Consultant

Morales Consulting•Chicago, IL

4d•$70,000 - $85,000•Remote

About The Position

The Consultant is a core client-facing role at Morales Consulting, supporting and leading engagements that help mission-driven organizations strengthen systems, advance equity, and deliver lasting impact. Reporting directly to the CEO, this role works across strategy, research, facilitation, and implementation to translate complex social sector challenges into practical, decision-ready solutions. This position is designed for professionals who thrive in systems-level work and are comfortable with indirect pathways to impact. Rather than delivering frontline services, Consultants influence change through advising, design, and implementation support, helping organizations balance mission-driven goals with operational, financial, and regulatory realities. The role carries meaningful responsibility and requires sound judgment, ethical clarity, and accountability, recognizing that consulting recommendations can have long-term consequences for communities and organizations. Consultants at Morales Consulting are trusted partners to clients. They engage directly with senior leaders, boards, funders, staff, and community stakeholders, often earlier and more deeply than in larger consulting firms. The role blends analytical rigor with facilitation and execution, supporting clients not only in designing strategies but also in translating those strategies into tools, systems, and operating practices that can be implemented and sustained over time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required, field of study flexible and relevant to social impact, policy, business, or related areas.
Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in social impact, nonprofit, philanthropy, public sector, or mission-aligned consulting.
Strong ability to research, analyze, and synthesize complex information and data and translate it into clear, actionable insights and recommendations.
Proven experience producing client-ready deliverables, including presentations, briefs, reports, or strategy documents.
Strong written and verbal communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to adapt to different audiences and contexts.
Ability to work collaboratively on teams while independently owning defined workstreams and adapt to changing priorities.
Strong time management, highly organized and detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree in a relevant field or equivalent professional experience.
Previous consulting experience.
Experience working across multiple sectors such as nonprofits, philanthropy, government, or mission-aligned businesses.
Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas: human resources, philanthropy, fundraising, evaluation, or DEI.
Experience using Asana or similar project management tools.
Experience documenting insights and strengthening shared tools, frameworks, or playbooks.

Responsibilities

Client Engagement, Strategy, and Analysis Support and increasingly lead client engagements from problem definition through implementation.
Conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis, including stakeholder interviews, listening sessions, and data review.
Synthesize research, evaluation findings, and lived experience into clear, structured, decision-ready insights.
Produce high-quality, client-facing deliverables such as memos, decks, strategic plans, tools, and implementation roadmaps.
Support clients in balancing mission, equity, feasibility, and sustainability in strategy design.
Facilitation and Stakeholder Engagement Design and support meaningful stakeholder engagement processes that surface diverse perspectives.
Facilitate meetings, retreats, trainings, and convenings with staff, leadership, boards, funders, and community members.
Navigate differing levels of power, influence, and urgency with clarity, diplomacy, and care.
Support alignment and shared understanding across stakeholders with competing priorities.
Project Management and Implementation Support Develop and manage workplans, timelines, and deliverables using Asana.
Support implementation and change management efforts to ensure strategies are realistic, actionable, and sustained.
Balance scope, quality, and timelines in a fast-moving consulting environment.
Communicate proactively about risks, constraints, and dependencies to maintain momentum.
Internal Knowledge Building and Business Development Contribute to internal knowledge building by documenting lessons learned and strengthening firm frameworks, tools, and methodologies.
Support proposal development and refinement of service offerings.
Participate in internal business development planning and continuous improvement of consulting practices.
Professional Judgment and Accountability Exercise independent judgment within defined scopes while aligning with firm priorities and standards.
Assess feasibility, risk, equity implications, and potential unintended impacts of recommendations.
Uphold ethical practice, transparency, and accountability in all client work.
Operate effectively in a lean team structure with fewer layers of review than traditional large consulting firms.