Principal - Public Sector Workforce Solutions

Mercer helps organisations thrive by helping them design and deliver holistic and sustainable talent and workforce solutions that advance equitable career, health, and financial wellness outcomes. We know that when people thrive, businesses and societies thrive. We are uniquely positioned to advise and help public sector departments and agencies in the face of increasing disruptions and ever-changing workforce needs. Whether we are devising and driving large-scale change strategies, organisational design, transforming HR organisations, modernising and aligning career and job frameworks or designing talent retention and attraction strategies—our role is to help cultivate innovation and purpose for clients in the public sector.

**Principal - Public Sector Workforce Solutions (WA/SA/NT)**

**What can you expect?**
- Grow Mercer's public sector workforce solutions portfolio in the SA, WA, and NT markets.
- Provide strategic consulting advice and direct the delivery of key projects.
- Engage and develop strong relationships with senior stakeholders across government and public sector entities.
- Proactively contribute to the public sector practice strategy and direction, working closely with other Principals, Practice and Sector Leaders to achieve business goals and outcomes.

**What is in it for you?**

At Mercer, we recognize that our most important asset is our people. We offer benefits and programs that support career development such as professional development support, exam and study assistance and global rotation opportunities, which will support and nurture you with every opportunity to reach your full potential.

We also recognise the value of healthy, happy colleagues and promote a culture of care and wellbeing, offering benefits such as flexible working and much more
- Flexible work arrangements
- Incentive Compensation Plan
- Leading training and development program
- Professional environment where your career path really matters and is supported in our global organisation
- Great team culture with energetic and supportive colleagues

**We will count on you to**:

- Develop the SA, WA, and NT public sector markets and Mercer's positioning as an expert advisor across all workforce solution areas (rewards, workforce and organisation transformation, leadership and talent, employee experience and culture, data and insights)
- Build and manage strong client relationships across key public sector clients
- Identify and develop opportunities to grow new business with both existing and new public sector clients.
- Lead business development and client relationship management activities to achieve revenue growth
- Lead workforce solution design and project delivery to ensure optimal outcomes for clients and Mercer.
- Provide trusted advice to senior level public sector clients on complex, significant and/or sensitive issues.
- Demonstrate thought leadership through providing strategic consulting advice, developing POV's, and speaking at conferences/ client events.
- Actively develop own and other's capability through informal and formal learning opportunities.

**What you need to have**:

- Proven track record developing and sustaining business with public sector clients
- Demonstrated experience identifying public sector client needs, developing appropriate solutions and successfully selling significant scale consulting interventions
- Extensive experience in managing complex projects within a public sector context, including stakeholder management, solution design, directing project delivery, managing quality of client deliverables, and managing commercial aspects of project delivery
- Able to develop "trusted advisor" relationships with public sector C-Suite level executives
- Adopts a public sector C-Suite perspective to business, organisation and people challenges
- Able to design and implement a variety of solutions, programs and interventions within a public sector context
- Able to work collaboratively with colleagues in other service areas on new and extended business development activities, client relationship management and delivery of integrated solutions
- Well-developed interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to engage, build rapport, "carry the conversation" and present recommendations at the senior executive or board level.
- Understanding of relevant legislative and regulatory frameworks which impact service offerings and solutions

**About us**:
Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people regardless of their sex/gender, marital or parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, age, background, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.