Current Opening at ojas.design
About the Role:
As an Associate Consultant at ojas.design, you will support a wide variety of projects across our practice areas. You’ll work in multi-disciplinary teams alongside strategists, designers, technologists, and subject matter experts. Your role will include research, facilitation, problem-solving, and co-creating solutions with our clients and communities.
We’re seeking a highly motivated, purpose-driven individual who is excited about the opportunity to learn through hands-on experience. Whether contributing to a systems map, conducting user research, developing a delivery roadmap, or prototyping a new operating model, you’ll bring energy, empathy, and structured thinking to the challenge.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Delivery:
Support research, analysis, and insight synthesis in a wide range of client engagements
Contribute to the design and facilitation of client workshops and co-creation sessions
Develop presentation materials, reports, and artefacts that support decision-making
Collaborate with teams to prototype, test, and refine solutions with users and stakeholders
Practice Teamwork:
Assist in developing tools, methods, and playbooks for internal and client use
Participate in knowledge-sharing, retrospectives, and communities of practice
Contribute to proposals and internal initiatives when time allows
Learning & Development:
Actively seek feedback, coaching, and learning opportunities from team members
Deepen your expertise across systems thinking, service design, change, and sustainability
Support inclusive, equitable, and ethical practices in all aspects of your work
Skills and Competencies:
Essential
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with an ability to learn quickly
Clear communication and visualisation abilities, both written and verbal
Experience working in collaborative, project-based or client-facing environments
A proactive, organised mindset with attention to detail and time management
Comfort with ambiguity, curiosity about complex challenges, and willingness to test ideas
A demonstrable interest in at least one of our practice areas
Desirable
Experience or education in fields such as strategy, service design, sustainability, social science, technology, innovation, or public policy
Familiarity with tools like Miro, Notion, Figma, PowerPoint, Excel, or systems mapping platforms
Exposure to working with diverse communities, public sector organisations, or mission-led businesses
Knowledge of frameworks such as design thinking, agile, systems change, or Net Zero planning
About ojas.design
ojas.design is a transformation and design consultancy enabling organisations to unlock purposeful growth through systems thinking, human-centred design, and strategic innovation. We work across public, private, and civic sectors to help clients navigate complexity, rethink value, and deliver meaningful impact.
We believe that tomorrow’s organisations must be built today, intentionally, ethically, and adaptively. Our work spans five evolving practice areas:
Future of Work & Productivity Systems
Next-Generation Public Services
Resilient Supply Ecosystems
Digital Trust & Responsible AI
Sustainable Infrastructure & the Net Zero Economy
We don’t expect our consultants to fit into a narrow box, we welcome breadth, curiosity, and the desire to shape your own path.
Why Join ojas.design?
Work on projects that tackle real-world complexity and shape more equitable futures
Collaborate with a talented, interdisciplinary team in a values-led environment
Develop your consulting skills in a supportive, feedback-rich culture
Enjoy flexible working, space to grow, and the chance to shape your own path
Equality and Diversity at ojas.design
At ojas.design, we believe that diverse perspectives create better outcomes. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that welcomes people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences.
We encourage applications from individuals who are underrepresented in consulting and design, including, but not limited to, people of colour, disabled people, LGBTQIA+ individuals, neurodivergent thinkers, and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
If you need adjustments to take part in the recruitment process or to support your work with us, we’re happy to accommodate. Contact Us.
About You
You’re early in your consulting journey, but have already shown that you care about work that matters. You’re intellectually curious, emotionally intelligent, and want to do meaningful, ethical work that creates real-world change.
You’re excited to join a learning organisation where every project is different and where your growth is supported, not prescribed. You care about people and systems. You ask better questions. You want to build something lasting, and you believe the future should be designed, not left to chance.
If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear your story.
Apply now to join ojas.design as an Associate Consultant and help us design better futures, one thoughtful engagement at a time.