Analyst

Public Equity Group (PEG) is a diverse network of strategy and management consultants mobilized to help visionary leaders and organizations achieve impact.

PEG is looking for an Analyst and offers recent undergraduate students a unique opportunity to learn from highly skilled and experienced professionals in the field of non-profit strategy and management consulting. This work is done in partnership with a professional network that spans across a wide array of regional and national organizations within diverse fields (education and youth development, housing, workforce development, arts, philanthropy, climate, civil and human rights).

PEG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. There shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, ability, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage/civil partnership, or pregnancy/maternity. Given our work with social impact clients, PEG especially encourages applicants with professional and/or lived experience within and around the US justice system, the immigration system (and immigration services), the child welfare and social services systems, and public and affordable housing systems, among other systems and providers supporting disadvantaged communities.

Likely work streams include:

• Synthesizing data from various sources, e.g., US Census and other government sources (federal, state, local), research reports, etc. (requires considerable data manipulation using Microsoft Excel)
• Supporting and conducting interviews with community leaders, e.g., government officials, non-profit leaders, researchers (minimum of 75 WPM highly suggested)
• Capturing and synthesizing highlights from client and internal meetings
• Developing flawless presentations in PowerPoint (often) and Microsoft Word (sometimes)
• Presenting data and recommendations to fellow team members (often) and clients (sometimes)
• Supporting team and client project management, e.g., work planning, meeting logistics, travel

Skills & qualifications include:

• Passion for social justice
• Excellent team player; high willingness to go the extra mile
• Excellent analytical skills; high comfort with math, logic, and data
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong strategic (“big picture”) thinking
• Currently studying or recently completed graduate degree (or equivalent) with considerable course work in statistics, economics, finance, logic; writing/humanities a plus
• 1-2+ years of professional or postgraduate research experience; facility with workplace expectations (e.g., timeliness, quality control, etc.)

Compensation:

• Commensurate with experience (from $35-40 hourly)
• Most PEG employees are employed on a part-time basis. You can expect an allocation of 8-10 hours per week for this role

About Us:

www.publicequitygroup.org

Public Equity Group works with partners poised to make a demonstrable difference on the “big issues of the day,” and in the lives of disadvantaged populations. In particular, we look for clients with the following qualities:

• Deep social justice commitment and compatible organization values
• High potential for national or global impact, scale, and/or replication
• Strong leadership (strategic thinking, management, implementation)
• High organization capacity to implement (staff and board quality; planning, monitoring, operations, and systems quality)

PEG teams engage in strategy and business planning that is robust, practical, and affordable. Our work typically culminates in summary strategic plans that detail a client’s 3-5+ year goals and Theory of Change, programmatic priorities, organization (staff, skill and system requirements), and economic requirements – as well as ongoing implementation and project management plans. Even so, it is important to us to “meet the client where they are”; as such, we customize our approaches and deliverables to address particular client needs, time and cost constraints, and the like. And despite offering top-flight consulting support, we work hard to keep our fees and other costs consistent with many clients’ economic realities – which is consistent with our values. We also value diversity and cultural competency, a commitment reflected in our leadership, client selection, methodology, staffing, communication & more.

By forging deep, long-term relationships with leaders and organizations at the forefront of their respective fields, supporting their evolution, and celebrating their successes via case studies, media, and more – long after the engagement has ended – we aim to strengthen and empower our partners, helping them build demonstrably better "models" for change; and ultimately spur dramatic improvements in the quality of life of vulnerable populations and communities.

Recent PEG clients:

• Planned Parenthood
• CFLeads (national community foundation network)
• Two Feathers Native American Family Services
• Espacios Abiertos (Puerto Rico)
• Meyer Memorial Trust
• The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
• The Cambridge Community Foundation
• The REACH Institute
• The Boston Opportunity Agenda

• Generous PTO Policy