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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Operating Model Consultant - **Company:** PA Consulting - **Location:** Manchester, UK - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Data Analytics - **Published:** September 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/jobad/gb86f066eb405ab167ed5a41cb0845ede6 ## About the Role You will possess a minimum of 2 years' experience which will include one or more of the following: * Helping organisations & leadership teams shape business strategy and design organisational and collaborative structures. * Analysing what an organisation's customers/users/citizens value. * Understanding how technology can help make an organisation more effective. * Experience in digital operating models highly beneficial * Analysing and solving problems using a data-driven and human-centred approach. * Experience delivering within or for defence, health and / or public sector organisations. Other desirable skills include: * Understanding the drivers for change facing national security, health, and / or wider public sector leaders. * Being conversant in business or technology architecture concepts. * Being familiar with enterprise operating model concepts. * Comfortable working in a collaborative way with clients and multi-disciplinary teams. * Confident working independently as the day-to-day client point of contact., All PA people are required to undergo background checks and to achieve the Baseline Personnel Security Standard however, some UK roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting, where applicants must have at least 5 years of continuous residency in the UK. We therefore ask that you only apply if you meet the residency requirements (i.e. you are a British citizen or have been resident in the UK for the past 5 years), as this is the prerequisite for a security clearance. If you're unsure about your eligibility, we encourage you to review the UK Government's guidance on security vetting before applying. ## Description Our Operating Model team are looking for exceptional consultants within Defence & Security, Health and the wider Public Sector. You will work collaboratively with a diverse team of experts to support clients to design strategies, operating structures and solutions that address their most pressing challenges. You will deliver projects that require a wide range of skills, from strategic design; through business analysis and organisational design; to programme definition and design coherence. You will work in blended teams, partnering with specialists from across the breadth of PA. The ideal candidate will be able to apply a design thinking mindset, tools and approaches to help resolve a range of complex and societally meaningful client challenges. You will have strong analytical skills and also be able to apply more creative and abstract thinking to help develop ingenious solutions. As a client facing role, you will be expected to engage and present to clients, and therefore will be a strong communicator (verbal and written), being able to communicate recommendations and insights from operational to C-suite level. You will have opportunity to: * Work on many of the biggest issues facing the UK and our allies, helping build healthy, purposeful, secure and sustainable societies that work for everyone. * Gain exposure to deep experts in both public and private sector innovation and transformation, learning from and building on their experience. * Develop your business design skillset, through a structured and experiential learning pathway. * Work in digital operating model / AI operating model. * Contribute to the growth and evolution of our team, through participatory and federated leadership. Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week. 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