The Opportunity

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance, and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. Huron’s GG+A global philanthropy business is one of the world’s pre-eminent philanthropic management consultancies. We have worked across the world, providing philanthropic counsel to the higher education, not-for-profit, healthcare, arts and cultural sectors.

Today, we help organizations 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 and engagement programmes, seeking to align those programmes with the institution’s core mission and ensure their sustainability.

You’ll help our clients by providing a robust, data-informed strategy across the donor journey.

Position Summary

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance, and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. The Huron | GG+A Global Philanthropy business is one of the world’s pre-eminent philanthropic management consultancies. We have worked across the world, providing philanthropic counsel to the higher education, not-for-profit, healthcare, arts and cultural sectors.

Today, we help organizations 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 and engagement programs, seeking to align those programs with the institution’s core mission and ensure their sustainability. You’ll help our clients by providing thoughtful, insightful, and reliable data-driven advice that has become synonymous with the Huron | GG+A brand. The Associate role requires extensive people, communication, project management, and organizational skills, and a high level of quality and accuracy

Huron|GG+A seeks a detail-oriented Consulting Associate to work with a team of consultants in developing and delivering high quality presentations, reports, and other materials to our clients.

**This is full-time, hybrid position in our Chicago office (3 days a week onsite).

The Consulting Associate, led by a Project Director, collects and ensures the integrity of the necessary data, performs rigorous analysis, and then drafts clear, compelling, insightful and accurate reports and presentations for the firm’s clients. The Consulting Associate also supports marketing/sales duties to grow the firm’s client base.

The Consulting Associate is assigned to a Huron | GG+A Practice Area(s) that aligns with their expertise and background. The Practice Area Leader(s) will provide additional oversight, coaching, and mentoring of the Consulting Associate and utilize the Consulting Associate across the Practice Area’s client engagements.

The Consulting Associate will help to manage the activities of analysts on each engagement to ensure quality and timely deliverables.

A successful Consulting Associate will ensure the highest integrity of data collected and subsequently offer thoughtful recommendations based on that collected data. The Consulting Associate frequently also expertly compiles all findings/recommendations of the project team and composes a cohesive first draft of the report.

In this role, the Consulting Associate will gain exposure to a broad range of clients and have substantial opportunity for professional growth through working with and learning from top development professionals.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Minimum 6 years of fundraising experience with demonstrable knowledge of fundraising best practices and the non-profit sector, preferred

• Demonstrated fluency with Microsoft Office, particularly with Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.

• Experience with Salesforce, SharePoint, Workday, and Tableau tools helpful

Key Responsibilities

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.

• Demonstrate Huron’svalues

• Work as part of a team on client engagements, both in and out of an assigned Practice Area (Higher Education, Arts & Culture, Healthcare/Academic Medicine, Independent Schools) to perform fundraising assessments, program reviews, etc. across a spectrum of non-profit institutions that vary by size, mission, and sector

• Perform on- and off-site data collection, project interviews with key client staff and stakeholders, background client research, cohort analysis, comparative data analytics, etc.

• Analyze collected client data to formulate initial data charts, findings, and recommendations

• Such analysis includes reviewing and evaluating interview results for initial key findings, themes, and quotes to share with the consulting team

• Provide initial review of benchmarking data and extrapolates key findings

• Gather and integrate initial observations and recommendations from the consulting team and subsequently drafts the initial iteration of the client report

• Review client reports and presentations for content and consistency to ensure the final reports and client presentations are cohesive and accurate

• Such review usually includes the reconciliation of benchmarking data, Major Gifts Portfolio Analysis (MGPA), and other analytics to ensure alignment throughout the report/presentation

• Onboard, develop/mentor, and help manage the project activities of the Consulting Resources team assigned to each engagement

• Work with, and help oversee the work of, junior team members to prepare and refine client deliverables for each project engagement

• Work simultaneously on numerous projects with different Project Directors

• Participate in sales presentations/initiatives

• Engage in marketing activity both individually and as a partner with other consultants

• Work on special projects, serve the firm and assigned Practice Area, and execute other duties as assigned

• Able to delegate, provide oversight to, mentor, and develop Project Managers and other Consulting Resources team members

• Ability and willingness and ability to travel occasionally (less than 15% of the time) to client sites

Communication and Relationship Skills

• Ability to establish, cultivate and nurture high value relationships with clients, vendors, and internal stakeholders at all levels

• Developing/grow leadership presence, business acumen, and verbal/written communication skills, including the ability to effectively visualize and communicate complex statistical ideas to clients

• Developing sales/new business development skills and a significant drive to build a client portfolio

• Demonstrate motivated initiative with a “can-do” approach for results-oriented outcomes

• Demonstrate positive interpersonal skills and ability to motivate project teams and individuals

• Demonstrated ability to use diplomacy and tact in all communication, written and verbal

• Ability to write and deliver clear concise professional correspondence, presentations and reports

Math and Analytic Skills

• Data analysis and strong experience developing visual depictions of data trends

• Ability to understand mathematical relationships and formulas

• Ability to manage and track budgets

The estimated base salary range for this job is $100,000 - $120,000. 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 $115,000 - $141,600. 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

At Huron, we’re redefining what a consulting organization can be. We go beyond advice to deliver results that last. We inherit our client’s challenges as if they were our own. We help them transform for the future. We advocate. We make a difference. And we intelligently, passionately, relentlessly do great work…together.

Are you the kind of person who stands ready to jump in, roll up your sleeves and transform ideas into action? Then come discover Huron.

Whether you have years of experience or come right out of college, we invite you to explore our many opportunities. Find out how you can use your talents and develop your skills to make an impact immediately. Learn about how our culture and values provide you with the kind of environment that invites new ideas and innovation. Come see how we collaborate with each other in a culture of learning, coaching, diversity and inclusion. And hear about our unwavering commitment to make a difference in partnership with our clients, shareholders, communities and colleagues.

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.

Huron is fully committed to providing equal employment opportunity to job applicants and employees in recruitment, hiring, employment, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, training, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Huron will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, religion, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, creed, citizenship or any other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. We endeavor to maintain a drug-free workplace.