Advisory
Trusted to say the hard thing, clearly
When the cost of getting it wrong is high and internal pressure makes clarity impossible, you need a voice in the room that is independent, evidence-led, and not afraid to use it.
Two ways of working
Both answer the same question: what's the decision?
You can bring me in as an embedded fractional advisor, or engage me by the day for a focused piece of work. Different shapes, same Jester.
Fractional Advisor
Your independent voice, on retainer
A consistent, trusted presence inside your team who knows your context deeply — the strategic counsel you reach for when it counts, without waiting for a formal project to start.
- Ongoing strategic counsel and sounding board
- Cross-domain thinking across your portfolio
- The uncomfortable truth, delivered at the right moment
Consulting
Focused advice, by the day
A specific problem, a few focused days, a sharp recommendation you can act on — the fastest way to get unstuck.
- Fixed-scope engagement
- A clear recommendation you can act on
- Day rate $1,500–$3,500
Who Jester Serves
The decision this supports
Organisations facing decisions where the cost of getting it wrong is high — and where internal pressure makes an independent voice essential.
Councils & local government
Evidence for Long Term Plans, public consultation, policy decisions. Complex stakeholder environments.
Community foundations & NGOs
Impact measurement, funder reporting, strategic direction under resource constraints.
Funders & philanthropists
Portfolio assessment, funding decision logic, community ROI understanding.
Senior leaders & boards
Big-picture sense-making. Cross-domain thinking. Evidence for high-stakes decisions.
The Shift
What changes when Jester is in the room
Common Engagements
The problems Jester takes on
Evidence for planning cycles
Weigh community data and stakeholder reality for decisions that carry the region forward.
Impact measurement
Systems and indicators that tell you whether investment is actually changing outcomes.
Strategic data storytelling
Turning complex data into narrative that boards and communities can act on.
Funding decision logic
Frameworks for allocating capital that align with mission and evidence.
Stakeholder alignment
Getting the room — funders, community, leadership — onto the same decision.
Not sure where you sit?
Bring me the problem
Not sure what you need yet? That is the first conversation — we figure it out together.
Bring an independent voice into your next big decision
Fractional retainer or focused consulting — the right shape for your situation, scoped together.