First Nations social enterprise WISE Aboriginal Company Group has launched a brand new communities-focused advisory WACG Consulting, led by Eben Nickerson and Jayson Sandiford.
Proud Wiradjuri males, the brothers beforehand labored with Ernst & Younger out of Perth previous to establishing WISE in 2020 with the goal of supporting First Nations communities obtain higher social and financial empowerment.
WACG Consulting will present a variety of providers to all ranges of presidency together with native companies and trade, and sits alongside different WISE subsidiaries centered on employment & coaching, healthcare, and the online zero financial system.
“We consider that lasting change begins on the group degree,” said Nickerson, who serves as WISE chairperson. “By working hand-in-hand with First Nations communities, we create pathways for financial, social, and cultural empowerment. Our strategy ensures that the alternatives we assist create aren’t simply accessible, but additionally sustainable for future generations.”
A Provide Nation enterprise, WACG Consulting’s service choices embody analysis, coverage growth, program supply, engagement, and analysis for nationwide, state, and native authorities our bodies, together with enterprise advisory and growth and cultural capability constructing for each First Nations and non-First Nations organisations, rooted in group engagement and social influence.
“It’s thrilling to construct on the work achieved by our crew throughout a number of domains over the previous twelve months,” mentioned Sandiford, WISE deputy chair. “This subsequent step strongly aligns with our crew’s imaginative and prescient across the ‘Triangle of Change’ – authorities, trade, and group – three essential parts that assist higher entry to new and various alternatives for First Nations communities.”
Sandiford and Nickerson beforehand frolicked because the Western Australia regional and Northern Territory lead coordinators for the Federal Authorities’s ‘Boosting the Native Care Workforce Program’, a $33 million initiative aimed toward supporting distant space job creation within the incapacity and aged care sector which was administered by a consortium led by Ernst & Younger.
“WACG Consulting builds upon WISE’s dedication to ‘Partnering for Success,’” the agency said. “This new initiative focuses on increasing our current work significantly within the care and assist sector, whereas our crew’s collective cultural and trade information empowers us to collaborate successfully with all stakeholders whether or not it’s a area people challenge or a large-scale nationwide program.”
