Associate - People Consulting (2025 Graduate)

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  Location

  (SOUTH AFRICA) and Johannesburg

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  Job Reference

  20901

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  Functional Area/Experience

  Human Resources / Fresh Graduate

Job Description & Qualifications

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

What if we didn’t focus on who you are now, but who you could become?

Here at EY, you’ll have the chance to build a truly exceptional experience. We’ll empower you with the latest technology, surround you with high-performing teams, and provide the global scale and diverse and inclusive culture you need to discover your full potential. Through our coaching and training programmes, you’ll develop the skillsets you need to stay relevant today and, in the future, – all while building a network of colleagues, mentors, and leaders who will be on the journey with you at EY and beyond.

Associate - People Consulting (2025 Graduates)

The opportunity: your next adventure awaits.

Do you want to help organisations foster agile people environments in order to adapt quickly to disruptive forces? EY’s People Consulting team aims to help our clients harness their people agenda — the right people, with the right capabilities, in the right place, for the right cost, doing the right things. In this role, you’ll be part of a supportive, global team with a vast array of experiences, broad network, deep sector expertise and entrepreneurial spirit.

In People Consulting team, we help our clients with:

Organisation & Workforce Transformation - As companies innovate, grow, and elevate their business, they need to effectively and efficiently realign and potentially re-think the alignment and fit of their organisation structure, leadership teams, and workforce to create the capabilities needed to drive their business and financial objectives. We provide services such as; Organisational Design, Workforce Strategy, Leadership & Talent Management and Workforce Analytics capabilities with digital assets to create customised solutions to align organisational and workforce capabilities to the business strategy.

Change Management and Learning & Development– As organisations innovate, grow, and improve their business, they’re looking for ways to prepare their people to adapt and excel. We provide services such as Change Management and Learning & Development with digital assets to enable people to perform at their best.

Organisational Culture and Leadership Development - Organisations need leaders and employees who are adaptive, motivated to learn and have the ability to shift through change. They can enable performance through tools, information, and processes, but individuals must be motivated to change, do great work, and go above and beyond. People Consulting aims to align, focus, and inspire hearts and minds by integrating services such as Organisational Culture Transformation and Leadership Development initiatives.

HR Transformation – Companies need to think about adopting agile innovation and implementation techniques to outpace the competition and improve the quality of outcomes through the delivery of HR Transformation initiatives. People Consulting helps organisations unleash the power of humans to do the extraordinary and deliver sustained value to the business.

Your key responsibility:

• Supporting clients in their transformation journey through the design and implementation of effective organisational change management programmes.
• Helping clients deliver human capital strategies and workforce optimisation programmes that are imperative to an organisation’s success.
• Working with Business Leaders on organisation restructuring efforts, workforce planning, competency modelling, performance and rewards management.
• Working with Business Leaders on improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the HR function.

What we look for:

You have an agile, growth-oriented mindset. What you know matters. But the right mindset is just as important in determining success. We’re looking for people who are innovative, can work in an agile way and keep pace with a rapidly changing world.

You are curious and purpose driven. We’re looking for people who see opportunities instead of challenges, who ask better questions to seek better answers that build a better working world.

You are inclusive. We’re looking for people who seek out and embrace diverse perspectives, who value differences, and team inclusively to build safety and trust.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in:
  • Organisational/Industrial Psychology
  • Human Resources Management and/or other relevant disciplines
• Honours degree advantageous
• Good communications skills, especially fluent in written and spoken English.
• Demonstrated teamwork and problem solving skills
• Experience in Microsoft PowerPoint advantageous

What’s in it for you

• Accelerate your technical capabilities with exposure to clients within various sectors and a range of organisational challenges.
• Broaden your horizons by working with highly integrated teams across the globe and collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds — both professionally and culturally.
• Bring out the best in yourself with continuous investment in your personal well-being and career development.
• Develop your own personal purpose and help us create a positive ripple effect on our teams, our business, clients and society – building a better working world, together.

What you can expect:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted via email for an interview with the hiring managers.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, apply now.

Please note that for your application to be considered, you are required to upload the following documents together with your online application:

• Detailed CV
• Full academic record
• 2024 proof of registration
• ID copy