Manager, Central Government

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. With over 2000 people across the UK Europe North America Asia and Australia the firm combines global insight with local understanding.

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 Baringas 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.

Certified as aGreat Place to Work around the world Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the Worlds Best Management Consulting Firms.

Following the continued growth of Baringa we are excited to be building our Central Government practice. We are looking for experienced managers who will thrive with us as we grow.

We work on the Governments most complex changes across Central Government departmentshelping departments deliver complex policy operational and transformationprioritiesand better service citizens throughout the UK. Our Central Government team works at the heart of UK Government partnering with HMRC DWP Cabinet Office HMTreasuryand many other central Whitehall departments.

The UK public sector faces major challenges over the coming years as well as opportunities to drive the recently laid out missions. If you are excited about working alongside our clients to solve their challenges then we could be what you are looking for.

We are supporting the public sectors most important programmes across Whitehall and the wider public sector using our skills in Strategy and Business Cases Project Delivery Operational DeliveryDDaTand Government Commercial.

As a Manager in our Central Government team you will typically lead workstreams and teams on complex client engagements.

While no two projects are the same examples of the work you might be involved in include:

Leading project delivery

• Leading Baringa and blended client teams setting direction and enabling high performance

• Shaping engagementobjectivesdeliverablesand success measures with clients

• Translating complex challenges into clear delivery plans workstreams and priorities

• Managing stakeholders resolvingambiguityand helping clients navigate delivery challenges

• Ensuring the qualitycoherenceand impact of team outputs

Working with senior government stakeholders

• Building trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders

• Leading governance discussions and presenting recommendations to support decision-making

• Helping clients understand strategic politicalfiscaland operational implications of different options

• Identifyingopportunities to createadditionalvalue beyond immediate project objectives

Delivering transformation and change

Depending on the engagement you may help clients to:

• Develop business cases fundingsubmissionsand options appraisals

• Analyse the impact of policy operational or service changes

• Design operating modelsservicesand delivery approaches

• Deliver large-scale transformation programmes

• Improve operational performance and resilience

• Lead commercial and procurement activities

• Deliver digital datatechnologyand AI-enabled change

Developing people and teams

• Creating inclusive and collaborative team environments

• Coachingmentoringand developing colleagues

• Providing constructive feedback and managing performancewellbeingand capacity

• Acting as an Advisor and supporting career development where applicable

• Contributing to the development of our Central Government practice through knowledge sharing and communities of practice

Growing our business

• Managing engagement commercials including forecasting resourcingbillingand scope management

• Leading or contributing to proposalspresentationsand commercial models

• Developing thought leadership and propositions aligned to government priorities

• Building internal and external networks that support account and practice growth

• Experienceleading projects forgovernment or public sector organisations ideally within a professional services / civil service / consulting environment

• A strong interest in working with Central Government departments (e.g. HMRC DWP Cabinet Office HM Treasury DBT DfE MHCLG)

• Ability toshape responses for teams to work on complexambiguous problems analyse data and information and communicate clear evidence-based insights

• Confidenceleading blendedclient/ consultingteams and internal specialists in fast-paced delivery-focused environments

• Curiosity and interest in technology digital data and/or AI and how these can be applied to improve public services

• Strong understanding of how to use digital and AI tools responsibly and ethically in your day-to-day work.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor messages for different audiences

• A genuine motivation to improve outcomes for citizens and public servants

• Experienceleading or understanding of how toleadbusiness development activities within the public sector

• The ability to get UK Government Security Clearance

Optional skills / experiencebased on specific technical skillset:

Alongside an expectation of flexibility to respond to ourclientsgreatest needs we expect candidates to bring depth in one or more of the following areas:

Strategypolicyand business cases

• Leading policy analysis optionsappraisalor strategic decision support

• Leading the development of public-sector business cases and funding submissions

• Applying relevant government appraisal and evaluation guidance proportionately

• Leading economic financialfiscalor cost modelling

• Defining benefitsoutcomesand evaluation approaches

• Advising senior stakeholders on trade-offs and value for money

Programme and project delivery

• Mobilising and leading complex programmesprojectsor PMO functions

• Designing proportionate governance and controls

• Managing interdependencies across organisations suppliers or workstreams

• Leading assurance deliveryrecoveryor programme reset activity

• Establishing performancebenefitsand outcome reporting

• Managing transition into business as usual

Operating model and operational excellence

• Leading target operating-model design

• Translating strategy and policy into implementable organisational change

• Leading service and process transformation

• Applying operational-excellence or systems-thinking approaches

• Improving productivityperformanceand resilience

• Managing implementation and operational transition

Digital datatechnologyand AI

• Leading multidisciplinary digital or data-enabled transformation

• Applying user-centred and service-standard principles

• Leading business analysis servicedesignor requirements definition

• Developing data strategies governancearrangementsor analytical solutions

• Identifyingprioritisingand implementing responsible AI use cases

• Advising clients on adoption controlsvalueand implementation risk

• Working effectively in legacy security-sensitive or highly controlled environments

Commercial and procurement

• Developing commercial and sourcing strategies

• Leading market engagement and procurement activity

• Creating evaluation approaches and governance

• Mobilising contracts and managing strategic suppliers

• Advising on commercial risk value for money and contractual performance

• Leading commercial operating-model or capability improvement

• Generous Annual Leave Policy:We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave fully available at the start of each addition to this we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.

• Flexible Working:We know that the ideal work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.

• Corporate Responsibility Days:Our world is important to us so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.

• Wellbeing Fund:We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. Weve 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 so everyone has a stake in the companys success.

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.

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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 and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.

We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work and offer a variety of ways to contribute by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills talent and essence we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have.

All applications received will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We never rely solely on automated screening or AI tools to make hiring decisions. Your application will be considered for employment without regard to race ethnicity religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation nationality disability age faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.

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