Digital Transformation Consultant - Rotational Programme

Salary : £48,000 - £56,000 per year - depending on experience

Location: London (hybrid)

Contract: Permanent (rotational programme - you’ll rotate across different teams every 6 months)

Roles: 4

Closing date: 22nd June 2025 - We encourage early applications as we reserve the right, if required, to close this role ahead of the date advertised.

Who we are

We are Public Digital, a digital transformation consultancy. We help global institutions that matter thrive in the digital era. We apply the culture, processes, business models and technologies of modern delivery to help teams build and run excellent services. Working with the leaders doing strategy, and the teams doing delivery, we operate globally, advising large organisations and governments on six continents. We're values-driven and we articulate them in our positions on the Public Digital website. Attitude as much as skill is critically important to us as a team and we look for entrepreneurialism, initiative, kindness, and a willingness to pitch in. We fundamentally believe transformation is about people, and that change comes from creating great teams and the conditions to successfully empower them.

About The Role

We're looking for a Consultant to join our team - someone who is curious about digital transformation and excited to work with leading institutions around the world. This role represents the first step in our consulting career path, designed for people who are ready to learn and grow quickly while contributing meaningfully to client work from day one. You'll have the opportunity to rotate across different teams every six months, building your skills and experience as you grow toward your next career step with us at Public Digital.

How you’ll make an impact

• Support client engagements by carrying out research, analysis, and helping to create deliverables that solve real problems
• Help organise and facilitate workshops and meetings, keeping pace and creating focus for teams
• Build relationships with stakeholders across different levels and contexts, representing Public Digital with confidence
• Learn about digital transformation by working alongside passionate and experienced colleagues on live client projects
• Contribute to proposals and pitches, helping to shape how we can best support our clients
• Support the wider Public Digital team through internal projects and initiatives
• Develop your expertise in areas that interest you, sharing insights internally and with clients

Requirements

What we're looking for

We’re looking for someone who enjoys working with people to solve complex problems and is curious about how organisations work — and how they can work better. You might have experience in digital transformation, but if not, that’s okay. We’re more interested in your mindset and potential than a specific background.

You Might Have

• come from government, charity, private sector, an NGO, or a startup
• Be a recent graduate or changing careers
• Have deep expertise in a digital discipline — like user research, product management, service design, or software engineering
• Be keen to develop broader consulting skills

What matters most is your curiosity, your ability to learn quickly, and your drive to make a positive impact.

Skills and qualities we value

• Relationship building and communication
• You can build relationships with people from different backgrounds
• You adapt your communication style to suit different audiences
• You may have worked in a client-facing role, with communities, or as part of cross-functional teams
• Project coordination and delivery
• You’re organised and can keep things moving
• You’ve helped run meetings, support delivery, or manage projects
• You’re confident working independently, and know when to ask for help
• Research and problem-solving
• You can gather insights from various sources — user interviews, academic research, market data, or service delivery
• You can spot patterns and turn findings into clear, useful insights
• You believe user needs should guide decisions
• Learning and adaptability
• You’re curious about digital tools, trends, and practices
• You pick things up quickly and enjoy learning new things
• You’re comfortable working in new or changing environments
• Collaboration and culture
• You care about team culture and shared goals
• You’re open to feedback and support others’ growth
• You work respectfully with people from all backgrounds

How to apply

We want to keep the process clear and fair, and give you a chance to show your strengths beyond just your CV. Here’s How It Works

Step 1: Initial Application

Submit Your CV And Answer Three Short Questions

Q1: What’s one thing a public sector organisation could do to make a digital service better for the people who use it? Why does this matter to you?

Q2: Tell us about a time you worked with other people to solve a problem. What was your role, and what did you learn? (We’re interested in how you listen, collaborate and reflect - not just the result)

Q3: Public Digital is built on a few core principles, things like working in the open, focusing on users, building capability in teams, and acting with honesty. Tell us about a time you worked in a way that reflects one of these values. What difference did it make? (This helps us understand what matters to you and how you like to work.)

Step 2: Screening Call

If shortlisted, you’ll be invited to a 15-minute call. We’ll ask:

Tell us a bit about yourself

What’s been your most successful consulting project?

Why Public Digital, and why now?

Step 3: In-person Assessment Day (July 2025)

We’ll aim to invite around 20 people to take part in an in-person Assessment Day . You’ll meet members of the team, get a better sense of how we work, and take part in tasks designed to reflect the role. It’s a two-way process, a chance for us to get to know you, and for you to see what working at Public Digital is really like. The Assessment Day will be held in person only (not virtually), and will take place on one day during the week beginning 21st July . We’ll confirm the exact date as soon as we can, and we’ll give you as much notice as possible to help with planning.

Step 4: Result

We’ll inform you about the result whether you've been successful or not. As we have limited roles those who meet the benchmark but we are unable to appoint will be placed on a reserve list for up to 6 months for the same or similar opportunities. Please note that we have seen an increase in candidates using AI Bots to complete their answers, we use tools designed to detect AI generated answers and will reject candidates if we suspect they have used this technology.

Benefits

Why you should apply

• Deliver high-impact work with leading institutions around the world
• Learn from experienced and passionate consultants - many of whom are changemakers in their areas of expertise - while contributing meaningfully to client projects from day one
• Grow with us: the opportunity to develop rapidly within an engaged, supportive environment
• Be empowered to do your best work
• Home and remote working, flexibility in how you deliver work
• Focus on learning, development and progression
• Reach a global audience: publish blog posts and articles; speak at conferences and events as a representative of Public Digital
• Buddy system and prioritised mental health
• Generous holiday allowance (30 days plus public holidays)
• Private healthcare
• Be a part of our amazing work culture.

To read more about it please follow visit our Careers page which gives more details about our culture, employees and benefits.

We're an equal opportunities employer. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best. Public Digital's mission is to help institutions thrive in the internet era - to do that well, we aim to hire and empower people who reflect the diversity of the users, communities and organisations we work with. We actively encourage applications from under-represented and minoritised groups, including those with lived experience of the challenges we're working to address. We're keen to hear from curious, collaborative and thoughtful people regardless of gender, age, ethnic identity, religion, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, neurodiversity or physical disability. If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement in the job description, please apply anyway, you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.

Things you need to know

Salary

We’ll offer a salary that reflects your experience and the skills you show throughout the process. We aim to be as competitive as possible based on what you bring to the role.

Flexible working

We support flexible working, and you can split your time between home and our London office. Most of the team comes in around once a week to collaborate, but there’s no set requirement to be in regularly. However, as this is a client-facing role, there may be times when you'll need to travel to a client’s office or attend in-person meetings, depending on the needs of the project. While we offer flexibility where we can, we also appreciate the same in return when it comes to meeting client expectations.

Right to work

You’ll need to already have the right to work in the UK when you start. We’re not able to sponsor visas for this role.

Reserve list

If you're successful at the final stage but we don’t have an immediate role available, we may place you on a reserve list for up to 6 months. This means we can get back in touch if a similar opportunity comes up within that time, and you won’t need to reapply.

Closing date

We encourage you to apply early. We might close the role before the advertised deadline if we get a strong response.