Senior Consultant - Government, AI

Our Government practice are looking for an experienced Senior Consultant to join the team. 

Our Government practice is looking for a Senior Consultant to join our growing AI team, working across government departments and public sector organisations - with Health as one of our core areas of focus. We are looking for curious, proactive individuals who are passionate about practical, real-world AI adoption. You won't just talk about AI transformation in the abstract; you will help clients explore how AI can be applied to real operational challenges, support the development of AI-enabled services and processes, and contribute to meaningful change across the public sector. Working alongside experienced colleagues and client teams, you will help bridge the gap between what AI can do and what can be successfully implemented in complex public sector environments. Through analysis, stakeholder engagement, workshops and practical demonstrations, you will help make AI transformation tangible, accessible and valuable for our clients.

What you will be doing

• Process Reimagination: Support clients in exploring how services, processes and ways of working could evolve in an AI-enabled environment, helping them move beyond traditional approaches and identify practical improvements.
• AI Opportunity Identification: Work with client teams to identify opportunities where AI can improve outcomes, efficiency and service delivery, helping assess feasibility, risks and potential value.
• Demo-Led Engagement: Use hands-on demonstrations, workshops and practical examples to help stakeholders understand AI capabilities and limitations, building confidence through tangible proof points rather than theory.
• Research & Insight Development: Maintain awareness of developments across GenAI tools, AI-enabled services and public sector adoption trends, translating emerging capabilities into practical insights for clients and engagement teams.
• Client Delivery: Take ownership of high-quality deliverables including assessments, adoption roadmaps, operating model recommendations, governance frameworks, workshop outputs and transformation plans.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build trusted relationships with clients, colleagues and third parties, supporting workshops, interviews and working sessions that help shape AI-enabled change.
• Best Practice Development: Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of Baringa's AI methodologies, playbooks, frameworks and reusable assets, helping strengthen our Government AI capability.
• Business Development Support: Contribute to proposals, thought leadership, credential development and client opportunities, helping identify where AI capabilities can create additional value for clients.
• Team Contribution: Actively participate in Baringa's internal AI initiatives, sharing knowledge and supporting capability development across the wider Government practice.

Your skills and experience 

• Experience working within consulting, government, healthcare, local government or wider public sector environments, with exposure to transformation, digital, data or technology-enabled change.
• Understanding of how government organisations operate, including the practical constraints associated with governance, information security, data privacy and operational delivery.
• Strong interest in AI adoption and practical experience using leading AI ecosystems such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude or equivalent tools within day-to-day work.
• Experience supporting organisations in the adoption of new technologies, digital tools, operating model changes or transformation initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to structure complex issues and develop practical recommendations.
• Experience creating high-quality client-facing deliverables, presentations, reports and workshop materials.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with client stakeholders and collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• A proactive approach to learning, with curiosity about emerging AI developments and their practical application in public sector settings.
• Commitment to the responsible use of AI, with an appreciation of governance, risk and ethical considerations associated with AI adoption.
• A pragmatic mindset that focuses on creating measurable value and tangible outcomes rather than pursuing technology for its own sake.

What a career at Baringa will give you 

Putting People First.

Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:

• Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.

• Flexible Working: We know that the ‘ideal’ work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.

• Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.

• Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We’ve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.

• Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company’s success.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people. 

An award-winning workplace

You can be a part of our ‘Great Place to Work’ – with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all. Click here to see some of our recent awards and how we’ve achieved this. 

Using business as a force for good. 

We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.

We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about, and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have.