Senior Consultant

Nous Data Insights is seeking a talented Senior Consultant to drive insights for universities across the UK and Ireland. If you're passionate about helping clients solve complex problems using sophisticated data and insight, excel at relationship management, and have a mind for continuous improvement, we want to hear from you!

In this position, you will have a key role in developing exec-ready reports and presentations based on high-powered analysis of UniForum benchmarking data. Consult with clients directly throughout data collection and report development cycle and help to shape and drive interactive roundtable and conference events for universities. You will contribute to the development of Nous Data Insights' intellectual property and support the generation of new business.

About Nous Data Insights

Nous Data Insights is a world-leading provider of data-led solutions, specialising in the higher 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 programme, UniForum. We are developing new data products to expand our portfolio of solutions and deliver powerful strategic analytics to our customers.

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 Senior Consultant, you will: 

• Design and deliver analysis to support Nous Data Insights activities for UK and Irish clients
• Support the data collection process, working with leads at each university to align with Nous Data Insights methodology
• Conduct analysis, generate insight and develop client reports including university executive briefings, services reviews, roundtable study reports and annual conferences
• Assist in leading the delivery and facilitation of client presentations, workshops and events
• Lead the development of best practice case studies
• Contribute to new applications of UniForum data that generate insight for clients
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of our processes, systems and ways of working
• 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
• Contribute to the management of individual client relationships by building productive relationships, including with university Programme Managers and function leaders.

A bit about you:

• 2 or more years’ experience in a consulting, analytical, research management or professional services role involving project-based working with multiple stakeholders
• Strong academic background, with a Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferably one with a strong focus on quantitative analysis
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
• Relationship builder contributing to new and/or existing client development opportunities and delivering outstanding service
• Experience in corporate services transformations, service improvement programs, back-office process and operating model redesign (preferred)
• Proficient with using business intelligence tools and data analysis to test hypotheses and identify data quality issues and unexpected changes
• Highly organized, with excellent attention to detail and experience in project coordination
• Experience working with large and complex data sets (preferred)
• Familiar with the software development lifecycle (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 highly collaborative, supportive team that cares about your professional development, within a larger global firm
• Opportunities to grow with us as we expand into new products and sectors
• Flexible working arrangements, including working from home options
• We offer active career and professional development support, funding professional development activities and reimbursing one professional membership per year
• All staff 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
• A collaborative bonus that reflects company performance is available to all permanent employees

Finally, some important details…

This is a full-time role, available on a hybrid basis with lots of scope for flexible working with the expectation of weekly travel to the central London office.

Nous Data Insights is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We encourage individuals from equity-deserving groups to apply and share this in your application. Nous Data Insights values a diversity of perspectives, ideas and lived experiences as an asset in serving communities globally.

If you have experience working on complex problems, are high performing and productive working in a fast-paced environment, 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!

To apply for a role at Nous Data Insights in London you must have the right to work in the UK.