Graduate Consultant

Graduate Consultant

Department: Consultancy

Employment Type: Permanent – Full Time

Location: United Kingdom / Remote

Description

Please note we are now only accepting applications for start dates in 2025 onwards.

Are you a recent graduate eager to embark on an exciting career journey? Join our team as a Graduate Consultant and dive into hands-on experiences that will sharpen your professional skills while working on exciting and challenging projects.

You will be provided with a fantastic springboard into a consulting career with early exposure to project work and client engagement. You will gain experience in a manner that will provide the right level of support to ease the transition from an academic environment, whilst enabling you to make a positive contribution to project work at an early stage.

We are a fast-growing Digital Transformation consultancy working primarily for the UK Public Sector and Critical National Infrastructure organisations. Our teams deliver technology-focused consultancy in a variety of complex environments. Our work covers a broad range of topics including architecture development, cyber security, programme and project management through to data engineering/analytics and AI. We have a long track record of delivery and are trusted to work on some of the UK Government’s most important and sensitive projects.

The range of clients and project work we offer ensures that you will gain exposure to a wide variety of technical and business challenges in a short space of time.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

We are always on the lookout for candidates with excellent problem-solving skills and an interest in technology. We pride ourselves on giving high-calibre consultants the chance to excel. You will be motivated, willing to learn and have the ability to work with other consultants and client staff or independently. The fast-moving nature of our work requires our consultants to be quick thinkers, resilient, proactive and self-motivated – with the ability to apply structured approaches to often unfamiliar subject matter.

We look for candidates with:

• A good degree in a STEM subject, with further study at Masters and / or PhD level a bonus;
• An understanding of the use of technology in business and public sector contexts.

Although these are not essential, you will also benefit from having one or more of:

• The ability to present and justify conclusions to project teams and stakeholders;
• A willingness to take on new and unfamiliar subject matter;
• The ability to build and nurture durable working relations with stakeholders;
• Proven abilities in communicating and delivering to stakeholders;
• Prior work experience gained in a technical and / or consulting environment.

The nature of our business means that a wide and varied background is preferable and the capability to adapt quickly to change is always required.

Career Development

A career mentor will be on hand to provide support and guidance throughout your journey with us. You will also work with a performance and development manager who will conduct six-monthly reviews to assess performance, set career objectives and, as required, identify training courses which are both relevant to your current project work and aligned with your planned career progression.

The training opportunities we provide can lead to nationally recognised qualifications in areas such as Project Management, Agile methodologies, Business Analysis, IT Service Management, Enterprise Architecture, Cyber Security, and Technology Procurement.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Actica is dedicated to nurturing a diverse workforce through inclusive working practices and promoting equality in our recruitment activities. We hire candidates based on merit and ensure all staff are aware of their legal responsibilities in making hiring decisions.

Benefits

• 25 days of paid leave per annum plus 8 UK bank holidays
• Participation in a Discretionary, Performance-Based Bonus Scheme
• Participation in our Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Participation in Cycle To Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Electric Vehicle Leasing Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance

Candidates must be eligible and willing to gain UK Government Security Clearance to apply for this position. Candidates must also be prepared for the consultancy lifestyle, which will involve frequent travel to clients’ premises and could involve living away from home for part of the week. Our office is in Guildford, Surrey but whether you are employed as office- or home-based, our work is hybrid in nature.

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