Search & Strategy Consultant

SEARCH & STRATEGY CONSULTANT

Purpose: To ensure our clients receive outstanding leadership and strategy solutions.

Reports to:  Director of Search Services

Direct Reports:  none

Status:  Non-Exempt

ABOUT ENVISION CONSULTING:
We are a boutique consulting firm specializing in services to the not-for-profit sector. We are based in Pasadena and work with nonprofit clients nationwide. With more than 100 engagements per year spanning search, strategy, and marketing engagements, we are a small team dedicated to impacting the sector, one outstanding project at a time. We are data-driven, technology-savvy, and growing fast. We’re running a high-energy enterprise focused on business development and process design for non-profits in critical leadership transitions. We build leaders in the nonprofit industry, which means we need to be leaders ourselves – we’re nimble, we’re industrious, and we are always building and innovating.

THE JOB EXPERIENCE
We are looking for exceptional leaders. That’s where you come in. You could run your own consulting firm, or maybe you have thought about it. You’re a self-starter. After years in the nonprofit space, you are comfortable leading a hiring process or leading a complex project, from the initial zoom, to preparing decks, to interviews, research and more. You’re more than a good delegator; your work is backed up by meticulous planning, documentation, and outstanding reports and presentations. You are a team player, expected to come into the office and play an active role in building our brand and culture.  You are a nonprofit expert. You’ve done it all from holding a leadership position at a nonprofit organization to volunteering on a fundraising committee. You know how to write agendas, take careful notes, move things forward – all for the ultimate deliverable of client satisfaction and mission success.

Want to get on board? Here are the details:

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

PROJECT MANAGEMENT:

• Serve as the account manager to oversee the execution of a project from pitch to press release.
• Develop internal project plans and timelines, ensuring that projects stay on-scope and on time.
•  Document and assign work within our internal project management software.
•  Serve as the client liaison.

STRATEGY:

• Lead strategic planning, partnership exploration, organizational assessment, or board development projects. (Approximately 2-4 strategy projects at a time)
• Work with nonprofit partners to develop bespoke strategies to best engage stakeholder groups and meet their goals.
• Perform stakeholder interviews and focus groups.
• Perform research, analysis, and synthesis of survey, interview, secondary/document, and landscape data and information.
• Write narratives, assessments, and reports.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH

• Lead search projects. (Approximately 2-4 search projects at a time)
• Conduct organizational assessments to inform the ideal candidate profile.
• Design interview and vetting process in alignment with client needs. 
• Develop sourcing and recruiting strategies for searches and project manage recruiters.
• Conduct interviews, panel interviews, offer negotiation and after-placement coaching and reviews as needed.

COMMUNICATIONS/MARKETING:

• Work with the marketing team to develop relationship management strategies with clients, candidates, prospects, and the general public. 
• Contribute as a thought leader on the team and to external audiences, representing Envision’s philosophies and values. 
• Write press releases for placed candidates or new engagements.
• Write content for blogs or other marketing materials.

REQUIREMENTS

• Significant prior nonprofit experience in a leadership position for more than 2 years.
• Demonstrated experience in building and managing an operational budget of more than $250,000.
• Demonstrated success in leading hiring processes.
• Experience in leading operations, strategic projects, assessments, or marketing and communications.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in hospitality, customer service, or human resources is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and multi-task in a team-oriented environment.
• Dependable transportation, a driver’s license, and insurance.
• A sense of urgency.
• A sense of humor.

COMPENSATION

This is a full-time, in-person position based in Pasadena, California. Paid vacation, sick and holiday time. Salary Range dependent on experience. Simple IRA with 2% employer contribution. Subsidized health insurance. Optional dental, vision and disability.

Envision Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or creed, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status recognized by federal, state or local law with respect to employment opportunities.

Applicants needing accommodation for any part of the application process may contact Envision Consulting at 626.889.7905 to request and arrange for assistance.