Strategic Policy Advisors

21 hours ago


Canberra, ACT, Australia Callida Full time

Company Overview

Callida is a Canberra-based consulting firm with 130 team members across a full range of consulting service offerings. We are dedicated to our people, supportive culture, and delivery of quality outcomes for clients.

We have a people-first purpose-led philosophy – to enable our families, community and country to thrive – supporting individuality and flexibility for staff while fostering high performance.

About Our Policy and Program Team

Our Policy and Program (P&P) team assists government and other organisations in delivering objectives that drive policy and program development, delivery and evaluation, and long-term systemic reforms.

We partner with clients to deeply understand their business and environment, recognising each challenge and opportunity as unique. We deliver robust, rigorous and tailored solutions collaboratively with them.

Job Description

P&P prides itself on having a diverse team with various backgrounds and skillsets. Our consultants come from different sectors including Government, private, tertiary and NGO, and consulting firms.

We are seeking Consultant and Senior Consultant candidates with one to three years of professional experience who are passionate about well-designed government policy and programs' positive impact on the public and thrive in fast-paced teams.

Key Requirements

  1. Comfort in completing qualitative and quantitative analyses
  2. Excellent written and oral communication skills
  3. Able to articulate complex problems with clarity and simplicity
  4. Thrives in team environments while being comfortable working autonomously
  5. Growth mindset to embrace new challenges with curiosity and openness

Experience in consulting is not a prerequisite for this position. Australian citizenship is required for government security clearance through the AGSVA.

Benefits

Our people are core to our business, and we prioritise looking after them to enable ongoing growth and development. Joining Callida means becoming part of a firm that supports its people, clients, and contributes to society while making a meaningful impact.

You will be remunerated in line with your experience and have access to a wide range of employee benefits, being part of an engaging, dynamic, fun and growing business.



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