Principal Management Consultant

Ncounter Technology Recruitment; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ncounter is supporting a growing management and technology consultancy recruiting an experienced Principal Consultant to deliver transformation programmes for the Home Office, policing and wider law enforcement. You will lead engagements from discovery through delivery, shaping solutions and guiding teams to implement change.

Ideal candidates will have strong public sector consulting credentials, a track record of delivering digital transformation, and the ability to work with senior

Qualifications

• Strong management consulting experience within UK Government or public services.
• Direct exposure to Home Office, policing, law enforcement, crime or fraud-related environments.
• Experience leading consulting engagements and taking accountability for successful delivery.
• Strong digital transformation experience, with an understanding of how technology enables operational and business change.
• Ability to turn complex or unclear problems into practical strategies, roadmaps and delivery plans.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and navigating public sector governance and approval processes.
• Experience contributing to bids, proposals and the development of new consulting opportunities.
• Ability to lead small teams and support the development of other consultants.

Responsibilities

• Own complex consulting engagements from discovery through to delivery and implementation.
• Lead work across transformation programmes and communicate with senior stakeholders.
• Balance strategic advisory work with hands-on delivery.
• Guide teams and develop other consultants to ensure successful outcomes.

Skills

Management consulting

Public sector

Stakeholder management

Delivery leadership

Digital transformation

Strategy & roadmaps

Governance & approvals

Business development bids

Team leadership

Job description

UK | Hybrid, with occasional client travel

NPPV3 Clearance Required

Ncounter is supporting a growing management and technology consultancy looking for an experienced Principal Consultant to deliver transformation programmes across the Home Office, policing and wider law enforcement landscape.

This role is particularly suited to someone who understands the challenges facing organisations responsible for tackling crime, fraud and threats to public safety. You could have delivered programmes within the Home Office, policing, criminal justice, fraud prevention or another closely related government environment.

You will take ownership of complex consulting engagements, working directly with senior stakeholders to understand operational problems, shape solutions and lead work from early discovery through to delivery and implementation. Assignments will typically involve digital transformation, service improvement and wider organisational change, requiring someone comfortable moving between strategic advisory work and hands-on delivery.

Key experience:

• Strong management consulting experience within UK Government or public services
• Direct exposure to the Home Office, policing, law enforcement, crime or fraud-related environments
• Experience leading consulting engagements and taking accountability for successful delivery
• Strong digital transformation experience, with an understanding of how technology enables operational and business change
• Ability to turn complex or unclear problems into practical strategies, roadmaps and delivery plans
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and navigating public sector governance and approval processes
• Experience contributing to bids, proposals and the development of new consulting opportunities
• Ability to lead small teams and support the development of other consultants

This is an opportunity to take a senior position within a growing consultancy while working on programmes directly connected to crime prevention, public safety and the effectiveness of essential government services.