Consulting - Government, Defence and Security - Associate / Senior Associate (UAE / KSA)

Job Description Summary

Defence and Security sits within the Strategy and Transformation Operating Unit of the Government and Public Service Business Unit. Defense and Security covers policing, borders, civil defense and justice and PwC Middle East has an ambitious programme for growth in this sector.

A career in our Government and Public Sector Transformation Management practice, within General Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help clients seize essential advantages by working alongside business leaders to solve their toughest problems and capture their greatest opportunities. We work with some of the world’s largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever changing environment. We help create sustainable change by stimulating innovation, unlocking data possibilities, navigating risk and regulatory complexity, optimising deals, and aligning costs with business strategy to create a competitive advantage.

The successful candidate will join a growing and increasingly dynamic team leading technical contributions to business development and project delivery. To include

• Facilitating access to technical content relevant to this sector.
• Identifying and nurturing defense and security contacts.
• Leading and/or contributing to proposal development.
• Leading and/or contributing to projects in the defense and security sector.

The successful candidate will be joining an established Defence and Public Safety community in PwC Middle East and will be supported by regional capabilities and resources. 

They will also be required to play a full and active role in the Strategy and Transformation team.

Required skills and experience

• 3-8 years of consultancy experience to include experience in strategy, transformation or operations, to include proven track record in the relevant skills for these. Eg. Strategy development, institutional set-up, operating model design or performance improvement.
• Experience of delivering projects in the Defense and Security domain, and through this an ability to demonstrate an understanding of the sector and its constituent parts
• Experience of business development in the Defense and Security space to include developing technical perspectives and propositions.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to present to senior audiences complex subject matter in a concise and coherent manner, in speech and writing.
• Bilingual in Arabic and English in speech and writing.