The National Security Innovation Consultant will play a key role in delivering Plexal-led innovation projects and working with our consulting team to deliver cross-competency work, focusing on innovation consulting, hypotheses testing and research activity. You’ll engage with a diverse array of stakeholders, including startups, scaleups, corporations, government, non-profit organisations, investors and academia. We are a rapidly growing team and are actively looking to recruit exceptional individuals who want to work in an adaptive, fast moving, collaborative environment focused on National Security. Development of innovation hypotheses and the associated experiments and interventions which will test them Delivery of above experiments and interventions to yield evidence based outcomes and guidance for clients Design of practical models , frameworks, and approaches that help clients deliver change and transformation Quantitative and qualitative analysis and market research to on emerging technology, startups and innovation themes Forming insights into emerging technology areas, e.g. AI and data, space and telecoms, engineering biology Contribute towards and lead on the creation of high-impact deliverables, such as reports and presentations, for clients to inform their emerging technology strategies Engaging with National Security clients to understand their needs, challenges and the interventions that will support their growth Proactively manage regular interaction, communication, and collaboration with National Security clients and external stakeholders Supporting on and leading specific areas of business development by responding to client request and creating bespoke proposals Highly organised with a good understanding of innovation, collaboration and hypothesis testing tools and methodologies Analytical, with the ability to think critically and to understand, interpret and articulate complex concepts A structured, concise communicator who can confidently use key tools including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as project management and brainstorming tools Competent at taking responsibility for producing high-quality deliverables and presentations for senior audiences, Qualitative and quantitative research skills