models.
• Support clients in workforce planning, capability mapping and change initiatives.
• Develop job architectures, progression frameworks and competency models.

People Frameworks, Culture & Leadership

• Lead or contribute to the development of performance, talent, succession and leadership frameworks.
• Support clients with culture transformations, engagement strategies and leadership alignment.
• Provide advisory support on behaviour models, leadership capability and people development approaches.

Policy, Governance & Operating Models

• Design or uplift people policies, governance structures and decision‑making frameworks.
• Conduct compliance and risk assessments across the people function.
• Support clients in building sustainable HR/People operating models that align with organisational strategy.

Project Delivery & Change Support

• Lead or support people‑focused transformation projects, including restructuring, integration and organisational change.
• Deliver project plans, stakeholder insights, communications and implementation support.
• Ensure clarity, structure and excellence across documentation, analysis and presentations.

Client Engagement & Representation

• Represent Foreground with professionalism, credibility and strong consulting presence.
• Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders and manage expectations throughout project lifecycles.
• Provide concise updates, deliverable tracking and high-quality outputs aligned with Foregrounds standards.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• 6+ years in consulting, advisory, organisation development or people strategy roles.
• Proven ability to partner with senior leaders and deliver advisory‑level recommendations.
• Strong analytical capability and experience conducting organisational diagnostics.
• Expertise in at least one key area: org design, people strategy, leadership development, culture, performance, change or workforce planning.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complexity.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and deliver within deadlines.

Preferred Attributes

• Background in management consulting, people advisory or strategic HR consulting.
• Experience working across multiple industries or with diverse organisational structures.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to align recommendations to business outcomes.
• Professional certifications (CIPD, SHRM, coaching, OD‑related) are an advantage but not required.

Engagement Model

• Contract‑based (project‑by‑project, fractional or retainer).
• Assignments may be remote, hybrid or on‑site depending on client needs.
• Foreground provides project briefings, onboarding, branding guidelines and ongoing support.