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Strategy Consultant

Reading
£600 – £900/day
Posted about 22 hours ago
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Senior Strategy Consultant (SC Cleared)

Location: Reading / Hybrid

Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance (Essential)

Salary: 600 - 900 (GBP)

Contract: 6 - Months

Senior Strategy Consultant

Are you an experienced Management Consultant with a passion for shaping strategy across the Defence sector? We're looking for an accomplished Senior Strategy Consultant to join a high-performing consultancy delivering complex transformation and strategic advisory services.

This is an opportunity to work with senior Defence stakeholders, influence strategic decision-making, and deliver meaningful outcomes across nationally significant programmes.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Deliver strategic consulting engagements for Defence and National Security clients.
  • Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and act as a strategic advisor.
  • Analyse complex challenges and develop evidence-based recommendations.
  • Present insights and executive-level briefings to senior decision-makers.
  • Facilitate workshops, strategy sessions, and stakeholder engagement activities.
  • Work across multiple stakeholder groups to align priorities and drive successful outcomes.
  • Take ownership of project delivery, remaining hands-on throughout the engagement rather than simply managing delivery teams.

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What We're Looking For

  • Active SC Clearance (essential).
  • 7–10 years' experience within a recognised Management Consultancy.
  • Proven experience delivering strategy consulting engagements.
  • Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills.
  • Exceptional communication and presentation abilities, with confidence presenting to senior leaders.
  • Experience providing strategic insight that influences business and organisational decisions.
  • Demonstrable experience working with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) or wider Defence sector (essential).
  • Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
  • A proactive, hands-on approach with the confidence to personally deliver high-quality work.

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Why Join?

You'll work on high-impact Defence programmes that directly influence strategic capability across the UK. You'll collaborate with some of the industry's brightest consultants while helping clients solve their most complex challenges in a role that combines strategy, stakeholder engagement, and hands-on delivery.

If you're an SC Cleared Strategy Consultant with a strong Defence background and you're looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.

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Skills

Strategy Consulting
Stakeholder Management
Management Consulting
Strategic Advisory
Executive Briefing
Workshop Facilitation
Project Delivery
Defence Sector Expertise
Analytical Thinking
Communication Skills
Presentation Skills

Location

Reading, England, United Kingdom

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