Position Overview
Fairmount Ventures is seeking a consultant to contribute to the success of client projects with a primary focus on strategic planning, fundraising, and leadership development. Consultants manage multiple projects, conduct research, analyze information, create project deliverables, and facilitate client meetings. Consultants work both independently and as part of project teams led by account managers made up of other Fairmount team members. This is an excellent opportunities for people candidates looking to learn about and support a variety of non-profit organizations in our core areas of focus.
Key Responsibilities
Project Management – Manage multiple client projects simultaneously, develop work plans, keep project on pace, manage all team members’ activities, and ensure all deliverables and quality standards are met on time. Manage team members to whom you have assigned work and ensure quality and timely delivery.
Research and Writing – Lead research projects with methodologies including interviews, focus groups, secondary research, data analysis, and donor and philanthropic research. Evaluate, synthesize, and identify themes and implications to support strategy development. Ability to write in different styles and voices on behalf of clients. Prepare final documents by incorporating edits and feedback.
Strategy Development – Contribute to strategy development for all types of projects and offer in-the-moment advice to clients as opportunities arise and relationships evolve. Create fundraising strategies for individual and institutional funders, create the structure, tools, and tactics for approaching specific donors and funders.
Facilitation and Presentation – Build relationships and trust with clients through facilitation of client meetings, and presentation of research and findings.
Qualifications:
Skills and experience to fulfill the key responsibilities
Bachelor’s degree
Three to five years’ experience with nonprofit strategy, fundraising and/or program design
Excellent project management skills
Experience applying a social justice and equity lens to the work
Location
This is a full-time, hybrid position based in Center City Philadelphia with a minimum of two days per week in the office.
Compensation
Compensation for this position is between $70,000 and $80,000 based on candidates’ qualification, experience, skills, and education. Fairmount offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, personal, and sick leave, medical, and dental coverage, and a 401k retirement plan.
About Fairmount
Fairmount Ventures is a women-owned consulting business that catalyzes social impact by building the capacity of the nonprofit, education, and public sectors, towards a more equitable and just society. Our multi-disciplinary team and collaborative approach provide clients with insightful guidance and deep connection to resources as they work to advance the well-being and life prospects of their constituents. A thought partner to 500+ organizations since 1992, Fairmount leverages our unparalleled knowledge of the nonprofit, public, and philanthropic landscape to benefit every client. Based in Philadelphia, we serve organizations throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond.
Fairmount’s Values
Teamwork ● Thought Partnership ● Excellence & Effort ● Functional Empathy ● Balance ● Integrity ● Inclusion
To Apply
Please submit a cover letter, resume, two original professional writing samples, and three professional references to jobs@fairmountinc.com. Please use your name as the subject line.
If you see yourself reflected in this job description but don’t feel like you meet every criterion, we encourage you to apply anyway. We take a holistic and equitable approach to our hiring practices and seek to hire those who best align with our mission and goals.
Fairmount is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Fairmount complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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