Consultancy Manager (Strategic Projects)

UCL Consultants is seeking a Consultancy Manager for a full-time role within the company.

A commercially focused business development role responsible for shaping bid strategy through robust financial modelling, ensuring proposals reflect commercial realities, supporting risk assessment on complex tenders, and providing ongoing financial and commercial oversight throughout contract delivery.

This is a stimulating and varied role which will support the growth and delivery of projects by UCL Consultants while working with world class academic experts. Through this role, candidates will bring UCL’s expertise to life and support the academic experts in making an impact for the benefit of business, government and society. 

The post holder will support UCL experts with commercial and financial leadership across the bid and contract lifecycle. They will be responsible for developing financially sound bid submissions that reflect commercial realities, constructing detailed financial models to support investment and pricing decisions, and assessing financial and commercial risks associated with complex tenders. Post-award, the role supports contract delivery by monitoring financial performance, managing commercial risks, and ensuring contracts are delivered in line with agreed financial assumptions and objectives.

The post holder will also support development of processes and systems to ensure efficient operations in UCL Consultants’ Business Development team.

The successful candidate will have strong commercial, financial and mathematical skills, familiarity with software and systems, strong interest and/or experience in the academic environment, aptitude to create and manage client relationships, identify resources to deliver, and support the development of proposals. Ideally, they will also have some specialist knowledge relevant to the research or teaching activities at UCL. They will be part of a Business Development team but must also be able to work independently. 

UCL Consultants offers a contributory pension scheme, a performance-related pay scheme, flexible working options and a generous holiday allowance.

For full details, please see linked documents below the advert text; 

1. Job Description
2. Person Specification
3. Information on UCL Consultants
4. Terms and Conditions of Appointment

How to apply 

Please apply via the ‘Apply’ button above, which will direct to TMG, who are managing recruitment for this role. 

The closing date for applications is 5pm on 10th July 2026. We may close applications before this date dependent on volume of responses. Only shortlisted candidates will be selected for interview.

UCL Consultants Ltd is an equal opportunities employer.