Senior Consultant – Public Sector Management Consulting

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Consultant to join a fast‑growing specialist management consultancy focused on policing, justice and the wider public sector. Working on a hybrid basis (three days in our London office), you will partner with senior leaders to shape policy, redesign services and deliver lasting organisational change.

Key responsibilities

• Lead workstreams across strategy and transformation engagements within the public sector.
• Analyse complex problems, synthesize evidence and develop practical, evidence‑based recommendations.
• Support the design of operating models, organisational change programmes and transformation roadmaps.
• Facilitate workshops and engage confidently with senior client stakeholders.
• Produce high‑quality analysis, presentations and client deliverables.
• Manage elements of projects independently while collaborating closely with experienced consulting leaders.
• Adapt quickly across a range of client engagements, taking ownership within lean consulting teams.

Required profile

• Around 2–4 years' experience within management consulting or a comparable transformation environment.
• Experience delivering strategy, transformation or organisational change programmes.
• Strong analytical and structured problem‑solving skills, with the ability to work through ambiguity.
• Confidence building relationships with clients and managing stakeholders.
• A genuine interest in public‑sector transformation and improving public services.
• Strong academic background demonstrating analytical capability (e.g., Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, PPE, Sciences).
• Flexibility and mindset to thrive in a boutique consultancy where ownership, collaboration and adaptability are highly valued.

Required skills

What we offer

• £50,000 base salary plus annual bonus.
• 9‑day fortnight working pattern.
• Hybrid working (3 days in London office).
• Opportunity to work on high‑impact public‑sector transformation programmes.
• Small, collaborative teams with direct access to senior consulting leaders.
• Supportive, low‑ego culture with clear progression opportunities as the business grows.