Job Description

Overview

Third Sector New England, Inc. (TSNE)()is working to build a more just, equitable society. We do this by providing capacity building services, consulting and training services, and operational support for hundreds of nonprofits, foundations, community-based groups, and others working for social change. We are partners and colleagues working collaboratively to support areas critical for organizations, including property management, leadership development and support, finance and accounting, human resources, and organizational development. We live by our values as an organization, and are committed to identifying, including, and valuing the unique skills, perspectives and knowledge of each member of our team.

About our Values:

• Justice- A just society is one in which all people have the dignity, resources, power, and self-determination to fully thrive. We seek to create a more just world in all of our work.
• Progress - We commit our resources, expertise, and energy to delivering high quality support and services that make movement toward a more just world possible.
• Impact - We work collaboratively with others to build the capacity and sustainability of organizations who work toward social good.

The Organizational Development (OD) Consultant works as a member of the organizational development consulting team in TSNE’s consulting and training department. In this role the consultant brings a values-based approach to working with client organizations and across TSNE’s organizational consulting work.

The Consultant serves as a primary point of contact between organizational development clients and TSNE and provides assessment, design, guidance, coaching, training consultation services, and support for implementation of OD services. The consultant supports other OD consulting services as needed across the consulting and training department and TSNE organization.

Essential Functions

Consulting & Training – 70%

• Plan, design, and deliver consulting and training engagements for non-profit organizations and other clients through a process consulting approach, supporting organizational development and capacity building processes, including, but not limited to organizational assessments, strategic planning, board development, and facilitating change processes.
• Conduct intake and scoping calls with prospective clients to assess needs and readiness.
• Work with prospective clients to prepare proposals and scopes of work, including fee estimates.
• Manage consulting engagements, ensuring a balance of client needs, resource constraints, and project timelines.
• Work with the OD team to ensure resources needed for assigned engagements are available.
• Ensure that high quality, responsive, culturally competent consulting and training services are delivered.
• Integrate lens of DEIB and emergent strategy across client engagements.
• Work collaboratively with consulting and training staff to design and deliver training on organizational development and capacity building topics.
• Manage and update information and communications within TSNE databases with regard to assigned consulting and training engagements.

Practice Development and Organizational Support – 30%

• Continuous assessment of the effectiveness of various OD Development frameworks, tools and resources; make refinements where needed in collaboration with the OD consulting team.
• Engage with OD consulting team meetings to ensure alignment and thoughtful refinement of consulting services.
• Partner with Learning and Evaluation team to inventory and understand OD outcomes and program success.
• Partner with Marketing and Communications team to promote OD and capacity building services to share services and practice.
• Develop and disseminate tools, resources, and working papers to advance the capacity building practices of TSNE.
• Serve as a thought partner and work in collaboration with Consulting and Training Team members, as well as with other TSNE departments to advance program planning and to lift up and share lessons learned.
• Participate in TSNE-wide projects and initiatives as needed and approved by supervisor.

Complete other tasks and projects related to the position, as needed.

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