Future Senior Consultant Positions

Please note that we currently do not have any positions open; however, if you would like to be considered for future opportunities, please submit your application materials for the Senior Consultant position. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and our team will be in touch if an opportunity becomes available.Senior Consultant(Location: California-based remote | California preferred)Who We Are Engage R+D is a strategic learning and evaluation firm with a passionate and energetic team of diverse professionals who believe in the power of evaluation and research to advance equity and fuel social change. We bring together people, data, and ideas in creative ways to inform strategy and drive results in the social sector. We approach our work with intellectual curiosity, a sense of humility, and grounding in the communities that are ultimately impacted by what we do. Through a collaborative team-based approach, we engage stakeholders in collective problem-solving and strive to draw upon our diverse perspectives and strengths. We believe in the importance of a collaborative and intellectually stimulating environment that supports organizational learning and opportunities to strengthen our practice and advance the field. We seek to create the conditions and space for teams to do their best work. We offer competitive compensation packages, including paid time off and benefits, as well as professional development opportunities and flexible work arrangements. Engage R+D is a California-based virtual consulting firm, and team members typically work from home-based offices and co-working spaces.Who You Are Engage R+D seeks curious and creative people passionate about using data and evaluation to improve results and drive social change. You are an experienced evaluator with a master’s degree or higher with eight + years of experience applying research, planning, evaluation, and community engagement skills to complex and/or difficult projects within a consulting environment. You are fluent in qualitative and quantitative methods with strong people skills and the ability to engage diverse groups in learning and evaluation. You bring outstanding written and verbal communication skills and can translate findings into actionable plans and practitioner-friendly reports. You enjoy working across multiple content areas and tapping into new and innovative approaches.Evaluation in real-world settings can be messy, but you are comfortable with ambiguity and navigating complex situations. You’re able to focus on the big picture while managing the details and identifying solutions. You have strong listening skills and bring cultural humility to the work, always seeking to understand the needs and experiences of diverse stakeholders. You are adept at working with marginalized communities and are able to facilitate inclusive discussions with residents, leaders, and peers. Fluency in other languages, particularly Spanish, is a plus! You thrive in an entrepreneurial and team-driven environment and are comfortable working remotely. Last but not least, you’re enthusiastic about contributing to a young organization.What You’ll Do at Engage R+D Senior Consultants design, manage and execute multi-faceted projects for philanthropic, nonprofit, and government clients. Senior Consultants typically have more years of applied experience post-graduate school and greater responsibility for developing and leading complex client engagements. Senior Consultants are responsible for client-facing work that spans the full life cycle of the project, from scoping, design, data collection, and analysis to reporting and facilitating learning sessions with clients and community stakeholders. We value contributions from all team members to strengthen internal operations, infrastructure, and organizational well-being.Essential Functions & Duties Senior Consultants work independently and as part of a project team(s) to provide advanced consulting services to clients in evaluation, stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, capacity building, strategy, and organizational development. Senior Consultants typically serve as project directors, senior advisors, or team leads on a range of projects. They may also serve as project managers on large engagements. Senior Consultants are expected to lead and navigate engagements that involve conceptually complex designs, multiple stakeholders with divergent perspectives and agendas, challenging organizational/systems dynamics, and other projects that require seasoned leadership. Senior Consultants are also expected to routinely mentor and support consultants, contribute to business development, support field-building efforts, and serve as strategic advisors to co-executive directors, directors, peers, and clients. Senior Consultants also generate new business opportunities, build staff capacity, and contribute to field-building activities through learning sessions, publications, presentations, and collaborati