Project Consultant FTC

We are seeking an experienced Project Consultant on a 6-month FTCto support us coordinate and lead on complex change initiatives across our business. This role will have a specific focus on supporting the integration of two merging and growing organisations.

The role requires someone who is highly dynamic, can work at a fast-pace, proactive and capable of navigating significant volumes of change while maintaining clear direction and strong stakeholder engagement.

This role will be somewhat remote with some visits to our London and Leicesteroffice where you'll join a very passionate and talented group of individuals!

Kingswood Holdings Limited (trading as Kingswood) is an AIM-listed integrated wealth management group, with more than 19,000 active clients and c. £9 billion of Assets under Management. It has a growing network of offices across the UK as well as offices in New York and Johannesburg. Clients range from private individuals to some of the UK's largest universities. The Group's vision is to become a leading global provider of trusted wealth planning and investment management solutions to clients, underpinned by investment in people and innovation in technology to support our advisers and clients.

What you'll do as a Project Consultant:

• Support in the delivery of a company-wide change agenda, aligned with strategic priorities arising from the merger.
• Prioritise, structure, and manage multiple transformation initiatives in a rapidly evolving environment.
• Implement project and change management frameworks to streamline and standardise delivery across both major and minor initiatives.

• Act as a key liaison between internal business functions, senior executives, and external advisors involved in the merger process.
• Regularly engage with executive leadership to provide progress updates, raise escalations, and influence decision-making.
• Prepare and present clear, insightful documentation and analysis to facilitate informed decisions by senior stakeholders.

• Support cross-functional teams-including stakeholders from both legacy organisations and third-party providers.
• Structure and lead on project delivery plans across multiple workstreams, ensuring alignment with strategic merger outcomes.
• Define project scopes, budgets, and governance frameworks in collaboration with project sponsors and Finance.
• Manage post-implementation support to ensure project sustainability and benefits realisation.

• Conduct comprehensive analysis of business operations to identify integration gaps, risks, and opportunities.
• Build and maintain robust Management Information (MI) and data analytics to support project tracking and performance reporting.
• Produce timely and accurate data and insights for use in stakeholder reviews and merger integration planning.

• Attend and visit sites as required to lead projects and build relationships with newly combined teams.
• Support the development of a consistent Project Delivery Framework to ensure a harmonised approach to change.
• Contribute to cross-company working groups aimed at managing change and embedding merger synergies.

This list is not exhaustive, and you willbe expected to undertake any other task as reasonably requested by your line manager where appropriate training and/or guidance is provided.

What we are looking for:

• Proven project management experience, ideally within the wealth and investment management sector.
• Strong background in delivering change initiatives within a matrix management structure.
• Experience supporting organisational change during M&A activity or large-scale business integrations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to convert data into actionable insights.
• High level of comfort working in a fast-moving, high-change environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Resilient, adaptable, and proactive with a hands-on, "roll your sleeves up" attitude.
• Must be able to manage competing priorities, adapt quickly, and stay focused under pressure.

Here at Kingswood Group, we're all about our people and are committed to recruiting and maintaining a diverse workforce.

We celebrate, recognise, and appreciate our differences, irrespective of background, race, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. We're continually learning and improving our processes and policies to ensure an inclusive culture for all our employees.

That's why upon joining Kingswood, you'll be able to contribute to our overall values to continue to make us one of the best places to work. In addition to this, we promote employee recognition and some of the top career development opportunities for those that are looking to progress.

Teamwork, inclusivity, and culture in our business is really important to us - whilst we continue to add new benefits to offer the very best to our Kingswood Group, here is a rundown of our core benefits available to our fantastic employees:

• 26 days annual leave - including a day off for your birthday!
• Cycle to work scheme - If you're an individual who enjoys a cycle into work, we've got you covered when it comes to saving money on a bike or equipment to use for commuting to our office locations.
• Life Assurance - An insurance that pays out a lump sum to your family should you pass away in service.
• Private healthcare - you'll be able to provide cover for you and your family, by being granted access to our fabulous private healthcare (through Vitality), on top of receiving free annual eye tests (private healthcare is subject to one years' service)
• 2 paid volunteering days - per year, for you to dedicate your time to a cause you are passionate about.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay for all our Kingswood Group

ONE KINGSWOOD

Kingswood is passionate about creating a unified and consistent culture across all of our locations and business activities. All employees are expected to take responsibility for embodying our 'One Kingswood' behaviours and supporting others to live these behaviours too. Our Kingswood behaviours are:

• Support and empower - we recognise others' contributions and collaborate to support success.
• Demonstrate Respect - we listen to understand and consider the impact of our words and actions.
• Continuously Evolve - we are curious and positive in our approach; providing constructive feedback to support growth.
• Champion Inclusivity - we embrace individuality and openness to create a vibrant, welcoming environment for all.
• Uphold Responsibility - we treat others fairly and always learn from our mistakes.