Junior Consultant 2027

Company Description

Start Your Career with Consulting at Roland Berger

What if your first few years after university could take you further than you expected?

Consulting is about curiosity, creativity, strategic thinking and teamwork. It’s about getting to grips with a problem, understanding what really matters and working with others to find a solution.

At Roland Berger, you’ll work on challenging business problems for leading organisations, alongside people who are experts in what they do. You’ll learn quickly, take on responsibility early and gain experience across industries, countries and topics.

From your first day, you’ll contribute to real client work, learn from experienced colleagues and develop the skills to build a career you’re proud of.

We’re looking for people who are curious about how businesses work, enjoy solving problems and bring their own perspective to the table.

Find Your People

Our London office is a genuinely international and multicultural community, bringing together people from a wide range of nationalities, cultures, backgrounds and experiences. We believe that this diversity makes us stronger, giving us different perspectives, challenging our thinking and helping us do better work for our clients.

We’re committed to creating an environment where everyone can bring their whole self to work, feel a sense of belonging and have the opportunity to thrive. That means valuing difference, listening to different perspectives and making sure our people have the opportunity to contribute, develop and progress.

And while we take our work seriously, we also make time to enjoy being together. Our all-staff summer and winter events bring the whole office together to celebrate, connect and spend time away from project work, alongside a programme of social, cultural and professional activities throughout the year.

We’re looking for people who want to be part of that community, bringing their own perspective, experiences and personality, and helping us make it even better.

Work, Life & Everything In Between

We believe our people should be supported both at work and beyond. That’s why we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, financial future, development and life outside work, from health and wellbeing support and flexible working to generous leave, learning opportunities and financial benefits.

We regularly review our offering to make sure it reflects what matters most to our people, because great careers are about more than just the role itself.

Job Description

Life as a Junior Consultant

As a Junior Consultant, you’ll work as part of project teams to help clients solve complex business problems and make important decisions.

Your work could involve analysing data, researching markets, building financial or operational models, developing strategies, exploring new technologies or helping a client respond to major change.

No two projects are the same. You’ll work across different industries, clients and challenges, giving you the opportunity to build a broad set of skills and discover where your interests and strengths lie.

You’ll be given meaningful responsibility from an early stage, while working closely with experienced colleagues who will support you along the way.

Where the Work Takes You

Hybrid working and travel are an important and expected part of this role from day one.

Our people work across a combination of locations, including the Roland Berger office in London, remotely, at client sites across the UK and, depending on the project, potentially at international client or project locations.

You may spend extended periods working alongside clients or as part of a wider project team, as well as working from the office or remotely.

You should therefore be comfortable working flexibly across different environments and travelling regularly, sometimes at short notice, to meet the needs of your projects and clients.

Learning without Limits

When you join Roland Berger, you’ll be aligned to our Transaction & Investor Support (TIS) platform as your primary area of focus, with particular opportunities across Regulated & Infrastructure and Industrials. We are also continuing to build and strengthen our Value Creation Proposition across these areas, creating exciting opportunities to support clients throughout the investment and value creation lifecycle.

Your platform alignment provides a clear starting point for your development and helps build deep expertise in our core areas of growth. However, it does not limit the range of projects, clients or topics you can experience.

As a Junior Consultant, you’ll have the opportunity to work across different platforms, industries and topics depending on the needs of our business and our clients. This breadth is an important part of developing into a well-rounded consultant and means you may find yourself working on challenges and in sectors that are new to you when you join.

Qualifications

What you’ll bring

We know that great consultants come from many different backgrounds, and your degree subject is only one part of what you bring to the table.

We’re particularly interested in candidates who have developed strong analytical thinking, quantitative reasoning, structured problem-solving and commercial awareness. Degrees in STEM, management and economics-related subjects can provide a strong foundation for these skills. Equally, candidates from humanities, languages, law, social sciences and other disciplines can bring valuable strengths of their own, from research and critical thinking to communicating complex ideas, building compelling arguments and seeing problems from different perspectives.

What matters most is how you think, how you approach problems and how effectively you can turn information into insight. You’ll need to be able to structure information clearly, analyse and challenge what you see, and communicate your ideas confidently in both written and verbal English. We’re looking for people who are genuinely curious about business and consulting, enjoy learning quickly and are motivated by solving challenging problems.

You should be on track to achieve, or have already achieved, a 2:1 equivalent or above in either 2026 or 2027, and have gained at least eight weeks of work experience. This doesn’t need to be a traditional internship, a combination of part-time work, internships, volunteering, academic projects or other experiences can all demonstrate the skills and behaviours we’re looking for.

Consulting is also a highly collaborative and mobile profession. From the outset, you will have the opportunity to work across different platforms, so an openness to learning about new industries, clients and challenges is essential.

Skills that will help you stand out

Alongside the core qualities, there are some skills and experiences that can give you an additional advantage. strong Microsoft Excel skills, including experience working with data, analysis or modelling, are highly valuable.

We’re also increasingly interested in AI literacy, not simply knowing how to use AI tools, but understanding how they can be applied effectively and responsibly to research, analysis, problem-solving and productivity.

Other experiences can be equally valuable. Additional languages, particularly European languages, can be an advantage in our international environment, while consulting or consulting-adjacent internships can give you useful exposure to the way we work. Leadership, entrepreneurial initiative and evidence of strong problem-solving can come from anywhere whether through employment, university projects, societies, sport, volunteering or extracurricular activities.

Ultimately, we’re less interested in a checklist of experiences and more interested in what you have learned from them, how you have applied that learning and the potential you have to grow into a great consultant.

Additional Information

Ready to Get Started?

Key Dates

Applications close: Sunday 18th October. Late applications will not be considered.

Pre-interview case study workshop: Week commencing 26th October for candidates invited to the first-round interview stage.

First-round interviews: Saturday 7th November, in person at our London office.

Start Date: We expect successful applicants to join us in Autumn 2027.

Before You Apply

Please make sure you understand the following before submitting your application:

• Due to the high volume of applications, only applications that include a covering letter will be considered.

• Tell us about your ‘why’, your motivation for Roland Berger and consulting, specific areas of interest in the London office, and the experiences and transferable skills you would bring.

• Please only apply if you are genuinely comfortable with the level of travel and mobility that consulting can require.

Application Process

1. Screening

   We appreciate the time and commitment it takes to submit graduate applications, which is why we are proud to commit to you that we don’t take AI shortcuts with our screening. Every application is reviewed by a member of our (human) recruitment team, with applications reviewed daily and typically within five days of submission.

   We’ll consider your academic background, experiences, motivation and the skills you could bring to consulting.

2. Online Tests

   If selected to progress, you’ll be invited to complete our online tests, designed to give us a further understanding of how you approach different types of problems.

3. Assessment Day & Case Study Workshop

   Successful candidates will be invited to our interview assessment day, alongside a case study workshop to help you prepare for the interview stage.

4. Final Round Case Interviews

   You’ll meet more of our consultants and demonstrate how you approach real consulting-style problems through our case interviews.

5. Offer!

   If it’s a great fit from both sides, we’ll be delighted to welcome you to Roland Berger.

For any additional queries, please email recruitment@rolandberger.com and a member of our hiring team will be able to assist.

Reasonable Adjustments

If you require additional time or other reasonable adjustments throughout your application process, please email recruitment@rolandberger.com. We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

As an equal opportunities employer, Roland Berger is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Roland Berger.

If you have any questions please contact the hiring team at recruitment@rolandberger.com