Public Sector Transformation Manager - Home Affairs

Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation.

Clients value Baringa’s collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly – all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors.

Our Home Affairs practice are looking for an experienced Manager to join the 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, alongside significant opportunities to deliver against the government’s missions. If you are excited about working alongside our clients to solve complex problems and improve outcomes for citizens, we would love to hear from you.

We support some of 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

As a Manager in our Home Affairs team, you will support with the delivery of complex, high-impact work across policing, justice, defence and the Home Office. You will play a pivotal role shaping solutions, supporting teams, and start working closely with client stakeholders to deliver measurable outcomes across critical government priorities. You may start to lead workstreams or engagements, combining structured problem-solving with hands-on delivery. Alongside delivering impact for clients, you will be an integral part of the team, helping to strengthen client relationships, and feeding into the growth of our Home Affairs practice.

• Leading and working across small multi-disciplinary teams to deliver transformation programmes that improve citizen outcomes, public safety and operational resilience.
• Supporting and delivering business cases, funding strategies and investment decisions for major public sector initiatives.
• Designing operating models, service blueprints and organisational solutions for new or transforming government functions.
• Leading the assessment and implementation of policy, operational and service changes across policing, justice, defence and Home Office environments.
• Establishing effective programme governance, performance tracking and risk management to ensure delivery confidence and measurable outcomes.
• Nurturing relationships with senior client stakeholders, acting as a day-to-day delivery lead and advisor.
• Driving sustainable implementation, embedding change and building client capability.

Your skills and experience

We are looking for individuals who demonstrate strong delivery leadership, client impact and growth mindset, rather than a specific number of years’ experience.

• Proven experience leading the delivery of complex projects, programmes, or transformation initiatives.
• Experience working with, or within, government or public sector organisations (particularly policing, defence, justice or Home Office).
• Strong track record of structuring and solving complex problems, translating analysis into practical, implementable solutions.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and influence decision-making.
• Experience operating within programme governance, managing risks, and driving delivery outcomes.
• Strong communication and storytelling skills, with confidence presenting to senior audiences.
• Interest or experience in digital, data, analytics or AI-enabled transformation within public services.

What a career at Baringa will give you

Putting People First. Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:

• Generous Annual Leave Policy: We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year.
• Flexible Working: We have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.
• Corporate Responsibility Days: All our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes.
• Wellbeing Fund: 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.

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.

Using business as a force for good. We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets.