The Opportunity

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We collaborate with education organizations to develop strategies and implement solutions that enable the transformative change our clients need to own their future. Together, we empower clients to drive innovation, create sustainable funding streams and deliver better student outcomes.

Today, leaders of higher education institutions and academic medical centers are spending too much time reacting to market forces, rather than focusing on the essential priorities that help students, faculty and staff thrive. The most productive path forward requires an intentional approach and innovative thinking, whereby stakeholders across the entire institution rally around a shared vision and embrace the hard work of effecting change.

You’ll help our clients to achieve organizational effectiveness, improve student outcomes, implement new technologies and align resources and investments to ensure long-term sustainability.

Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.

Position Summary

Huron|GG+A seeks an entrepreneurial and energetic advancement professional to fill the full-time position of a consultant in the Independent Schools practice area. This person will have experience with and exposure to annual, major, and campaign fundraising as well as familiarity with constituent engagement and advancement services programs in an independent school. The optimal candidate will also be an independent school alumna/us, parent, or long-time employee and intimately familiar with the culture of independent schools.

All Huron|GG+A consultants deploy evidenced-based consulting methodologies and develop sophisticated analytics tools in close collaboration with the firm's integrated, large-scale client engagement teams. A Consultant may function as a member of various project teams and/or be assigned as a Project Lead, leading data collection, performing rigorous analysis, and producing clear, compelling, insightful, and accurate reports for the firm’s clients. This individual will also collaborate with colleagues and contribute to innovative product/service development to drive sustained growth and profitability, while ensuring that client deliverables meet the highest standards of quality.

Successful Huron|GG+A consultants take initiative, are self-disciplined, and are eager to learn. They possess business and entrepreneurial acumen with demonstrated ability to initiate and sustain professional relationships. It is essential that our consultants exhibit a high level of flexibility, perseverance, and a tenacious work ethic.

Huron|GG+A is a full-service philanthropic management consulting firm with 60 years of industry-defining leadership in helping our clients realize the full potential of their missions through the growth of philanthropic support. Our primary mission is to assist our clients in the substantial improvement and acceleration of their fundraising programs. We seek to align those programs with the institution’s core mission and ensure their sustainability.

Huron|GG+A is an international resource for data-driven best practices in all areas of advancement, including fundraising, engagement, communications, and advancement services. We provide counsel to a global constituency of nonprofits, specifically in the areas of higher education, academic medicine/healthcare, independent schools, arts and culture, select humanitarian institutions, and a range of charities and nonprofit organizations.

Qualifications

Education, Experience and Attributes

• US Work Authorization

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Minimum of ten (10) years of frontline development experience with exposure to major campaign planning

• Prefer direct experience from independent schools; experience at a liberal arts college a plus

• Demonstrates strategic thinking and a rigorous, analytic approach to client situations, tailoring delivery to a client’s specific culture or need

• Demonstrates understanding of fundraising best practices and the independent schools sector

• Demonstrates broad insight of philanthropic management

• Ability to take a hands-on approach to consulting with the ultimate goal of providing an individualized, long-term, sustainable solution for each client

• Client-focused with an intense intellectual curiosity about individual institutions and what make them unique

• Demonstrates a high level of flexibility, stamina and perseverance with an unbridled passion and commitment to the field of philanthropy, as well as a strong and tenacious work ethic

• Demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, specifically with Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel

• Ability to travel 3-4 days per week, as needed

Key Responsibilities for the role

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned.

Core Mission

Contribute to the GG+A Independent Schools practice area by developing strategies, products and capabilities, marketing and sales plans, and delivery methodologies that enhance the ability to initiate, sustain and steward the philanthropic missions of our clients.

Leadership

• Leverage a wide range of skills and experience to collaborate effectively with a group of talented, creative consulting resources professionals, who will build upon existing programs and create new programs and client offerings

• Ensure a focus on strategic and operational leadership and management, ensuring quality of deliverables against exacting deadlines

• Motivate others in the firm to identify and implement specific integrated projects intended to enhance the visibility of the group in their competitive arena and develop a dominant position in marketplace

• Optimize value and service delivery to clients, increase and secure profitable business, and motivate and develop a high-performing team

Consulting

• Provide client institutions consulting services, which might include fundraising program assessments, feasibility studies, campaign planning, annual and major gift program planning and execution, and staff and volunteer training

• Liaise with client staff and leaders with respect and confidence, including senior leadership across and beyond advancement functions

• Demonstrate strong commitment to working as part of a team on client engagements across a spectrum of independent schools that vary by size, mission, and type

• Compile and present clear, compelling, cohesive, accurate, and persuasive presentations and reports, independently or with the support of others. Such compilation and review usually includes reconciliation of anecdotal findings with philanthropic analytics and client-submitted data to ensure alignment throughout the report/presentation

Operations

• Ensure that practice area products and services support Huron|GG+A’s overall strategy and revenue goals

• Grow and guide support of the widening range of products, services, and client deliverables

• Collaborate with Huron|GG+A Consulting Resources team in process improvement and management methodologies to increase efficiencies, cost effectiveness, and workflow optimization

• Contribute to continuous improvement in all areas including systems, policies and procedures, client service and technical support, quality control and management reporting in order to improve the overall effectiveness of the practice area

Business and Product Development

• Create, design, and implement strategies to drive revenue growth and profitability

• Share strategic business development and planning ideas, including new product development and ongoing innovation of existing products

• Positively and proactively support the drive for teamwork, cooperation, and results-oriented outcomes with consulting professionals across the firm

• Collaborate with the Business Development team to develop, review/edit proposals for consulting services to prospective clients

• Lead and/or participate in sales presentations as appropriate

• Pursue opportunities to support the overall marketing/business development objectives of product portfolio by creating lead-generating content, articles, webinars, speaking at professional conferences, writing white papers, and/or other similar activities

Communication and Relationship Skills

• Ability to establish, cultivate and nurture high value professional relationships

• Ability to influence leadership by providing data-driven recommendations that show clients the “why” as well as the “how”

• Demonstrates judgment and poise to present findings and recommendations in a confident, inspiring manner

• Demonstrates discretion when dealing with highly confidential issues

• Demonstrates effective emotional intelligence and intuition necessary to engage appropriately with multiple personalities in a variety of client environments

• Professional and polished executive presence and business acumen; superior verbal/written communication skills

• Ability to collaborate effectively with consulting professionals and clients

• Strong sales skills and a significant drive to build a client base in the independent schools practice area

• Poise and maturity to present findings and recommendations in a confident, inspiring manner

• Ability to produce top-quality work under pressure, with minimal direction, while dealing with competing priorities and exacting deadlines

• Ability to provide highly valued client-service for both internal and external clients, with focus on continual improvement

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to motivate teams and individuals

• Ability to read, write, speak and comprehend English fluently

Reasoning Ability

• Critical thinking that enables effective data review and ability to generate narrative observations, findings and recommendations

• Ability to think strategically (see big picture) as well as execute tactically (know the details)

• Ability to use diplomacy and tact when dealing with problems

• Ability to anticipate problems and determine the best course of action for their resolution

• Ability to anticipate possible risks and develop a mitigation plan in preparation

• Demonstrated organizational and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

• Demonstrates sound discretion and professional judgement in decision making

The estimated base salary range for this job is $85,000 - $145,000. The range represents a good faith estimate of the range that Huron reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy. Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $95,200 - $181,200. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs. The salary range information provided is in accordance with applicable state and local laws regarding salary transparency that are currently in effect and may be implemented in the future

Posting Category

Education

Opportunity Type

Regular

Country

United States of America

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Huron Consulting Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents; a 401(k) plan with a generous employer match; an employee stock purchase plan; a generous Paid Time Off policy; and paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Our Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on-site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year. All benefits and programs are subject to applicable eligibility requirements.

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