Associate Consultant 2025 Start Date (New York) - February 23, 2025 Deadline

Are you passionate about solving society’s toughest problems?  
Are you attracted to the analytical rigor of strategy consulting?  
Are you looking for a team-based working environment where your colleagues would share your passion for equity and social impact?  
 
If you answered “yes” to all of these questions, we invite you to explore the Associate Consultant role with The Bridgespan Group. 

About The Bridgespan Group 

The Bridgespan Group is the leading nonprofit consulting organization serving ambitious nonprofit leaders, philanthropists, and impact investors in North America, Asia and Africa. We work with social change organizations such as the Harlem Children’s Zone, UnidosUS, PolicyLink and Janaagraha; philanthropies such as the Ford Foundation; impact investors such as TPG’s Rise Fund, Black Ambition and the Impact Investors Council of India; and bold, collaborative initiatives such as TED’s Audacious Project, Blue Meridian Partners and Co-Impact. 

We value diversity, passion, respect, candor, and most of all having social impact and working towards societies characterized by equity and justice. Equity is central to all that we do.  

Our mission to break cycles of poverty is impossible if we do not also achieve equity, given the intersection of gender, caste, religion, etc. - and racial equity in the U.S. in particular. We have made a public commitment to anti-racism and more importantly are doing the essential work to build a team and leadership at all levels that is diverse, develop a truly inclusive culture, and integrate a focus on equity in all our client work. 

If you want to work with the market leader that bridges the worlds of game-changing philanthropists, social change leaders, and impact investors, then Bridgespan is the place for you. 

About the Associate Consultant Position 

Associate Consultants (ACs) play an important role on project teams at Bridgespan, conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis that feeds into the team’s recommendations to clients and enables them to increase their impact. 

Once fully onboarded, ACs will follow our 50-50 staffing model, meaning they will work on two projects at a time with different teams. ACs enter as generalists, projects range considerably in topic and client profile, making it ideal for candidates who are enthusiastic about exploring the full range of work we do. Topics range considerably from education to public health to criminal justice, and much more. Our client portfolio includes philanthropists or philanthropic institutions; nonprofits or movements; and impact investors. ACs will also have an opportunity to engage in research and writing projects so that leaders everywhere can benefit from the insights Bridgespan gleans in its work.   

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Conduct qualitative research and analysis through interviews with client staff, client beneficiaries, and experts in the field 

• Execute quantitative research and analysis (varies by client need) 

• Perform financial analysis, including forward-looking financial projections  

• Prepare clear and compelling presentation materials 

• Present analyses and findings 

• Collaborate effectively with teams on all of the above 

• Be prepared to work 50-55 hours per week, on average, with variation week to week in response to client needs 

• Travel required may be 1-2 times a month on average