A unique opportunity to join a leading government advisory consultancy.

ABOUT CONSULUM

Consulum is a government advisory firm dedicated to helping governments develop, lead and deliver positive programmes that successfully promote their global interests. Our clients are government organisations and their leaders, including centre-of-government entities, ministries, authorities, agencies and state-owned enterprises.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Consulum is looking for an executive level candidate to help drive the growth of our Policy practice. Consulum’s policy advisory service offers policy analysis, design and impact measurement to drive reform and deliver positive change. Our innovative policy formulation, policy health check, and detailed cost and feasibility analysis can be applied across various sectors. In addition, Consulum’s unique approach integrates strategy and communications priorities into the policy design process.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

As an executive level team member at Consulum, you will support the senior policy team in the delivery of innovative policies and programs that respond to our clients’ challenges and aspirations.

You will need to be credible, confident, proactive, intelligent, analytical, and ambitious- you will be taking on a key role in the growth of Consulum’s Policy Practice.

You will work closely with the Head of Policy and the wider Policy Practice team, and with Consulum employees across a number of other practices.

The role will include:

• Supporting the delivery of qualitative and quantitative research and analysis
• Supporting policy ideation, development and execution.
• Supporting on integrating policy development with strategy development, creative ideation, communications projects, and other practice areas.
• Building and nurturing relationships with key client stakeholders.
• Working closely with Consulum employees across a number of other practices in order to ensure the integrity of integrated campaigns for our clients

Required background experience:

• Ideally, 2-4 years’ experience in management consulting for public sector
• Experience in working in teams to deliver complex strategy and policy projects.

Required Skills:

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills; outstanding analytical, research and presentation skills.
• Adept at leveraging strategic frameworks such as SWOT and PESTEL analyses to analyze an entity’s internal capabilities and its external environment.
• Ability to break down complex problems into smaller, manageable components and analyze them systematically.
• Proficiency in using the MECE (Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive) framework, ensuring that all aspects of a problem are considered without overlap or omission.
• Ability to perform in-depth qualitative analysis by connecting various pieces of information, identifying patterns and forming a clear chain of logic to present a compelling story.
• Strong writing skills—narrative, appealing, succinct. Should be able to convey complex research ideas in a simpler way through your writing 
• Ability to follow brand / design guidelines and prepare easy to digest, visually appealing professional PowerPoint presentations and word documents using strong writing and visual storytelling skills
• Highly competent at executing research projects and delivering findings in a clear and actionable format
• Ability to present work with skill and confidence
• Ability to set clear strategic objectives for clients based on findings of analysis
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Essential attributes:

• Collegiality – the ability to develop relationships of influence with clients and staff alike; the ability to think laterally and outside of silos to ensure truly integrated solutions for clients
• Attention to detail – Ensure that all data, calculations, and written reports are precise and error-free
• Resilience and stamina – the ability to develop solutions under difficult circumstances and maintain a productive pace and outlook.
• Curiosity and a sense of adventure- we love people who naturally want to know more about the world and are happy to not always have all the answers but can help figure them out.
• Ambition and humility- we want people who are hungry to grow, but not at the cost of others. Being able to take people on a journey is a key part of being able to work and lead at CSM.

WHY WORK HERE

• Work for a purpose-driven organisation seeking to improve the positive performance and impact of governments.
• Be part of and contribute to some of the most interesting and challenging government reform programmes in the world.
• Be part of a high-performance culture defined by the pursuit of excellence, collaboration, collegiality, and a focus on professional development.
• Contribute to the development of the business.
• Progress with a clear and achievable path to promotion.
• Tax-free living.

Consulum’s core values

In order to be successful within Consulum, candidates and employees must suit the Consulum culture. As such, they must demonstrate the following core values:

Be the best, always

• We seek to deliver a quality of work that cannot be found anywhere else.
• We win every meeting, always impressing our clients with our effort, insight, ideas, and advice.
• We innovate constantly, always seeking new and better ways to enhance the work we do.

Delight our clients

• We listen actively and put ourselves in the shoes of our clients, enabling us to understand them and their needs fully.
• We go the extra mile for our clients, ensuring they have our support when they need it most.
• We empower our clients, helping them get better and do better.

Take a ‘One Consulum’ approach

• We collaborate, drawing on all the expertise and experience Consulum has to offer in service of our clients.
• We gladly share: our ideas, our time, our expertise, our support.
• We treat one another well: with respect, consideration, and appreciation.

Empower yourself and each other

• We actively seek to develop our skills and capabilities through reading, listening, watching, and practicing.
• We help each other master new skills, develop expertise, and achieve progress.
• We take enthusiastic advantage of every opportunity Consulum provides for professional development.

Say it like it is

• We offer our clients honest advice in a sincere effort to advance their best interests.
• We contribute with confidence, clarity, and openness to internal discussions.
• We have hard conversations when we need to, always respecting the dignity of our colleagues.

Be a pro

• We turn up on time, fully prepared and ready to deliver.
• We never violate the confidences of our clients.
• We act with integrity, always.