Public Policy - Senior Consultant

We are looking for someone who combines intellectual curiosity with a pragmatic consulting mindset: someone who can move from a broad policy question to structured analysis, identify what matters and communicate the answer convincingly to senior stakeholders.

What We Offer:

• The opportunity to contribute to key policy initiatives at EU and international level, supporting public institutions on complex policy challenges;
• Formal and on-the-job training opportunities to develop your policy expertise, analytical capabilities and consulting skills;
• A collaborative, international working environment, with opportunities to learn from multidisciplinary teams and work with colleagues and experts across countries.

PwC Services Portugal (PSP) is a joint venture between PwC Luxembourg and PwC Portugal, serving as an integral extension of PwC Luxembourg. Our growing team operates as an acceleration center supporting PwC Luxembourg's clients. Leveraging a unique pool of talented professionals based in Matosinhos, our operating model ensures scalability, consistency, and quality in service delivery by integrating seamlessly into PwC Luxembourg's operations and addressing talent attraction challenges sustainably.

PSP provides a range of services, including Assurance Audit (spanning all industries, with a particular focus on Real Estate and Private Equity), Broader Assurance Services, Tax (including Managed Services, Corporate Tax, VAT, and Accounting), and Advisory (specializing in the Global Fund Industry and Real Estate Valuation).

PwC PSP is looking for a Senior Consultant to strengthen our Public Sector Advisory team. Our team advises European, national and international public institutions on complex policy and strategic questions. We combine rigorous policy research and analysis with practical advisory expertise, supporting clients in understanding emerging challenges, assessing policy options and designing effective interventions. As a Senior Consultant, you will take responsibility for analytical workstreams within international assignments and work directly with clients, experts and stakeholders.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead policy research and analytical workstreams for European and international public-sector assignments;
• Analyse regulatory, policy, economic and market developments and assess their implications for public institutions;
• Design analytical frameworks and research approaches, combining quantitative and qualitative evidence;
• Contribute to policy studies, evaluations, impact assessments, strategies, market assessments and advisory assignments;
• Develop evidence-based findings and translate them into practical policy and strategic recommendations;
• Conduct and facilitate interviews, stakeholder consultations, workshops and expert discussions;
• Draft and quality-review client deliverables, including reports, policy papers, presentations and executive briefings;
• Coordinate junior team members and contribute to the planning and delivery of project workstreams;
• Engage directly with clients and external experts;
• Contribute to proposals and the development of new public-sector assignments.