Programs Associate (TDC)

TDC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

TDC, a Boston-based nonprofit management consulting and research firm, seeks a Programs Associate to support key philanthropic initiatives in the arts and culture sector. You will work with regional and national foundations on grantmaking initiatives to drive strategic change for grantees and the field.

As part of a collaborative team including Senior Associate, Project Manager, Vice President, and Executive Vice President, you will help coordinate programs, draft materials, and facilitate

Responsibilities

• Scheduling meetings/conference calls between TDC consultants, foundation staff, and other partner consultants
• Summarizing and compiling organizational information for consultant and foundation staff review
• Supporting preparation of client deliverables such as PowerPoint presentations and memos
• Preparing for meetings, taking notes and summarizing meeting outcomes

Job description

TDC is a leading management consulting and research firm that works across the nonprofit sector. For 50 years, TDC has worked exclusively with nonprofit, governmental, educational, and philanthropic organizations, providing them with the business and management tools critical to carrying out their missions effectively.

We possess a strong track record in facilitating highly complex strategic business planning and organizational change processes for hundreds of organizations. Guided by our clients’ missions, informed by market realities, and grounded in financial best practices, we work with clients to help them lay out integrated programmatic, organizational, and financial strategies. In addition, TDC works with funders and donors to create philanthropic strategies that support their visions for meaningful impact. The choice to work with both nonprofit organizations and funders is a strategic decision we have made to make impact at two levels: individually at the nonprofit level and sector-wide through our work with funders. This allows TDC to have a truly well-informed sector-wide view. On occasion, TDC publishes in-depth research on critical topics faced by the nonprofit sector.

Based in Boston, TDC has a staff of twenty who work with clients nationally. Our consultants hold degrees from top MBA and graduate programs and bring a wealth of experience from the nonprofit and social sectors. Our team is highly skilled in organizational planning, data and financial analysis, program development and evaluation, and operational design.

Position Overview

TDC seeks a Programs Associate to provide support and program coordination for key philanthropic initiatives in support of arts and culture nonprofits. TDC works with a number of regional and national foundations on grantmaking initiatives designed to drive strategic change in the nonprofit arts and culture sector. In this course of this work, TDC’s team of consultants:

• Advises foundations on grantmaking strategy (goals, desired impacts, funding criteria, program design, etc.);
• Supports grantees through one-on-one consultation (regular coaching calls, financial analysis, review of strategic materials, board engagement, etc.); and,
• Manages grantee learning programs and group training (convenings for up to 100 attendees, panel presentations, networking activities, etc.).

The Programs Associate will work on two large arts initiatives with foundation clients, providing support to the TDC consulting teams, their counterparts at the foundations, and grantee arts organizations supported by the foundation clients. These initiatives are complex, engage multiple high-level stakeholders, necessitate discretion and agility in communications, and are large enough to require dedicated staff. The Programs Associate will work closely with program teams consisting of a Senior Associate, Project Manager, Vice President, and Executive Vice President. The Program Associate will contribute to other client or firm-related work that may be required on an as needed basis.

This role is unique to TDC as it is the only position in the firm that is specialized in working with foundation clients and different from TDC’s other associate consultant positions.

Responsibilities fit into the following three categories:

• Support of foundation clients
  • Scheduling meetings/conference calls between TDC consultants, foundation staff, and other partner consultants
  • Summarizing and compiling organizational information for consultant and foundation staff review
  • Supporting preparation of client deliverables such as PowerPoint presentations and memos
  • Preparing for meetings, taking notes and summarizing meeting outcomes