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About The PSC
The PSC is a team of public service consultants who exist to make public services brilliant for organisations, society and individuals. We are united by the disruptive belief that better public services reduce inequalities and lead to a stronger society. Our vision is to be first choice for public service leaders seeking to deliver high impact change.
Since 2006 we’ve committed ourselves to some of the biggest challenges facing the public sector – from supporting hospital systems across London and the South East in designing, delivering and sustaining improvements in urgent care pathways to supporting our clients in cancer strategy, new models of care and cardiovascular network redesign and helping the UK’s satellites avoid debris moving at 14 kilometres per second!
We work together with ambitious leaders in some of the UK’s biggest public service organisations, creating lasting public value and helping to build a sustainable future. Our expertise has been recognised by the Financial Times, The Economist and The Guardian.
What we look for
We rely on exceptional individuals who can deliver our mission through our core values: curious and bold, honest and respectful. We are believers in growth mindsets and that no employee is the finished article. We therefore look for candidates who show potential and a willingness to learn and embody entrepreneurial spirit and thought leadership. All our consultants are exceptional problem solvers, with excellent interpersonal and analytical skills.
Our Associate Consultants are a key part of our team and from day one you can expect to get stuck into a client project, collaborating with other consultants, senior clients and front-line public service staff. Your work will involve the day-to-day approaches and deliverables that have impact and make a real difference to our clients, including data collection and analysis, researching directly with the users affected by public services, collaborative problem solving, and communicating clearly with key clients. Every team member plays their part in designing evidence-based solutions, then implementing them via hands-on performance improvement, agile software development and impactful capability building.
You can expect to develop your skills, knowledge, and experience quickly. Associate Consultants learn mostly through substantial client-facing project roles, supported by our structured New Consultant Development Programme, which includes a range of formal training, on-project mentoring, plus self-selected options such as coaching, data science, and digital skills.
As you progress, you will become more involved in the development of personal client relationships and contribute to our business through your entrepreneurial spirit and thought leadership. Joining a small, growing business, Associate Consultants have real opportunities to contribute to the future shape of The PSC.
How you will be valued and rewarded
Like the rest of the team at The PSC, you’ll benefit from a supportive, inclusive and flexible working environment:
- A variety of training courses including Delivering Fast Effective Projects, data analytics, digital skills, communication and equality and diversity
- Merit-based progression
- Healthcare Insurance and an annual well-being offer
- The opportunity to buy or sell up to 5 days of leave each year
- Unpaid leave entitlement after two years of tenure
- Equal maternity and paternity offer, including up to 12 months leave, 8 weeks at full pay and 18 weeks at half pay
- Pro bono time off up to 1 day per month
- 24-hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle scheme
Joining The PSC
Diversity and Inclusion: We believe that diverse identities, experiences and ideas are essential to tackling the complex problems andare actively seeking candidates from diverse background. Successful applicants will become part of a diverse, high performing team united by the same mission. The PSC is an equal-opportunities employer and operates an anonymised recruitment to ensure candidates are assessed on their skills, capabilities and potential. We are proud to partner with upReach, a charity which works to improve social mobility by creating conditions for undergraduates from less advantaged backgrounds to access and sustain top graduate jobs. If you have any accessibility needs, please contact us at [email protected]
Sustainability: The PSC is committed to driving positive, sustainable change across public services. Our sustainability policy sets out our specific commitments to use sustainable suppliers and expand our positive impact with clients and partners. You can read more about this here: https://thepsc.co.uk/page/sustainability/
Visa Sponsorship: We can offer visa sponsorship to successful international candidates who are eligible to apply for the Skilled Worker visa. Please note that this only applies to our Associate Consultant permanent position.
Degree disciplines and recruitment criteria: We do not have specific degree criteria, and our team possesses a mix of degree disciplines including STEM, humanities, languages as well as applied disciplines such as public health. We are looking for exceptional problem solvers, with excellent interpersonal and analytical skills. Applicants should be motivated team players who share our genuine passion for delivering better experiences and outcomes for public service users.
Application process: Please apply online via our recruiting tool, the link to which you will find on our ‘How to apply’ page: https://thepsc.co.uk/careers/how-to-apply/. Our application process involves undertaking a timed problem-solving test and completing an online application. These stages are both blind reviewed: we pride ourselves on removing bias from our application and interview processes by not reviewing CVs until the final decision stage. Applications will close on Sunday 22nd October 2023. Two rounds of interviews will take place in November.
Start dates: Available start dates for this role are January, April, July or October 2024. During your application you will be asked to indicate your preferred start date, with the option of choosing a second start date if you are available for more than one. Please note, we are asking you commit to the start date/s you choose and if your application is successful, you will receive an offer for one of your preferred dates. If you are not yet ready to commit to a start date, we are planning a further recruitment round in early 2024. If interested, you can register your interest here so we can contact you when the opportunities are live.
