Senior Consultant

As a Senior Consultant, you are responsible for supporting delivery of the team’s projects across communications and creativity, health and healing and Connecting with Country. A key focus of this role will be to drive business development across all streams of the business, through writing tenders and pitches and supporting the delivery of major project reports for government, corporate and NGO clients.
Job Title: Senior Consultant
Job Description:
dentsu is a network designed for what’s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities and create new paths to growth in the sustainable economy through five global leadership brands; Carat, Dentsu Creative, dentsu X, iProspect and Merkle, each with deep specialisms.
Cox Inall Ridgeway is a social change agency working to disrupt disadvantage in Indigenous communities. The team delivers policy, research, evaluation, community engagement and creative communication projects across the country. Led by respected Aboriginal leader and policy maker, Dr Aden Ridgeway, and a team of emerging Aboriginal leaders and creative thinkers, Cox Inall Ridgeway’s approach is to operate between the silos of government, corporates and communities to deliver stronger partnerships.
We are now excited to invite applications for the role of Senior Consultant with our awesome team based in either Sydney or Melbourne.
About the role:
As a Senior Consultant, you will be working in a Social Change Agency, managing projects, delivering community engagement, providing strategic & cultural advice to clients, delivering strategies and reporting. This opportunity will see you leading & supporting delivery of the team’s projects across communications and creativity, health and healing, and being as accountable to the community as you are clients.
This role will require regular travel across Australia.
Core responsibilities:

• Supporting the delivery of major project reports for government, corporate and NGO clients
• Delivering reporting and recommendations, presentations
• Undertaking interviews and providing analysis
• Undertaking research – qualitative and quantitative
• Writing entire strategies – what channels, content, Peak Bodies engaged
• Drive new business development, responding to briefs, pitching, writing tenders
• Commercial management of projects and broader team profitability

A bit about you:

• Passionate about driving social change in partnerships with First Nations communities
• You will be a team player, who enjoys working in a small Aboriginal business and in genuine partnership with Aboriginal communities.
• Excellent understanding of indigenous affairs with ability to provide strategic advisory for corporate enterprise
• An excellent ability in stakeholder engagement and an ability to influence decisions
• Excellent organisational, research and problem-solving skills with great attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise the competing demands of multiple projects within agreed timeframes
• Commitment to drive social change and inclusion for First Nations peoples and a demonstrated capacity to maintain confidentiality respecting cultural knowledge and protocols.

What’s in it for you:

• An attractive salary working in a culturally significant role
• Working in a majority Aboriginal owned business, with a majority Aboriginal leadership team
• Real flexibility to work when and where you feel most productive with our ‘Be the Best You’ policy
• 5 weeks annual leave after 2 years of service and 3 whole company mental health awareness days off per year
• Career Development and Learning & Development opportunities, including access to our global online dentsu University
• Save money with great discounts on health insurance, gym membership, buying a car and travel!

We are one of Australia’s leading full-service First Nations consultancies with deep experience in PR, communications, health, policy and program review, and corporate reconciliation strategies, and are in the process of deepening our experience in the First Nations design, landscape, and development sector.
Our diverse and inclusive culture at dentsu enables our employees to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. For us, this is the foundation for great innovation which, in turn, generates better outcomes for our people, partners and communities. This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.
Location: Sydney
Brand: Cox Inall
Time Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent