Careers at Berkeley
Most of our consultants have enjoyed career success in larger firms. What attracts them to The Berkeley Partnership is the chance to do great work in a truly collegial and supportive environment.
If you know someone at Berkeley and are keen to hear about opportunities here, do get in touch with them to learn about our referral scheme.
The Berkeley Partnership experience
Our work
Transforming ambitions into real results
We specialise in helping organisations transform under the most complex, challenging and high-stakes circumstances. From finance transformation for a major news publisher to IT programme turnaround for a global consumer goods business, we act as trusted partners to leadership teams to turn goals into results. We embed our consultants in hands-on, strategic client-side roles, giving them the freedom to develop the best approach, and use their extensive experience to bring a fresh perspective, creativity and constructive challenge. For us, there are no off-the-shelf-solutions and we always remain focused on the outcomes our clients want to achieve, allowing our people to develop at pace towards their potential.
Our culture
Doing the right thing for all our people
Throughout the firm, our people embody our values of positivity, community, rigour, simplicity, respect and challenge. Our warm, open culture of belonging, and healthy approach to work, enables our people to pursue their personal and professional ambitions with the enthusiasm, time and energy they deserve. We welcome fresh thinking, and diversity of background and perspective.
We’re proud to be one of the top 10 medium-sized companies to work for in the UK, having climbed 14 spots in the Great Place to Work UK’s Best Workplaces list in 2024 compared to the previous year. We are the highest ranking mid-sized consulting firm.
Our structure
Doing the right thing, together
We have a simple organisational structure and flat hierarchy. One that is founded on warm, supportive relationships and promotes transparency, trust and teamwork above all else. This means no sales or utilisation targets and simply doing what’s right for the client. Consultants are highly trusted and have freedom, while partners are always available to give guidance and support as needed. Despite our growth story of over 30 years, this fundamental way of working has endured.
Our community
Meaningful connections for life and work
We invest lots of time and energy in a vibrant social scene. This is because we know a career in consulting can be demanding but equally, we know it should be fun. You can do as much or as little as you want, but there’s always plenty to choose from: from book club to cooking, wine tasting to cycling and weekends away, there’s so much to get involved with. We also have lots of work-related get-togethers, to keep everybody connected, informed and consulted on all things present and future Berkeley.
Our benefits
Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to make sure you know just how much we value your work and give you the support you need. You’ll start with us on a competitive salary, and you can look forward to annual pay rises that reflect your personal development. Plus we offer everyone:
- 30 days annual leave plus all English bank/public holidays
- 8% non-contributory employer pension plan
- Private medical insurance for you and your family
- Comprehensive life assurance
- 26 weeks (six months) paid maternity leave on full pay (available from day one)
- Four weeks paid paternity leave on full pay (available from day one)
- Up to 16 weeks paid shared parental leave, within the first 12 months of the child's birth, on full pay
- Annual health and wellbeing benefit of £300
- Five discretionary days per annum to work with our charity partners
- Flexible working
- Ongoing training and development throughout your career
- A supportive and collegiate environment
- Regular and inclusive social events
Play
Our balance
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Chris Southwell:
I feel as a working parent, I've got the autonomy to make the right decisions for commitments both professionally and for family. For me, that means always doing double drop off and pick up on a Monday. But also making sure that I'm present when it counts at home.
Thenuhan Premaruban:
What's great is that shared parental leave is part of the culture of Berkeley. It's seen as the norm not the exception. And for me, that meant I could take five weeks of uninterrupted leave to become a dad for the second time, to bond with my young child and provide support for my family and my wife where she needed it.
Chris Southwell:
As a role model, I want to make sure people are visibly seeing the choices I'm making. It's given people the sense they can make the decisions that work for them, and there's no one way to get the balance.
Nicola Fage:
Having twins is madness! Often things don't go to plan. I was really concerned before I went on maternity leave that it would mean that it delayed some of my progress. And when I came back, I was worried that I would be potentially put into roles that were less challenging and not as high stretch and I found that Berkeley, talked with me about the kinds of roles that I'd want to do and I've continued to be offered really challenging but also rewarding roles.
Thenuhan Premaruban:
Coming back from parental leave, I really felt like I slipped back into the ways of working so easily. They provided me with the support that I needed to fill my role, whilst also giving me the time I needed to maintain my family commitments.
Chris Southwell:
We know that if our people feel empowered to make the right choices for balance for value. They'll be happier and deliver outstanding work for our clients.
The Berkeley Partnership experience
Transforming ambitions into real results
We specialise in helping organisations transform under the most complex, challenging and high-stakes circumstances. From finance transformation for a major news publisher to IT programme turnaround for a global consumer goods business, we act as trusted partners to leadership teams to turn goals into results. We embed our consultants in hands-on, strategic client-side roles, giving them the freedom to develop the best approach, and use their extensive experience to bring a fresh perspective, creativity and constructive challenge. For us, there are no off-the-shelf-solutions and we always remain focused on the outcomes our clients want to achieve, allowing our people to develop at pace towards their potential.
Doing the right thing for all our people
Throughout the firm, our people embody our values of positivity, community, rigour, simplicity, respect and challenge. Our warm, open culture of belonging, and healthy approach to work, enables our people to pursue their personal and professional ambitions with the enthusiasm, time and energy they deserve. We welcome fresh thinking, and diversity of background and perspective.
We’re proud to be one of the top 10 medium-sized companies to work for in the UK, having climbed 14 spots in the Great Place to Work UK’s Best Workplaces list in 2024 compared to the previous year. We are the highest ranking mid-sized consulting firm.
Doing the right thing, together
We have a simple organisational structure and flat hierarchy. One that is founded on warm, supportive relationships and promotes transparency, trust and teamwork above all else. This means no sales or utilisation targets and simply doing what’s right for the client. Consultants are highly trusted and have freedom, while partners are always available to give guidance and support as needed. Despite our growth story of over 30 years, this fundamental way of working has endured.
Meaningful connections for life and work
We invest lots of time and energy in a vibrant social scene. This is because we know a career in consulting can be demanding but equally, we know it should be fun. You can do as much or as little as you want, but there’s always plenty to choose from: from book club to cooking, wine tasting to cycling and weekends away, there’s so much to get involved with. We also have lots of work-related get-togethers, to keep everybody connected, informed and consulted on all things present and future Berkeley.
Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to make sure you know just how much we value your work and give you the support you need. You’ll start with us on a competitive salary, and you can look forward to annual pay rises that reflect your personal development. Plus we offer everyone:
- 30 days annual leave plus all English bank/public holidays
- 8% non-contributory employer pension plan
- Private medical insurance for you and your family
- Comprehensive life assurance
- 26 weeks (six months) paid maternity leave on full pay (available from day one)
- Four weeks paid paternity leave on full pay (available from day one)
- Up to 16 weeks paid shared parental leave, within the first 12 months of the child's birth, on full pay
- Annual health and wellbeing benefit of £300
- Five discretionary days per annum to work with our charity partners
- Flexible working
- Ongoing training and development throughout your career
- A supportive and collegiate environment
- Regular and inclusive social events
Play
Our balance
Chris Southwell:
I feel as a working parent, I've got the autonomy to make the right decisions for commitments both professionally and for family. For me, that means always doing double drop off and pick up on a Monday. But also making sure that I'm present when it counts at home.
Thenuhan Premaruban:
What's great is that shared parental leave is part of the culture of Berkeley. It's seen as the norm not the exception. And for me, that meant I could take five weeks of uninterrupted leave to become a dad for the second time, to bond with my young child and provide support for my family and my wife where she needed it.
Chris Southwell:
As a role model, I want to make sure people are visibly seeing the choices I'm making. It's given people the sense they can make the decisions that work for them, and there's no one way to get the balance.
Nicola Fage:
Having twins is madness! Often things don't go to plan. I was really concerned before I went on maternity leave that it would mean that it delayed some of my progress. And when I came back, I was worried that I would be potentially put into roles that were less challenging and not as high stretch and I found that Berkeley, talked with me about the kinds of roles that I'd want to do and I've continued to be offered really challenging but also rewarding roles.
Thenuhan Premaruban:
Coming back from parental leave, I really felt like I slipped back into the ways of working so easily. They provided me with the support that I needed to fill my role, whilst also giving me the time I needed to maintain my family commitments.
Chris Southwell:
We know that if our people feel empowered to make the right choices for balance for value. They'll be happier and deliver outstanding work for our clients.
Stories from the team
Don't just take it from us, meet some of the team to hear their career choice stories.
As consultants we’re given the support and coaching from the partners which is unparalleled in any other consulting firm.
Rory Sands
Consultant, UK
I’m a keen rugby player and do my best to keep fit in my spare time. I also love cooking.
The way in which we work with our clients is personable, human and intensely collaborative, something I cherish and continue to embody throughout my career at the firm.
Anushka Segal
Consultant, UK
I have a huge passion for dance, and used to be part of a Bollywood dance troupe where most notably, we were semi-finalists on Britain’s Got Talent.
At Berkeley, I feel completely empowered to make my own decisions, trust my own instinct, following my own direction, all with the solid, genuine backing of my team.
Sitara Kurian-Patel
Consultant, UK
I’m a music-lover – I enjoy singing, dancing and playing the piano (though my London flat doesn’t allow me the luxury of keeping one at home).
That I could work in multiple new sectors, on different types of roles; that the politics and pressures of promotion cycles and sales targets would cease to be a thing; and that I could work with like-minded colleagues, drew me to Berkeley.
Dave Edwards
Consultant, UK
I enjoy cooking and baking, and am slowly teaching myself carpentry.
Accelerating your career at Berkeley
Consultants come to us from other great companies so they can further accelerate their careers. We’ll give you the tools and support you need to progress as far and fast as you want to. Watch Mai’s video to find out more about how we support our people to succeed.
Our people
Berkeley people are talented. Thoughtful and enthusiastic. You’ll be working alongside people you can trust.
Working with us
You will lead strategy and delivery assignments across different sectors and business areas – there are no pigeonholes. Variety is a big part of the job, drives development and helps our consultants become more rounded and effective.
Is Berkeley right for you?
We don’t recruit for functional expertise or industry specialism, but for core consulting skills and adaptability. You’ll be expected to work outside your comfort zone, applying your intellect and your analytical and consulting skills to new business problems and business sectors.
Diversity, equity and inclusion
Diversity, equity and inclusivity have always been an important part of Berkeley’s values and doing the right thing. We value positive energy, community, rigour, simplicity, respect and challenge. We aim to foster a warm, open culture of belonging that enables our people to fulfil their potential, no matter their background, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexuality, disability or working style.
