2021 Graduate Consultant - Canberra

Nous Group is a leading Australian owned management consulting and leadership development firm, with offices and experienced consultants across the country. We exist to create innovative, enduring solutions for our clients and achieve positive influence. We consult across the public, private and not for profit sectors.

Nous was recognised by clients as 'Best management consulting firm, Australia' in the 2017 BRW Client Choice Awards, and Top 10 Best Place to Work Australia, Best Places to Work Awards 2019. 

We bring a unique, cross-disciplinary approach to the disciplines of business strategy, public policy, organisational capability, executive talent and development, and digital strategy and capability.

As a graduate consultant you will have the opportunity to work across all of these service lines. You will play a key role in various multidisciplinary teams and get the opportunity to be involved in projects that:

• use advanced data analytics techniques to better design policy, strategy and services to solve 'wicked problems'
• re-design education innovation functions for a major university
• develop a strategy to respond to key health system challenges and reforms including the use of health analytics and technology?
• design a strategy for a major Australian bank to grow its overseas operations 
• review care coordination for Indigenous Australians with chronic disease, using data analytics and drawing on consultations with service providers and indigenous clients  
• develop an international operating model for a large diversified investor 
• re-design a financial services providers people and culture functions 
• using co-design techniques work with victims and perpetrators of family violence to create a service development plan for a contract centre 

To assist us in answering questions such as those above, graduate consultants at Nous are involved in the following activities:

Investigation – research and analysis of information, interviewing clients and their stakeholders, and reviewing literature to identify key trends and draw out key insights.

Presentation – assistance in the development and presentation of correspondence, reports, presentations and articles, including statistical and graphical material.

Implementation – including assistance in the management of projects, assistance in the organisation of workshops, conferences and seminars.

To succeed in a graduate consulting role at Nous you will need to be:

• enthusiastic, curious and willing to learn
• intelligent and academically accomplished – a distinction average or above is essential
• able to undertake structured analyses in a logical and efficient manner
• able to demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills
• well organised with the ability to manage multiple pieces of work in an organised manner
• comfortable working autonomously and in a self-managed way, using initiative to draw on the expertise of those around you
• be able to analyse and process quantitative data

Finally, the important details…

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Nous is a flexible workplace that offers consulting opportunities on a full-time and part-time basis.

We seek people who demonstrate an ability to work effectively with individuals with diverse backgrounds. We are committed to diversity and inclusion.

If you have experience working on complex problems and want to be part of a dynamic team that puts people at the centre of everything, then we'd love to hear from you! Please click Apply below.

To apply for a role at Nous in Australia you must have Australian Permanent Residency or right to work in Australia.