About BWF

BWF is a mission-driven for-profit company serving the nonprofit sector, offering a comprehensive suite of solutions that ensures all nonprofit strategic, technical, and functional needs are met. Our mission is Empowering nonprofits to achieve impact and imagine new possibilities. Structured yet agile services in the core areas of campaign and fundraising strategy, operations and technology, fundraising marketing and engagement, and enterprise strategic planning allow BWF to deliver on its mission. Clients include universities, health systems, arts & culture organizations, faith-based organizations, and NGOs throughout North America, Europe, Africa, Australia, and the Pacific Rim. As a truly comprehensive solutions provider, BWF has a team of consultants with extensive background and experience in every facet of philanthropy.  

Job Summary

As a Project Associate at BWF, you'll help nonprofit organizations across the country and world strengthen their philanthropy efforts and advance their missions. This position is part of the company’s Project Management Office (PMO) team, which provides a full range of project management and research support to all client projects. This role helps project teams, budgets and workplans and works directly with both the BWF project team and our client partners. This position will rely heavily on organization, communication, good judgement, and proactive time management. The ability to exercise initiative, independent judgement, and have accountability for various processes and projects is critical.

Responsibilities

• Managing day-to-day operations of multiple projects from start to finish including budgets, deliverables, milestones, and required activities; communicating project status with consultants and clients on a regular basis.
• Ability to interact professionally with clients, administrative role with organizational skills, experience with scheduling, note taking, excellent communication skills 
• Utilizing firm tools, software and methodology, as appropriate, for management of all client projects. 
• Collaborating with consulting team members and clients to gather requirements for the creation of both internal and client-facing documentation and reports, data analysis benchmarking, and other project specific deliverables.
• Contributing to and taking ownership in the preparation of client deliverables, including presentations, reports and correspondence. 
• Assisting in the development and documentation of processes and procedures as they relate to the PMO and project management at the company. 
• Coordinating the collection and dissemination of research resources, such as industry-published reports. 
• Participating and providing leadership in company initiatives and special projects as directed. 
• Performing other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of 2-4 years of professional experience. 
• Ability to interact professionally with clients.
• Experience with scheduling and note taking.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. 
• Ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information.
• Well-developed organizational and prioritization skills; flexibility; attention to detail; and the ability to work both independently and with a team toward a common goal.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. 
• Strong analytical, and interpersonal skills; initiative and follow-through; sound discretion and judgment.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Familiarity with the nonprofit sector a plus. 

Work Environment/Conditions

• This position is based in the BWF’s Minneapolis office. Employees in our Minneapolis office are currently working in a hybrid model, spending days in the office and remotely each week. 
• Position requires ability to work in a stationary position for majority of workday.
• Continuous use of computer.
• Frequent communication with team and clients via zoom and in person.
• This is an exempt position that requires at least 40 hour of work per week but due to the nature of this role, additional hours are required when deadlines need to be met.
• Overnight travel to client sites, conferences or company meetings is sometimes required (up to 10%).
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

As an organization that exists to advance our world through the empowerment of nonprofits, we will serve our clients and industry from a sustainable space that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. We are committed to making our organization a place of collaboration, integrity, and discovery, where everyone can thrive as individuals, with unique perspectives and be a part of something great. This commitment drives our ability to provide innovative solutions and create the best outcomes.