<p>Founded in 2004 as IDEA Management &amp; Consulting Services Limited, we began our journey with a clear mission: to provide exceptional management consultancy rooted in passion, commitment, and vision.<br><br>Over the years, our dedication to innovation and excellence paved the way for our evolution into IDEA Consulting Ltd. With nearly two decades of experience, we’ve grown into a trusted name for organisations across industries and borders.</p>

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About IDEA Consulting&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;IDEA Consulting is the advisory arm of IDEA Group. We help organisations modernise, grow and perform better. For over 20 years we have delivered practical, results-driven work in business strategy, process improvement, training, funding, digitisation and sustainability.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We stay involved after the recommendations are made. We work alongside leadership teams to turn their ambitions into plans they can carry out, change they can measure and capability that lasts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;We are looking for a Management Consultant to join our team in Mosta on a full-time basis. You will work across our range of services, managing client projects and giving clients sound, practical advice. One engagement might involve reviewing how a business operates, the next might mean preparing a funding application or supporting a strategy. You will also take a lead role in identifying funding opportunities for our clients.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What We Are Looking For&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Essential:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong analytical thinking and a structured approach to problem-solving&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Clear, confident communication, both written and verbal&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The ability to take a complicated situation and turn it into clear plans, priorities and actions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A practical mindset and a habit of getting things done&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Comfort working on different types of projects and switching between them&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Desirable:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience on projects funded through national or EU funding schemes&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Project management experience&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A proactive approach to finding and delivering solutions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Education:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A bachelor&#039;s degree in Business Management, Public Policy, Project Management, European Studies or a related field&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What We Offer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A varied role where your work makes a visible difference to clients&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Clear development pathways, with mentoring and support to build your consulting skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Career progression support through accredited programmes at IDEA College&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A collaborative, professional team that takes delivery seriously and supports one another&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to Apply&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Send your CV and a short cover letter to careers@ideamalta.com. We look forward to hearing from you.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the Role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;IDEA Consulting, the advisory arm of IDEA Group, is expanding its services into recruitment. We have supported organisations in Malta with strategy, training, funding and digitisation for over two decades, and we now want to help them find and keep the right people. We are looking for a Recruitment Consultant to manage assignments for our clients from first brief through to placement, and to build lasting relationships with both employers and candidates. You will work across a range of sectors, including office and administration, professional services, healthcare and care, hospitality and retail, and skilled trades.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Responsibilities&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Client Briefs:&lt;/strong&gt; Meet client organisations to understand their hiring needs, agree role requirements and candidate profiles, and advise on realistic timelines and market conditions.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;End-to-End Recruitment:&lt;/strong&gt; Manage each assignment from job advertising through CV screening, interviews, shortlisting, offer and pre-employment documentation.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Candidate Sourcing:&lt;/strong&gt; Attract suitable candidates through job boards, LinkedIn, referrals, universities and colleges, career events, and international recruitment channels.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Candidate Register:&lt;/strong&gt; Build and maintain an accurate, up-to-date register of applicants in line with data protection requirements.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Interview &amp;amp; Assessment:&lt;/strong&gt; Conduct screening and competency-based interviews, prepare shortlists with clear recommendations, and coordinate client interviews and feedback.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Candidate Experience:&lt;/strong&gt; Keep candidates informed and supported throughout the process, so that every applicant has a professional and respectful experience with IDEA Consulting.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Work Permits &amp;amp; Compliance:&lt;/strong&gt; Coordinate documentation and support the work permit process for candidates recruited from abroad, and ensure all activity complies with Malta&#039;s employment agency regulations, including the rule that no fees are charged to jobseekers.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Business Development:&lt;/strong&gt; Identify new client opportunities, support proposals, and grow recruitment work within IDEA Group&#039;s existing client network.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Partnerships:&lt;/strong&gt; Build working relationships with educational institutions, employment services and international partners.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Onboarding Support:&lt;/strong&gt; Follow up with clients and placed candidates during the early weeks to support a smooth start and good retention.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reporting:&lt;/strong&gt; Track and report on key metrics, including open assignments, time-to-fill, sources of hire, placement rates and client feedback.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Skills and Experience&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proven experience in recruitment, talent acquisition, HR or a related field. Agency or consultancy experience is an advantage.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong understanding of recruitment processes, interviewing and candidate assessment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Confident communicator who can build trust with clients and candidates at all levels.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Commercial awareness and the ability to manage several client assignments at once.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong planning, organisation and administrative skills.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A proactive and creative approach to sourcing talent.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;High attention to detail and the discretion to handle confidential information.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Able to work independently while collaborating with the wider IDEA Consulting team.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A genuine interest in people and in helping organisations build strong teams.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to Apply&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Send your CV and a short cover letter to careers@ideamalta.com. All applications will be treated in strict confidence.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cybersecurity Trainers – Contract Assignment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IDEA Consulting is looking for experienced Security and Cybersecurity Trainers to develop and deliver a professional training programme in cyber security strategy, information security and cloud security. This is contract-based work for a fixed assignment from November 2026 to the end of March 2027, with the possibility of further assignments in the future. All training is delivered during office hours, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The programme is non-credit-bearing professional training for technical, operational, governance and managerial staff working in cyber security, information assurance, risk management and digital resilience. Delivery combines instructor-led theory with practical demonstrations, guided exercises and scenario-based discussions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Assignment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IDEA Consulting is looking for experienced Security and Cybersecurity Trainers to develop and deliver a professional training programme in cyber security strategy, information security and cloud security. This is contract-based work for a fixed assignment from the end of November 2026 to the end of March 2027, with the possibility of further assignments in the future. All training is delivered during office hours, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.5:00 PM.5:00 PM.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The assignment covers three topics, totalling 98 hours of content. The areas below are the most demanding parts of the syllabus; trainers able to deliver these will be expected to cover the foundational material that supports them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;o Communicating cyber risk to boards and executives in business terms: impact, likelihood and organisational exposure&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;o Qualitative and quantitative cyber risk assessment, including financial, legal and reputational impact estimation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;o Enterprise-wide incident management: escalation structures and integration with business continuity and crisis management&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;o Risk-based patch prioritisation and resource optimisation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;o Cyber insurance: coverage types, limitations, claims and its place in risk transfer strategy&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Foundations of Information Security&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;o Attacker lifecycle from reconnaissance to persistence, with analysis of major breaches&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;o Secure design and system architecture: least privilege, separation of duties, defence-in-depth and secure defaults&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;o Applied cryptography: PKI, digital signatures, TLS and authenticated encryption in modern systems&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;o Compliance standards and information security programme management: governance frameworks, policy development and continuous improvement&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cloud Security&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;o Cloud architecture risk assessment: misconfigurations, identity weaknesses and insecure integrations&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;o Cloud identity and access management, encryption and key management services&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;o Cloud security operations: monitoring, logging, alerting and incident response with cloud service providers&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;o Root-cause analysis of real-world cloud breaches&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;o Cloud compliance requirements and emerging cloud security technologies&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Assignment details&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;• Contract type: contract basis, with the possibility of further assignments in the future&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;• Assignment period: end of November 2026 to end of March 2027&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;• Training times: all training is delivered during office hours, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key responsibilities&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;• Develop training content and materials for the assigned topics, including slides, case studies, exercises and scenario-based activities, in line with the programme&#039;s modules and learning outcomes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;• Deliver instructor-led sessions to mixed groups of technical, operational, governance and managerial participants.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;• Combine theory with practical demonstrations, guided exercises and analysis of real-world breaches.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;• Adapt delivery to participants&#039; organisational context while maintaining learning outcomes and professional standards.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;• Coordinate session scheduling with IDEA Consulting throughout the assignment period.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;• Hand over all developed content to the Institute on completion of the assignment.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Requirements&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Essential&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;• Proven professional experience in cyber security, information security or cloud security.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;• Demonstrable experience delivering professional or adult training, ideally to both technical and management audiences.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;• Ability to design and develop training content from a defined programme of study.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;• Excellent command of English, spoken and written.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;• Able to work on a self-employed basis and issue invoices.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;• Availability to deliver during office hours (8:30 AM to 5:00 PM) between end of November 2026 and end of March 2027.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Desirable&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;• A degree in IT, computer science, cyber security or a related field.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;• Recognised certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CCSP, CCSK, CompTIA Security+, or cloud provider security certifications (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;• A training qualification, such as the MQF Level 4 Award in Train the Trainer.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;• Experience presenting cyber risk to boards or senior leadership.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;• Working knowledge of frameworks and regulations such as ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, NIS2 and DORA.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to apply&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Send your CV and a short cover letter to careers@ideamalta.com.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;All applications will be treated in strict confidence.&lt;/p&gt;