Management and Leadership Consultant

at  Rights and Resources Group

The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) is a global coalition of over 150 organizations dedicated to advancing the forest, land, and resource rights of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, Afro-descendant Peoples, and in particular the women within these groups. RRI’s members capitalize on each other’s strengths, expertise, and geographic reach to achieve solutions more effectively and efficiently. RRI leverages the power of its global coalition to amplify the voices of local peoples and proactively engage governments, multilateral institutions, and private sector actors to adopt institutional and market reforms that support the realization of rights.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Experience providing targeted strategic advice and coaching to senior nonprofit officials.
• Demonstrated expertise in nonprofit management and strategy development and implementation.
• Experience working with diverse leadership teams in a nonprofit setting.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with issues like climate change solutions, land rights, Indigenous and community livelihoods, and women and youth leadership is highly desired.

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

Please submit your proposal through this website with the documents listed below.

• Narrative proposal describing your understanding of the tasksand your approach to delivering the project (no longer than 3 pages);
• Summary of qualifications describing how your background, or that of your team, positions you to deliver the project (no longer than 1 page);
• Financial proposal with all costs to deliver the project; detail the types of rates/costs per activity. For the purpose of budget drafting, please include 3 illustrative trips to DC for in-person meeting facilitation over the course of the agreement.
• Annexes, including CVs for relevant team members (each no longer than 2 pages), and any other relevant information. Annexes must be combined into a single file for upload.

The Executive Team (ET) of RRI seeks a seasoned management consultant to provide ongoing advisory services on issues relating to organizational structure and governance, cross-team collaboration, and strategy development and implementation. The ET is comprised of the President, Chief Operating Officer, and Senior Director of Programs. The ET would like to grow a deep understanding with a consultant who will increasingly learn about RRI programs, people, challenges, and opportunities over the course of up to 24 months.