Key points

• Lead positive impact within a dynamic, growing and values-driven business
• Partner with organisations across Australia in the health, mental health, disability and First Nations sectors
• 8+ years of management or strategy consulting experience plus experience working in at least two of Impact Co.’s sectors of focus
• Melbourne-based, full-time (although 0.8 FTE will be considered for the right candidate)
• Salary: $150,000 - $220,000 incl. super
• 2 bonuses per financial year (i.e. firm bonus and individual bonus)
• Generous individual benefits, including:
  • Full-time role with every second Friday off i.e. compressing the hours across 10 business days into 9 working days
  • 5 extra days of leave a year (i.e. 3 wellbeing days, birthday day-off and Impact Co. day) in addition to the standard 20 days of annual leave
  • $500 annual wellbeing fund that can be put towards expenses like gym memberships etc

Impact Co. values diversity in our workforce and encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

About impact co.

Our promise is impact, amplified.

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

We specialise in the following 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

Our values are the driving force behind everything we do. They are what makes us different.

• Heart: We listen deeply to the people closest to the problem, including people with lived and living experience and individuals from hard-to-reach groups.
• Fresh: We use the latest sector expertise and evidence to inform our ideas. We tackle problems in unexpected ways. Open and unafraid, we surprise our clients with our original thinking.
• Grit: We’re tenacious in our pursuit of a more equitable Australia and good at getting down to business. 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 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.

We value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings and strongly encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

The position

We are seeking an individual to join our dynamic and growing team of management consultants, to lead projects across the health, mental health, First Nations and social services sectors.

This is a key role to support Impact Co.’s continued growth. You will be leading consulting projects from inception to completion, delivering practical and meaningful impact for our clients. It is this impact which is often most valued, and which differentiates us from our peers.

In addition, you will play a key role in people leadership and business development.

The work that you will be doing includes:

• Project Leadership – Leading client projects at Impact Co., ensuring that value to clients is maximised, practical and meaningful impact is delivered and that projects are delivered to scope and time.

Note: It is expected that you will be able to independently execute any of the following activities to a high standard in order to be able to lead projects effectively:

• Research
• Stakeholder consultations
• Quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Report writing
• Business and financial modelling
• Workshop facilitation
• People Leadership – Mentoring, coaching and building the capability of more junior consultants, as well as being a positive influence and role model more generally across the organisation
• Business Development– This will include:
  • Leading or supporting a team to respond to written requests for quote, ensuring the responses are well-crafted and speak to Impact Co.’s unique market offering
  • Actively nurturing and strengthening relationships with existing and new clients
  • Proactively identifying growth and business expansion opportunities for Impact Co. This will require you to actively engage your existing network, as well as identify and pursue other opportunities as they arise (ie, as a result of sector reform)

What we’re looking for:

• 8+ years of management or strategy consulting experience (Note: No other type of consulting experience will be considered)
• Experience in at least two of our sectors of focus
• Experience in successfully leading the delivery of complex consulting projects
• Experience in leading multiple consulting projects simultaneously
• Proven track record of business development and a network you can bring to Impact Co.
• Strong people leadership skills, including experience in coaching and mentoring, as well as giving regular strengths-based feedback
• Experience supporting a growing business (or areas within a business)
• Naturally displays our values of fresh, heart and grit

The attributes of a successful Director will include;

• Committed: Passion for consulting and working across a wide range of projects that are designed to deliver a positive social impact
• Confidence: Consistently displays a calm and confident sense of belief in their teams, and respective projects, even in times of uncertainty or adversity
• Communication: Communicates succinctly and clearly, and with language, tone and narrative that increases client and stakeholder engagement
• Relationships: Creates relationships that display mutual trust, respect and confidence
• Strategic thinking: Contributes valuable thought leadership and strategic insight and direction to projects
• Time management: Organises their time so that they are able to prioritise teams and projects that need additional support or guidance
• Risk mitigation: Constantly asks "what if" and pre-empts personnel, process and project challenges and issues whilst empowering their teams to prevent, mitigate or solve challenges themselves
• Analytical: Supports teams to conduct their research and analysis with an intentional and systematic methodology, stepping in to provide insight where required
• Facilitative: Demonstrates excellent facilitation skills with a variety of stakeholders and creates space for team members to practice their facilitation
• Committed to quality: Critiques and reviews deliverables (inc. facilitations), empowering teams to identify learning and development opportunities

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

A position description is attached.