31ten is an agile, independent consultancy and certified B Corp. Trusted by our clients and partners, we’ve been named as one of the UK’s Leading Management Consultancies by the Financial Times every year since 2020. 

We work in partnership with the public sector to make places better for the people that live, work, and learn in them. 

Integrity, inclusivity, social and environmental awareness are at the heart of what we do, and we collaborate with our clients to deliver sustainable change, meaningful impact, and better outcomes. 

31ten works across Local & Central Government, Housing & Development, Education, Health & Social Care and Blue Light Services. 

Our services in these sectors typically take the shape of: 

About the role: 

We are keen to speak to candidates who are interested in supporting us to deliver services to the public sector, which:

A great ‘31tenner’ is a self-starter with drive and ambition. We are looking for people who can build excellent client relationships and work collaboratively within a team environment. But above all else, you must be passionate about social impact and working with the public sector.

We hire the person first, experience second, shaping the role around the individual. We recognise that every candidate's experiences and background will be different. We value a broad, diverse range of perspectives.

We’re keen to hear from values-driven candidates, with:

• A relevant degree in data, computer science, engineering, mathematics, analytics or a related subject, but we are equally interested in candidates who can demonstrate strong technical aptitude, curiosity and a willingness to learn

• A minimum of 12 months relevant work experience

• A growth mindset, regularly seeking feedback and continuous self-improvement

• Initiative and ownership, self-managing your time, flagging your availability and clearly communicating updates with project teams, working across multiple projects in tandem

• The ability to engage successfully with clients, client teams and key stakeholders and to work in a relational manner/style

• An interest in improving public sector and local government services

• The ability to deal with ambiguity and to navigate complex or unclear issues

• The ability to think analytically, systematically, and logically, breaking down complex information to enable us and our clients to better understand them

• Be comfortable receiving and delivering clear, constructive feedback (or prepared to embrace the uncomfortable!)

• An active contribution to the development of our company culture, role-modelling our values and engaging with internal initiatives and knowledge-sharing

Essential Skills

Desirable Skills

• Exposure to cloud data platforms (Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks, AWS Glue)

• Awareness of data warehousing concepts (star and snowflake schemas)

• Experience with big data tools such as Spark

• Knowledge of BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau

• Understanding of agile or DevOps delivery environments

• Understanding of how a consulting business operates

Benefits: 

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays

• Flexi bank holidays - the option to substitute religious holidays for a date that is meaningful to you

• The option to purchase up to 5 additional annual leave days (per year)

• Private healthcare package with BUPA and the ability to add family members

• Matched pension up to 6% of gross salary

• Enhanced maternity and shared parental leave

• Annual performance-based bonus (discretionary)

• Work-life balance – we recognise that everyone has interests and commitments outside of their work and so we strongly advocate for working in the way that’s best for you. Whether that’s part-time, condensed hours, from home or the office, flexible working arrangements are actively supported

• A friendly and supportive working environment with regular opportunities for collaboration, team socials and modern offices with excellent facilities for staff in a central location

• Annual team away day and Christmas party

• Opportunities to get involved in our social value programme of volunteering and pro-bono support to causes that align with our mission

• Continuous opportunities for career development and training, including support to pursue professional qualifications (that align to our work)

• Unlimited access to our online learning platform, You Can Now

• Salary sacrifice cycle-to-work, tech at home and electric vehicle scheme

• Access to our Payroll Giving scheme, enabling tax‑efficient donations to charities of your choice

Our interview process: 

1st stage - Initial call with our People Lead (30mins, virtual via Teams)

2nd stage - Technical interview (90mins, virtual via Teams) with two members of the hiring team

3rd stage - Values & behaviours interview - Final meeting with two members of our Senior Leadership Team (1hr, in-person)