Casual Technical Writer | Sydney

Job Requisition ID: 36370 

Description:

• Project-based casual employment (1-2 days per week and up to 5 days during peak periods) with highly flexible working arrangements
• Exposure to cutting edge Research and Development in your area of study
• Gain valuable experience with the global leader in professional services

We are looking for dedicated and highly-driven individuals to assist our national team in delivering projects to well-known industry names. Preferred study backgrounds and industry are as follows:

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) writers: Food Science and Technology, or related engineering fields such as Food and Beverage Processing, Manufacturing, or Chemical/Process, ideally with exposure to industry research and manufacturing practices. Further, domain knowledge/hands-on experience with the following will be highly regarded:

• product and/or forumulation development (particularly in the field of food or beverage), including the development lifecycle
• current raw material, product, and packaging material trends
• processing and manufacturing technologies

• quality testing and food safety considerations.

Previous experience in preparing academic and technical papers in your research area or expertise will be highly regarded. You will have the opportunity to connect with leading FMCG companies and collaborate with a dynamic team of PhD-qualified scientists, engineers, finance professionals and lawyers. This role is to start immediately.

A typical day in the role:

Each team engagement is filled with collaborations and new challenges that will motivate and excite you:

• Gain exposure to the innovation landscape in your study area
• Get invaluable career experience by working with our high-performance team to deliver projects for a broad range of clients based on their cutting-edge R&D projects
• Be mentored by highly experienced senior practitioners and leverage your domain expertise to craft detailed technical project descriptions based on client documentation.

Enough About Us, Let’s Talk About You

As this is a casual role, Right to Work and be employed in Australia is a requirement to be considered for the role. You will also have:

• Recently completed or studying towards a post-graduate degree in the above-listed academic fields
• Some exposure to or experience in academic, technical or whitepaper report-writing
• An enthusiastic approach to work and an eagerness to learn
• Ability to provide quality work in a fast-paced, feedback-driven environment with strong attention to detail and work ethic
• Demonstrated high level of communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment

Why Deloitte?  

At Deloitte, we focus our energy on interesting and impactful work. We’re always learning, innovating and setting the standard; making a positive difference to our clients and our society. We put coaching at the heart of what we do, helping our people grow their careers in any direction – whether it be up, moving into something new, or even moving across the world.   
  
We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion. We have a diverse collection of people from different backgrounds, with different experiences, gender identities, abilities and thinking styles. What binds us together is a shared commitment to value everyone’s perspective and to cultivate inclusion; so that our work environment is a safe space we can all belong.  
   
We prioritise flexibility and choice. At Deloitte, you get trust on Day 1. We know our people get their best work done when they’re in control of where and how they work, designing their work week around their client, team and personal commitments. 
  
We help you live and work well. To support your personal and professional life, we offer a range of perks and benefits, including retail discounts, wellbeing leave, paid volunteering days, twelve flexible working options, market-leading parental leave and return to work support package.  

Next Steps

Sound like the sort of role for you? Apply now to be contacted by our Talent team for a screening interview.

By applying for this job, you’ll be assessed against the Deloitte Talent Standards. We’ve designed these standards so that you can grow in your career, and we can provide our clients with a consistent and exceptional Deloitte employee experience globally. The preferred candidate will be subject to background screening by Deloitte or by their external third-party provider.