Social Procurement and Social Impact Consulting for Business
I work with businesses that want to create genuine social value — not just tick a box. From embedding social enterprises into your supply chain to building inclusive employment pathways and strengthening your social impact strategy, I bring practical expertise from both the corporate and social sector worlds.
Maybe you're a team of one, responsible for driving social impact across a whole organisation, and you need a sounding board and practical support. Maybe you're responding to a government tender and need to strengthen the social value component of your bid. Or maybe you know social procurement should be part of your operations but you're not sure where to start.
That's where I come in.
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Social procurement strategy: creating and implementing strategies to embed social and Aboriginal business procurement into your supply chain
Supplier capability building: developing programs that strengthen the capacity of social enterprises and Aboriginal businesses in your supply chain
The 'S' in ESG: developing social impact strategies that sit within your broader ESG framework
Impact measurement: designing practical systems to track and demonstrate your social impact
Corporate social responsibility program design: building programs that align with your business objectives and create real social value
Diversity, equity and inclusion: DEI strategies, programs and mentoring, with a specialty in gender equity
Becoming a social enterprise: support for organisations wanting to embed purpose into their business model
Facilitation and training: workshops, webinars and tailored support to build your team's social impact and social procurement capability
Professional development and mentoring for social impact leaders, especially those operating as a team of one
I'm also a Social Traders certified social enterprise, so engaging my services contributes directly to your social procurement targets.
Based in Melbourne, I work with businesses across Victoria and Australia.
Case studies
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Unlocking Impact at Scale in a Complex Delivery Environment
The Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP) is one of Victoria’s largest infrastructure programs, with over 110 dangerous and congested level crossings set for removal across Melbourne. The project is delivered through an Alliance model, with five lead delivery partners—John Holland, McConnell Dowell, Laing O'Rourke, Acciona, and Fulton Hogan—each responsible for delivering a portion of the crossings through separate packages of work.
While LXRP was achieving strong outcomes in some areas—particularly in relation to inclusive employment and social procurement—progress was uneven across delivery partners. Certain targets remained persistently hard to meet, and there was limited visibility into why. With each Alliance partner operating independently, there were few mechanisms for sharing lessons learned or scaling best practice across the program. This fragmentation made it difficult to identify systemic barriers or build a cohesive, strategic response.
That’s where I came in.
My approach
Engaged as a specialist in social procurement and inclusive employment, I worked across the LXRP program and its five Alliance delivery partners to uncover insights, drive consistency, and strengthen capability. My work included:
Conducting in-depth data analysis and stakeholder interviews to identify the root causes of delivery challenges
Surfacing patterns, risks and opportunities across packages of work to inform targeted action
Advising senior leaders on where to focus effort for the greatest social return
Highlighting and sharing best practices to improve consistency across delivery teams
Providing strategic guidance and education on inclusive employment and social procurement to build internal capability
Shifting the focus from compliance to purpose—clarifying the why, not just the what, of social impact
What was achieved
This work enabled LXRP to take a more strategic and coordinated approach to social impact, despite its decentralised delivery model. Key outcomes included:
Over $580 million in cumulative social procurement spend, representing around 5% of the total project budget
Meaningful investment in Aboriginal businesses, social enterprises, and job opportunities for people facing disadvantage
Improved visibility of delivery performance and clearer insight into what works—and what needs attention
Stronger internal capability and an emerging culture of collaboration and purpose-driven delivery
LXRP’s success helped position it as a global leader in social procurement and demonstrated how even highly complex infrastructure programs can use their purchasing power to deliver measurable social value.
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Laying the Groundwork for Social Procurement in Rail
As part of Training for the Future—a rail industry initiative preparing the workforce for a decade of infrastructure delivery—I served as the subject matter expert in social procurement, designing and delivering capability-building programs across the sector, including for V/Line.
At the time, V/Line was at the beginning of its social procurement journey. While the organisation had a strong appetite to contribute to social outcomes, it lacked internal knowledge, frameworks and confidence to move from intent to action. That’s where I came in.
My approach
I designed and facilitated a tailored series of workshops for V/Line’s senior leadership team, ensuring content was aligned to both their organisational maturity and strategic priorities. Each session combined foundational knowledge with real-world insights, including:
The Fundamentals – What social procurement is, why it matters, and how it supports business and government objectives
Supplier Landscape – Understanding Aboriginal businesses and social enterprises, and the types of goods and services they offer, relevant for V/Line’s procurement requirements
Practical Implementation – Leadership accountability, governance, impact communication, and integrating social procurement into existing processes
Real-World Application – Common challenges and how to work effectively with purpose-led suppliers
What was achieved
These sessions gave V/Line’s leadership team the knowledge, confidence, and practical tools to start embedding social procurement into core operations. The work established a shared language and direction, laying the foundation for more inclusive and values-aligned procurement practices across the organisation.
This project highlights how organisations—regardless of industry or starting point—can activate their social impact ambitions through education, capability building, and purposeful strategy.
Curious about working with me?
If you’re interested in exploring how we might work together, let’s schedule a call to see if I can support your goals.
Book a free phone or video call, where you can share more about your organisation, goals and the project or support you’re looking for.
I’ll talk you through the services I offer and you’ll have the chance to ask any questions about how we might work together.