Managing Consultant, Development

The Nonprofit Advisory team helps mission-driven organizations strengthen fundraising capacity, development operations, and long-term revenue sustainability. The Manager, Development Consultant leads client engagements that align fundraising strategy, campaigns, donor systems, governance, and financial planning. This role combines senior nonprofit development experience with a practical, data-informed consulting approach to deliver tailored recommendations, tools, and training.

What You Will Do:

• Lead and manage a portfolio of fundraising and development consulting engagements for nonprofit and education clients.
• Oversee engagement planning, execution, budgets, timelines, deliverables, quality, and day-to-day client communication.
• Conduct development assessments, campaign readiness studies, fundraising efficiency reviews, and multi-year revenue planning.
• Advise clients on annual giving, major gifts, capital campaigns, planned giving, corporate and foundation partnerships, grants, and donor stewardship.
• Evaluate development operations, staffing, policies, procedures, internal controls, and alignment among leadership, boards, and fundraising teams.
• Analyze fundraising performance, donor pipelines, return on investment, and key metrics; translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Assess CRM utilization, data quality, prospect tracking, pipeline and moves management, reporting, and related technology needs.
• Design and facilitate fundraising, governance, and development training for executives, boards, staff, and volunteers.
• Provide advisory support for interim or fractional development leadership while maintaining professional, ethical, and independence requirements.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to client executives and boards, presenting findings and facilitating decisions that advance mission sustainability.
• Support business development through lead qualification, scoping, proposal development, presentations, thought leadership, and cross-service collaboration.
• Mentor and supervise junior team members and specialists, standardize engagement tools, and promote consistent, high-quality delivery.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, business, communications, public administration, or a related field
• 5+ years of progressive nonprofit fundraising, development, advancement, or related consulting experience, including project or team leadership
• Demonstrated experience with fundraising strategy, donor cultivation and stewardship, campaign planning, development operations, and performance measurement
• Strong executive communication, facilitation, analytical, project management, and client relationship skills; proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and donor CRM systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credential or equivalent training
• Experience serving as a development leader, such as a Chief Development Officer, Vice President of Development, or Development Director
• Experience advising multiple nonprofit subsectors and partnering with executive leadership and boards