Strategic Planning Consultant
About The Position
The Lawyering Project seeks an experienced consultant to facilitate development of its next five-year strategic plan during February–July 2027. The consultant will report to the Lawyering Project’s Executive Team and guide the organization through the planning process, leading meeting facilitation and data collection. The work will include engaging the Board of Directors and staff; gathering input from clients, partners, and funders; evaluating current program impact; assessing operational strengths and weaknesses; and providing the Executive Team with periodic opportunities to review progress and offer feedback. The consultant will use the information gathered to create a five-year strategic plan and assist the Executive Team in developing metrics to assess progress. The Lawyering Project is a legal advocacy organization founded in 2017. It combines impact litigation and movement lawyering to promote reproductive health, rights, and justice throughout the United States. Its all-remote staff includes 24 full-time employees located across the country. The organization’s mission is to eliminate laws that undermine reproductive health, rights, and justice and their harmful impacts on people’s lives.
Requirements
- Proven expertise in strategic planning for nonprofit organizations.
- Proven knowledge of the U.S. reproductive health, rights, and justice movement.
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate group discussions and build alignment among stakeholders with differing perspectives.
- Strong project management skills, including the ability to complete deliverables on time and according to specifications.
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and social justice.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and readiness to work with a group of committed, talented, and enthusiastic individuals.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with legal advocacy organizations.
Responsibilities
- Design a process for developing a five-year strategic plan.
- Robustly engage the Lawyering Project’s Board of Directors and staff.
- Gather input from external stakeholders, including clients, partners, and funders.
- Evaluate the impact of the Lawyering Project’s current programs.
- Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the Lawyering Project’s current operations.
- Provide the Executive Team with periodic opportunities to review progress and offer feedback.
- Guide the organization through the strategic planning process, leading meeting facilitation and data collection.
- Create a five-year strategic plan based on the information and insights gathered.
- Assist the Executive Team in creating metrics to assess progress under the strategic plan.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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