Local Services Consultant

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week. However, the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment, including up to 5 days per week on a client site. This role is based in our London Victoria office.

Do you enjoy working on complex and challenging projects using your ingenuity to deliver real and meaningful value? Would you be motivated by contributing to a positive-human future? Are you keen to work to build improvement capability and operations excellence? Would you be motivated by working collaboratively in diverse project teams, often with a blend of colleagues, clients and suppliers? Is shaping your career pathway and the development of others important to you?

If so, our Operations and Improvement consultancy roles could be for you! We are actively looking to recruit people at Analyst Consultant and Consultant level. In the UK, we work with a range of organisations who are involved in providing local services, underpinning the economies and communities we live in. These include Local Authorities, NHS Health Trusts and Integrated Care Systems, Universities as well as associated central government departments such as DfE, MHCLG and the DoH.

Our areas of focus include:

• Undertaking advisory work and running managed services in care technology
• Helping Local Government with cost reduction and optimisation
• Supporting Local Government with reform and reorganisation
• Working with central government to design and implement critical educational reform
• Supporting Universities to develop their strategies, operating model and underpinning systems
• Working with local organisations to respond to the devolution agenda and empowering local communities

Qualifications

We are seeking talented individuals who are committed to improving local and national services with experience in designing and delivering projects in Local and Central Government. We are looking for candidates with skills and experience in the following areas:

• Working to deliver tangible improvements and outcomes in local government (or associated organisations) in corporate, commercial or public facing roles.
• A strong grasp and enthusiasm for core themes in public service sector reform
• Scoping, developing and delivering a variety of successful projects, working with a range of stakeholders
• Presenting and communicating ideas persuasively and effectively to a range of audiences
• Developing clear written presentations and reports which offer well evidenced conclusions and recommendations.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to identify and solve problems, and to make informed decisions.
• Confidence to work across multiple levels of an organisation, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and navigate challenging discussions.
• Strong interpersonal skills, enabling successful collaboration with stakeholders across all levels.
• A drive for personal and professional progression.
• An aptitude for delivering creative and ingenious solutions.

We pride ourselves on partnering with clients, providing a service that delivers real and long-lasting value. Our Operations and Improvement consultants are expected to be hands-on, working together with our clients to bring energy, direction and expertise in helping to solve the most difficult challenges. In addition to the formal benefits set out below, we are passionate about the personal and career development of our consultants. Our team is committed to providing the opportunities, support, training and coaching required at all levels to ensure our consultants can all achieve their potential.

We know the skill-gap and ‘somewhat need to tick every box’ can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply – we’d love to hear from you. Apply today by completing our online application.

Please be aware that some of our UK roles at PA Consulting require a UK security clearance. All PA people are required to undergo background checks and to achieve the Baseline Personnel Security Standard however, some UK roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting, where applicants must have at least 5 years of continuous residency in the UK. We therefore ask that you only apply if you meet the residency requirements (i.e. you are a British citizen or have been resident in the UK for the past 5 years), as this is the prerequisite for a security clearance. If you're unsure about your eligibility, we encourage you to review the UK Government’s guidance on security vetting before applying.

Additional Information

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work. Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and support our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world’s most complex challenges. We're focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
• Annual performance-based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on recruitmentenquiries@paconsulting.com.