Business Consultant

Location(s): UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Manchester

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

Manchester. Full time.

Job Description

The possible scope and impact of the Business Consultant role is significant in relation to client transformation and delivering planned change and benefit. A successful Business Consultant is involved throughout the full lifecycle of projects and programmes and will be effective within complex stakeholder landscapes. The Business Consultant role will be required to understand the client’s business in terms of strategy, people and processes (including enabling technology) and collect information to validate the “as is” situation, and clarify and enable an organisation’s plans for a “to be” or improved future state. The Business Consultant:

• Works under general direction within a clear framework of accountability. Exercises personal responsibility and autonomy regarding discrete pieces of work. Uses discretion in identifying and responding to complex issues and assignments which relate to the deliverable/scope of work. Escalates when issues fall outside their framework of accountability. Plans, schedules and monitors work to meet given objectives and processes to time and quality targets.
• Influences customers, suppliers and partners at project-level. Makes decisions which influence the success of discrete project elements and team objectives. May have some responsibility for the work of others. Engages with and contributes to the work of cross-functional teams to ensure that customers and user needs are being met throughout the deliverable/scope of work. Facilitates collaboration between stakeholders who share common objectives. Participates in external activities related to own specialism.
• Work includes a broad range of complex technical or professional activities, in a variety of contexts. Investigates, defines and resolves complex issues. Applies, facilitates and develops creative thinking concepts, or finds innovative ways to approach a deliverable.

Core Duties

• Works as part of a team to explore a problem or help to plan an area of change with senior members of the team, where the consultant has experience.
• Supports client engagement on specific elements of a project or programme.
• Contributes to workshops and interviews with key stakeholders.
• Produces core information and assists in workstream activities.

Key Accountabilities

The role holder:

• Leads analysis or problem exploration in areas where the consultant has experience.
• Leads client engagement on specific elements of a project or programme.
• Leads small workshops and interviews to capture information from key stakeholders.
• Plans and presents core information to stakeholder groups.
• Coaches other members of staff to help them to develop core techniques.

Knowledge

• Has a thorough knowledge of the domain of the organisation.
• Has good client domain knowledge and a thorough understanding of the client’s context.
• Has a good understanding of recognised generic industry bodies of knowledge and specialist bodies of knowledge, as necessary.
• Is able to apply the knowledge effectively in unfamiliar situations and actively maintains own knowledge and shares with others.
• Rapidly absorbs and critically assesses new information and applies it effectively.
• Has a good knowledge of tools, methods and approaches from within their specialist consulting capability.

Skills

• Communicates fluently, orally and in writing, and can present complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences when engaging with colleagues, users/customers, suppliers and partners.
• Selects appropriately from, and assesses the impact of change to applicable standards, methods, tools, applications and processes relevant to own specialism.
• Demonstrates an awareness of risk and takes an analytical approach to work.
• Maximises the capabilities of applications for their role and evaluates and supports the use of new technologies and digital tools.
• Contributes specialist expertise to requirements definition in support of proposals.
• Shares knowledge and experience in own specialism to help others.
• Learning and professional development — maintains an awareness of developing practices and their application and takes responsibility for driving own development. Takes the initiative in identifying and negotiating their own and supporting team members\\\’ appropriate development opportunities. Contributes to the development of others.
• Security, privacy and ethics — fully understands the importance and application to own work and the operation of the organisation. Engages or works with specialists as necessary.

How we will support you

• Work-life balance is important; you can work around core hours with flexible and part-time working
• As many of our customers work predominantly in the office, we expect all of our staff to work at least 3 days per week in the office
• You’ll get 25 days holiday a year and the option to buy/sell and carry over from the year before
• Our flexible benefits package includes private medical and dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, taste cards and more
• You’ll have a dedicated Career Manager to help you develop your career and guide you on your journey through BAE
• You’ll be part of our company bonus scheme
• You are welcome to join any/all of our Diversity and Support groups. These groups cover everything from gender diversity to mental health and wellbeing

Security Clearance is required for this vacancy. If you are not currently Security Cleared, you will need to be eligible for this and willing to go through the process.

About our team

Our people are what differentiates us; they are resourceful, innovative and dedicated. We have a mix of generalists and specialists and recognise that this diversity contributes to our success. Our breadth of work across the Public Sector provides diverse opportunities for our people to develop their careers in new areas of expertise and with new clients.

You’ll be part of a big company, but we try to create a culture that feels like a small one. The work will stretch you and be challenging, but we encourage a healthy work-life balance. Most of all, we know teams who work well together also perform well. We’ll do everything we can to ensure you have fun at work, and in social activities outside of it whether that’s virtually or in person, as conditions allow.

You will be joining our National Security business which is the largest area within our UK business. Our mission is to be the most trusted partner for our National Security clients in delivery of their core mission. At the end of 2020 we had over 700 employees working across our security and law enforcement customers. This year, we are looking to build on our success and grow even further by recruiting over 100 new members to our team.

We have a rich history of working within National Security. In fact, we have over 40 years’ experience of delivering advice and solutions to our customers in this sector, supporting them in carrying out their vital missions.

More about BAE Systems

You will work for a division of BAE Systems who helps nations, governments and businesses around the world defend themselves against cyber crime, reduce their risk in the connected world, comply with regulation, and transform their operations. We’re a consultancy and products business and employ smart, motivated individuals who work together across a range of projects and products. You’ll get to work on a variety of different systems for different customers throughout your career with us. We’re passionate about Diversity and Inclusion in our workforce and the people you’ll work with will reflect this. We employ over 4,000 people across 18 countries in the Americas, APAC, UK and EMEA.

For more information please visit our website: The following link is provided for reference only: https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/uk-businesses/digital-intelligence/markets/national-security-and-law-enforcement

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Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day.

By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we’re working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being.

Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds – the best and brightest minds – can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential.