Pro-bono Management Consultant - Collaboration Partners

Collaboration Partners Volunteer Details

Collaboration Partners is a volunteer professional services organization providing pro-bono consulting and advisory services to non-profits in need of assistance in the Greater Toronto Area. We seek to assist non-profits in creating and pursuing a sustainable long-term vision to achieve their strategic goals and create greater social impact within their communities. We believe in a collaborative approach to creating social impact and work closely as an internal team and with our clients to provide sound recommendations and strategies that produce positive social value. Our experienced volunteer consulting team members play a large role in delivering this value to our clients, and ultimately, our larger community.

To learn more about our organization, please visit us at www.collaborationpartners.ca.

Consulting Team Member

You will gain first-hand consulting experience at Collaboration Partners by working on non-profit client projects. Consulting team members will work alongside other experienced industry volunteers to address client needs. From identifying issues and researching solutions to presenting to senior management teams and working side by side with clients to implement team recommendations, you will be expected to be highly engaged on the case work from the start.

The consulting team member role is both challenging and rewarding, but it is also an unparalleled opportunity to hone your analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Examples of potential client engagements include:

• Developing a strategy to increase campaign donation funds from door-to-door marketing;
• Identifying and evaluating alternative forms of funding to supplement current operational budget; and,
• Assessing potential demographic markets for a client’s services.

Our goal is to provide you with a unique volunteer experience, with the potential to grow into an engagement management role in the future. Most importantly, we want to engage you and leverage your talent to create a positive impact on our community.

Qualifications

We are looking for professionals with at least two years of work experience. Non-profit volunteering involvement is beneficial but not required. Our core recruitment areas include corporate strategy, investment banking, management consulting, and private equity. We welcome individuals seeking to broaden and supplement their work experience with non-profit exposure.

You are an ideal candidate if you have a proven record of exceptional academic and extracurricular achievement. You must possess an aptitude for numbers, critical analysis and problem-solving skills, as well as outstanding communication skills. In addition, Collaboration Partners highly values teamwork, as without the crucial ability to work with others, we are ultimately unable have an impact on our clients and the communities which they serve.

Time Commitment

Collaboration Partners takes its client engagements seriously; those who wish to apply should expect to commit an average of five to ten hours a week for project work, and online client meetings. Volunteers schedule meetings with their team, client, and advisor based on the availability of the participants, and make their own travel arrangements to and from meetings and events.

How to Apply

Please answer each of the following questions in 250 words or less:

1. Why do you want to volunteer with Collaboration Partners? Please highlight any relevant consulting experience.

2. In your opinion, how can non-profits and professionals with for-profit experience collaborate to achieve social impact?

All applications will be pre-screened.