Senior Philanthropic Consultant/Contractor

SENIOR PHILANTHROPIC CONSULTANT / INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

ABOUT BOLDLY GO PHILANTHROPY 

Led by former foundation CEOs, we bring innovative strategies, practical approaches, trusted advice, and world-class execution support to philanthropists, foundations, and other social sector actors — powering their ability to solve social issues and address inequities. See more about Boldly Go here.  

SENIOR PHILANTHROPIC CONSULTANT / INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR ROLE 

We’re looking for highly motivated, inspirational Senior Philanthropic Consultants to serve as team leaders – overseeing the team (usually 1-3 people), project management, problem solving, and client engagement - across a range of issues including education, environment, health, economic opportunity, and racial equity.  Senior contracted consultants work with us on a short-term contract on a project-by-project basis. Your work might include the following:  

• Engage with clients directly, managing their expectations and serving as a trusted advisor. 
• Manage the scope of work for the project - sequencing project activities, allocating time of team members, and ensuring that deliverables are of the highest quality and deadlines are met. 
• Provide guidance, work stream management, and feedback on deliverables to team members. 
• Design and facilitate highly productive and engaging client meetings. 
• Lead team meetings for brainstorming, problem-solving, translating findings into innovative and data-informed insights, and developing bold and practical recommendations.  
• Execute project activities such as leading interviews, conducting research, and developing deliverables.   
• Ensure that the team is engaged, productive, and supported. 

REQUIREMENTS 

• At least 5 years of relevant work experience.  
• Passion for social change and working in the social sector. 
• Knowledge of philanthropy and/or the nonprofit sector.  
• Strong background in management consulting and/or project management. 
• Confidence and ability to engage with, manage, and advise senior-level clients. 
• Leadership style that empowers team members to do their best work individually and collectively within a product, engaging, and enjoyable team culture.   
• Experience applying equity and inclusion principles (e.g., disaggregating data, addressing disparities, identifying targeted strategies based on varying assets/needs, etc.). 
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, a crisp and convincing writing style, and the ability to convey a point of view in a concise and structured way. 
• Experience with primary and secondary research including interviewing, surveying, gathering data, and seeking perspectives of experts and people directly impacted by a given social issue. 
• Ability to use strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills to unearth insights and translate findings into clear and meaningful recommendations. 
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, ability to create compelling charts, graphs, and documents.  

APPLY 

Please submit your resume and a brief expression of interest using the Apply link. All resumes will be reviewed on a rolling basis. These are not full-time equivalent roles. Candidates are contracted on a project-by-project basis.

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is rooted in the experiences and values of our people and embedded in every aspect of our organization and our work. When it comes to building our team, we invite and celebrate people of all identities, abilities, ethnicities, nationalities, faith/spiritual traditions, genders, gender identities, political affiliations, educational/career backgrounds, races, sexualities, and socio-economic statuses. We are all enriched by the diversity of the human family and bonded by our common humanity.