Administrative Associate (Part-Time, Remote) for Social Impact Consulting Firm

Join our growing team! Lyons-Newman Consulting is seeking a part-time remote Administrative Associate.

Hours: Part-time; Minimum 10 hours per week with option for up to 15 hours per week

Compensation: $35 - $45 per hour commensurate with experience; benefits include paid vacation

Location: Remote (must have some availability Monday through Friday between 9am-3pm PT)

About Lyons-Newman Consulting

Founded in 2011, Lyons-Newman Consulting (www.lyonsnewman.com) is a San Francisco Bay Area-based nonprofit consulting firm that is a trusted partner to nonprofits advancing social, economic, environmental, and racial justice. We offer strategic planning, board development, facilitation, and organizational development services, helping our clients to develop their vision, achieve their goals, and create lasting change. Our values are social justice, empathy, innovation, impact, joy, and integrity.

The Opportunity

The Administrative Associate will play a key role in creating high-quality, client-facing deliverables, supporting research and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, preparing materials for client meetings, managing internal systems and planning tools, and supporting the continued success of our growing social impact consulting firm. The role offers the opportunity to work in an intellectually stimulating environment with a talented, dedicated, and collaborative small team of consultants with deep nonprofit sector and management consulting experience, and to support the work of extraordinary Bay Area social justice nonprofit, philanthropic, and government CEOs, executive leadership teams, program managers, and direct service staff. Recent clients include Legal Services for Children, Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI), East Bay Housing Organizations (EBHO), Kaiser Permanente, Bay Area Air District, Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy, La Raza Community Resource Center, and the U.C. Berkeley Greater Good Science Center.

As an Administrative Associate, you will:

• Design deliverables and communications
• Create, contribute to, and copyedit high-quality, client-facing deliverables including presentations, reports, spreadsheets, dashboards, frameworks, and other deliverables. Manage iterations of deliverables, incorporating client and team feedback.
• Prepare materials for client meetings - Support preparation for virtual, in-person, and hybrid client meetings and workshops, including preparing pre-meeting materials (e.g., facilitation guides, agendas, worksheets) and post-meeting follow-up materials (e.g., meeting notes, actions items).
• Support research and data analysis – Support quantitative and qualitative research (e.g., surveys, interviews, focus groups) and summarize data and findings. Produce presentations and reports that reflect findings.
• Support organizational development and planning Perform administrative tasks, such as preparing invoices and client contracts, managing customer relationship management (CRM) tracking and reporting, and updating our mailing list. Contribute to continuous improvement of systems, processes, and procedures. Contribute to business development efforts (e.g., preparing communications about our work and writing project proposals).
• Contribute to team culture – Contribute to a collaborative, diverse, and innovative team culture, supporting our leadership team’s efficiency and effectiveness.

The ideal candidate will have these qualifications (even if you do not have 100% of the specific qualifications below, or if you have achieved these requirements through unconventional methods, we encourage you to apply):

• Exceptional writing and copyediting skills
• Superlative attention to detail and a commitment to high-quality work products that are accurate and well-designed
• Experience supporting research (e.g., survey administration) and summarizing data and findings
• Extremely well-organized with demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively, at times on tight deadlines, and to effectively prioritize time and tasks
• Excellent command of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (and their Google Suite equivalents)
• Strong interpersonal skills and integrity
• Minimum three years of professional experience; experience working at a management consulting firm is highly desirable
• Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree is highly desirable
• Alignment with our values and commitment to strengthening Bay Area mission-driven organizations and advancing social, economic, environmental, and racial justice

To apply

Please send a resume and a thoughtful cover letter (not longer than one page) to info@lyonsnewman.com with the following subject line: “Application – Administrative Associate – Fall 2025.”

In your cover letter, please address these 4 questions:

1. Why are you interested in Lyons-Newman Consulting and this particular role at this time in your career?
2. What are some highlights of your previous experience that most closely align with this role and the desired qualifications above?
3. What is one thing that is inspiring to you about strengthening Bay Area mission-driven organizations?
4. What is the ideal number of weekly hours you are seeking to work, and what availability do you have Monday to Friday between 9am to 3pm Pacific Time for this role?

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please. Applicants must be legally permitted to work in the United States. Lyons-Newman Consulting is an equal opportunity employer committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status. People of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.