Management Consultant

Current position hiring for Northwest Arkansas area resident.

Education/Certification Requirements

Option A: Master’s degree with strong preference for an MBA or master's in social Entrepreneurship a minimum 1 year of verifiable full-time prior business ownership experience.

OR

Option B: Bachelor’s degree in business, management, finance, administration, or closely related field and a minimum 5 years of verifiable full-time prior business ownership experience.

Must be authorized to work in the USA.

Experience/Skills Requirements

Excellent facilitation, writing, communication, computer, and analysis skills.

Ability to develop workshops related to small business management consulting.

Ability to reach out and build new and existing partnerships in the target communities.

Ability to work one-on-one with entrepreneurs with the goal of building their business skills and management capacity as business owners.

Ability to work independently, with accountability for results.

Ability to assist in training other management consultants.

Summary of Essential Job Duties

Client Consulting:

Critical thinking for identifying key business growth issues. Ability to conduct ratio analysis and develop a positive course of action. Ability to teach business owners financial literacy and financial management as defined by CU.Ability to draft 3-year financial projections using Excel and other CU-provided tools.

Conduct Initial Assessment with small business clients to analyze organizational practices, identify business weaknesses, and determine the best course of action to assist the client in positive business growth.

Develop a Scope of Services (within 1 business day after the Initial Assessment) that clearly outlines the proposed activities, timeline and estimated cost as well as the responsibilities of the client.

Timely delivery of consulting services listed in the Scope of Services, alongside the client.

Coordinate client travel to minimize trips and implement virtual consulting services, when possible.

Participate in Communities Unlimited staff meetings as required.

Collect, document, and report each client’s contact information and other impact information as required.

Collect, document, video, and share stories about our clients as required.

Community Outreach:

Build relationships with community leaders and members of the small business community.

Educate the community about the tools and resources available through Communities. Unlimited to support a variety of economic development initiatives.

Identify new opportunities for funding, partnerships, or small business development.

Represent Communities Unlimited at various meetings or events, as approved by your supervisor.

Other Essential Job Duties:

Assist other Communities Unlimited teams as required by your supervisor.

Track and enter your work time and expenses as required by policy.

Ability to train other management consultants.

Required to use Communities Unlimited’s timekeeping software to input daily work performance.

Immediately communicate concerns, issues, or any other problems that affect your job performance with your supervisor.

Tools Used in Job

Proficient use of a computer, internet, smart phone (texting, email, photos, videos, social media, and calls), web-based databases for data-entry, Microsoft Office suite including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint are required. The use of additional software for project-related activities may be required, and training will be provided.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described above are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

EOE

Compensation details:  Yearly Salary

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