Consultant – People & Transformation Hamburg

As an Inhouse Consultant, you will be a key partner in enabling the delivery of Shell´s strategy in Germany. The role is part of the global Centre of Excellence, comprising around 100 consulting experts worldwide. You will be working within the HR & Corporate function in a team of 4 consultants and base location Hamburg.

What’s the role?

Our consultants work closely with Business Leaders, HR Business Partners, and HR Country Leads on the highest value business or country people priorities and projects for the German Shell entities. Projects typically have a high level of complexity and cover areas such as the long-term people agenda, cultural development and transformational change. This is achieved through the successful application of internally and externally relevant skills, such as project management, change and transformational management, integrative leadership and consulting skills. The project work typically covers the entire project life cycle, from scoping/ contracting, design, development and implementation to ensuring capturing the most relevant learnings from the projects.

Experience level will drive on which type of projects consultants are deployed.

What we need from you

For this challenging role, we are looking for a proactive, results-driven and creative thinker with the following experience and skills:

• University level degree qualification combined with significant relevant professional experience, preferably gained in consulting or multinational companies.
• Successful track record in delivering complex business projects involving multiple stakeholder groups and interfaces by selectively deploying a range of project and change management tools and methodologies.
• Effective consulting skills: data-based diagnosis, inquiry, contracting and facilitation – to accurately scope the required work, assess resources required, contract the right team and facilitate defined interventions.
• Ability to rapidly acquire an understanding of the specific business, function or country context – including business value drivers and cost management levers as well as the connection to the overarching business agenda.
• Understanding of and ability to integrate implications of external market drivers into project outcomes, such as demographic development, D&I, increasing talent shortage and changing needs/priorities of talent with regards to employer choice.
• Ability to engage and influence senior business or function stakeholders as well as to deliver through others, including coaching cross-functional, virtual teams beyond formal line of authority.
• Persistency, resilience and ability to deal with uncertainty and incomplete information.
• Business fluency in English and German.
• Experience in HR is not a must but desirable.

Flexible working options such as Part-time/job sharing are available.

Company Description

At Shell Germany, our drive is to employ world-class individuals. We employ 4,200 people whose careers have benefited from our industry-leading career development programme and unrivalled inhouse access to local and global experts. We are active in many areas such as Gas, Gas Marketing, Manufacturing & Distribution of oil products, Petrochemicals as well as Research & Development. Shell in Germany is one of the biggest retailers of energy products and one of the largest refinery operators. Our extensive R&D facilities in Hamburg allow us to offer a broad range of expertise on Retail Fuels, Lubes, and Marine, Power and Engine Vehicle Technology. Shell began operations in Germany in 1902.

An innovative place to work

There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell.

Join us and you’ll be adding your talent and imagination to a business with the ambition to shape the future – whether by investing in oil, gas and renewable energy to meet demand, exploring new ways to store energy, or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently, everyone at Shell does their part.

An inclusive place to work

To power progress, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we are nurturing an inclusive environment – one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills, and reach your potential.

• We’re creating a space where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you apply, and we’ll take it from there.
• We’re closing the gender gap – whether that’s through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology.
• We’re striving to be a pioneer of an inclusive and diverse workplace, promoting equality for employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
• We consider ourselves a flexible employer and want to support you finding the right balance. We encourage you to discuss this with us in your application.

A rewarding place to work

Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.