Tech consultancy BJSS ramps up expansion with jobs drive

Launching the initiative at the Women in Leeds Digital (WiLD) annual conference, BJSS said it had ringfenced 80 new roles, which will be filled between now and 2021.

Recruits will be supported by the company’s existing BJSS Academy learning and development infrastructure, and will follow a programme of internal, external and on-the-job training in consultancy and delivery.

Stuart Bullock, managing director of BJSS, said: “BJSS has always been an enthusiastic employer of young people, and I’m thrilled that we’re rising to the skills challenge by extending opportunities to people who wish to retrain for broad-ranging careers across our portfolio of consulting roles, or those returning to work.

“The BJSS Academy plays an exciting and vital role in upskilling people while ensuring that we maintain the expertise we need to deliver some of Britain’s most high-profile projects.

“Getting people working in roles where they will thrive is a fundamental national priority and we’re pleased to play our part in supporting Britain’s economic recovery.”

The BJSS Academy was launched in 2015. Its current cohort comprises 33 young people and will run until early October.

BJSS, which also has offices in Manchester and London, hit the headlines last month when it announced the creation of 150 new IT consultancy jobs in Portugal, where it has invested €12m in a new Lisbon-based operation to support its international and regional Iberian clients.

In 2018, BJSS won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category for its proprietary software delivery programme.