Proxima
Associate Consultant - Graduate Programme

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The Opportunity
As an Associate Consultant at Proxima, you will be part of teams delivering high-impact commercial, sourcing, and supplier initiatives. You will support the development of insights, contribute to solution design, and play an active role in shaping outcomes, not just recommendations.
This is an experienced early-career role designed to build strong consulting and procurement foundations while contributing meaningfully to real client outcomes. This is not a passive learning role. At Proxima, we are practitioner-consultants. You will build experience quickly, take responsibility early, and work alongside clients to deliver real, measurable change.
How We Will Prepare You for Success
You will take part in a structured onboarding journey that combines networking, instructor-led training, and self-paced online learning. Designed to build both consulting and procurement foundations, the programme provides the knowledge, tools, and support needed to accelerate your development from day one.
You will put theory into practice through Proxima's case study program, a core component of onboarding that bridges the gap between theory and real client delivery. Working through realistic business challenges, you'll develop critical thinking, problem-solving, analytical, and storytelling skills in a supportive learning environment.
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I’m in my final year doing Economics and I don’t know whether to apply for grad schemes now or do a masters first. What do you think?
Honest answer — it depends on where you want to end up. A lot of top grad schemes (Big 4, civil service, banking) don’t need a masters. Let’s look at the ones you’d be competitive for now, and we can decide if a masters actually adds anything.
Also worth knowing: most autumn 2026 applications are open now. Timing matters more than you think.
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Graduate Consultant — 2026 Scheme
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StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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Why you're a good match
You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
Experience fit
Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
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You'll also have regular opportunities to challenge yourself through presentation exercises, helping you build confidence, strengthen your communication skills, and refine your delivery. Through continuous practice, feedback, and coaching, you'll develop the executive presence needed to effectively engage stakeholders and deliver impactful recommendations.
What You’ll Do
- Support delivery across client engagements
- Develop core consulting and procurement skills, including problem-solving, storytelling, and stakeholder communication
- Learn and use Proxima tools, IP, and methodologies to support client-ready outputs
- Analyse data to inform decisions
- Build structured analyses and fact bases that translate data into clear insights
- Support benefits tracking and progress against delivery milestones
- Engage and collaborate with a team
- Collaborate with team members to support working sessions, and day-to-day delivery
- Communicate findings clearly and professionally with team members
- Work in a global, flexible model
- Operate in a hybrid environment, balancing client, home, and office-based work
- Travel as required to support client delivery and team collaboration


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Your Experience
- An excellent verbal and written communicator
- Critical, creative thinker, intellectually curious with a desire to solve problems
- Highly motivated, detail-oriented, and organised
- A collaborative thinker who enjoys working as part of a team
- Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Ideally a Bachelor's degree from a credible university such as Supply Chain/Procurement, Engineering, Science, Business, or Economics; however, we remain open to applicants from all disciplines
Process
- Submit your application with video submission
- Screening call with TA team
- Virtual Interview Day with Consulting Team and Technical Assessment
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