Role: Management Consultant Public Sector Defence

Location: London, Manchester

Mobility: Up to 100%

Career Level: Consultant

Accenture is a global professional services company, providing a broad range of market-leading services to our clients.

We are looking for an ambitious Consultant to join our Public Sector Defence practice.

In this role you will have an opportunity to perform work that is hugely important often critical to national security - across the breadth of the UK Ministry of Defence client and connected government departments.

Accentures approach combines market-leading thought-leadership, deep industry knowledge and creativity blended with technology; you can be excited to join a team of experts driven by helping clients navigate present and future challenges.

Inclusion and diversity are woven into the fabric of our business, and our core values of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, Integrity and Respect for the Individual have enabled us to create One Global Network for clients all over the World.

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

Our Team

The UK and its allies are facing stern challenges in todays geopolitical landscape. The nature of warfare is evolving and transforming at an unprecedented pace, catalysed by the conflict in Ukraine and the capability of emerging technology.

Accenture is at the forefront of this change. A global leader in AI, digital advisory and delivery, we have been working at the top table of the MoD and Government to prepare and enable the Digital Warfighter. We draw from our international experience, expertise and client connections across NATO, AUKUS and FVEYs to bring the best of our global organisation to sovereign UK military capability.

As budgets roll out from the Defence Investment Plan, we are operating in a fascinating environment that creates exciting opportunities for consultants who wish to work at the intersection of technology, defence, and largescale transformation. You will learn, grow, and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking, and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways. You will have the opportunity to make an impact on operations, programmes and strategies, the success of which are crucial to the security, stability and growth of the UK and its citizens.

We help our clients deliver lasting impact by driving excellence from strategy development through to implementation. Our purpose is to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity.

In our team, you will gain exposure to:

• The most strategic challenges and opportunities that occupy the minds of military and government leaders
• Cutting edge research and thought leadership that is defining the future of warfighting, defence and broader government
• Government defence clients as well as a broad range of industry Aerospace & Defence (A&D) clients, long established within our One Defence model
• Structured problem-solving techniques to enable our clients to transform their businesses
• A global Defence and Technology network of highly skilled, geographically and culturally diverse people
• A world-class training curriculum that helps you continuously upskill yourself as the world changes
• A culture that encourages innovation, collaboration, enterprise, and a lot of fun!

As an Aerospace and Defence Consultant you will:

• Work as part of focused project teams across a range of Defence clients & problems
• Lead an independent workstream as part of a broader project
• Gather, synthesise and analyse data from a variety of sources to draw insights and develop recommendations
• Structure and communicate outcomes to client management teams
• Work alongside client teams to help them implement the recommendations to deliver value
• Help develop and refine offerings and generate collateral to support sales and origination activities.
• Facilitate client innovation and requirements workshops and use a human-centred approach to solve problems, frame opportunities and achieve innovation through collaboration and co-creation.