Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CCS Fundraising is an international strategic fundraising firm that partners with nonprofits for transformational change. They are seeking a Consultant in Systems & Change Management to manage transformational projects, apply strategic thinking, and support nonprofit clients in optimizing their fundraising operations and data management.
Responsibilities
- Successfully lead and manage transformational projects from inception to recommendations to implementation and full adoption
- Apply critical and strategic thinking to quickly identify the crux of a problem, question or issue
- Communicate clearly, concisely, and logically (both verbally and in writing), convey information visually in a compelling manner, and articulate strategies with a point of view for a variety of audiences
- Conduct discovery interviews, facilitate workshops, develop and lead Learning & Development (L&D) materials, and translate operational changes into fundraising impact
- Quickly develop a deep understanding of organizational structure, culture, and motivations
- Thrive in a startup environment and contribute to the growth of a cutting-edge practice within the firm through thought leadership, independent work, and collaboration with colleagues
- Apply a design thinking approach to client engagements, including workshop and workflow design
Skills
- Two-six years' administrator experience in Raiser's Edge/RE NXT at a large or complex nonprofit
- Technical proficiency to recognize, scope, and design optimal methods for the generation, entry, management, use, and interpretation of fundraising data
- Well-versed in nonprofit industry technology solutioning
- Outstanding project management skills and ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously with a high attention to detail
- An understanding of systems architecture best practices and data governance standard protocols
- Demonstrated familiarity with data analysis in the areas of revenue, prospects, pipeline, fund management, forecasting, and/or campaign progress
- Mastery of Excel and experience working with large data sets
- A comprehensive understanding of the data life cycle (from entry to insight)
- A comprehensive understanding of the donor life cycle
- Experience working with stakeholders at various levels and across different departments
- A mindset for creative problem-solving
- Comfort with developing materials in PowerPoint to effectively convey findings and/or recommendations
- This role requires approximately 20% travel for activities such as conducting interviews, facilitating workshops, delivering presentations, and participating in team events and retreats
- Healthcare, higher education, and/or federated nonprofit experience
- Direct responsibilities within major gifts and/or annual giving fundraising
- Raiser's Edge NXT Professional Certification (“b-CRE Pro”) highly desired
- Strong public speaking and visual presentation skills
- An understanding of opportunities and pitfalls for AI in fundraising
- Experience with the following: Other common nonprofit CRMs, including Salesforce, Dynamics, BBCRM, Advance, etc
- Data visualization and dynamic reporting tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
- Common Raiser's Edge software integrations (e.g., Omatic, Luminate, iDonate, ResearchPoint, Constant Contact, Classy)
- Workflow modeling and business process design (e.g., Visio, LucidChart)
- Project Management platforms (e.g., Monday.com, Trello, Asana)
- Relational database architecture and management
- Nonprofit accounting practices and financial modeling (e.g. cash vs. accrual accounting)
- Query/programming languages (e.g. SQL, Python)
Benefits
- CCS offers competitive benefits
- A dynamic training program
- Resources
- Career advancement
- Mentoring
- Networking opportunities
Company Overview
CCS Fundraising provides interim development management and assessments services. It was founded in 1947, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://ccsfundraising.com/.Company H1B Sponsorship
CCS Fundraising has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2025. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.