Management Consultant– National Security

Accenture PLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days’ vacation per year

Private medical insurance

3 extra days leave per year for Charit

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Management Consultant for National Security in London with 2-5 years of consulting experience. The role involves leading transformation projects, advising senior stakeholders, and delivering data-driven outcomes across national security engagements. DV clearance is required.

The team is part of the Public Sector Strategy & Consulting practice with global training and client exposure. The role offers flexibility (full-time or part-time) and onsite collaboration with clients

Qualifications

• A minimum of 1-2 years’ consulting experience in a National Security environment.
• Analytical problem-solving skills and continuous improvement techniques.
• Strategic thinking skills and the ability to bring insight to complex problems.
• Business Analysis.
• Project Management
• Portfolio Management
• Product Management
• Programme Management
• Delivery Management
• Ability to operate at all stages of a project/programme lifecycle, from proposal through to full programme delivery, and experience managing risks and working with senior client partners.
• Working with data in the design or delivery of consulting services in National Security
• Working with technology to design or deliver transformation in National Security
• Strong interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Work on transformation projects across our National Security clients.
• Be the face of Accenture to the client in engagements, advising, challenge and coaching as needed.
• Develop detailed understanding of client’s business and drive issue-based discussions grounded in a clear understanding of client challenges and barriers.
• Cultivate trust-based client relationships.
• Identify and address client business issues through root cause analysis and by applying pragmatic, results-driven problem-solving techniques and creative insights.
• Use a human-centred approach to solve problems, frame opportunities, and achieve innovation through collaboration and co-creation.
• Own streams of complex work that meets client expectations on delivering value-centric, data-driven outcomes.
• Provide specialist advice and work closely with client leads and team members to successfully deliver project outcomes

Skills

Consulting experience

National Security

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Role: Management Consultant– National Security

Location: London, Bristol, Cheltenham

Mobility: Up to 100%. Part Time/Full Time

Working pattern: Full-time or Part-time

Role Requirements: 2-5 years of consulting experience within a consultancy firm

Career Level: Consultant CL9

Clearance requirements: Applicants must hold current Developed Vetting (DV) clearance aligned to a National Security organisation.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

We are looking for a consulting manager who has a track record of delivering outstanding results when leading complex consulting projects on National Security engagements and to support Accenture's growth in this market.

As a team:

Our National Security team is a successful, growing and high-performing part of our Public Sector Strategy & Consulting practice. Within the practice, you will work on innovative projects with colleagues and clients to drive excellence from strategy through to implementation, making changes that directly impact citizens. You will be using the latest technologies and methodologies with clients to help them achieve tangible outcomes and accelerate value.

We work closely with cutting-edge research and development, major hyperscalers, and leading technology players, bringing the best of Accenture’s partnerships and innovation ecosystem to solve our clients’ most complex challenges. Do you want to work in an environment that is cutting-edge, collaborative and challenging, doing work that really matters?

You'll learn, grow and advance in a collaborative culture thatthrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunitiesthat candrive your career in new and exciting ways. At Accenture, you can truly take control of your own career.

If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you.

In our team you will learn:

• How to develop and deliver solutions to real world problems, partnering with clients to achieve positive outcomes through collaboration
• How to maximise the use of data in everything you do, using this data to drive solutions and tell meaningful stories to our clients
• How to lead with user-centricity at the heart of our work

As a Management Consultant, you will:

• Work on transformation projects across our National Security clients
• Be the face of Accenture to the client in your engagements, working with senior stakeholders to advise, challenge and coach as needed
• Develop detailed understanding of your client’s business and drive issue-based discussions grounded in a clear understanding of client challenges and barriers.
• Cultivate trust-based client relationships
• Identify and address client business issues through root cause analysis and by applying pragmatic, results-driven problem-solving techniques and creative insights.
• Use a human-centred approach to solve problems, frame opportunities, and achieve innovation through collaboration and co-creation
• Own streams of complex work that meets client expectations on delivering value-centric, data-driven outcomes
• Provide specialist advice and work closely with client leads and team members to successfully deliver project outcomes

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

The most important thing for us is that you display the right attitude. We would like you to actively contribute to our community and clients as practitioners, grow our practice, think logically to tackle problems and engage others. We want you to be driven to develop yourself and others, an ability to see and articulate the bigger picture of how individual projects and deliverables create value for citizens and a passion for innovation and the latest technology trends. This role will require creative thinking, excellent client communication skills and the ability to identify new innovative ways to apply our skills and services to solve a wider set of client problems.

As well as the above, you should have experience in more than one of the following areas:

• A minimum of 1-2 years’ consulting experience in a National Security environment
• Analytical problem-solving skills and continuous improvement techniques
• Strategic thinking skills and the ability to bring insight to complex problems
• Business Analysis
• Project Management
• Portfolio Management
• Product Management
• Programme Management
• Delivery Management
• Ability to operate at all stages of a project/programme lifecycle, from proposal through to full programme delivery, and experience managing risks and working with senior client partners.
• Working with data in the design or delivery of consulting services in National Security
• Working with technology to design or deliver transformation in National Security
• Strong interpersonal skills

Set yourself apart:

• In-depth understanding of the National Security landscapes you have worked in
• Experience of owning and managing relationships with leadership (either with your clients or internal stakeholders)
• Trained in Agile methodologies, programme or project management techniques (e.g. Prince 2, Managing Successful Programmes) and/or a Design Thinking practitioner
• Exposure to a current technology (e.g. a Cloud platform, a CRM platform)
• PowerPoint and Excel skills

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes:

• 30 days’ vacation per year
• private medical insurance
• 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.