Manager- Government and Public Sector

EY Caribbean Consulting is seeking a Manager in Jamaica to support the delivery of complex transformation programmes across government and public sector clients. You will play a key role in turning strategy into execution, working closely with senior leadership and clients directly.

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Position Summary

EY Caribbean Consulting is seeking a Manager in Jamaica to support the delivery of complex transformation programmes across government and public sector clients.  You will play a key role in turning strategy into execution, working closely with senior leadership and clients directly. This role is ideal for someone who combines strong delivery capability with emerging leadership, and who is motivated by public service improvement.

The Opportunity

You will support the design and delivery of transformation initiatives that improve how public sector organisations operate and deliver services across the Caribbean region.

The role offers exposure to strategy, delivery, and client engagement, with opportunities to grow into broader leadership and commercial responsibility over time.

Your key responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of projects or workstreams within transformation programmes, applying structured project and programme approaches
• Translate strategy or requirements into practical plans, outputs, and deliverables
• Support the design and implementation of variable solutions to client challenges
• Contribute to programme governance, reporting, and performance tracking
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and innovation
• Support the use of technology, data, and digital tools in service delivery
• Build strong relationships with clients and team members
• Contribute to proposals, RFPs, and solution development
• Support and mentor junior team members

What Success Looks Like

• You own and deliver critical components of transformation projects & programmes
• You are trusted to lead teams and manage delivery independently within engagements, including financial management
• You contribute to identifying practical, high-quality solutions for clients
• You build strong working relationships with clients and internal teams
• You support business development and show growing commercial awareness
• You develop into a future senior leader within the practice

Skills and attributes for success

• Delivery-focused, takes ownership and drives work to completion
• Strong problem-solving and structured thinking
• Ability to work in fast-paced, complex environments
• Strong team leadership and collaboration skills
• Growing commercial awareness
• Proactive and adaptable, with a continuous improvement mindset

What we look for

Essential

• Five to Eight years experience in consulting, advisory, or a relevant delivery environment
• Strong projects/ transformation delivery experience, ideally in the public sector
• Solid understanding of project and programme delivery approaches
• Ability to analyze requirements/ problems and develop practical solutions
• Experience working in cross-functional professional services environments
• Strong stakeholder communication and engagement skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage priorities and deliver to deadlines
• Graduate or post-graduate level of education

Preferrable

• Experience with government or public sector transformation initiatives
• Exposure to target operating model design or service improvement initiatives
• Experience supporting business development or proposal development
• Familiarity with digital, data, or AI-enabled transformation
• Relevant certifications (e.g. Agile, PRINCE2, Lean, Six Sigma)
• Experience with multilateral funding organisations

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. You will have the opportunity to work with world class, leading and blue-chip clients and their personnel while learning and growing with a winning EY team environment.  Career progression, personal growth and learning is the norm.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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