Strategy Consultant

This full-time consultant is an integral part of our small, dynamic team, providing consulting and training services to a diverse range of nonprofit and philanthropic organizations nationwide. Spectrum’s work results in specific, achievable strategies to strengthen organizations across multiple areas, including organizational strategy, impact, finances, revenue generation, people, and governance.

This position will be responsible for:

Managing client engagements in partnership with Spectrum’s Principal and other Strategy Consultants to facilitate organizational change, strategic decision-making, and surfacing strategies to strengthen nonprofit organizations.

On a day-to-day basis, this may include:

• Developing timelines, agendas, and processes to achieve stated meeting and engagement goals.
• Creating surveys, conducting focus groups, and researching and reviewing other data to learn stakeholder perspectives and understand the market in which nonprofits operate.
• Writing and editing reports to summarize findings and recommendations.
• Facilitating client meetings to review findings and generate new ideas in support of their strategy process.

Contributing to the advancement of the practice by keeping abreast of trends and happenings in the nonprofit sector, as well as through research and writing in sector periodicals. On a day-to-day basis, this may include:

• Reading sector articles and blogs to keep up to date on the latest research impacting nonprofit strategy and management.
• Observing trends from clients and researching data to understand the challenges and opportunities nonprofit leaders face.
• Write for Spectrum’s blog on your observations.
• Contributing to the development of tools and approaches to help clients address challenges.
• Presenting at conferences or other venues to highlight new thinking.

Participating in the firm’s ongoing business development and marketing process. On a day-to-day basis, this may include:

• Actively contributing to the design and implementation of the firm’s business development and marketing strategy.
• Oversight of and contributions to Spectrum’s social media presence.
• Development of proposals, including designing processes and determining budgets.
• Cultivate relationships with nonprofit leaders to expand Spectrum’s network by representing the firm at networking events and through one-on-one meetings.

The Strategy Consultant brings expertise to clients and possesses the ability to learn quickly while being comfortable with both the structure and flexibility that strategic planning and working in a small office require. Additionally, this position should embody an entrepreneurial spirit to build Spectrum and strengthen our practice by contributing to the development of new services or approaches, identifying marketing opportunities, and exploring opportunities for efficiency gains, all in collaboration with the full team.

To excel at this position, you will need these qualities.

• Personal Commitment and Drive: Belief in the power of the nonprofit sector to bring change and strengthen communities, and the drive to continuously provide quality client service and seek innovative approaches to achieving our goals.
• Excellent Communication and Relationship Skills: Ability to listen and possess curiosity to understand client needs and develop deep relationships, as well as strong writing and speaking skills to present to multiple audiences in a clear, meaningful manner that fosters understanding and learning. Strategy Consultants are expected to be able to build meaningful working relationships within their networks.
• Practical Experience: An empathy for the challenges nonprofit professionals and volunteers face, as well as the ability to craft solutions that can be implemented to overcome barriers and achieve results. Nonprofit experience is preferred.
• Project Management Skills: Strategy consultants manage multiple projects at once and will need the ability to manage both short-term and long-term deliverables by producing quality work within a budget.
• Curiosity: Spectrum is known for producing new, innovative solutions that meet our clients’ needs. We achieve this through ongoing learning and active engagement in the broader nonprofit community, which offers opportunities for peer networking and professional development.

Compensation

Spectrum Nonprofit Services offers a generous compensation package including a competitive salary with incentive-based increases, health insurance with minimal employee contribution, professional development budget, and liberal paid time off (PTO) commensurate with experience. This is a full-time position. The starting base salary is between $85,000 and $95,000, plus incentives.