Assistant Manager - Defence Consulting London, England
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Job details
Location: Bristol, London
Capability: Consulting
Experience Level: Associate/Assistant Manager
Type: Full Time
Service Line: Insight Led Improvement
Contract type: Permanent
Job description
Role Overview and Purpose
KPMG’s Defence Consulting practice is a market leading team within the UK consulting market. We advise government clients on their largest, most complex, and highest profile strategic issues. Our team combines deep sector insight, expert consulting capabilities and trusted client relationships to design and implement solutions that span all aspects of our clients’ operations.
Defence is one of KPMG’s key priority sectors and we are a fast-growing team focused on developing solutions for clients facing hard budgetary choices, broad transformation agendas and an ever-changing threat landscape. We present an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Manager to join our talented team to support the delivery of projects across our portfolio.
We are seeking talented individuals who have proven themselves within a consulting environment or equivalent and have a demonstrable track record of turning data into insight or working within strategic change programmes.
We help with Ministry of Defence to solve a wide range of challenges including: business or operating model change; strategy development; strategic cost reduction and cost management; performance and operational improvement; responding to climate change; and investment decision support. The nature of projects we deliver is highly varied, which means we need team members to demonstrate an ability to continually adapt and grow their skills and knowledge.
Role Detail and Responsibilities
Key responsibilities of the role:
Generate clear, concise and accurate analysis and client deliverables using MS Office software, especially PowerPoint and Excel- Working with KPMG and client teams to develop solutions from cost optimisation through to organisation design.
- Working collaboratively with client teams in the development and delivery of our recommendations.
- Contribute to thought leadership, knowledge sharing and communities of interest within our team
- Contribute to the development of Defence Consulting credentials and proposals.
- Supervise and develop less experienced team members.
Role Dimensions:
Analysis & Insight
You will develop structured approaches to identify and analyse client problems, both qualitatively and quantitatively. You’ll turn that analysis into practical, evidence-led recommendations for change and improvement.
Stakeholder Interaction & challenges:
Regular interactions with KPMG leadership as well as Ministry of Defence military and civilian personnel. You will work in client facing teams, delivering to agreed deadlines and budgets under pressure. The ability to form productive relationships with stakeholders at all levels is critical.
Part of a Team:
KPMG's Defence Consulting team comprises over 80 team members. You will provide support and subject matter knowledge for defined workstreams and providing support for the KPMG Engagement Manager and your client. You will likely be working in cross disciplinary teams of consultants supported by sub-contractors and members of the client’s own staff
Sector requirement:
This a high impact role that directly supports the UK’s Defence and Security Enterprise. The role will be subject to MOD and UK Govt public sector governance and controls. Due to the nature of the work, it is essential that applicants are able and willing to undergo security clearance processes, if they do not already hold a valid UK government clearance
The Person
Skills, qualifications, and experience:
Proven experience within a consulting environment, or similar in industry or public sector, delivering strategic change or transformation- The ability to use data to develop insight and help contextualise solutions to Defence clients.
- A track record of developing great working relationships with clients and colleagues.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, presentation).
- Clear record of achievement in a leading consulting firm or demonstrable experience of any of the following: operating model design and implementation, strategy development, cost optimisation, business case production or performance and operational improvement.
- An understanding of the Defence sector and challenges faced by both government and industry is desirable.
Why Consulting at KPMG?
Technology is a critical focus for us. It underpins everything we do. We're investing in technology like never before – not least because the pace of technological change is disrupting organisations in new and challenging ways. Through advanced data analytics and emerging tech-enabled solutions like AI and machine learning, we're helping clients across diverse sectors to navigate that change. We enable them to avoid any unnecessary risks and to uncover new, transformative opportunities that could give them a competitive edge. A career here means stretching your skills and honing your expertise by solving complex problems as part of a collaborative, results-driven and supportive team. Whether we're helping our clients to reduce their costs, make better decisions, improve efficiencies or deploy the latest technologies, we bring together broad specialisms and talents to deliver robust, connected solutions.
