Helping organisations navigate complexity and deliver outcomes that matter

Iceni is a purpose-led consultancy working with government, infrastructure and community-facing organisations on complex challenges and important programs.

We combine strategic thinking and practical delivery experience to help our clients make confident decisions, strengthen how they work and turn plans into action.

Strategic advice. Practical delivery. Expert capability.

Our clients engage us in different ways.

Sometimes they need a consulting partner to take ownership of a complex problem, provide independent advice or deliver a defined piece of work.

Sometimes they need a skilled consultant who can join their team, bring additional capability and help get an important program or priority delivered.

We do both.

Advisory and consulting

We help clients understand complex problems, make clear decisions and take action — whether that means developing strategy, evaluating options, strengthening governance or improving how an organisation operates.

Expert capability

We provide experienced consultants and specialists who can work alongside client teams to bring additional expertise and capacity to important programs and projects.

How we add value

Technology has changed how consulting work can be done. We use AI intelligently to research more widely, understand international practice, analyse and synthesise information, test our thinking and work more efficiently.

But access to more information doesn't necessarily produce better advice. Our value lies in combining that efficiency with experienced judgement, specialist expertise and a strong understanding of people and context.

Experienced judgement

Our consultants know how to work out what matters, understand the organisational and political context, challenge assumptions and recognise when an apparently good idea won't work in practice.

We listen carefully to stakeholders and understand the perspectives and interests behind what we're hearing. We bring this together with evidence and expertise to produce clear, concise and practical advice that reflects the realities of the organisation and the people affected by it.

The right team for the problem

We draw from a trusted network of consultants and subject matter experts, so we can build the team around the needs of the assignment rather than the people we happen to have available.

Where specialist knowledge is needed, we bring it in. Our clients work directly with the people chosen for their skills and judgement, without layers of consulting hierarchy between them and the work.

Intelligent use of technology

We use AI to extend what our consultants can do — increasing the breadth and depth of research and analysis while reducing time spent on tasks technology can do efficiently.

Our people remain responsible for the thinking, judgement, communication and quality of everything we deliver.

Where we work

We are drawn to complex work that matters — particularly where organisations, systems and communities intersect.

We’re different - here’s how

  • Profit isn't our mission

    Turning a profit is our result, not our objective.

    We believe profit should only be generated through work that has a positive social, environmental or community impact. And that profit needs to be spent that way too.

    It’s not just our philosophy - it’s our whole business model.

  • We leave ego at the door

    Big change is incremental and no one has all the answers.

    We believe the best legacy we can leave is a deeper understanding of the challenge, a broader range of solutions, and a sense of unity, purpose and momentum.

    We’re not a solution looking for a problem, we’re an approach to getting the right result.

  • We're women-owned and run

    We bring something pretty special to the table.

    By engaging us you’re doing more than putting more women in the mix, you’re investing in gender parity, greater innovation, overall economic growth and female economic empowerment.

    We’re not just an economically sound choice, but a socially responsible one too.

  • We're proudly local

    Nothing trumps local people with local knowledge.

    We’re based in Sydney and Canberra, hiring and paying local people and spending our money with other local businesses. When we work in other locations, we partner with local organisations.

    It means we’re creating jobs for your friends and neighbours, and contributing to improved public infrastructure and investment in your community.

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Our commitment to being different isn’t just for clients. We offer for-purpose, values-led and flexible careers.

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