Key Points

• Seeking an individual to join our dynamic and growing team of management consultants, working in a collaborative environment to help deliver a diverse range of projects within Health, Mental Health, First Nations and Social Services sectors
• 3 - 4 years professional experience, including experience as a management consultant
• Experience working in at least one of Impact Co.’s sectors of focus
• Melbourne based, full time role with every second Friday off (i.e. compressing the hours from 10 business days into 9 working days)
• Salary: $80,000 - $130,000 (including super) + bonus

About impact co.

• Impact Co. is a management consulting agency with a mission to shape a more equitable society. We do this by enabling people, organisations and communities to amplify their positive impact.
• Established in 2017, Impact Co. has grown to a team of now 20+ people, working with a client base of 100+ across our sectors of focus: Health, Mental Health, First Nations and Social Services. Bringing deep sector knowledge and facilitation expertise, we always keep people at the heart of projects.

Our services

• Insights: Data analytics, User insights, Needs assessment
• Strategy: Strategy and policy development, Strategic and business planning, Feasibility studies and business cases
• Design: Service planning and design, Product design, Operating model design
• Evaluation: Program and service evaluation, Organisational reviews

Our values

• Heart: We prioritise lived experience and hear the needs and voices of hard-to-reach groups in our projects.
• Fresh: We apply the latest sector expertise and evidence, and serve as a critical friend to tease out new ways of tackling problems.
• Grit: We adopt agile ways of working and robust processes that allow us to deliver large and complex projects within tight timeframes.

Team benefits

• Full time role with every second Friday off (i.e. compressing the hours from 10 business days into 9 working days)
• 5 extra days of leave each year (i.e. 3 wellbeing days, birthday day-off and Impact Co. day). This is in addition to the standard 20 days of annual leave
• $500 annual wellbeing fund that can be put towards expenses like gym memberships etc.

A safe and inclusive workplace

• We strongly encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

• We are an organisation that is deeply committed to diversity and equity. We demonstrate this by creating a workplace that embraces and celebrates First Nations history and contributions, and employing people from diverse backgrounds and identities, who are committed to championing positive cultural and social change.

The position

• We are seeking an individual to join our dynamic and growing team of management consultants, working in a collaborative environment to deliver a diverse range of projects.
• You will possess strong working knowledge and a deep interest in at least one of our sectors of focus. This experience must include at least 2 years’ experience in management consulting.
• You will actively contribute to projects from inception to completion within a structured, team-based environment. In your role, you will work closely with the Directors of the business, project managers and a diverse range of clients and stakeholders (from service users to senior personnel, including CEOs and Board members).
• Impact Co.’s culture is supportive and the content challenging – providing the foundations for a successful career in impact-led consulting. Our ability to grow during the past 6 years is testament to the resilience and commitment of the team.
• The work that you will be doing includes:
  • Client and stakeholder engagement: Participating/ leading key client meetings and liaising with key stakeholders. Building relationships with client contacts and maintaining these beyond the life of the project
  • Project management: Actively managing the progress of projects and coordinating key project activities, ensuring that they run to timelines and budget
  • Research (including desktop and consumer/stakeholder research) and quantitative and qualitative analysis
  • Facilitation and consultation: Facilitating workshops, focus groups, and 1:1 consultations
  • Report writing and deliverables: Leading the development of reports and final deliverables to a high standard (before final review), ensuring content (including visual) is communicated with impact and cut through messaging
  • All of this work will be done in close collaboration with other consultants, who will provide the support and coaching to allow you to develop into a high-performing consultant and leader.
• Internal: Providing assistance to other parts of the business where required, as we continue to grow.

About you

• 3 - 4 years professional experience, including no less than 2 years of experience as a management consultant
• Experience working in at least one of Impact Co.’s sectors of focus
• Passion for consulting and working across a wide range of projects, with the ability to manage multiple and competing priorities
• Demonstrated experience working across multiple projects at the same time and ability to manage tight (and overlapping) deadlines
• Ability to work both autonomously and within a dynamic, team-based environment across a variety of projects
• Structured thinker
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills, pushing to deliver innovative solutions to complex problems
• Strong communication skills – both written and oral
• Creative thinker, with a desire to do things better
• Ability to multi-task and handle ambiguity
• Strong working knowledge and/or a deep interest in at least one of Impact Co.’s sectors of focus
• Desire to forge a career in impact-led consulting.

Your qualities

• A big heart – you are passionate about creating positive social change and the people you work with
• Proactive – you have a can-do attitude and take the initiative
• Grit – you are courageous, resilient and have a strong resolve
• Ambitious – you push yourself and boundaries
• Curious – you have a desire to learn more about yourself and the world around you
• Entrepreneurial spirit – you want to be part of an ambitious (and growing) team that is working to make a difference
• Agile – you enjoy the fast-paced nature and diversity of consulting
• Empathy – you have high levels of empathy and care about the communities and individuals you work with

For any questions, please contact us at [email protected] using the subject line: Consultant enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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