Consultant

We're hiring consulting team members across the levels of Associate, Senior Associate and Manager

Consulting done differently

Cube Group is a purpose-driven consultancy with an award-winning culture and commitment to being a great place to work.

We put purpose before profit. We care about public value and work with clients who want their consulting relationships to reflect the difference that they make in the world.

Our capabilities include strategic planning, policy development, organisation design and performance, program evaluation, transformation and implementation, commercial and financial advice, project management, and stakeholder and community engagement.

We're an independently certified B Corporation and hold ourselves to an unwavering commitment to integrity and ethics. We work with diverse purpose-led organisations such as Commonwealth and State government departments, public entities, NGOs, regulators, industry associations and peak bodies.

We're in our third decade of operations and have delivered hundreds of projects across Australia's public purpose sector in verticals such as health, human services, justice and community safety, education and learning, economic and regional development.

We're a people-focused firm and Cubies are the key to our success. They bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to projects, work in close collaboration with our clients and implement change that sticks. They're curious, determined, and work as one. Our culture is inclusive, high-performing and fun.

The opportunity and role

Join the Cube team on a full-time, permanent basis We're growing and on the lookout for skilled consultants with demonstrated experience in professional services who are eager to work on diverse projects with our purpose driven clients. The level of the role—
Associate, Senior Associate, or Manager
—will be based on the experience and capability of the successful candidate. As a consultant you can expect to work on multiple projects across sectors.

Typical activities include:

• Working directly with clients to define knotty problems and help unravel them.
• Shaping compelling strategies, business cases, operating models, frameworks, reports and recommendations for decision-makers.
• Undertaking qualitative and quantitative analysis to support client deliverables.
• Scanning the internal and external environments of our clients to identify strategic opportunities, challenges, strengths and areas for improvement.
• Undertaking intensive desktop research into existing policies, practices, contemporary literature and reports to extract insights, key themes and trends impacting our clients.
• Analysing and benchmarking client data to identify trends and translating them into insights and recommendations.
• Coordinating and co-facilitating client engagement (workshops, interviews, roundtables, surveys, conferences, forums etc) that brings together stakeholders across industry, government, and the broader community, in face to face – or virtual – settings. Distilling key themes and shaping next-step roadmaps.
• Managing project fundamentals- time, cost, scope, quality, issues/risks and status reporting.
• Joining in dynamic discussions at our team meetings, where you will hear key project updates, celebrate recent achievements and provide your own insights.

What you will bring:

We're looking for dedicated, insightful and practical team members. People with a sense of spirit, who seek to drive positive outcomes and make a real difference through rewarding careers.

The Fundamentals:

• Consulting expertise developed through your professional services background, allowing you to apply your diverse skillset across our service lines from day one.
• A bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field.

The skillset:

• Demonstrated consulting experience in one or more of Cube's service lines (policy, strategic planning, business case development, operating model design and evaluation).
• Exposure to public purpose organisations in one or more of Cube's key sectors.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to distill and convey complex information to diverse audiences - and in diverse settings - with clarity and confidence.
• Strong qualitative and quantitative analysis skills, with the ability to integrate data analysis and qualitative research to generate deep, actionable insights that support strategic decision-making
• Ability to work across a range of projects and the ability to adapt to the situation at hand.
• Experience managing demands and expectations of both internal and client stakeholders.
• A connection to Cube's values and a desire to contribute to meaningful change.

What to expect

• Work on projects that create meaningful change for communities, industries and our natural environment
• As a certified B Corporation, we hold ourselves to the highest standards of social and environmental performance and ethical practice.
• Exposure to multiple sectors and service offerings.
• Structured career pathways and progression, and hands-on support to help you grow, leverage your strengths and achieve your potential.
• Headquartered in Melbourne's CBD, our office hub features collaborative work-spaces and state-of-the-art end-of-trip facilities.
• Cube Group is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where individual strengths, contributions and unique points of view are valued.
• A fun working environment where your next laugh or lolly is never far away.

The next step

To apply, please submit a cover letter and CV – we're interested in learning about you, what appeals to you about this opportunity and why you are the right fit for Cube Group (referring to the "what you will bring" section above). 
Applications will close 30th September 2025,
and we will review applications as they are received, so don't delay.

To apply you must have Australian Permanent Residency or the right to work in Australia and be willing to undergo pre-employment checks, including working rights and criminal record checks.

Our team is made up of extraordinary people from a wide variety of backgrounds. Cube welcomes the unique contributions that you can bring and encourages applications from First Nations people, those who are culturally and linguistically diverse, people who have a disability, and other diverse backgrounds.

For further information about the role, or to have a confidential chat about your interest, contact