Manager - Consulting Australia

Lead the development of UniForum reports, studies and Nous Data Insights projects. Consult with clients directly throughout the data collection and report development cycle and lead best practice roundtables along with contributing to the facilitation of key client events in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). You will contribute significantly to the development of Nous Data Insights intellectual property and have an active role the generation of new business.
As a Manager, you will also play an active role in coaching and developing team members and providing input to help inform Nous Data Insights business strategy.
About Nous Data Insights
Nous Data Insights is a world-leading provider of data-led solutions, specialising in the tertiary education sector. We are a medium sized business over 50 people across offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, London, and Toronto. We work with some of the most prestigious universities in the world as members of our collaborative benchmarking and insights program, UniForum. We are developing new data products to expand our portfolio of solutions and deliver powerful strategic analytics to our clients.
Nous Data Insights is part of Nous Group, an international management consultancy with more than 750 people working in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland, and Canada. Nous is regularly acknowledged as a great place to work as part of competitive workplace reviews. In 2025 Nous was again named one of Australia's Best Workplaces by Great Place to Work and was recognised as one of LinkedIn's best places to grow a career, as a LinkedIn Top Company (Australia), and have previously been named Best Management Consulting Firm by the Australian Financial Review.
As a Manager, you will:
Design, deliver and oversee analysis supporting Nous Data Insights activities for ANZ clients and generate insight
Lead and monitor development of client reports including university executive briefings, regional reviews, best practice roundtables and steering committees
Lead the delivery and facilitation of client presentations, workshops and events
Lead the development of best practice case studies that generate insight for clients
Coach and develop team members to enable performance excellence, identify team goals and track progress
Identify opportunities for the continuous improvement of the Nous Data Insights business
Develop specialist expertise within areas of Nous Data Insights IP and business processes and contribute to the development of new knowledge that supports the regional and global business
Manage individual client relationships by building productive relationships, including with Program Managers, Functional Owners and Academic Stakeholders
Actively support the development of new business.
A bit about you:
Strong academic background, with a Bachelor's degree or higher. Preferably in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Science, Economics, Finance or similar
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
Relationship builder, with proven experience developing teams, and contributing to new and/or existing client development opportunities. Delivering outstanding service
Experience in corporate services transformations, service improvement programs, back-office process and operating model redesign
Proficient with using business intelligence tools and data analysis to test hypotheses and identify data quality issues and unexpected changes
Highly organised, with excellent attention to detail and experience in project management
Experience with complex data collections (preferred).
We would be interested to hear of any experience you have in Higher Education (not a pre-requisite).
Some benefits of working with us
Belong to a small, supportive team that cares about your professional development. We offer active career and professional development support, funding professional development activities and reimbursing one professional membership per year.
Opportunities to grow with us as we expand into new products and sectors.
Flexible working arrangements, including WFH options. Hybrid working is supported while acknowledging that the fastest learning happens when working face to face. Staff receive a once off payment to set up your WFH office.
A collaborative bonus that reflects company performance is available to all permanent employees.
All Nousers have great flexibility around public holidays. We understand that people of different cultures, religions, and political beliefs may wish to choose to take alternative days of leave from scheduled holidays.
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).
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Nous Data Insights 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.
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