Job description
Description
Job Type: Temporary - Part-Time
Location: Remote, United States
Reports to: Director, Advisory Services
About Taproot Foundation
Taproot Foundation, a national nonprofit, drives social change by connecting nonprofits with skilled volunteers through pro bono service. Taproot is creating a world where mission-driven organizations have full access—through pro bono service—to the marketing, strategy, HR, and IT expertise they need to thrive. We are seeking a motivated Marketing and Communications professional to join our Marketing and Communications Team.
About the Job
Advisory Services Team
As trusted advisors and expert pro bono practitioners, Taproot’s Advisory Services team designs and delivers the highest quality pro bono service to social good organizations. The Advisory Services team sets the standard of excellence for the pro bono field by demonstrating, innovating, and sharing best practices.
The Advisory Services team provides services in the following areas:
Pro Bono Strategy & Advisement: We design and develop pro bono programs that maximize the impact potential of our clients, including companies, foundations, and other organizations.
Pro Bono Program Delivery: We implement pro bono programs that connect social good organizations and skilled volunteers by leveraging our extensive pro bono expertise.
Pro Bono Field Building: We develop tools and resources that enable pro bono users and practitioners to provide high quality pro bono services and share them with the field through convenings or thought leadership.
What You’ll Achieve
Position Summary/Objective
The Senior Consultant serves as a senior pro bono practitioner, coordinating the Advisory Services team’s contribution to cross-functional collaboration around practice building efforts, executing complex external engagements, managing a small team of direct reports, and managing a portfolio of client relationships. This is a remote position with some travel required. The remote position will not exceed 29 hours a week and would be for 4 months (anticipated start date: June 1, 2025). This position will provide additional capacity during our peak busy season. We have a strong preference for the successful candidate to work PST hours.
Responsibilities and Duties
The responsibilities and duties of the Senior Consultant consist of (but are not limited to):
Client Relationship Management, Oversight, and Service Delivery (95%)
Lead 2–3 engagements, which may be complex and/or require to be staffed solo by the fractional consultant that require adept consulting skills and an understanding of pro bono service, to ensure coordination and success of engagements are high-impact, occur within the agreed-upon timeline, and stay in scope.
Support the service delivery of large, complicated, and/or new engagements, as requested.
Other Duties as Requested (5%)
Develop new proposals for company partners.
Contribute to projects relating to the updating of systems or processes core to AS’s day-to-day operations and/or the organization at large.
Attend team meetings as requested by the consultant’s supervisor.
Requirements
About You
Bachelor’s degree
Minimum of five years of relevant experience in the nonprofit, corporate, consulting, and/or other sectors. Relevant experience may include but is not limited to professional services, corporate social responsibility, or pro bono program implementation. Taproot is dedicated to considering a broad array of candidates, including those with non-traditional workplace experiences and backgrounds.
Experience with people management.
Experience with client or other external stakeholder management.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Presentation and/or facilitation skills.
Strong project management experience.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, participate in consensus-style decision making, and discern when to take individual initiative as required.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
Zero to minimal travel may be required (~0-10%).
