Job Description
Junior Consultant Job Summary
We are excited to announce that our graduate-level entry roles and industrial
placements are now open for applications.
If you are looking to start a graduate-entry position in September 2023 at a dynamic, forward-thinking, and established consultancy firm, specialising in Healthcare and Life Sciences and tailoring bespoke solutions for a comprehensive list of prestigious clients, then this one could be for you!
Akeso is looking for a passionate, curious and hard-working individual to join our high-calibre team as a Junior Consultant, a role suitable for a recent graduate or entry-level individual with no prior experience in consulting.
Central London | Competitive Remuneration | No Sponsorship | Permanent
About this Opportunity
The day-to-day role of a Junior Consultant will largely involve:
- Working in typical project teams of 2 – 5, supporting project delivery from the outset through to project completion
- Conducting core quantitative and qualitative analysis of large data sets
- Delivering project management responsibilities with oversight from senior members of the consulting team
- Working collaboratively with our clients from the outset, developing strong relationships and supporting them through the project delivery
- Assisting and subsequently leading the development of key deliverables to design structured and coherent communication of project outputs. Examples of deliverables include strategy reports, business cases, procurement exercises and operations reviews
- Supporting on internal business development workstreams to support the expansion and growth of the organisation
So Why Choose this Opportunity?
Akeso&Co’s Graduate Scheme offers unrivalled exposure and responsibility from the outset, a competitive salary in line with other larger consultancies and the opportunity to be part of a social and close knit team.
About You
The idea candidate will:
- Share our core values of Accountability, Collaboration and Integrity
- Be passionate about working within the Healthcare and Life Science industry (experience within the sector is not required for this role)
- Be a self-motivated individual with a proactive and intuitive nature toward delivering high-quality work in a fast paced environment
- Be personable and engaging with a desire to learn and grow daily
- Be comfortable in being provided with autonomy to navigate ambiguity and deliver intuitively
- Be willing to support as a hybrid role across Consulting & Analytics work where necessary in order to better develop a round skillset (Candidates may have particular skills and aptitudes which align particularly with one of the two areas which you should seek to highlight throughout your application)
- Have a desire to contribute to wider company development and growth
What Experience and Skills do you need?
- Excellent academic track record including a minimum of a 2:1 University Degree and strong A-level (or equivalent) results
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
- Experience of leadership in an academic, professional and / or extracurricular setting
- Experience in time management
- Solution-led approach to problem-solving
- Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Strong quantitative, numerical reasoning & analytical skills
- Highly competent in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word
- Willingness to travel to client site, where necessary (UK-based)
Why Akeso?
Akeso are committed to continually demonstrating our consulting and business excellence and have been consecutively recognised annually by the Financial Times as a leading Management Consultancy since 2018.
Akeso’s Junior Consultant role offers unrivalled exposure and responsibility from the outset, a competitive salary in line with other larger consultancies and the opportunity to be part of a social, close knit team. Our trusting, warm and open culture makes Akeso both a professional and sociable place to work, with high levels of autonomy and limited bureaucracy.
As a Junior Consultant you will:
- Receive a two-week onboarding programme to help familiarise you with the business, our team, the landscape of Consulting within Healthcare and Life Sciences and the work which we deliver to our clients
- Be assigned a Mentor and Buddy to provide support required throughout your initial 3 – 6 months transition into the company
- Be provided with a Careers Coach to support job performance and career-related activities such as setting personal goals and objectives and supporting you through your bi-annual performance review process. Due to nature of consulting where you’re often required to work in varied project teams, your careers coach will remain as a continuous point of contact throughout
- Receive opportunity for personalised training to support individual development areas
Benefits Package
- Competitive salary
- Bonus scheme
- 25 days holiday plus the option to buy-back 5 days over the course of the year
- Insurances: Private Healthcare, Life Insurance Cover and Group Income protection
- Mental Health Support including availability of 2 well-being days leave
- Employer Pension Contribution
- Professional development and training
Location
Our office is in Chancery Lane, central London.
Next Steps
To apply, please prepare and submit a CV and answers to the three questions below.
- Why are you interested in consulting? (200 words)
- What do you consider the top three developments / challenges in the Healthcare and Life Sciences sector to be within the next five years? (200 words)
- What is your greatest achievement?
Application Timelines
The Junior Consultant recruitment process is as follows (timelines are indicative and may be subject to change. We will keep you informed of any changes).
Online Application:
Please use the link below to complete an online application, including CV, Cover Letter and a few short questions about yourself.
The closing date for the online application is midday 18th May 2023
First Round Interview:
If we think that you might be a good fit, we will invite you for an interview (over the phone or one-on-one at our Chancery Lane office) to understand a bit more about your background, experience and motivations for joining our team.
Interviews will be held between 22nd May – 2nd June 2023
Group Assessment Centre Day:
We will then invite you to our Assessment Centre Day which will involve a series of exercises to further understand your capabilities across key skills. Over the course of the day, you will have the chance to meet a number of the team so that we can make sure that you’re the right fit for us as much as we are the right fit for you!
Assessment Centre Days will be held between 18th June – 28th June 2023
Final Round Director Interview:
Finally, we will arrange a short final round interview with one of our Directors of Consulting with the aim of understanding more about you as an individual
Final Round Interviews will be w/b 26th June 2023
Offer & Start
If you are successful in progressing through all of the above rounds, we will make you an offer in early July 2023. The anticipated start date for the role will be the beginning of September 2023. If there are any issues with this start date, please make the hiring team aware of this.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Graduate
Salary: From £30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee mentoring programme
- Life insurance
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Performance bonus
- Yearly bonus
COVID-19 considerations:
We are able to offer flexible working, working from home up to three days per week.
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London, EC4A 1LL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Why are you interested in Consulting? (200 words)
- What do you consider the top three developments / challenges in the Healthcare and Life Sciences sector to be within the next five years? (200 words)
- What is your greatest achievement?
Education:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London, EC4A 1LL
Application deadline: 18/05/2023
Reference ID: AC0001
Expected start date: 04/09/2023
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