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Nous Group

4.3
  • 500 - 1,000 employees

Nous Group Graduate Programs & Internships

  • Management Consulting

Nous is a great place to work…

We deliver a dynamic and varied experience to our employees that generates positive influence and growth for our clients, our colleagues, and you.

Working at pace and delivering great projects is balanced with benefits. 

  • We offer active career and professional development support, funding professional development activities and reimbursing one professional membership per year
  • 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
  • Consultants engage directly with clients on projects and colleagues of all levels.
  • Hybrid working is supported while acknowledging that the fastest learning happens when working face to face with clients and colleagues. Nousers receive a once off payment to set up your WFH office
  • A collaborative bonus that reflects company performance is available to all permanent employees
  • Celebrating commitment to Nous by enabling access to long service leave after 5 years of employment
  • 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).
  • Nousers aim to deliver an average of 8 hours client project work per day and are then able to spend additional time on growth – either yours, your colleagues’ or Nous’, which may include time on professional development, mentoring, IP development, or involvement with Nous’ employee networks.

What we do...

We offer expert consulting services across a range of services including business strategy, public policy, organisational capability and development, transformational change, and digital strategy and capability.

A snapshot of recent projects:

  • developing a strategy to respond to key health system challenges and reforms including the use of health analytics and technology
  • re-designing education innovation functions and organisation design for major universities
  • generating solutions using advanced data analytics techniques to better design policy, strategy, and services
  • developing an evidence base and strategy to inform Victoria’s offshore wind program
  • reviewing care coordination for Indigenous Australians with chronic disease, using data analytics and drawing on consultations with service providers and Indigenous clients
  • the implementation of a financial service providers’ new leadership and cultural change
  • using co-design techniques, worked with victims and perpetrators of family violence to create a service development plan for a contact centre.

How we will develop and support you...

At Nous, we want you to hit the ground running, working in project teams from day 1. We’ve designed an intensive graduate induction program to set you up for success, teaching key consulting skills and extending your knowledge quickly. Your development doesn’t end with induction: it continues throughout your time at Nous with a wide range of learning opportunities, primarily on the job in diverse client projects, but also through targeted courses, webinars, performance check ins, online learning, and formal learning programs.

For those with the necessary energy and ability, we will ensure that nous supports your growth with the opportunity to rotate across consulting offers. This may include experience in data analytics, design, digital, economics, implementation, leadership, organisational performance, public policy, regulation or strategy.

More about Nous

Nous is an international management consultancy with over 700 people working across Australia and New Zealand, the UK, Ireland and Canada. We are a values-based organisation that is inspired and determined to improve people’s lives in significant ways. Working in unique, cross-disciplinary teams we create innovative and enduring solutions that transform businesses, governments, and communities. We realise a bigger idea of success.

Nous is regularly acknowledged as a great place to work as part of competitive workplace reviews. In 2023 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). We have previously been named Best Management Consulting Firm by the Australian Financial Review on a number of occasions and a Great Place to Work every year that we’ve entered for the past decade (Australia). We’re excited to be extending success and influence globally having recently been awarded A Great Place to Work in Canada and the UK in 2023.

Recruitment Process

The recruitment process

Nous offers internships, graduate, and early-career roles to students from a wide range of disciplines. To succeed in a role at Nous you are:

  • enthusiastic, curious, and eager to learn
  • intelligent and academically accomplished
  • skilled in strong quantitative analysis
  • able to undertake structured qualitative analysis 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 simultaneously
  • effective at working autonomously and in a self-managed way, using initiative to draw on the expertise of those around you.

Your recruitment experience will vary based on role, however a typical process follows: an online assessment; preliminary interview; skills interviews; verbal & written case studies; assessment centres. 

To apply for a role at Nous in Australia you must have Australian Permanent Residency or right to work in Australia. 

Remuneration & Career Growth

Remuneration and career prospects

Nous promises interesting work with engaging people and enjoy a reasonable work-life balance. We believe in offering remuneration packages that align with industry standards while maintaining a focus on fairness and value. Our approach ensures that your efforts are recognised and rewarded appropriately, while also fostering a responsible and sustainable work culture.

Nous provides a great deal of support for new staff. All new starters are paired up with a buddy and performance coach, given comprehensive induction training, and have regular check ins with our People Experience team.

Nous has a performance-focused culture that encourages staff to grow not only professionally but personally. In short, there’s little chance you’re ever going to feel you’ve hit a plateau. On the other hand, some people will find the intensity of the work and the amount of autonomy they are given overwhelming.

Graduate Reviews

Overall Score
4.3
Overall score based on 9 reviews
They Score Best in…
8.8
Career Prospects
8.8
Corporate Social Responsibility
9.3
Culture
9.0
Diversity
8.8
Career Prospects
8.8
Corporate Social Responsibility
9.3
Culture
9.0
Diversity
What Graduates Say About Them
  • The variation in work. I am able to explore a range of disciplines and subject areas. As an entry level position, this is a great opportunity to try my hand at a variety of different things and to shape my career accordingly. Through this, I would also add the access to high-level decisions and decision-makers. There are very few comparable roles where as someone in their early 20s I would get to work alongside such senior people in their own organisations and such experts in their respective fields.
  • There is an overall great culture that flows through collaborating across the business and getting to know colleagues.
  • The work is dynamic and interesting. It is challenging and requires me to think analytically and creatively to find solutions. The people and the culture of the organisation are fantastic.
  • The culture is inclusive and welcoming. The company promotes healthy practices such as turning off laptops at a reasonable time and management insists on only assigning you work you are well positioned to complete (i.e., you have enough capacity, interest, capability, etc. to finish it).
  • Nous provides so many resources and supports for me to do my job well. The performance coach and buddy structures make me feel like I have someone to get guidance and advice from. Every project team takes the time to get to know everyone before we dive into a project to get to know our strengths and area's we're looking to grow throughout the project. Everyone is really supportive and genuinely wants you to feel happy at work and to help develop your skills. There are also so many learning opportunities - both on the job during a project or proposal, as well as formal learning and training that happens as well. I think Nous also focuses on helping everyone to shape their career and work on projects they are passionate about and find interesting. Overall the culture is incredible and makes me love going to work.
  • A bit of a double-edged sword. The work is very rewarding, but it is tough. The hours can be long (albeit low for industry standards) and performance expectations are high. This is great as you are surrounded by high performers who pull each other up, but has definitely caused me to experience imposter syndrome at times and place unrealistic pressures on myself. I should mention though, that this is perhaps more a reflection of myself as while performance expectations are high, they are also tapered and balanced really well for what can be expected for an entry level experience and as a grad I am surrounded by a wealth of support.
  • There can be challenges with the self-management (how we govern our work hours) with the case sometimes you can end up with too much or too little work.
  • We sometimes have to wait for clients to respond when we tender for work so that can create slow periods.
  • The most difficult aspect of this work is that there are so many interesting projects to be on, but when you're on one project full-time you'll have no capacity to try those new things.
  • Sometimes the job can be demanding in terms of hours, and also a steep learning curve on new projects and proposals. However, this is balanced by less stressful times. I think overall Nous does really well to keep track of how many hours we work and offers 'recharge leave' if we start to feel burnt out from periods of long hours.

Jobs & Opportunities

Locations With Jobs & Opportunities
  • Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth, and Darwin
Hiring candidates with qualifications in
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Business & Management
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Creative Arts
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Engineering & Mathematics
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Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
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IT & Computer Science
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Law, Legal Studies & Justice
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Medical & Health Sciences
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Property & Built Environment
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Sciences
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Teaching & Education
Current Jobs & Opportunities

Virtual Experience

In this virtual experience you will demonstrate and sharpen the skills required to be a successful consultant at Nous.

Virtual Experience

In this virtual experience you will hone the skills required to be a successful consultant at Nous.

Graduate Success Stories


  • Graduate stories
James Holland studied a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Arts at Monash University and is now a Consultant at Nous Group

James Holland

  • Graduate stories
James Holland studied a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Arts at Monash University and is now a Consultant at Nous Group

James Holland

  • Graduate stories
James Holland studied a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Arts at Monash University and is now a Consultant at Nous Group

James Holland

  • Graduate stories
James Holland studied a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Arts at Monash University and is now a Consultant at Nous Group

James Holland

A Day In The Life Of


  • Day in the life

James Holland

James Holland studied a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Arts at Monash University and is now a Consultant at Nous Group
  • Day in the life

James Holland

James Holland studied a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Arts at Monash University and is now a Consultant at Nous Group
  • Day in the life

James Holland

James Holland studied a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Arts at Monash University and is now a Consultant at Nous Group
  • Day in the life

James Holland

James Holland studied a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Arts at Monash University and is now a Consultant at Nous Group

Videos


Navigating an Early Career in Consulting

Watch this Career Talk to hear from the top consulting employers to get insider tips on how to start a career in consulting, what career progression is like, and more!

How Nous’ flexible working approach supports parents

We asked three parents at Nous to share their experiences with our flexible working policy

Navigating an Early Career in Consulting

Watch this Career Talk to hear from the top consulting employers to get insider tips on how to start a career in consulting, what career progression is like, and more!

How Nous’ flexible working approach supports parents

We asked three parents at Nous to share their experiences with our flexible working policy

Advice


Nous Group Melbourne Office Tour

Take a sneak peek inside Nous Group office at Collins Street, Melbourne.

Nous Group Melbourne Office Tour

Take a sneak peek inside Nous Group office at Collins Street, Melbourne.