About this job

We are offering you the chance to be part of something amazing.

We use innovation, partnerships, and our 60 years of experience to offer our clients exceptional advice, research and development. Every day, our people use their passion, skills and intelligence to make the world a safer place. Why not join us?

Responsibilities

What will your role look like?

As a Graduate Consultant within our Consulting division, you will be working directly with our clients across National Security and Defence, influencing important change programmes by supporting decision makers. You will be helping our clients make informed decisions working across the project lifecycle to understand how they will deliver change, how will they design the overall solution, identify the most cost-effective option, capture and measure requirements and understand how good each option is.

What does our Graduate Development Programme look like?

At Roke we recruit some of the best talent the country has to offer. We provide the building blocks necessary for successful integration into the business, as well as the ongoing support to enable our graduate community to fulfil their undoubted potential. That’s why we’ve created a programme that will accelerate individual learning and development while delivering real business value by giving you the time, trust and freedom to take control of your career. This emphasis on experiential learning is supported through initiatives including:

• A mixture of technical and soft skill training in order to provide you with the skills you need to thrive
• Regular access to senior leaders
• Opportunities to attend external exhibitions/conferences in order to broaden industry knowledge

We have a wide range of opportunities in this area so your role will vary depending on your existing experience, our customer needs and your aspirations.

Profile

What do we expect from you?

Roke are looking for enthusiastic graduates who are keen to make a real impact. There is no single set of criteria, we are interested in you being able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills you have developed and apply them in novel ways, regardless of your academic background.

We are looking for graduates who possess:

• Problem solving skills
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• The ability to convey complex outcomes to a wide range of stakeholders
• Strong customer engagement and team working skills
• Excellent organisational and time management skills

What additional skills would be useful?

Although not essential, a passion for technology would be beneficial

Where will you be based?

You will be based at Roke’s sites, in either Romsey London or Gloucester, however as a consultant you will be expected to spend significant periods working alongside our prestigious clients in locations such as London, Gloucester and Andover.

The benefits of working for us include:

• A highly competitive salary, pension and flexible benefits.
• A substantial performance related bonus scheme.
• 25 days annual leave, which can be supplemented up to a further 8 days by Roke’s flexi-leave scheme.
• A generous relocation allowance to help you settle into the local area and your new role.
• Onsite tennis courts, gym (Romsey only) including showers & changing facilities, and fishing rights on the River Test.
• Numerous company events throughout the year, including a summer music festival, bonfire night fireworks and Christmas party.
• Employee led clubs covering numerous sports (including football, climbing, sailing, etc.), cyber security, data science, robotics, gaming, and more.

Security

Due to the nature of this position, we require you to be eligible to achieve SC. As a result, you should be a British Citizen and have resided in the UK for the last 5 years.

We are committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity, Diversity and Inclusion. Our working environment is friendly, creative and inclusive. We will consider flexible working arrangements, and support a diverse work-force and those with additional needs