IPS Management Consultants

What IPS Management Consultants does

IPS Management Consultants is an independent, certified majority First Nations-owned and majority female-owned professional services consultancy headquartered in Bunbury, Western Australia, founded in 2015. The firm delivers consulting services across eight core service lines: Leadership & Peak Performance, Insights & Impact, First Nations Advisory, Small Business Support, Workforce Transformation, Project Strategy & Delivery, Power & Innovation, and NDIS Support Services (operated under the sub-brand "Hera"). Service delivery is built entirely on human expertise — facilitation, program co-design, research, training, advisory, and embedded project roles — with no proprietary technology platform, API, or software product. The firm operates with staff and offices in eight Australian locations (Bunbury, Perth, Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney, Darwin), serving federal, state, and local government agencies as well as corporate clients in infrastructure, mining, energy, and construction sectors.

The firm's revenue model is anchored in fee-for-service consulting contracts with government and enterprise clients, supplemented by NDIS-funded support coordination under the Hera sub-brand in South West Western Australia. It qualifies for preferential procurement under Australia's Indigenous Procurement Policy through its certified ownership status, and has secured repeatable engagements with the Australian Taxation Office (since 2017), Services Australia, Department of Education, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Transport for NSW, and the South West Gateway Alliance on the $1.25 billion Bunbury Outer Ring Road project. Reported outcomes on major engagements include $35.5 million in Aboriginal business spend against a $30 million target on BORR and 191 graduates across 13 cohorts in the Yaka Dandjoo program.

The company is led by Managing Director Kristal Kinsela, a published author on supplier diversity, alongside Executive Director Cameron Wood (Noongar, Wilman Tribe), Workforce Transformation Executive Lead Jackie Graham, NDIS Executive Lead Alison Palmer, and directors Jahna Cedar, Damien Chalk, and Katina Law. IPS has been recognised as Supply Nation Certified Supplier of the Year in both 2018 and 2019, marking consecutive recognition at the peak body for Indigenous business procurement in Australia.

Name

IPS Management Consultants

Legal name

IPS Management Consultants

Website

https://ipsau.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IPS Management Consultants is an independent, certified majority First Nations-owned Australian consultancy providing First Nations advisory, workforce transformation, project delivery, and NDIS support services to government agencies and corporate clients across Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bunbury

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: IPS generates revenue through fee-for-service consulting engagements with government agencies and corporations. Services include advisory work, program delivery, training, facilitation, and project management. Revenue is project-based and contract-driven.
2. NDIS Support Services (Hera Brand): The NDIS Support Services division operates under the 'Hera' brand providing support coordination to NDIS participants in South West Western Australia. This is a funded support service through the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

IPS Management Consultants is a certified majority First Nations-owned and majority female-owned management consultancy delivering advisory, program delivery, training, and project management services across Australia. The firm offers eight core service lines spanning Leadership & Peak Performance, Insights & Impact, First Nations Advisory, Small Business Support, Workforce Transformation, Project Strategy & Delivery, Power & Innovation, and NDIS Support Services (under the Hera sub-brand). Services are delivered to government agencies, corporate clients, and Indigenous businesses with a focus on Aboriginal Participation Plans, supplier diversity, and cultural capability.

Product overview

IPS Management Consultants is an independent certified majority First Nations-owned consultancy offering a portfolio of consulting services rather than a unified software platform. The offering spans eight core service lines: Leadership & Peak Performance (including the IPS Liminal Program and Leadership Assessment Tools), Insights & Impact (research and evaluation), First Nations Advisory (with Cultural Capability Suite), Small Business Support, Workforce Transformation (including Thrive Program and Mentoring Program), Project Strategy & Delivery (including Aboriginal Participation Plans), Power & Innovation, and NDIS Support Services operating under the Hera sub-brand. Programs like Yaka Dandjoo represent award-winning employment initiatives. The portfolio works as interconnected advisory services that clients engage individually or in combination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hera: NDIS Support Services division operating under the Hera brand, providing support coordination to clients in the South West region of Western Australia.

Products and services

• Leadership & Peak Performance Consultancy service focused on building capability in individuals, teams, organisations and communities through co-designed whole-of-system approaches, including the IPS Liminal Program, Leadership Assessment Tools, Alliance Coaching, and neurodiversity workshops.
• Insights & Impact Program co-design, evaluation, and research services using qualitative and quantitative methodologies to deliver focused policy and program outcomes for governments and organisations.
• First Nations Advisory Indigenous capacity building and engagement services including communications and stakeholder engagement strategies, Reconciliation Action Plan support, unconscious bias training, governance, and facilitation services for Indigenous corporations and businesses.
• Small Business Support Advisory services offering confidential spaces for clients and communities to navigate complexity towards long-term impact and value creation, with focus on Indigenous business capability and supplier diversity.
• Workforce Transformation Services helping clients build high-performing diverse teams through workforce needs assessment and attraction and retention strategy development across government, Tier 1 employers, strategic alliances, and small businesses.
• Project Strategy & Delivery Tailored services for major projects across infrastructure, construction, mining, oil and gas, and energy sectors, including First Nations engagement and participation strategies, people and culture services, sustainable employment programs, procurement support, alliance coaching, and evaluation services.
• Power & Innovation Strategic consulting working alongside organisations, businesses and communities to unlock power and innovation through First Nations ways of knowing, doing and being.
• Hera NDIS Support Services NDIS Support Services division operating under the Hera brand, providing support coordination and specialist support coordination to NDIS participants in the South West region of Western Australia.
• Cultural Capability Suite Development program designed to bring whole teams on a journey of cultural competency and empowerment with the goal of developing a culturally safe workplace.
• Aboriginal Participation Plans Design and implementation of Aboriginal Participation Plans and Indigenous Participation Plans for major projects, including procurement strategies and workforce plans.
• Yaka Dandjoo Sustainable Employment Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 191 graduates across 13 cohorts; 132 individuals gained employment; 109 directly connected to BORR project
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and supporting.

• South West Football LeagueminorOthers · 1 January 2020IPS sponsors the South West Football League Indigenous Round, demonstrating community commitment and brand visibility. The partnership supports reconciliation and Indigenous recognition in sport.
• South West Gateway AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIPS partnered with the South West Gateway Alliance to co-design a comprehensive Aboriginal Participation Plan for the $1.25bn Bunbury Outer Ring Road Project. As of February 2024, the project exceeded targets with $35.5m Aboriginal business spend.
• NSW Aboriginal Chamber of CommercesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIPS collaborated with the NSW Aboriginal Chamber of Commerce as part of developing the Zero Emission Buses Aboriginal Engagement Strategy for Transport for NSW.
• Indigenous Defence and Infrastructure Consortium (iDiC)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIPS collaborated with iDiC as part of developing the Zero Emission Buses Aboriginal Engagement Strategy for Transport for NSW.
• Armadale Line Upgrade Alliance (ALUA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIPS delivered a two-day cultural immersion program to the ALUA Leadership Team for the Victoria Park to Cannington Level Crossing Removal Project, valued at $1bn.
• Supply NationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerIPS is a Certified Supplier member of Supply Nation, the peak body for Indigenous business procurement in Australia. This certification provides access to corporate and government procurement networks and validates their Indigenous ownership.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• KPMG Australia (Indigenous Services): KPMG operates an Indigenous Services practice delivering advisory, assurance and project advisory work with a focus on Indigenous economic participation. It is a broad incumbent competing for the same major-project participation and reconciliation mandates as IPS.
• Deloitte Australia (Indigenous Services): Deloitte's Indigenous practice offers consulting, strategy, and major-project advisory to government and corporates on Indigenous engagement. It overlaps with IPS in Aboriginal Participation Plans, RAP support, and cultural capability advisory, though at a broader portfolio level.
• PwC Australia's Indigenous Consulting (PIC): PwC's dedicated Indigenous Consulting practice provides strategy, policy, and engagement advisory to government and corporates on Indigenous outcomes. Comparable because it competes for the same Indigenous advisory and supplier-diversity mandates IPS serves, but at much larger scale and as part of a Big Four portfolio.
• Ernst & Young (EY) Australia — Indigenous Services: EY Australia provides Indigenous-focused consulting within its broader advisory practice, including supplier diversity, Indigenous procurement, and community engagement. Comparable to IPS as a competing supplier of large-scale Indigenous advisory services to government and ASX-listed corporates.

Others

• Supply Nation: Supply Nation is the peak body certifying Indigenous businesses and connecting them to corporate and government procurement. Not a direct competitor, but the certification and network IPS depends on for pipeline generation, making it the most strategically adjacent ecosystem player.

Emerging players

• YarnnUp: YarnnUp provides First Nations cultural awareness training, consulting, and advisory services to corporate and government clients. It competes with IPS in cultural capability training, RAP support, and Indigenous engagement advisory, though with a stronger training/content orientation.
• Indigenous Business Australia (IBA): IBA is a Commonwealth entity supporting Indigenous economic participation through finance, capability, and procurement programs. It overlaps with IPS in First Nations business advisory and supplier-diversity enablement, though from a government/funder rather than commercial consulting posture.
• BVG Group: BVG Group is an Indigenous-led advisory and recruitment firm offering workforce, supplier diversity, and project advisory services to government and corporate clients. It is comparable to IPS in target customers and Indigenous advisory offerings, though with greater emphasis on recruitment and labour-hire.

Direct peers

• Reconciliation Australia: Reconciliation Australia is the national body for the Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) program. IPS delivers RAP design, implementation, and cultural capability services — directly competing for the same RAP-driven client engagements that Reconciliation Australia and its RAP partner network serve.

Regional players

• National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE): NCIE is an Indigenous-led organisation delivering leadership, cultural capability, and workforce programs primarily in NSW. It is comparable to IPS in leadership development and Indigenous-focused program delivery, though it operates more as a community/not-for-profit entity than a commercial consultancy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ips_management

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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