Consultant

About DRG

DRG serves purpose-driven organizations that care for, inspire, and enrich the lives of people all over the world. Our team shares a commitment to the values that matter to our clients, bringing more than 30 years of experience serving the nonprofit community.

DRG partners with nonprofit, foundation, and social sector organizations to address complex organizational challenges related to strategy, teams, and partnerships. Our mission is to support organizations in bringing together the right leadership, talent, culture, and structure – so people and organizations can thrive together.

The Role

DRG seeks a Consultant to contribute to a varied portfolio of client engagements across four service areas: Executive Search and Transition, Strategy and Growth, Team Culture and Organizational Design, and Collaborations and Partnerships. Engagements may include leadership searches and succession planning, strategic and business planning, organizational and HR consulting, board development and governance, and mergers or collaborative initiatives. Working with engagement leads and colleagues across the firm, the Consultant contributes research, stakeholder engagement, analysis, project coordination, and high-quality client deliverables that help organizations strengthen their leadership, effectiveness, and impact.

The Consultant takes responsibility for assigned project components, managing their work with initiative, sound judgment, and attention to detail. This role offers opportunities to work with executive directors, CEOs, leadership teams, boards, candidates, and other stakeholders while developing expertise across DRG’s services.

This position is ideal for a collaborative, curious professional who enjoys both analytical and relationship-centered work and is motivated to help mission-driven organizations strengthen their leadership and impact.

What You’ll Do

Contribute to Client Engagements

Take responsibility for assigned project components, completing work accurately, thoughtfully, and on schedule in collaboration with the engagement lead.
Support project planning and coordination by maintaining work plans, tracking milestones and deliverables, coordinating meetings, documenting decisions, and following up on next steps.
Contribute to strong client relationships through clear communication, responsive follow-through, professional judgment, and careful handling of confidential information.
Conduct research, interviews, surveys, and other information-gathering activities using approaches developed with the engagement team.
Organize and analyze qualitative and quantitative information, including stakeholder feedback, market research, benchmarking, and organizational data.
Identify themes, synthesize findings, and develop draft recommendations for review and refinement with the engagement lead.
Prepare clear, accurate reports, presentations, interview summaries, analytical exhibits, facilitation materials, and other client deliverables.
Support the design and facilitation of client meetings, planning sessions, leadership retreats, and board discussions; facilitate assigned portions as appropriate to experience and project needs.
Keep engagement leads informed of progress, emerging findings, questions, and potential risks; seek guidance when decisions affect project scope, timing, budget, or client expectations.
Integrate principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging into research, stakeholder engagement, analysis, and recommendations.

Contribute Across Service Areas

Executive search and transition: Contribute to executive and interim leadership searches, transition and succession planning, and leadership onboarding support. Responsibilities may include organizational discovery, position development, candidate research and outreach, interview coordination, candidate assessment documentation, reference checking, and transition activities under the direction of the engagement lead.
Strategy and growth: Support strategic planning, business model and sustainability planning, implementation and change management, and evaluation and impact assessment. Conduct research and stakeholder engagement, synthesize findings, prepare planning materials, and contribute to recommendations, goals, measures, and implementation plans.
Team culture and organizational design: Contribute to organizational design and restructuring, HR consulting and embedded HR support, culture assessment and change, HR policy and practice reviews, performance assessments and 360s, competency frameworks and role clarity, staff learning and leadership development, executive coaching, and compensation strategy and analysis. Support these engagements through research, data collection and analysis, stakeholder engagement, project coordination, and preparation of materials and draft recommendations.
Collaborations and partnerships: Support board development and governance consulting, board retreats, mergers, acquisitions, organizational spinoffs, partnership assessment and negotiation, and collaborative or multi-organization initiatives. Contribute research, stakeholder input, analysis, meeting and retreat preparation, project coordination, and draft deliverables under the direction of the engagement lead.

Build Relationships and Strengthen the Practice

Build and maintain professional relationships with clients, candidates, and sector colleagues in partnership with engagement leads.
Identify potential opportunities for DRG’s services and share relevant insights and connections with colleagues.
Support business development through prospective client research, proposal and pitch preparation, and contributions to engagement design.
Contribute to sector-facing content, professional events, and other activities that strengthen DRG’s visibility and relationships.
Collaborate across Executive Search and Strategy + Organizational Consulting, sharing knowledge and contributing to integrated client service.
Help develop and improve research methods, consulting tools, templates, and internal resources.
Participate in firm meetings, internal learning, professional development, and staff gatherings; actively seek and apply feedback to strengthen skills and expertise.

Qualifications & Expertise

executive search, strategic planning, compensation analysis, organizational design, nonprofit leadership, or related advisory work. Candidates may bring deeper experience in one area and an interest in developing skills across others.

Core Qualifications

5-8 years of professional experience with nonprofit and social sector organizations, their missions, and the leadership and operational challenges they navigate.
A master’s degree in business, nonprofit management, human resources, public administration, organizational development, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
Experience contributing to projects or initiatives involving executive search, strategy, organizational effectiveness, mergers, talent, governance, research, or related areas.
Strong research, interviewing, listening, and analytical skills, including the ability to organize qualitative and quantitative information, identify patterns, and communicate findings clearly.
Excellent writing and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex information into accurate, accessible, and well-organized materials.
Strong project coordination and organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple assignments, meet deadlines, and communicate proactively about progress and competing priorities.
Ability to build productive relationships with colleagues, clients, candidates, and stakeholders from varied backgrounds.
Sound judgment, discretion, and care in handling confidential information and sensitive relationships.
Ability to work independently on assigned responsibilities while collaborating closely with engagement leads and project teams.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; comfort learning research, data, project management, and collaboration tools and applying AI thoughtfully and responsibly.
A collaborative spirit, curiosity, a sense of humor, and a commitment to learning and helping organizations increase their impact.

Preferred Experience

Experience supporting client engagements or working in a consulting, executive search, or other professional services environment.
Experience in more than one relevant area, such as executive search, strategic planning, mergers, compensation analysis and strategy, organizational design, succession planning, governance, or culture and team effectiveness.
Experience preparing client-facing reports, presentations, research summaries, or analytical deliverables.
Experience supporting stakeholder interviews, surveys, group discussions, or facilitated planning processes.
Experience contributing to proposals, relationship-building, or business development activities.

Compensation & Benefits

The base salary for this position is $80,000–$120,000, depending on experience, with the opportunity to earn substantially more through DRG’s bonus, commission, and incentive programs. DRG also offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Health, dental, and vision insurance (DRG covers 100% of the base rate for all employees), plus complimentary access to supplemental health programs like Talkspace, Kindbody and One Medical
Flexible Spending and Health Savings Account options
Generous PTO policy (20 days) and expanded holiday/office closure calendar (27 days in 2026) for a total of 47 paid days away from the office annually
Early Friday office closures
401k with matching (after one year of employment)
Discounted pet insurance
Wellness stipend
Expanded Parental Leave
Home office set-up stipend
Professional development opportunities and annual company retreat
Sabbatical opportunities

Work Environment

This is a full-time, exempt position. Location is flexible; our staff work from home offices or shared workspaces near where they live. Travel at least once per year is expected for staff gatherings, and additional travel will be required depending on client needs. While most of our work happens within standard business hours, many of our clients are volunteers and some client meetings may occur during the evening or weekend hours.

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