London Graduate Consultant 2025

Working at pace and delivering great projects is balanced with benefits.

• We offer active career and professional development support, funding professional development activities and reimbursing one professional membership per year.


• All Nousers have flexibility around bank holidays. We understand that people of different cultures, religions, and political beliefs may wish to choose to take alternative days of leave from scheduled holidays.


• Consultants engage directly with clients on projects and colleagues of all levels.


• Hybrid working is supported while acknowledging that the fastest learning happens when working face to face with clients and colleagues. Nousers receive a once off payment to set up a home office space.


• A collaborative bonus that reflects company performance is available to all permanent employees.


• Supporting working parents by providing 13 weeks of paid maternity and adoption leave and 10 weeks of paid co-parent leave.


• Nousers aim to deliver an average of 8 hours client project work per day and are then able to spend additional time on growth - either yours, your colleagues', or Nous', which may include time on professional development, mentoring, IP development, or involvement with Nous' employee networks.


What we do...

Nous offers expert consulting services across a range of services including business strategy, public policy, organisational capability and development, transformational change, and digital strategy and capability.

A snapshot of recent projects:

• improving the student experience at large universities through journey mapping and pain-point analysis


• working with government departments to coordinate resources to solve real world problems


• using a data-led approach to help utilise assets and provide an evidence base for service re-design


• re-designing education functions and programme architecture for large, research-intensive universities


How we will develop and support you...

At Nous, we want you to hit the ground running, working in project teams from day one. We've designed an intensive graduate induction program to set you up for success, teaching key consulting skills and extending your knowledge quickly. Your development doesn't end with induction, it continues throughout your time at Nous with a wide range of learning opportunities, primarily on the job in diverse client projects, but also through targeted courses, webinars, performance check ins, online learning, and formal learning programs.

For those with the necessary energy and aptitude, we will ensure that Nous supports your growth with the opportunity to rotate across consulting offers. This may include experience in data analytics, design, digital, economics, implementation, leadership, organisational performance, public policy, regulation, or strategy., To gain deeper insights into your unique capabilities and experience, please include a response to the following three questions in your cover letter:
1) What key skills will you bring to the role and Nous?
2) Tell us about a time that you have been driven by curiosity to explore something, what did that lead to?
3) Can you tell me about a situation where you experienced a significant setback in your work? What steps did you take to address the issue, and how did you move forward to overcome this challenge and how did this experience make you more resilient in your career?, What is your preferred name? E.g. Ben instead of Benjamin etc.
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  Your recruitment experience may vary; however, a typical process will follow: an online assessment; preliminary interview; skills interviews; verbal & written case studies.
  
  To succeed in a graduate consulting role at Nous you are:
  
• enthusiastic, curious, and eager to learn


• intelligent and academically accomplished


• skilled in strong quantitative analysis


• able to undertake structured qualitative analysis in a logical and efficient manner


• able to demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills


• well organised, with the ability to manage multiple pieces of work simultaneously


• effective at working autonomously and in a self-managed way, using initiative to draw on the expertise of those around you., If you are energetic, highly capable, and interested in working in a fast-paced environment as part of a high performing dynamic team, working on complex problems that puts people at the centre of everything, we'd love to hear from you! Please click apply below. We will review your application and be in contact as soon as possible. Please keep an eye out on your spam folder, just in case., These skills can be current or transferable from your work experience or studies.
  
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Nous is a great place to work…

We deliver a dynamic and varied experience that generates positive influence and growth for our clients, our colleagues, and you., Nous is an international management consultancy with over 750 people working across the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. We are a values-based organisation that is inspired and determined to improve people's lives in significant ways. Working in unique, cross-disciplinary teams we create innovative and enduring solutions that transform businesses, governments, and communities. We realise a bigger idea of success.

Industry recognition of our workplace culture is a testament to our approach. In 2024, Nous was honoured to be recognised by Great Place to Work on several UK lists, including the Best Workplaces overall, Best Workplaces for Development, Best Workplaces for Women, and Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services.