Managing Consultant, Development
About this role
General information
Name
Managing Consultant, Development
Posting Title
Managing Consultant, Development
Ref #
2237703
Date Published
Friday, October 9, 2026
City
Tempe
State
Arizona
Country
United States
Job Category
Other Consulting Services
Advertised Location
US-AZ-Phoenix
Working time
Full Time
Description & Requirements
The Nonprofit Advisory team helps mission-driven organizations strengthen fundraising capacity, development operations, and long-term revenue sustainability. The Manager, Development Consultant leads client engagements that align fundraising strategy, campaigns, donor systems, governance, and financial planning. This role combines senior nonprofit development experience with a practical, data-informed consulting approach to deliver tailored recommendations, tools, and training.
What You Will Do:
• 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.