Consultancy Manager

For over two decades, we have shaped how Western Australia looks and feels, from city precincts and suburbs to remote communities. You would lead the business behind it.

• Run FORM’s consultancy: public art, place and cultural strategy for government, industry and community
• Own the growth. Find the work, win it, build the partnerships
• Deliver complex, high-value projects with real cultural depth
• Report to the CEO. Sit on the leadership team. Shape where we go next
• Profit-for-purpose, so the work you win funds creative programs across the State
• Open to leaders from planning, construction, property, events, tourism or professional services
• Hybrid, 9-day fortnight, Perth CBD

About Us

We connect and collaborate with communities, creative practitioners, businesses, and all levels of government. We explore and empower meaningful social and cultural engagement through artistic projects, high-impact partnerships, and creative learning programs. ‍The experiences we develop celebrate diversity and reimagine creativity. Every idea is a conversation. Every project is co-designed. Every voice matters.

 As an independent not-for-profit organisation, our mission is to be a leader in developing a vibrant creative economy for the benefit and wellbeing of all Western Australian communities.

We deliver landmark creative experiences including Optus Stadium’s cultural precinct, Spoilbank Marina Public Art Project in Marapikurrinya (Port Hedland), ), Laurel Nannup’s First Contact at Elizabeth Quay, Balgang Albany’s Lighting the Sound, Thomas Dambo’s Giants of Mandurah and PUBLIC Silo Trail.

The Opportunity

The Consultancy Manager leads FORM’s profit-for-purpose consultancy business, delivering major public art and place-based projects for clients across government, industry, and community organisations throughout Western Australia. You’ll focus on sustainable growth, driving business development, project delivery, and client relationships across Land.Mark.Art, Creative Spaces and Places, Creative Strategy, and Public Art and Activation.

This role suits people who have led complex, high-value projects and built strong client relationships, whether that experience comes from the arts sector or from fields like urban planning, construction, events, tourism, or professional services.

What matters most is your ability to win and manage major projects, lead a team well, and deliver outcomes that make a genuine difference to communities and places across WA.

Reporting to the CEO and leading a tight-knit team, you’ll build and develop strategies for FORM’s Creative and Cultural Consultancy business, guide your team to deliver public art outcomes with real cultural depth, develop lasting creative partnerships, contribute to financial planning, and shape a positive, high-performing team culture. You’ll also be part of FORM’s leadership team, helping set direction for the organisation as a whole.

Three things matter most to us:

• Business development. You know how to find work and win it, and you build the partnerships that extend our reach and grow our contribution to the creative economy.
• Client servicing. Our projects follow a long trail. You keep clients with us across that distance, informed, confident and clear about where things stand.
• Project management. You can hold complex, high-value projects across several domains at once, with the planning and budgeting skills to bring them to fruition on time and on budget.

Experience in arts, culture or public art is highly desirable. It will help you from the start, because you will already understand how artists work and how a commission takes shape. If your experience is in urban planning, construction, property, events, tourism or professional services, we would still like to hear from you, and we will support you to build the specific cultural and public art knowledge you need once you are here.

Much of our work happens on Country, alongside Aboriginal and Islander artists, Elders and communities. We embed self-determination, cultural awareness and deep respect in everything we do, recognising that Aboriginal and Islander peoples are the Custodians of their Country, their culture and their communities. We are here to amplify, not speak for, and we look for people who come to that work ready to listen.

If you are who we are looking for and want to make a meaningful impact with FORM, take the next step in your career.

Why FORM?

For over two decades we have worked across the 2.6 million square kilometres of Western Australia and beyond, building the creative conditions for communities and places to thrive. We are a thought leader, a catalyst, and a trusted long-term delivery partner for communities, change-makers and governments. You would step into those relationships and build on them.

• Flexible work options to support your wellbeing, including hybrid and 9-day fortnights
• Modern office in a convenient Perth CBD location
• Opportunities for professional development and growth
• A positive, inclusive work culture that values teamwork and creativity. The income you generate funds programs including Creative Schools, Scribblers and Spinifex Hill Studio, and gives us the independence to deliver for Western Australian communities.

How to apply

Read the position description available via Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/bnll7zphv82sbtnu7ssa3/Consultancy-Manager-Position-Descrption.pdf?rlkey=kmb1xi61funec9uld1l6ddykf&st=qibbvrbx&dl=0

Provide your resume and a cover letter outlining why you are suitable for the position.

Please email hr@form.net.au if you have any queries.

Closing Date: Monday 7 September at 4.00pm

FORM reserves the right to extend the advertisement, or close this opportunity earlier if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce 

FORM values diversity and is committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful work environment. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, or other protected statuses. 

We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Islander people and those seeking flexible working arrangements.

FORM has offices in Perth and the Pilbara, and projects across the State. We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners and Custodians of these lands, past and present, particularly the Whadjuk Noongar people of Boorloo (Perth), the Kariyarra people of Marapikurrinya (Port Hedland), the Ngarluma people of Ieramagadu (Roebourne) and the Yindjibarndi people of Yindjibarndi Country. We also acknowledge Traditional Owners and Custodians throughout Western Australia, whose enduring connection to Country and ongoing contributions to our communities we respect and honour. We appreciate and are deeply grateful for the privilege of working on these lands.