Senior Nonprofit Development Consultant

Forvis Mazars US; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvis Mazars, LLP seeks a Manager, Development Consultant to lead client engagements in fundraising strategy, campaigns, donor systems, governance, and financial planning for nonprofit and education organizations.

You will mentor teams, oversee engagement planning, budgets, timelines, deliverables, and day-to-day client communication, while advising on annual giving, major gifts, and capital campaigns.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive nonprofit fundraising, development, advancement, or related consulting experience, including project or team leadership
• Demonstrated experience with fundraising strategy, donor cultivation and stewardship, campaign planning, development operations, and performance measurement
• Strong executive communication, facilitation, analytical, project management, and client relationship skills; proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and donor CRM systems

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a portfolio of fundraising and development consulting engagements for nonprofit and education clients.
• Oversee engagement planning, execution, budgets, timelines, deliverables, quality, and day-to-day client communication.
• Conduct development assessments, campaign readiness studies, fundraising efficiency reviews, and multi-year revenue planning.
• Advise clients on annual giving, major gifts, capital campaigns, planned giving, corporate and foundation partnerships, grants, and donor stewardship.
• Evaluate development operations, staffing, policies, procedures, internal controls, and alignment among leadership, boards, and fundraising teams.
• Analyze fundraising performance, donor pipelines, return on investment, and key metrics; translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Assess CRM utilization, data quality, prospect tracking, pipeline and moves management, reporting, and related technology needs.
• Design and facilitate fundraising, governance, and development training for executives, boards, staff, and volunteers.
• Provide advisory support for interim or fractional development leadership while maintaining professional, ethical, and independence requirements.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to client executives and boards, presenting findings and facilitating decisions that advance mission sustainability.
• Support business development through lead qualification, scoping, proposal development, presentations, thought leadership, and cross-service collaboration.Mentor and supervise junior team members and specialists, standardize engagement tools, and promote consistent, high-quality delivery.

Skills

Executive communication

Facilitation

Analytical skills

Project management

Client relationship management

Microsoft Office

Donor CRM systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in nonprofit management, business, communications, public administration, or related field

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Forvis Mazars, LLP seeks a Manager, Development Consultant to lead client engagements in fundraising strategy, campaigns, donor systems, governance, and financial planning for nonprofit and education organizations.

You will mentor teams, oversee engagement planning, budgets, timelines, deliverables, and day-to-day client communication, while advising on annual giving, major gifts, and capital campaigns.