Influential work
- Supported a NSW Government agency to deliver a new education and training model in Western Sydney, including design of the initial model, a four-year micro-credential pilot program, and a market engagement strategy
- Supported a Victorian university to achieve a step-change in its international growth by redesigning the international student recruitment operating model and agent engagement approach
- Supported a NSW university to transform its learner acquisition and commencement experience, including detailed design of the future vision and operating model.
- Supported a regional Australian university to develop a campus expansion strategy, an investor strategy for a STEM-focused children’s museum, and a benchmarking tool for assessing ‘leading regional’ universities
- Supported a Victorian university in its post-implementation review of taskforce recommendations driven by COVID-19.
Outside of Nous
Before joining Nous, Jessica worked in a private consulting role for an internationally recognised consultant, researcher, and writer, where she was exposed to a range of projects focused on strategy, gender diversity, inclusion and flexible working. She holds a Master of Organisational Psychology (where she was awarded the Beryl Hesketh prize), an Honours Degree in Psychology (First Class), and a Bachelor of Business Administration with Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.
In conjunction with her extensive education, Jessica is accredited in a range of psychometric assessment tools and is co-author of the paper Change at Work: Designing Diversity and Inclusion Differently to Achieve Organisational Change (2019).
In her spare time...
Jessica plays guitar and sings, immerses herself in nature, presses flowers to create framed and resin-based pieces, explores true-crime documentaries and podcasts, and tries to find a scary horror movie.