Expertise & Sectors
Our Expertise
Government Relations
We create and implement strategies to engage political stakeholders, including advising on your organisation’s approach, developing key messaging, and arranging meetings and briefings. Knowing the ins and outs of working with government and its departments, has seen us help a wide range of clients achieve success in circumstances where bureaucracy has been challenging to navigate.
Community Engagement
We design and implement approaches to engaging with community stakeholders, including consultation with adversarial community members, developing key messaging and opening dialogue via community forums.
Bid & Proposal Strategy
We review tender requirements and provide advice on strategic approach. We also offer bid and proposal research and writing services and pitch workshops to hone your presentation.
Issues & Crisis Management
We provide strategic advice to help clients navigate emerging issues and crisis scenarios and protect their reputation, including risk assessment, preparing crisis management plans, and developing key messaging for media and stakeholders.
Property Acquisition
We offer expert advice on property and land acquisition projects including needs analysis, property search, negotiation support, due diligence and transaction management for commercial and residential acquisitions.
Public Relations
We advise on media relations, including creating media-friendly content, providing opportunities for media liaison and developing integrated social media strategies. We also enjoy facilitating team development and planning sessions as part of guidance for media appearances.
Change Management & Training
We develop strategies to implement behavioural and process change and create and deliver material to train internal stakeholders.
We Work Across:
Energy
Property
Infrastructure
Financial
Tech Startups
Workplace Change
What Our Clients Say About Us
What Our Clients Say
Chikarovski & Associates' understanding of the inner workings of government have provided a strategic advantage in all of our government interactions. Their impeccable reputation and deep connections have enabled us to establish invaluable relationships with key stakeholders at top levels of government. Their impact has and continues to be significant.
Michael Loewy, Cofounder, Tide Foundation
We recently invited Kerry Chikarovski to take part in a panel discussion on “The Culture Conundrum" for our clients covering topics including the consequences of poor culture within organisations, how culture can be changed and whether culture is sometimes “over-blamed". Her experience as a political leader and government relations advisor brought many practical insights into the conversation, particularly in the areas of negotiation, persuasion and knowing when to walk away.
Joydeep Hor , Founder and Managing Principal, People + Culture Strategies
It was an absolute pleasure to host Kerry Chikarovski at our recent Property Council luncheon and hear her speak about the current political climate and what this potentially means for our members. Kerry generously shared her expertise and thoughts in dealing with bureaucracy, government and community engagement, both as a keynote speaker and a panelist.
Anita Hugo, Hunter Regional Director, Property Council of Australia
It was fantastic to have Kerry Chikarovski’s thought leadership on the intersection of government, bureaucracy, banking and fintech at the 2019 Australian Banking Innovation Summit. She delivered a fantastic keynote session and the feedback from our audience was great.
Corinne Barrett, RFi Group, Australian Banking Innovation Summit
We recently invited Lisa Chikarovski to take part in a panel discussion on the Australian Residential Market covering topics including the quality of housing completions and how this relates to financing and the need for improved social infrastructure. Her experience in community and stakeholder engagement and as a policy strategist brought many practical insights into the conversation, particularly in the areas of finding synergies between community interest, policy and governance for the benefit of society. I would certainly recommend her for your next panel or keynote event.
Alexandra Lipp Project Administrator | ULI Australia