ABOUT CAMBER COLLECTIVE
Camber is a strategy consultancy partnering globally to address today’s most urgent challenges—systemically, sustainably, and equitably. We seek to create transformational impact with systemic, sustainable solutions that enable people and communities around the world to lead healthy and prosperous lives.
Camber provides services at the intersection of social and behavioral insights, strategy, and coalition building to help organizations identify where and how they can work for the greatest impact. As a firm, we possess deep experience in advanced segmentation and voice of the beneficiary research; system mapping and landscaping; quantitative and qualitative analytics toward defining strategic choices; designing and supporting stakeholder engagement strategies; and facilitating strategy development, organizational and investment planning, and change management. Camber works with major philanthropic institutions (e.g., Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation), Bilateral and Multilateral Institutions (e.g., The World Bank, WHO), NGOs and Think Tanks (e.g., CSIS, Freedom House, PAI), Venture Philanthropy and Individual Philanthropists (e.g., Omidyar Network, private family offices), Governments and Community Development Organizations (e.g., USAID, African Ministries of Health, The Seattle Foundation) and Impact-Oriented Private Sector Organizations (e.g., PayPal, Genentech).
Camber is headquartered in Seattle with hubs in San Francisco, Washington DC, and Paris. Our 50-person team is comprised of leaders from the social and health sectors and management consultants formerly from top firms such as MonitorDeloitte, McKinsey, Bain, and Boston Consulting Group. We actively serve our communities as coaches, board members, mentors, and volunteers.
We are working to ensure a strong firm culture which is equitable and inclusive and enables people to grow and build meaningful careers in the social sector while maintaining work-life balance. Learn more about us at www.cambercollective.com.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We’re recruiting an Associate for our Seattle, San Francisco, and Washington, DC offices. Key responsibilities for the Associate position include:
- Developing strategic frameworks and hypotheses, leading research, and driving analytical efforts on client engagements, including building analytic models and performing qualitative and quantitative analyses
- Shaping and writing client deliverables, including strategy presentation materials, executive memos, and supporting documents
- Supporting client project teams by developing workstream-level workplans, identifying bottlenecks and coordinating with related work-streams and stakeholders, and managing vendor relationships and junior staff as needed
- Developing and maintaining trusted working relationships with client and Camber team members
- Supporting business development, recruiting, equity and belonging, and other priority initiatives within Camber
Excellent candidates for this position will have:
- Outstanding analytical and problem-solving aptitude
- Demonstrated interest in global and/or domestic social impact sector
- Proven ability to author clear and compelling presentations, memos, and strategy materials
- High level of emotional intelligence and strong communication and facilitation skills
- Intellectual curiosity, humility, self-awareness, and desire to be on a journey of continual improvement and innovation
- Experience in, or understanding of, the communities Camber and our clients serve is a plus, but not required
- Undergraduate degree, AND:
- 5+ years of work experience at a strategy consultancy, government agency, foundation, nonprofit or private sector organization and a Master’s degree in a relevant field (MPH, MPA, MPP) completed or in progress with completion anticipated within one year; OR
- 3-5 years' work experience at a strategy consultancy, government agency, foundation, nonprofit or private sector organization and a Master's in Business Administration completed or in progress with completion anticipated within one year
- English language fluency; working proficiency or fluency in other languages is a plus
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Compensation for this role includes Base Salary and Profit Share Bonus, and the Annual Total Range for compensation is $135,000-$145,000.
Camber offers a generous benefits package, including 100% employer-paid medical and vision insurance, voluntary dental insurance, paid time off and sick leave, IRA with employer contribution, annual $500 health reimbursement arrangement as well as flexible spending accounts for dependent care and transit, and an annual professional development stipend.
We know that Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sexual Orientation and other dimensions of identity have historically impacted equitable compensation as well as candidates’ comfort in negotiating compensation and job titles during a recruitment process. To mitigate this risk, Camber has a transparent compensation policy. As such, we do not engage in compensation or job title negotiations with candidates during our recruitment processes.
RECRUITING PROCESS
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and we aim to make a decision by mid-February with an anticipated start date in March. We will consider all applicants as part of the same pool, so we request that candidates only apply to the posting of their most preferred location.
We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to equity and inclusion, with a strong culture that values impact, evidence and insights, service leadership and professional development. All applicants and employees will enjoy equality of opportunity without regard to race, color, age, religion, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, prior protected activity. We especially encourage candidates of color and people from historically underrepresented groups to apply. Successful candidates must currently be legally authorized to work in the country for which they are applying.