Senior Strategist, DoSomething Strategic

Senior Strategist

DoSomething is the leading hub for youth-centered leadership and service with over 1 million active members. We mobilize young people to address key challenges including safety, education, economic opportunity, and environmental sustainability. We fuel young people ages 13 to 25 to change the world by transforming their curiosity into commitment and equipping them to become leaders who actively shape the future.

DoSomething Strategic (DSS) is our social impact consulting arm. We leverage what DoSomething knows about young people and elevate the voices of our members to help brands and non-profits engage the next generation in purpose. Reporting to the Vice President of DoSomething Strategic, the Senior Strategist will help diagnose clients' problems / needs; find opportunities to consult with DoSomething members and other young people to identity relevant insights and co-create solutions; deliver strategies and creative solutions to clients that help them achieve the change they wish to see.

Application timeline : Apply by 11 / 17 for priority consideration.

What You'll Do

Strategic Consulting (50%)

• Conduct hypothesis-driven primary and secondary research to uncover actionable insights that can lay the foundation for breakthrough impact strategies that address client challenges
• Solicit insights from our members or other youth stakeholders and facilitate sessions to co-create solutions with those most impacted by the problems our partners are working to solve
• Synthesize research inputs into clear, compelling strategic presentations and lead worksessions with clients to build consensus around strategic decisionmaking
• Produce a range of strategic and creative deliverables to support corporate and nonprofit clients across our full suite of services including social mission development, employee engagement, impact campaign creation, trainings, and capacity building and more

Business Development (20%)

Client & Project Management (30%)

Qualifications

6+ years of experience in strategic consulting, marketing, communications, or grassroots or community organizing with working knowledge of account and project management

Finely-tuned relationship management and analytics skills. You have the ability to actively listen, learn, and draw insights from both quantitative and qualitative sources and synthesize them in actionable ways that move work forward.

Masterful verbal & written communicator. Strong communication is the cornerstone of succeeding in this role. You have a knack for developing accessible narratives and intuitive frameworks in your deliverables that instill a sense of trust and clarity for our clients.

You have front-of-room skills and can effectively communicate with a diverse mix of stakeholders from senior executives to high school students.

Passion for purpose. Your heart for social impact culminates in a desire to help organizations better embrace a purpose-driven mission.

Youth culture curiosity. You're versed on a wide range of cultural and political issues impacting young people and are quick to develop a perspective on their implications for our partners and our organization as a whole.

Commitment to inclusion & diversity. You have a proven track record of upholding a commitment to diversity and inclusion and actively use this lens to broaden the perspective of your work and our partner's ability to increase either impact.

Project management & producer mentality. You are proficient in project management tools and adept at managing competing priorities. You are fluent with GSuite and are comfortable working with a CRM and website CMS to produce content that will support your work.

Client success obsessed. You demonstrate a genuine concern for the needs and expectations of clients and make them a high priority.

Value a team culture of belonging. You take accountability for your work and the way you work with others, lean into continuous learning, and you're fully committed to creating a more equitable and inclusive workplace for our team, and organization for our members and clients.

A willingness to travel 10-20% of the time.

Benefits Package

3 weeks vacation, 11 paid federal holidays, paid winter holiday break (from Christmas to New Years), and Day Summer Fridays (Memorial Day to Labor Day)

Competitive medical and dental premiums

403b plan which DoSomething matches up to $2,500