Consultant/ Senior Consultant- Home Affairs

Our Government practice are looking for experienced Consultants and Senior Consultants to join our Home Affairs team. We collaborate across the criminal justice system and champion the work of Arm’s Length Bodies, helping our clients realise diverse ambitions and better serve citizens throughout the UK. Our Home Affairs team works at the heart of UK Government, partnering with Policing, Defence, Justice and Home Office clients to deliver lasting change. The UK public sector faces major challenges over the coming years, as well as opportunities to drive the recently laid out missions. If you are excited about working alongside our clients to solve their challenges, then we could be what you are looking for. We are supporting the public sector’s most important programmes across Whitehall and the wider public sector, using our skills in Strategy and Business Cases, Project Delivery, Operational Delivery, DDaT and Government Commercial.

What you will be doing:

• Conducting structured analysis and modelling to assess the impact of new or proposed policies (e.g. in policing, immigration or justice reform), and translating insights into clear recommendations.
• Supporting the development of robust business cases, funding submissions and options appraisals for new services or ways of working across government.
• Contributing to the design of operating models, service blueprints and delivery approaches for new or evolving government functions.
• Supporting the delivery of transformation programmes that improve citizen outcomes, public safety and operational resilience.
• Analysing and improving front‑ and back‑office processes in high‑security and sensitive environments.
• Working alongside client teams to embed change, track benefits and support sustainable implementation.
• Contributing to digital, data and analytics initiatives (including AI‑enabled solutions), working with specialists to solve complex data challenges and support evidence‑led decision‑making.
• Bringing relevant best practice from industry and across government into client work.
• Supporting commercial and procurement activities, including market engagement, option development and evaluation.

As you progress, you will take on greater ownership for workstreams or discrete outputs, mentor junior colleagues, and build trusted relationships with client counterparts.

Your skills and experience:

• Experience working in, or delivering projects for, government or public sector organisations, ideally within a professional services/consulting environment.
• A strong interest in, or experience with, one or more of the following domains: Policing (e.g., Police Forces and central bodies like NPCC/APCC, CoP or PDS), Defence (e.g., MoD, Front line commands and defence suppliers), Justice (e.g., MoJ, Prisons, Probation and associated organisations), Home Office.
• Ability to structure ambiguous problems, analyse data and information, and communicate clear, evidence‑based insights.
• Confidence working collaboratively with client teams and internal specialists in fast‑paced, delivery‑focused environments.
• Curiosity and interest in technology, digital, data and/or AI, and how these can be applied to improve public services.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages for different audiences.
• A genuine motivation to improve outcomes for citizens and public servants.

What a career at Baringa will give you:

• Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well‑deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5‑Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.
• Flexible Working: We know that the ‘ideal’ work‑life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.
• Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.
• Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We’ve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.
• Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company’s success.

Diversity and Inclusion: We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.