Operational Analysis Consultant
Operational Analysis Consultant – MOD, Defence
As an Operational Analysis Consultant, you will be providing the evidence to help the UK MOD and industry make better decisions.Our client is looking for consultants with a range of levels of experience. They are a small but rapidly growing consultancy, owned by highly experienced and recognised practitioners in UK Defence consultancy. They are looking for candidates with a mix of technical expertise and interpersonal skills, able to work independently or in small teams.
They are looking for candidates who are able to help the company grow and can offer exciting opportunities for those with the drive to develop their own skills and those of the company. They offer competitive salaries and packages, and the opportunity for rapid advancement for the right candidate
Essential requirements for Operational Analysis Consultant:- Operational Analysis to support business decision making, policy development, and / or research, including both ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ techniques (problem structuring and modelling).
- Development and use of analytical methods and models.
- Building customer and stakeholder relationships.
- Supporting and leading authoring of technical reports and presenting to customers.
- Experience working with Defence Digital, DE&S, Dstl, Frontline Commands or UK Defence industry.
- Strong background in MS Office, especially Excel, PowerPoint, Word.
- Experience in one or more of the following technical disciplines:
- Process and conceptual mapping (e.g. influence diagrams),
- Benefits analysis,
- Wargaming,
- Simulation (System Dynamics or Discrete Event Simulation),
- Designing and facilitating workshops (including MJPs),
- Historical Analysis,
- Knowledge of data manipulation and analysis languages (VBA, SQL, R, Python),
- Cost Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) and Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA),
- Portfolio, programme and project management (including schedule and risk analysis).
- Be willing to travel across UK and comfortable to work away from home for periods of time.
- Delivering technical consulting projects.
- Building new relationships and maintaining current customer relationships.
- Applying OA methods to tackle real world problems, applying tools and techniques, and developing novel approaches where required.
- Consultants: 2+ years’ experience, including delivering qualitative and/or quantitative analysis.
- Senior Consultants: 5+ years’ experience, including delivering analysis programmes and, delivering innovative approaches; and
- Principal Consultants: 10+ years’ experience, with extensive experience of leading analysis, leading teams, delivering innovative approaches and / or winning work.
- Ideally candidates will be educated to a degree level or have relevant experience.
- Be a member of an appropriate professional body (e.g. Operational Research Society) and have a desire for further professional development
Excel, Microsoft Office, Qualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Analysis, Mathematical Modelling
Operational Analysis Consultant – MOD, Defence
Salary - £40K-£65K depending on level of experience
Location – Portsmouth, Hants, Bristol., Corsham, South West
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