Vice President, Consulting

Summary

Join Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) as their Vice President, Consulting! This fully remote US-based position (with preference for candidates near NFF offices) offers leadership and guidance for NFF's consulting practice, managing a 20-person team. You will be responsible for the strategy and performance of NFF's complex consulting business, supporting approximately 200 clients annually. The ideal candidate is a visionary leader with 10-15 years of experience leading a consulting practice, expertise in nonprofit finance, and a commitment to NFF's mission and values. This role involves department leadership, business management, team development, and strategic collaboration across the organization. NFF offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a flexible work environment.

Requirements

• Have at least 10-15 years of experience leading a consulting practice and/or a client services business in an executive leadership role
• Have knowledge in nonprofit finance, and excel-based financial model building, and understand the nuances of nonprofit finance
• Demonstrate success in setting vision, leading, and managing a team with diverse backgrounds and experiences to meet ambitious goals
• Have a track record of supporting team members' learning, development, career growth, and building team culture aligned with organizational core values
• Be a strategic and visionary leader, able to apply strategy and innovation in designing and implementing processes, systems, and policies that support the organization's vision and growth, including in emerging practice areas
• Effectively identify, solve, and lead others in addressing challenges
• Be highly relational and collaborative, understanding the power of relationship-building and collaboration both within the team and across the organization
• Move work forward by building strong relationships while centering the needs of clients and communities, as well as staff
• Be flexible and resourceful, delivering results and pivoting quickly when the organization’s needs change
• Be empathetic and able to lead people through change
• Lead through influence, bringing your team and collaborators together around a shared vision and strategy
• Have experience with change management, setting strategy, and cascading goals in a highly matrixed organization
• Be aligned with NFF’s mission, core values, and commitment to equity
• Foster an inclusive culture where people can show up authentically and thrive
• Center your work around DEIB and racial equity, and have experience leading others in applying DEIB principles to their work
• Embody NFF’s mission, core values and commitment to equity

Responsibilities

• Support NFF’s overall mission, vision, and business operations objectives by setting a vision and strategy for a large team that works directly with NFF’s clients and external stakeholders
• Support NFF’s brand by delivering exceptional client services through the development of comprehensive implementation plans and team-level goals
• Set and manage annual department goals and budget that engage the team and align with organizational goals
• Work collaboratively to ensure that NFF meets its annual impact and financial goals
• Refine and adjust the financial model for NFF’s consulting practice by collaborating with NFF’s development, community engagement, and other business development leaders
• Design, develop, and oversee the implementation of consulting practices and initiatives that meet client needs and align with NFF’s strategic goals
• Gather insights, feedback, and learnings from clients to inform team practices and approaches, as well as insights for NFF as a thought leader in the CDFI and nonprofit sectors
• Develop and oversee the implementation of consulting procedures, systems, and processes, collaborating with NFF’s operational and technology teams to design and implement improvements
• Support organizational strategy and decision-making as a member of NFF’s Leadership Team; collaborate directly with the organization’s Vice Presidents and the Executive Team to champion internal and external initiatives, cultivate and manage talent, and create suitable conditions for people to work together to achieve a common goal
• Lead by example, fostering a culture of collaboration & goal attainment
• Guide and manage the overall provision of consulting services and programs
• Provide leadership and guidance to consulting functional areas by overseeing people management, business development, program delivery, financial analysis, and initiative management
• Keep abreast of market trends to meet the current and future needs of the department
• Represent NFF in public forums, communicating NFF’s mission, strategy, and services that support nonprofit leaders as they manage through structural and funding inequities
• Lead select client work that requires the seniority or specific experience of the Vice President in support of the client and/or staff
• Interface with NFF's Board of Directors and Program Committee regarding consulting strategy and activity
• Oversee and ensure all CDFI compliance standards are met, and risks and liabilities are mitigated
• Inform and implement policies and practices to manage the business
• Work with the Chief of Client Services to establish work plans that correspond to NFF’s strategy and objectives, supporting the goals and needs of the consulting department
• Partner with the Vice President of Development to devise and support a strategically aligned annual fundraising plan in response to client, network, community, and funder priorities
• Manage and develop a team of 20 based on trust and collaboration
• Provide direct support, leadership, and management of the department’s Senior Directors as they take increased ownership of consulting portfolios
• Ensure a department culture of learning, where staff are supported in their work and trained to meet evolving client needs and develop professionally
• Lead the consulting department in aligning client work with the organization’s strategy and the department’s business model; build capacity to achieve or exceed their goals
• Provide coaching and guidance on critical issues, as well as implement professional development for the department focusing on growing skills and providing learning opportunities that support evolving client needs

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in philanthropy, government, or financial services is also valuable

Benefits

• Up to 18 paid holidays
• 3 floating holidays
• Unlimited vacation time off
• Health insurance with a NFF funded health reimbursement account
• Employer match and non-match contributions toward your retirement plan
• Flexibility to work remotely or from our offices in major cities
• A “work from home” fund
• Flexible spending accounts that cover medical, commuter, and childcare costs