Mosaic Insights is part of the Alluvium Group of companies
The Alluvium Group works to make a positive impact on the world and the communities that rely on healthy ecosystems. The Group includes Mosaic Insights, Alluvium Consulting, Alluvium International, Natural Capital and Climate, EcoFutures, and Amperes. Together, we combine environmental science, planning, social science, economics, data and design to shape solutions to complex natural resource and climate challenges.
Mosaic Insights delivers an integrated offering across social science, strategy, and data to support organisations to better understand people, place and nature and to design policies, programs and investments that improve wellbeing, social connection, biodiversity and climate resilience.
About this role
We are seeking an Environmental Social Scientist to join our growing team. This role is suited to someone with years of experience (consulting, research or public sector) who is motivated by shaping positive social and environmental outcomes.
You will work across projects that explore how people value and interact with natural places and systems; how community prepare for, respond to and are impacted by climate hazards, and support collaborative planning, monitoring and evaluation; and help people, communities and governments.
This is a senior role with opportunities to lead projects, bring in new clients and support research and project delivery across Mosaic Insights and the broader Alluvium Group.
What you will be doing in this role
You will work collaboratively across the Mosaic Insights and Alluvium Group to:
* Support the Mosaic Insights business in Southeast Queensland as well as others across Melbourne and Sydney and at times internationally
* Provide social science expertise across: research methods, qualitative and quantitative data analysis, monitoring and evaluation frameworks, social impact assessment, policy analysis, strategy and program development, stakeholder engagement and communications, climate risk assessments
* Work with leading applied scientists, ecologists, economists and engineers across the Alluvium Group and our partners on climate change, adaptation/ resilience and environmental projects that directly affect the future of our urban and rural communities and environments.
* Help to shape and grow our climate – health, city shaping and data science services and build on our existing portfolio of social science work in public health and natural resource management
* Help build our company's profile as leaders in the application of social science in developing healthy and sustainable urban and rural landscapes
* Contribute to the delivery of projects on time, on budget and to the satisfaction of our clients
* Contribute to the efficient and effective running of the Mosaic Insights business
Skills and Experience
Professional Experience
* 15+ years relevant experience in consulting, research, government, not-for-profit, or similar professional environment
* Experience applying social science in real-world environmental, climate, health, planning, or community contexts
Skills and capabilities
* Tertiary qualifications in social science or closely related disciplines
* Strong qualitative research skills (interviewing, coding, thematic synthesis, narrative analysis) and/or quantitative research skills (survey design, statistical analysis, segmentation)
* Confident communicator with the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly (written and verbal form)
* Comfortable working in multidisciplinary teams and engaging with diverse stakeholders
* Demonstrated initiative and drive and ability to work in time pressured environments
* An eagerness to help build our social science area of practice
* Willing to travel interstate and to regional areas for short periods (when permitted)
* Able to legally work in Australia (we will not consider applicants who require visa sponsorship)
Desirable
* Knowledge of environmental policy, water management, biodiversity, conservation or climate adaptation
* Understanding of Traditional Owner engagement principles and practice
* Familiarity with R, SPSS, Qualtrics, NVivo, ArcGIS/QGIS, or PowerBI
What we offer
An award-winning workplace that is listed as one of the Great Places to Work for women. Our people contribute significantly to our culture and success:
* Competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience and subject to negotiation.
* Opportunity to work with and interact with recognised leaders in the field.
* Profit share.
* Attractive, well-located city-fringe offices integrated with Alluvium Group companies' people.
* The opportunity to become a shareholder in the Alluvium Group (over 50% of our staff are shareholders) benefiting from dividends and capital growth.
* Opportunities to grow your professional skills and experience through international study tours, Group supported research programs, and Group-wide training.
* Opportunities to work with senior leaders across the business on research topics through our Research and Insights Program.
* Exposure to through leadership and innovation through the Alluvium Foundation.
* Career development through the wide range of opportunities we can provide and mentoring from industry leaders.
* Laptop computer and mobile phone for work and personal communications.
* Flexible working arrangements (home and office).
* Opportunity to work internationally and access international projects.
* The Alluvium Group has an active reconciliation program, is listed as a Great Place to Work for women, operates as a carbon neutral business and is a certified BCorp.
To apply for this role:
Please email a CV and short cover letter outlining why you are the right candidate for this role to by 9 January 2026.
We welcome conversations before applying. If you'd like to discuss the role, please contact Jan Orton, General Manager –
Please note:
1. Only applications sent directly to the email on this page and containing all the required information will be considered.
2. This position is only open to Australian citizens or permanent residents, New Zealand citizens, or others who hold a valid visa with permission to work full-time in Australia.