Fractional Operations & Executive Leadership Consultant (Aropa Commons) (Casual Employee)

Aropa Consulting•Milford, CT

8h•Remote

About The Position

Aropa Consulting is seeking experienced professionals to join the Aropa Commons, a pre-vetted roster of mid- and senior-level consultants. This role involves implementing specific project deliverables with general guidance from Senior Consultants and Aropa Consulting’s President. Consultants will work collaboratively with Aropa team members and consultants across the organization’s pillars. The Strategy and Operations pillar partners with impact-focused nonprofits, organizations, and foundations to co-create practical, sustainable strategies that align an organization’s operational infrastructure with its core mission, vision, values, and communities served. This role focuses on bridging capacity gaps, building sustainable organizational scaffolding, and providing expertise in organizational development, strategic planning, and leadership.

Requirements

Minimum 10+ years in the direction and leadership of nonprofit organizations, social impact initiatives and philanthropic grantmaking, with seasoned leadership and immediately delivery
High-level cross-functional expertise across operations, strategy, finance, fundraising, organizational development and philanthropy
A facilitative-leadership touch, who can engage easily, learn quickly, is highly adaptable, and can shift seamlessly between high-level strategic planning and detailed execution
A collaborative working style to engage and align teams, support change management efforts, and build capacity
A values-driven professional who can navigate complexity, and co-create practical, holistic, and human-centered solutions
A systems-oriented thinker who can translate challenges/opportunities into actionable strategies
Diverse experience in grantmaking, board partnership, and financial oversight, with a background in philanthropy and operational support of philanthropy
Demonstrated emotional intelligence, sound judgment, and a commitment to equity
Expert active listening, communication and facilitation skills, with proven ability to lead high-stakes collaborative, strategic conversations
Comfort with learning new technology.

Nice To Haves

Reside in CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, NY or SC

Responsibilities

Directly embed within client organizations to bridge immediate capacity gaps, while flexibly responding to emergent client needs.
Oversee daily organizational operations, manage cross-functional teams, and establish immediate operational stability.
Map out high-level resource workflows and structure financial management or compliance frameworks.
Manage high-level financial strategy, multi-year grant budgeting, and cash flow forecasting.
Guide boards and executive teams through complex organizational restructurings and transformational change management.
Provide adjacent strategic coaching to emerging or transitioning leaders to build long-term confidence and internal self-reliance.
Lead complex client engagements, from strategic planning, theories of change, policy and process review and development, and organizational assessments.
Design and implement improved systems for core financial and grants management needs; optimize workflows, reporting tools, and systems integrations.
Develop a clear, long-term roadmap for the client's operational function and team structure.
Co-create and implement practical operational strategies to ensure growth, scalability, and a strong human-centered infrastructure.
Analyze role structures, workflows, systems and policies and implement enhancements.
Facilitate the design and co-creation of the client's long-term vision, strategic roadmap, and Theory of Change.
Draft and operationalize tangible internal assets, such as policies, manuals, and core organizational processes and project workflows.
Equip teams with structures and tools to tell their stories to audiences backed by compelling, data-driven evidence.