Our Company
Learning for Action (LFA) is a San Francisco-based consulting firm that provides the social sector (nonprofit, philanthropic, and public organizations) with evaluation, research, strategy, and capacity-building services. For over 15 years, LFA has worked with clients to help social sector organizations effectively design, implement, and improve strategies to achieve their desired impact through tailored evaluation, strategic planning, and research services. Our work focuses on a range of issue areas including, but not limited to: education, community development, juvenile justice, public health, reproductive rights, journalism, and immigration. Ultimately, LFA's services support the work of the social sector locally, nationally, and internationally to address the needs of at-risk, low-income, under-served, and otherwise disadvantaged communities. We envision community-oriented nonprofit, philanthropic, and public sectors sharing their knowledge in the service of social justice; communities of people working to honor and preserve cultural integrity, secure the health and well-being of their members, cultivate creativity, and promote social justice; the workplace as a microcosm of our communities encouraging continuous learning, responsibility, and participation while cultivating satisfaction, challenge, and a sense of purpose. Additional information about our innovative company—including our mission, vision, and values—is available at our website: www.learningforaction.com.
Our Culture
LFA's most important asset is its people. As such, LFA is committed to living our values as a company and invests in the leadership and professional development of our staff, primarily through job-based learning and growth opportunities. From professional development funds to our supervision model, LFA provides opportunities to ensure that each employee's strengths are deepened, expanded, nourished, and utilized to enhance effectiveness in achieving our mission. We value a diverse workforce that is a microcosm of our communities and aligned with the social justice work of our clients. Our Cultural Humility Committee is an internal workgroup dedicated to facilitating ongoing organizational learning and developing tools and approaches for keeping LFA's work relevant and responsive to our clients' diverse values and cultural contexts.
Our company thrives through our high-performing, team-based, participatory, and fun-loving work environment. To support employees, the Health and Wellness Committee supports the overall health and wellness of employees through a holistic, multi-faceted vision of health and wellness including: organizing social events; sharing health- and safety-related information; offering educational opportunities; and encouraging community building.
Project Manager Position: Associate Consultant or Consultant
We are currently conducting a search for a talented, organized, and experienced project manager at the Associate Consultant or Consultant level to participate in a diverse array of team-based consulting projects. Associate Consultants and Consultants serve as the project manager on the majority of the projects in their portfolio, but may also be staffed on projects to provide additional team support as well.
This is a rare opportunity to work with and learn from a high-performing group of people committed to social justice. The ideal candidate will contribute to the diversity of LFA, thrive on enhancing the effectiveness of social justice organizations, and support the advancement of our rising consulting firm.
Position responsibilities:
The Project Manager will support project teams by leading: client communication and coordination; team management and timelines; planning and facilitation of internal project team and external client meetings; and monthly budget tracking. Project-related tasks include: preparing survey, interview, focus group, and other data collection instruments; conducting interviews, and focus groups; conducting qualitative and quantitative data analysis; developing evaluation and analysis plans; creating deliverables, including written reports; and presenting data in a clear, audience-appropriate way.
Required minimum qualifications:
§ Master's degree in a social science or relevant field or equivalent applied experience
§ Five years of experience in the workforce
§ Three years of research, evaluation, or strategic planning experience in a professional or academic setting
§ Two years of experience working in the nonprofit, philanthropic, and/or public sectors
§ Two years of experience managing project teams including: creating timelines to manage short- and long-term deliverables, delegating tasks, coordinating team communication, setting agendas for team meetings, and ensuring timely completion of project work, supporting matrix teams
§ Experience designing research, evaluation, and/or strategic planning inquiry tools (e.g., interview protocols, survey instruments)
§ Experience with qualitative data, including conducting key informant interviews and analyzing qualitative data
§ Experience with quantitative data, including managing and analyzing quantitative data
§ Experience tracking and managing project budgets
§ Demonstrated strong organizational skills
§ Familiarity and comfort with facilitating meetings and presenting findings, including adjusting style and approach to match the needs of meeting participants and audience
§ High proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
§ Deep experience in statistical analysis and SPSS software (or other statistical software package such as STATA or SAS) or with organizational assessment (e.g. SWOT analysis)
§ Strong writing skills, particularly using quantitative or qualitative data to tell a coherent story
§ High level of accuracy and attention to detail
§ Ability to thrive on managing multiple projects and tasks
§ Be a U.S. Citizen, non-citizen national, or foreign national possessing a visa permitting permanent residence in the U.S. (Alien Registration or "Green Card"). Student visas and temporary work visas do not qualify.
Preferred qualifications:
§ Consulting experience in the social sector
§ Experience using data to support clients' ability to make sense of the information and then inform effective decision-making (e.g., inform programmatic or strategic adjustments)
§ Experience working with at-risk, low-income, under-served, and/or otherwise disadvantaged communities
§ Fluency in speaking, writing, and reading Spanish, including ability to translate
§ Knowledge of and/or experience with organizational development and organizational behavior
§ Familiarity and comfort with facilitating meetings, including adjusting style and approach to match the needs of meeting participants
§ Experience in one of the following issue areas: Education, Community Economic Development, or Health and Human Services
§ Experience making presentations to boards of directors and/or senior level executives
§ A valid California driver's license
This position is full time, exempt, with an annual starting salary of $75,000 - $90,000, depending on experience and position (i.e., Associate Consultant or Consultant). LFA offers a generous benefits package for a small business, including a 401k plan, profit sharing, and bonus structure on top of the opportunity to join an outstanding team working towards social justice. We are a small but mighty company, and we look forward to adding to our constellation of colleagues.
Those interested should apply via our website: http://www.learningforaction.com
In the cover letter field, please indicate how you learned about this position. We will only review applications submitted via our website. No emails or calls, please. The deadline to apply is Sunday, January 31, 2016.
We strongly encourage people of color, individuals who identify as part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer communities, and people with experience in the nonprofit, philanthropic, and public sectors to apply. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Due to the high number of applicants for this position, we regret that a confirmation receipt is not automatically provided. We will be in direct contact with candidates who are invited to our initial round of interviews. We are unable to respond to unsolicited emails, calls, or other inquiries about this opportunity.
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