Consultant, Solution & Service Delivery, Defence & Security, Business Operations, Consulting

Job Description

Job title: Consultant, Solution & Service Delivery, Defence & Security, Business Operations, Consulting

Company: Deloitte

Job description: Connect to your Industry

Do you want to be at the heart of some of the biggest and most ambitious programmes undertaken to keep our country safe?

We are proud of the impact we have with our Defence & Security clients, the strength of our relationships, and the variety of our skills and expertise that we bring to help them achieve their mission.

We’re growing our teams across all of Consulting. If you are cleared to DV level and want to grow your career in this sector, we are very keen to hear from you.

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, that covers audit, risk advisory, and consulting services across tax, legal, business, technology and corporate finance, we help our clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte? It’s how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.

Connect to your opportunity

As a member of the team, you will work alongside other specialists to provide our clients with the advice and delivery support they need in their most complex technology programmes. You do not need deep technical expertise. Instead, you need an understanding and passion for how technology can benefit our clients. As part of the team, you should be able to listen to the business needs and translate them into effective solutions. Specifically, you will be helping our clients to:

• Imagine and design digital, technology, and cloud transformation programmes, working with specialists from both the client and delivery teams to define the solutions which will meet the client’s needs as well as the delivery means needed to get them there.
• Deliver and implement digital, technology, and cloud transformation projects and programmes, providing the delivery expertise required to support the technology changes and make sure the business is ready to accept and run them
• Assure (as part of a team) or support in the recovery of troubled projects and programmes Solution & Service Delivery (SSD)

Within our Business Operations offering portfolio, our SSD operating unit is a fast growing, multi-disciplinary team with experience in technology project and programme delivery. We pride ourselves on getting things done through harnessing a broad range of agile, waterfall, and hybrid methodologies across all phases of the project’s lifecycle. Our SSD operating unit is broken down into three sub-operating units:

• Core Platform Implementation (CPI)
• Technology Enabled Transformation (TET)
• Agile Delivery Centre of Excellence (ACE)

We believe that joining our team will unlock huge opportunities for you:

• Building Relationships – You will be developing long term relationships with our clients by delivering exciting and innovative technology transformation programmes focusing on understanding their challenges and leading a team to help deliver the most appropriate solution
• Delivery Excellence – You will be empowered to identify, mobilise and manage a team of highly professional individuals to execute against the outcomes sought. You will be encouraged to pioneer new ways of working and use the most appropriate delivery methodology to get the job done
• Supporting Talent – You will be both motivating and developing our diverse talent from within the firm by building their skills and experience to support their career progression
• Developing New Opportunities – You will be at the heart of building a pipeline of new opportunities within the Public Sector, supporting business development and sales activities
• Financial Management – You will be responsible for managing the financial health of your engagement and ensure project and firmwide risk are managed appropriately
• Growing the Firm – You will be growing our communities, capabilities, and propositions by drawing on your insights and aligning to our firm’s commitment to creating a more inclusive culture

Connect to your skills and professional experience

All applicants must hold a DV (Developed Vetting) clearance to apply.

We are looking for someone that shares our values and will fit into the culture of our organisation. Some of these values are listed below:

• Lead the way. Someone that is not afraid to make bold choices and respectfully challenge the status quo. Someone that is future focussed, adopts a growth mindset and is committed to creating opportunities for our clients and our people
• Serve with integrity. Someone that does the right thing – always. Someone who protects the firm’s reputation as their own and never compromises on quality
• Take care of each other. Someone that is committed to look after one another – so we can all be our best. Someone that takes accountability, engages with empathy and prioritises wellbeing

In addition, the following skills would be desirable for any successful candidate:

• Experience in delivering complex technology transformation projects and programmes
• Experience in working within the Defence & Security industry
• Ability to manage and influence senior stakeholders with strong communication skills
• Experience in working with business process owners and technical teams to define operational requirements
• Practical examples of having worked across one or more of a project’s lifecycle
• Ability to define and drive the delivery of project plans including developing service transition plans
• Experience in leading delivery teams in both traditional/hybrid and agile methodologies
• Understanding of the procurement lifecycle, requirements gathering, evaluation techniques, negotiation skills
• Demonstrate financial acumen through the management of engagement financials
• Capture and manage project and programme risks and issues
• One or more recognised delivery certification(s) such as PMP, Prince2 Practitioner, MSP, Certified Agile, Certified Scrum Master, SAFe Agile or ITIL
• Experience with one or more of the most common technologies involved in digital delivery (for example Salesforce, AWS, Google Cloud, SAP)

Connect to your business – Consulting

Distinctive thinking, deep expertise, and collaborative working. That’s what connects us. That’s what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest challenges around, join us. Together, we’ll make an impact that matters.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints. This can mean that you and your “Immediate Family Members” are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm. The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process.

Connect with your colleagues

“What attracted me to Deloitte were the endless opportunities and the collective experience of other like-minded individuals. Deloitte’s clients include many of the world’s largest organisations; I wanted to be part of a team that made a difference that I could be proud of.”

-Dan, Consulting

Connect to your agile working options

Location: London

Your Work, Your Way: We call our hybrid working vision Deloitte Works. And it does. We trust you to make the right choices around where, when and how you work. You’ll be able to make decisions about how you work best, to be collaborative, learn from colleagues, share your experiences, build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Having great conversations with your team and your leadership paves the way for great collaborative ways of working.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers

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Location: London

Job date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 03:28:08 GMT

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