[Remote] Senior Fundraising Consultant, New England

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Graham-Pelton is hiring a Senior Fundraising Consultant to provide strategic advice and hands-on implementation for nonprofit clients, primarily in higher education, healthcare, independent schools, and social and global impact. The role supports client goals through project coordination, client relationships, strategic counsel, and fundraising engagement delivery.

Responsibilities

• 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 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 of sales activities
• Spot opportunities for continued service / new engagements, leveraging personal and client referrals

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
• Initiative and Ingenuity: leverage resources to solve problems 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 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
• Bachelor's degree in relevant field
• Minimum of 5 years of previous nonprofit fundraising or development experience in one of Graham-Pelton's primary sectors of Healthcare, Higher Education, Independent Schools, or Social & Global Impact

Benefits

• Remote position located in New England

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