About the position
NFF’s Consulting team works with nonprofit organizations, funders, coalitions, networks and other mission-driven partners to address issues of finance within the nonprofit system. The team engages most often with cohorts of nonprofit leaders who are at an inflection point in their organization’s journey and experiencing tremendous change and systemic inequities. We support these leaders by being a thought partner, providing advice on ways to build financial strength, and informing decision-making through analysis. We believe we can only succeed when recognizing and complementing the organization’s unique strengths, aspirations, and values. NFF is hiring two Initiative Support Associates who will play a key role in developing and maintaining the infrastructure, workflow processes, and systems necessary to promote effective client delivery and team support. The Initiative Support Associates will support a team of Consultants and the Consulting Department’s infrastructure and diverse portfolio of work. This individual will contribute to projects, initiatives, and department processes essential to delivering high-quality consulting services.
Responsibilities
- Plan and manage multiple project work plans, meeting internal and external deliverables in an efficient and timely manner in compliance with NFF rules and regulations.
- Manage key administrative functions in support of efficient operations and achievement of program goals including supporting the development of analyses and materials for internal and external meetings and follow up on items resulting from the meetings.
- Develop a process to collect client financial information, data capture, and scheduling; track and manage progress against budget, capacity, and delivery targets.
- Coordinate logistics for client events both in-person and virtual including building and managing the attendee list, scheduling, coordinating team communication, selecting venue or virtual platform, and organizing event materials and meals.
- Support client-facing financial processes, including report timelines, invoicing and billing for program engagements, tracking re-grant disbursements, and coordinating documentation with internal team members and external partners.
- Identify opportunities for improvements; recommend policy or process changes as appropriate.
- Conduct in-depth analyses, assessments, and sector research.
- Update and maintain database in Salesforce including keeping financial and impact records and other documents organized and up to date.
- Support colleagues with initial assessments, data analysis and sector research.
- Manage and monitor client data, reports, files, and research.
- Support the development, distribution, collection and analysis of client outcome and demographic surveys.
- Conduct research to support client engagements, including sector trends, nonprofit financial benchmarks, and best practices in leadership and strategy.
- Support with the design and delivery of new and innovative client work.
- Lead event logistics and support the execution of client-facing workshops, training sessions, and convenings.
- Support the development of presentations for clients that both identify and communicate key findings and recommendations for addressing core strategic and financial issues.
- Contribute to high quality client deliverables, including PPT presentations, engagement letters, research reports, and workshop/training curriculum.
- Provide team support to accomplish initiative goals, research methods for improvement and contribute to providing recommendations while anticipating future needs.
- Contribute to NFF as a learning organization that seeks to advance the sector.
Requirements
- Minimum of 1 year of professional work experience, preferably in nonprofit management, philanthropy, government, consulting and/or financial services.
- Strong relationship-building approach with the ability to center the needs of internal team members and consulting clients.
- Enjoy collaborating with team members who are working together to re-envision how we combine investments and financial expertise to drive change in communities.
- Strong analytical and research skills and ability to work with large amounts of data to create reports and presentations independently.
- Proficient with Microsoft Outlook Applications (e.g., Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) and ability to build flexible, efficient financial models and clear presentations.
- Self-starter who takes ownership and demonstrates accountability.
- Strong organizational and time management skills to support multiple projects and work plans simultaneously.
- Effective communication skills on project timelines and deliverables, both written and verbal.
- Flexible, adaptable, and willing to pivot on short notice to meet the organization’s needs.
- Committed to continuous improvement and demonstrate a growth mindset.
- Embodies NFF’s mission, core values and commitment to equity.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with Salesforce and Asana.
Benefits
- Salary range of $68,000-72,000.
- Up to 18 paid holidays and 3 floating holidays.
- Unlimited vacation time off.
- Health insurance with a NFF funded health reimbursement account.
- Employer match and non-match contributions toward retirement plan.
- Flexibility to work remotely or from NFF offices in major cities.
- Work from home fund.
- Flexible spending accounts that cover medical, commuter, and childcare costs.
