PARTNERS

A huge thank you to our partners for QSA2024

HEADLINE PARTNER

  • EY

    We’re a professional services organisation that helps companies make better decisions about business, finance and technology. We’re a group of over 365,000 talented people spanning the globe in more than 150 countries. Our four main business areas — Assurance, Consulting, Strategy and Transactions, and Tax — transform how businesses work by providing innovative solutions and future-forward ideas.

    When you join us, you’ll make an impact from the get-go. It doesn’t matter if you join us for a two-day or three-year programme — we’ll equip you with the skills, tools, networks and experiences you’ll need to build your career.

    Start your career adventure with us!

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CATEGORY PARTNERS

  • ASTRAZENECA

    We are a global pharmaceutical company with a major UK presence. Our purpose is to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines. The best way we can help patients is to be science-led and share this passion with the scientific, healthcare and business communities of the UK.

    We’re curious about science and the advancement of knowledge. We find creative ways to approach new challenges. We’re driven to make the right choices and be accountable for our actions.

    As an organisation centred around what makes us human, we put a big focus on people. Across our business, we want colleagues to wake up excited about their day at the office, in the field, or in the lab. Along with our purpose to bring life-changing medicines to people across the globe, we have a promise to you: to help you realise the full breadth of your potential. Here, you’ll do work that has the potential to change your life and improve countless others. And, together with your team, you’ll shape a culture that unites and inspires us every day.

    There are many career paths and programmes available to you, whatever your level of study.

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  • ENTERPRISE MOBILITY

    We’re Enterprise Mobility. A family-owned, world-class portfolio of brands that includes household names such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car. A Times Top 100 Graduate Employer, we’ve grown from a pioneering idea over 65-years ago, to the global mobility leader we are today. With a $35 billion turnover, nearly 90,000 team members and over 2.1 million vehicles across 95 countries. We recognise that no two people share the same combination of background, culture, abilities, and values - and we think that’s wonderful.

    We want our team members to come to work each day and add value in the way that only they can. We put a high value on diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can be their best.

    We know that the strength of our business depends on the value that each team member brings to the table. Join us, and help strengthen our business by bringing your diversity of perspective, opinion and voice.

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  • SAGE

    At Sage we make life easier for small and medium-sized businesses with AI-powered software. From automating invoices to supplying business insights, our technology removes friction for millions of people worldwide. With Sage, customers achieve more than they thought possible, and it’s because of our extraordinary colleagues who are redefining limits.

    Our colleagues have a unifying goal, to knock down barriers so everyone can thrive. To do this, we go beyond checking boxes by pushing boundaries and exploring untapped possibilities of what can be accomplished. It’s like uncovering a new version of who we can be through our work, energised by customers who deserve the best.

    And because our early careers roles are carefully designed around live projects with real responsibility, when you become a Sage intern, graduate or apprentice, you’ll collaborate and innovate, shaping the future of tech for our customers.

    Whatever your title, you have a seat at the table.

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  • TRANS IN THE CITY

    Trans in the City aims to elevate trans and non-binary people in the workplace.

    We are the world’s largest organisation for trans and non-binary people in business. Established in 2017, we became a not-for-profit company in 2022; we are led by trans and non-binary people and collaborate with over 300 global corporate partners to raise awareness, share contacts and best practice, provide role models and speakers and access to consultancy and training.

    We understand both businesses and society are on a journey – no one’s perfect and there’s always room for improvement. Trans in the City provides a safe and judgement-free space to help start, or further, your journey in trans awareness.

    By collaborating, we can make the world a better and more inclusive place together.

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EVENT PARTNERS

  • BLOSSOM

    At Blossom LGBT CIC, we support the amazing things that LGBTQ+ young adults can achieve when they are empowered to succeed without the fear of discrimination. It's our vision that by working together, we’ll create environments where LGBTQ+ young adults can succeed in all aspects of their social and professional lives. We offer life skill and professional skill workshops, a national one to one career launching mentoring, and projects centering arts and heritage. We also use our unique insight into queer gen-zs to help businesses across the country to develop inclusive cultures.

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  • GRADCONSULT

    Gradconsult is an independent people and talent consultancy, with a particular specialism in the connection between employers and educators.

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  • PA CONSULTING

    We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

    Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

    An innovation and transformation consultancy, we are over 4000 specialists in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists.

    We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Netherlands and Nordics.

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  • PEARSON

    At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to add life to a lifetime of learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. That’s why our c.20,000 Pearson employees are committed to driving the transformation of learning, making it more diverse, equitable, and inclusive by creating vibrant and enriching experiences designed for real-life impact. We are the world’s leading learning company with more than 160 million users in c.200 countries that trust Pearson’s digital content, assessments, qualifications, and data. Whether it’s upskilling in the workplace, getting ahead in school, making the grade at university, or learning a new language, our products and services help people realize the life they imagine every day. For us, learning isn’t just what we do. It’s who we are.

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