Nous Group
Graduate Consultant (Feb 2024)
Canberra, Sydney, Darwin
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- AUD 65500 / Year
- starting from $65,000, + superannuation, the opportunity to participate in a collaborative bonus, and more!
- 20-80 vacancies
- Apply by 12 Mar 2023
- Start date 4 Feb 2024 - 28 Mar 2024
Internship with Nous Group
Nous is a great place to work…
Nous Group is an international management consultancy with over 800 people working across Australia and New Zealand, the UK, Ireland and Canada. We are a values-based organisation that partners with leaders to shape world class businesses, effective governments and empowered communities.
Nous is recognised as Australia’s top workplace, ranking first in the 2021 Great Places to Work Awards (Australia). We are proud to have been named Best Management Consulting Firm by the Australian Financial Review in 2017, 2015 and 2013 and a Great Place to Work in 2019, 2017, 2015 and 2013 (Australia). Nous has also been acknowledged as one of the Top 100 Graduate Employers of 2021 by GradAustralia. Nous placed 36th on the 2021 list, which uses popularity and quality to assess graduate employers in Australia.
Nous Group provides rewarding and meaningful internship and placement opportunities for tertiary students. We offer full time and part time positions for students engaged in tertiary studies relevant to our services lines. These opportunities can be tailored to meet course requirements in specific disciplines (i.e. Masters of Organisational Psychology or Masters in Commerce) or can be designed to suit the interests of those looking for an internship between semesters that will provide them with a pathway into management consulting.
Interns and placement students at Nous are allocated to real client projects and work collaboratively with Nous consultants to undertake activities such as:
- designing, administering and analysing surveys
- conducting research and summarising key issues and themes important to client projects
- contributing to the design and development of materials for client workshops and leadership development programs
- attending client meetings, workshops and focus groups and analysing and reporting on the results of these consultations
- project management and coordination tasks to ensure the smooth running of our client engagements.
Nous is looking for interns and placement students who are:
- enthusiastic, curious and willing to learn
- intelligent and academically accomplished – a distinction average or above is essential
- able to undertake structured analyses in a logical and efficient manner
- able to demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills
- well organised with the ability to manage multiple pieces of work in an organised manner
- comfortable working autonomously and in a self-managed way, using initiative to draw on the expertise of those around you
- able to analyse and process quantitative data
- in their final or penultimate year.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Business & Management +more
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
My daily responsibilities at Nous Group encompass researching industry trends, composing analytical reports, facilitating workshops, and collaborating closely with clients and colleagues to devise effective solutions. I continuously engage in critical thinking and creative problem-solving to address complex client challenges. My focus remains on delivering clear, data-driven insights and actionable strategies to drive organisational performance and outcomes.
As a graduate consultant I am supporting with research and analysis, as well as creating reports, slide decks etc.
They can be quite varied. I have done a lot of data analytics work at Nous, so my day could easily include modelling in R. A lot of other tasks that Nousers typically do is desktop research, where you will research a topic and collate the information into a coherent narrative.
About the employer
Nous Group
4.3
500 - 1,000 employees
Management Consulting
As part of the Nous team, you’ll have the opportunity to think big, elevate your ambitions and partner with leading experts and organisations.
Pros and cons of working at Nous Group
Pros
The workplace culture is warm and welcoming. They cultivate an environment that encourages knowledge sharing and high (but supported) performance.
The work we get to do is intellectually stimulating, meaningful, and impactful.
There is a (fairly) flat organisational structure, and you have a lot of opportunities to interact with principals - within projects, the team structure is well-balanced with senior and junior consultants and project directors are very hands-on.
They are invested in my personal development as a consultant and regularly provide feedback (positive and constructive) to help me grow.
Nous Group has delivered over $7 million in subsidised consulting through our Community Partnerships Scheme; our Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan directs our collective efforts towards enhancing the self-determination and future of First Nations Australians; Operationally, they uphold sustainability through eco-conscious travel and procurement practices, waste reduction, emissions targets, and compensating for residual emissions.
Cons
The workload changes: sometimes it's really busy, and sometimes very quiet, but that's part of the job!
My company is flexible. Sometimes there are longer days (until 7 pm for example) but the self-managed approach means it's up to each employee how they use their work hours (within reason of course).
The starting salary and super for a graduate is about standard compared to other companies. Depending on company performance and the specific contract you signed, you can receive a bonus at the end of the financial year.
The training was good but was predominantly online and I think would have benefitted greatly from being in person. In terms of on-the-job training, it's fantastic. Our intranet and IP are great and there is so much to learn.
The hardest part of working at Nous is the hours - they aren't too bad, but sometimes you will have to flex up on some nights to complete a deadline.