Junior Associate Consultant

About us

The Financial Times is one of the world’s most prestigious business media organisations, recognised internationally for its authority, integrity and accuracy.

Across the FT Group, our people are united by a mission to deliver world-class information, news and services to our global audiences. We're a digital-first organisation made up of journalists, technologists, product managers, event planners, strategists, commercial and finance experts, marketing and communications specialists - and much more. Our strength is in our employees.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace

At the FT, we aim for employees across all regions to have a voice so that diverse perspectives are heard and valued. We believe that a supportive workplace is one where employees feel they can be themselves at work and have the flexibility they need to meet their personal needs. We'll continue to remove barriers for all, and in particular barriers facing employees from underrepresented groups.

FT Strategies

FT Strategies, the consulting division of the Financial Times, draws on a unique proposition; lived experience of the successful transformation of the FT, operating expertise from experienced practitioners and a proven playbook to help organisations transform to a high performing customer centered model. Our mission is to help organisations build valuable relationships with their consumers and build resilient business models.

Our inclusive environment has exceptional opportunities to contribute to our meaningful work and provide you with the opportunity to learn and thrive as you develop your career.

Our Junior Associate Programme

Our Junior Associate Programme, starting September 2023, provides successful candidates with an initial training period to develop core consulting skills and an understanding of the wider business, with the ambition to ‘graduate’ to the Associate Consultant grade after 6 months.

We provide:

• A wide variety of project work, tackling meaningful and complex business challenges on behalf of clients from some of the biggest names in the subscription economy.
• A full-time role, within a fast-paced but empathetic, hybrid working environment with a market-leading salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for rapid learning and progression, enabled by the mentorship of colleagues as part of our development programme.

Your career at FT Strategies

We are a rapidly-growing consultancy working within the Financial Times. You will join a funded startup within an established institution. At the heart of our work and relationships is a culture we continuously nurture to ensure that everyone feels empowered to make valuable contributions.

Your skills and qualifications

At FT Strategies, we recognise that everyone provides a unique perspective, and we want to ensure that you have the best opportunity to demonstrate your potential. We do not require specific academic qualifications - instead we are searching for candidates who display initiative, intuition and potential. We have designed our application process to assess everyone’s potential in the context of their educational and personal circumstances to ensure that you have the chance to showcase your skills to succeed at FT Strategies.

Our assessments cover the following

• Ability to use hypothesis-driven problem solving to develop an approach to solve strategic problems for subscription-based companies.
• Ability to synthesise information from interviews, data, reports and other sources, in order to provide a succinct evaluation of a situation.
• Quantitative skills, such as the ability to build Excel models, research output, draw insights from data and visualise data.
• Helping to navigate and maintain client relationships, whilst delivering excellence.

Programme webinar

Please join us at 10am on Wednesday 22nd March to learn more about FT Strategies and our upcoming Junior Associate Programme, with 15 minutes reserved for Q&A at the end of the session. Follow this link to register.

If you have any specific queries, please get in touch via email at:consultingtalent@ft.com.

Please note that we will be closing off applications on the 27th of March so please do not delay in submitting your application.

Further information

The FT is committed to providing an inclusive working environment for all. We are an equal opportunities employer who seeks to recruit and appoint the best talent regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We also promote flexible working and will consider specific requests around flexibility for all roles where it can be accommodated. We aim to treat all employees in a fair and consistent manner, promote good working relationships to encourage high standards of conduct and performance within a work environment free from harassment, bullying and discrimination. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements, or have any questions, please contact a member of our HR team who will be happy to help.