Economic Resilience Consultant

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. We have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

• Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week. The actual time spent and location will vary by role or assignment, including up to 5 days per week on a client site.
• Travel to client site will be necessary as required by the client.

Are you concerned that your career doesn't yet equip you with the right skills to accelerate organizational delivery?

Our Systems Insights & Solution resilience experts believe resilience requires an end-to-end analysis of operations and the application of systems thinking; organizations need a broader approach than traditional business continuity management.

As an Economic Resilience Consultant, you will work on impactful projects delivering game-changing solutions. Your focus will be on applying whole system resilience assessment and capability building in areas such as:

- Workforce resilience

- Societal resilience

- Infrastructure resilience

- Digital resilience

- Organizational resilience

- Supply chain resilience

- Climate resilience

- Economic resilience or security

We excel in integrating systems and supporting clients with situational awareness, risk management, resilient leadership & culture, resilience assessments, investment decision-making, and resilience operating models.

Past projects include:

• Supporting the MOD in building a resilient supply chain and industrial base
• Designing a staff competency framework to professionalize resilience in the rail industry
• Reviewing risks to transport infrastructure from dam collapse
• Developing security strategies for an international organization
• Ensuring resilience of high-value payment systems for the European Central Bank

Qualifications

• Proven ability to combine multidisciplinary perspectives with a passion for resilient and sustainable systems
• Experience engaging and presenting to clients, with strong communication skills
• Knowledge of international standards in resilience, risk management, security, and service continuity
• Experience in developing business cases
• Stakeholder management skills across organizations
• Systems thinking capability for strategic and detailed analysis
• Background in economics or engineering
• High proficiency in Excel; Power BI and Python skills are a plus
• Interest in AI applications for resilience

We encourage applications from candidates who meet most, but not necessarily all, criteria-please don't hesitate to apply.

Apply today by completing our online application

Additional information

Life at PA is about enriching our people's work experience through growth opportunities and meaningful work.

Our purpose guides our work with clients and communities, focusing on diversity, inclusion, and equality to unlock everyone's potential.

We support the physical, emotional, social, and financial well-being of our employees, offering benefits such as:

• Private healthcare for employees and families
• 25 days annual leave plus options to buy extra days
• Generous pension scheme
• Community and charity initiatives
• Performance bonuses
• Share ownership
• Tax-efficient benefits (cycle to work, giving schemes)

We are committed to equality and welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

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