2022 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Graduate Consultant - All Locations (Rolling Intake)

Nous is a great place to work…

Nous is recognised as Australia’s top workplace, ranking first in the 2021 Best Places to Work Awards (Australia), and a Great Place to Work in 2019, 2017, 2015 and 2013 – we only enter every second year! We’ve been previously named Best Management Consulting Firm by the Australian Financial Review. Nous has also been acknowledged as one of the Top 100 Graduate Employers, ranking 4 in the Management Consulting industry, and placing overall 38 on the 2022 list, which uses popularity and quality to assess graduate employers in Australia, and look forward to extending our influence globally. 

What we do...

We offer a broad consulting capability across business strategy, public policy, organisational capability, executive talent and development, transformational change and digital strategy and capability.

You will play a key role in various multidisciplinary teams and get the opportunity to be involved in projects across many different sectors, financial services, education, human services and health for example. This also includes, but is not limited to, projects where we work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations. 

These are just some examples of the types of projects we have recently completed:  

• Engaged with Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) to develop their strategy, operational model and assist with service design
• Provided strategic advice to help universities thrive in turbulent environments, for example by redesigning operating models to be more responsive to unexpected events such as COVID-19
• Developed quality standards frameworks for the education sector to improve outcomes for children and young people
• Developed data strategies to ensure that not-for-profits are equipped to deliver impact at scale
• Reviewed care coordination for Indigenous Australians with chronic disease, drawing on consultations with service providers and Indigenous clients
• Redesigned digital architecture to provide better online service experiences for people experiencing hardship as a result of bushfires and other natural disasters
• Designed and conducted evaluations of organisational improvement programs for private sector companies, for example leadership development and customer-centred culture programs

You will contribute to positive outcomes for a range of communities and stakeholders, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples  

Nous Group recognises and acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s continued connection to land and sea as the First Peoples of Australia. Nous Group is committed to working with and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities to support them to achieve their goals. ​ 

We use our wide range of expertise and best endeavours to advance the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through our work internally and with clients.  We do this by: 

• Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and companies
• Acknowledging and respecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s lived experience and expertise to inform all our project work
• Actively seeking to attract, recruit and employ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across all roles
• Building our competence so we can achieve better outcomes with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities.

Nous strives to create and sustain a work environment in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff feel empowered to be their best selves and add unique value through their individual capabilities and lived experiences. You will have the opportunity to contribute to projects that empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities to achieve their goals, as well as a broader range projects that achieve positive impact for other stakeholders and communities.  

You will also have the opportunity to contribute to our internal initiatives through involvement in implementing our Reconciliation Action Plan and capability development frameworks – such as our Cultural Competency Framework and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Procurement Strategy. 

How we will develop and support you...

At Nous, we set you up for success. We’ve designed an intensive graduate induction program to help you learn key consulting skills and extend your knowledge quickly. Your development doesn’t end at induction, it continues for your time at Nous with a wide range of learning opportunities through check-ins, webinars, online learning, on-project learning and formal learning programs.

Our graduate consultants have the opportunity to rotate across all service lines. Gaining experience across strategy, public policy, economics, transformation & implementation, organisational performance, leadership & capability, data & analytics, digital, and design.

What does it take?

To succeed in a graduate consulting role at Nous you are:

• enthusiastic, curious, and willing to learn
• intelligent and academically accomplished
• 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 simultaneously
• comfortable working autonomously and in a self-managed way, using initiative to draw on the expertise of those around you
• able to analyse quantitative data.

What makes Nous a Great Place to Work?

Our aim is to deliver a flexible experience that delivers positive influence and growth for you, our colleagues, and our clients.

Below are some of the ways Nousers are encouraged to enjoy that experience:

• We offer active career and professional development support. You can access up to $500 in professional development without approval and we reimburse one professional membership per year.
• Giving all Nousers greater flexibility around public holidays. Understanding that people of different cultures, religions, and political beliefs may wish to choose to take alternate days of leave from scheduled holidays.
• Hybrid working, with monthly remote working allowance, and once off payment to set up your WFH office.
• A collaborative bonus that reflects company performance, and is available to all
• Celebrating commitment to Nous by enabling access to long service leave after 5 years of employment
• Supporting working parents by providing 18 weeks of paid primary carer parental leave and 10 weeks of paid secondary carer parental leave (access to parental leave is gender neutral)
• For consulting Nousers we aim for an average of 8 hours of client attention per day. In addition, there is time spent on growth – either yours, your colleagues’ or Nous’, which may include time on professional development, mentoring, IP development, or involvement with Nous’ employee networks.

We take pride in the inclusive workplace we have built, acknowledged by the Diversity Council of Australia as a 2021-2022 Inclusive Employer. This reflects both the diversity of our people and our supportive people, culture and policies.

Finally, some important details...

Nous is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and First Nations people. 

If you are interested in 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 the right to work in Australia. 

Please note if you are successful in the recruitment process, you will be required to undertake background screening prior to your commencement at Nous.