Defence Analytics Consultant

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Defence Analytics Consultant

Would you like to join a growing team of consultants at BAE Systems CORDA who combine consultancy and analytical skills to support our customers? We currently have a vacancy for a Defence Analytics Consultant at our site in Farnborough or Preston

At BAE Systems CORDA, we combine analytical capabilities with consultancy skills to support our customers across the defence, security and transport sectors, and internal business functions such as HR and Finance. Our high-impact insights make the difference for our customers, whether it’s enabling battle-winning capabilities, developing novel technological concepts, or driving business performance.

We are seeking dynamic, analytically minded individuals to join our growing team of consultants as we build on our successes to increase our support to clients in Defence, Government and BAE Systems (for example, we recently secured the £350m ASTRID framework contract to deliver analysis across government through to at least 2025).

As a Defence Analytics Consultant you will be working within (and leading) customer-facing teams, applying a range of analytics tools and techniques to make a real difference to their business. You will be working with clients and stakeholders in the MOD, Front Line Commands, Dstl, DE&S, NATO and other parts of the defence industry.

In this role you will structure problems, identify insights and develop solutions to enable our customer’s to make strategic business decisions. In addition to delivering projects, you will support the winning of new opportunities and help develop the skills of others.

Your main responsibilities as a Defence Analytics Consultant will involve:

Leading and working within project teams to deliver process analysis and other modelling/analysis projects to time, cost and quality

Consulting with clients to understand and document current processes, identify process improvements and define future processes

Communicating and presenting findings to clients

Delivering written reports to customers

Ensuring that the appropriate technical assurance is applied to our analytical work to ensure that it is fit-for-purpose and meets the client’s needs

Building and maintaining relationships with both customers and stakeholders

Conducting and supporting business winning activities including customer engagement and proposal writing

Your Skills And Qualifications

Have a degree in numerate subject, or relevant experience to offset

Have experience of delivering analytical projects for Government or within the Defence industry

Have expertise in delivering analysis and consultancy projects using techniques such as wargaming

Have a strong track record of applying data analytics / data science techniques to a range of complex problems

Can lead small teams and deliver projects

What We’re Looking For In You

You should be naturally inquisitive, with a passion for problem-solving. You should be able to work collaboratively in multi-organisational teams and can adapt to new challenges and environment. You should have great communication skills and an eye for detail.

Location: Our offices are based in Farnborough and Preston, but we operate flexible working arrangements

Salary: Competitive

Benefits: Our employees receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. We also offer a range of additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and many local and national employee discounts. Some employees may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

BAE Systems

BAE Systems is one of the world’s leading global defence, security and aerospace companies. We work at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries.

Shared Services

If you’d like to make a real difference where it counts, BAE Systems is the place for you.

From keeping soldiers, sailors and pilots safe to helping countries prosper, from developing the next generation of supersonic aircraft to investing in the next generation of super-smart talent – at BAE Systems, we work together to give our customers an essential edge in protecting the things that really matter. Lives, livelihoods, ways of life.

As part of the Shared Services team, you’ll be at the heart of this endeavour – working closely with our air, maritime, land and cyber and intelligence businesses to support our customers around the world.

Join us and you’ll be encouraged and rewarded to excel in this important work. Apply your talent where it counts.

At BAE we want to be the leading employer in defence and security for valuing diversity and inclusion. We care about difference in all forms and want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under-represented within our industry, including women, people from ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to be a preferred home for veterans and reservists.

For more information on our Diversity & Inclusion work, please click here .

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation .

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we sometimes close our vacancies early. It is therefore advisable to apply as early as possible if you would like to be considered for a role with BAE Systems.

Job

IT

Primary Location

Farnborough

Closing Date

21/Jul/21, 1:59:00 AM