Nonprofit Strategic Planning & Growth Consultant

Rock Creek Foundation; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 112,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Rock Creek Foundation seeks a Strategic Planning and Organizational Development Consultant for a three-month, project-based engagement in Silver Spring, MD. The consultant will lead organizational assessment, strategic planning, capacity building, and implementation planning to deliver a clear, actionable strategic direction.

The ideal candidate has experience with behavioral health and IDD sectors, Medicaid-funded services, CARF, and nonprofit governance.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Organizational Development, Nonprofit Management, Public Administration, Social Work, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in nonprofit strategic planning and organizational development with behavioral health and/or intellectual and developmental disability service organizations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; experience with data visualization, project management, and facilitation tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review organizational documents and background materials provided by leadership.
• Conduct interviews and facilitate focus groups with leadership, staff, board members, and key stakeholders.
• Facilitate strategic planning sessions and help build consensus around mission, vision, values, priorities, and goals.
• Develop organizational priorities, goals, and objectives informed by current strengths, challenges, opportunities, and risks.
• Create an implementation roadmap with timelines, responsible parties, and measurable performance indicators.
• Develop a performance measurement framework including KPIs and evaluation methods.
• Build accountability structures such as action plans and responsibility matrices.
• Prepare final strategic plan document and present recommendations to leadership and the Board of Directors.

Skills

Facilitation

Stakeholder interviewing

Strategic planning

Project management

Communication

Education

Master's degree in Organizational Development, Nonprofit Management, Public Administration, Social Work, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Data visualization

Job description

Rock Creek Foundation seeks a Strategic Planning and Organizational Development Consultant for a three-month, project-based engagement in Silver Spring, MD. The consultant will lead organizational assessment, strategic planning, capacity building, and implementation planning to deliver a clear, actionable strategic direction.

The ideal candidate has experience with behavioral health and IDD sectors, Medicaid-funded services, CARF, and nonprofit governance.