Manager, Strategy Consulting (Agriculture and Food, Health and Biosecurity)

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The opportunity

• Translate research into national-scale industry road maps and strategic advisory projects
• Play a key leadership role within CSIRO Futures
• Work on globally impactful challenges at CSIRO  
   

CSIRO Futures is CSIRO’s strategic and economic advisory arm and a trusted advisor to external private and public sector entities. The team brings together expert knowledge in science, technology, strategy and economics to help organisations and governments explore emerging opportunities, enabling business growth and competitiveness and industry development. 
 

We are seeking a Manager, Strategy Consulting to lead projects across our agriculture and food and health and biosecurity portfolios.
 

As a Manager, you will be responsible for leading the delivery of national-scale industry roadmaps, technology strategies and technology scans focussed on the agriculture and food, and health and biosecurity sectors. You will work with and help inform decision makers and leaders in government and industry, providing a structured and evidenced approach that draws on CSIRO’s world leading experts.
 

Contribute your strategic expertise at Australia's National Science Agency and join us in tackling the world's most important challenges, apply now. 

Your duties will include:

• Leading project delivery teams (typically 2 people) to deliver both national-scale roadmaps and strategic advisory projects, with oversight and support from an Associate Director.
• Contributing to scoping and proposal development for new project opportunities.
• Liaising with clients to determine their needs, tailoring solutions to potentially conflicting requirements and taking personal responsibility for client satisfaction.
• Quickly gathering, understanding, analysing and synthesising information from disparate sources into detailed, logical, evidence-based insights and conclusions.
• Succinctly and professionally communicating complex business, scientific and technical concepts to senior executives and government decision makers.
• Actively developing a working knowledge across CSIRO’s science and technology domains.

Location: Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane (all hybrid of office + working from home)

Salary: AU$114k - AU$123 pa (pro-rata for part-time) plus 15.4% superannuation

Tenure: Specified term of 3 years, Full-time (Part-time considered)

Reference: 100070

To be considered you will need:

• Undergraduate qualifications in science, engineering, business, commerce, finance or economics or a related field that includes a significant analytical component.
• Experience providing strategic advice to one or more of the agriculture/food/health/biosecurity sectors, or working within one or more of these sectors in a technology or strategy related role.
• Experience in autonomously leading small teams on strategic or technical consulting projects that include the gathering, evaluation, analysis and synthesis of a broad range of information to develop robust insights and input into strategic decision making.
• Experience in generating professional quality client-facing written reports and deliverables that clearly communicate analysis and key insights.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral communication and presentation skills, including experience in proactively collaborating and consulting with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to demonstrate adaptability, modifying project methodology in real time and being able to justify the change.

For full details about this role please review the Position Description

Eligibility

Applications for this position are open to Australian/New Zealand Citizens and Australian Permanent Residents. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Flexible working arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. 

Diversity and inclusion

We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish. 

About CSIRO

At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact. 

CSIRO is committed to values-based leadership to inspire performance and unlock the potential of our people.

Join us and start creating tomorrow today!

How to apply

Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.

Applications close

15th June 2025, 11:00pm AEST