Job Overview: The Senior Consultant provides direct service to a variety of non-profit clients with critical missions primarily serving the Higher Education, Healthcare, Independent School, and Social & Global Impact Sectors. Senior Consultants provide strategic advice and hands-on implementation to partner with clients to accomplish stated goals and exceed client expectations.

Responsibilities and Duties:

    • Commitment to the firm’s core values, its “one firm-firm” brand and Our Why
    • Serving as a model for Graham-Pelton’s “responsible consulting” approach
    • Facilitate key relationships with clients and Graham-Pelton colleagues
    • Facilitate key relationships with colleagues assigned to the project
    • Demonstrate proficiency in the firm’s technological tools
    • Prepare, develop and deliver materials for client engagement
    • Provide on-site and off-site service to assigned clients
    • Facilitate and lead regular team and client conference calls, meetings and coordinate team’s work
    • Attend and participate in key meetings with clients and prospective clients
    • Organize and drive the work of internal project teams, ensuring progress toward project milestones and completion
    • Work with project teams to ensure client-related communication is meeting the firm’s objectives
    • Provide strategic counsel to advance the service engagement
    • Provide critical support for sales activities
    • Spot opportunities for continued service / new engagements, leveraging personal and client referrals

 

Required Skills:

    • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written
    • Exercises emotional intelligence, sound strategic judgment and a certain amount of “grit” to manage client objectives and deliverables
    • Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and employ critical thinking skills
    • Operates with high attention to detail and discipline
    • Ability to be self-directed and a resourceful learner
    • Ability to exert influence over others; commands the respect of clients and colleagues
    • Ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment and industry
    • Ability to thrive on change, innovation, and teamwork
    • Driven by quality of work and high achievement

 

Qualifications:

    • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

    • Minimum of 5 years of previous nonprofit fundraising or development experience within one of Graham-Pelton's primary sectors of Healthcare, Higher Education, Independent Schools, or Social & Global Impact

    • Willingness to travel (driver’s license required)