Associate Consultant

**About The Bridgespan Group**

The Bridgespan Group (“Bridgespan”) is a global nonprofit that aims to build a better world by strengthening the ability of mission-driven organizations, philanthropists, impact investors, and corporations to achieve breakthrough results in addressing society’s most important challenges and opportunities.

Founded in 2000, Bridgespan has offices in Boston, Johannesburg, Mumbai, New York, San Francisco, and Singapore. Across these six locations, we have a diverse team of staff with varied backgrounds and experience across multiple sectors. We work with social change organizations such as BRAC, CAMFED, the Harlem Children’s Zone, Janaagraha, Noora Health, PolicyLink, and UnidosUS; philanthropies such as the Tanoto Foundation and the Ford Foundation; impact investors such as TPG’s Rise Fund, ABC Impact, 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 a 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 and racial equity in the US, given the intersection of issues of race, gender, caste, etc., with poverty and justice. We 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.

As our firm's global footprint expands, we seek individuals who are enthusiastic about collaborating with teams across the globe. 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 Bridgespan Southeast Asia**

Bridgespan Southeast Asia is our newest office globally. Since our office opened, we have completed advisory projects on a range of issues, including education, climate, health, and many others and published several knowledge reports and articles. Our clients include prominent international and regional foundations doing work throughout Asia and beyond, such as the Tanoto Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and other large private family offices and trusts; impact investment funds such as ABC Impact; nonprofits such as Tenure Facility, the Asia Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW); ecosystem actors such as Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN), and several other confidential engagements. Project examples include:

- Developing strategies and monitoring, learning and evaluation frameworks for corporate foundations
- Advising a family foundation in reorienting their philanthropy towards impact, including developing strategies for each of their issue areas
- Supporting sourcing and due diligence for a philanthropic collaborative
- Strengthening operating model for regional foundations that are experiencing rapid growth
- Supporting impact diligence and portfolio company success for impact fundsDeveloping cross-cutting sectoral knowledge reports, such as ‘ Promoting Equitable and Inclusive Green Job Growth in Southeast Asia ’, and ‘ The Philanthropic Potential of Asia’s Rising Wealth ’

**About the Associate Consultant position**

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

ACs work as critical members of case teams, creating the analytic underpinnings that help identify solutions to clients’ greatest challenges in creating social change.

The Bridgespan Group invests deeply in the training and development of each Associate Consultant. While most of the training is on the job, ACs also attend formalized training sessions throughout their career at Bridgespan, beginning with an extensive orientation program. As the AC progresses, there are training programs that focus on developing deeper consulting skills. Bridgespan ACs also participate in a 10-day off-site program with Bain & Company ACs from around the world. Bridgespan helps each Associate Consultant build the fundamentals of a successful career: cracking tough problems, communicating solutions with clients and teams, and collaborating with senior Consultants and Managers.

**Responsibilities**
- Conduct qualitative research and analysis through interviews with client staff, client beneficiaries, domain experts, government officials, etc.
- Execute quantitative research and analysis
- Perform financial analyses, including forward-looking financial projections
- Advance team’s work with their questions, perspectives, and insights
- Generate creative, action-oriented insights and recommendations
- Participate in joint problem-solving sessions with mid-level