Manager

CFAR: Consulting and Coaching

Manager managing consulting projects at CFAR, requiring strong analytical and project management skills for client engagement.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $95,000 - $125,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage the day-to-day execution of multiple client engagements simultaneously, ensuring quality, timeliness, and attention to detail across all workstreams
Analyze qualitative and quantitative data—including interview findings, financial trends, survey results, and organizational dynamics—and synthesize insights into clear, compelling recommendations
Lead and facilitate client work sessions, interviews, and presentations, as appropriate to the project and in collaboration with senior team members
Prepare client-facing materials including reports, slide decks, and memos that translate complex analysis into clear narrative
Work closely with Principals, Senior Consultants, and Analysts in small, integrated project teams
Contribute to internal knowledge development, firm-building activities, and the ongoing refinement of CFAR's tools and methods
Build and maintain strong client relationships through day-to-day project work
Begin developing familiarity with CFAR's business development approach in preparation for expanded responsibilities over time

Requirements

What you’ll need

A minimum of five years of professional experience
Advanced degree in an areasuch as business, organizational psychology, public health, anthropology, healthcare administration, public administration, economics, or other social sciences
Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-workstream projects with rigor and attention to detail
Strong analytical skills, including experience with qualitative data synthesis; comfort with quantitative and financial analysis preferred
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present findings clearly to senior client audiences
The ability to read both what is explicitly stated and what is tacitly at play in organizational settings—and to bring that insight to bear in service of the client
Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to operate effectively across multiple projects and competing priorities
A collaborative working style and genuine curiosity about how organizations and the people within them work
Experience within management consulting, organizational advisory work, or a closely related client-facing field preferred
Demonstrated ability to write and speak to both client and broader professional audiences preferred
Familiarity with the types of organizations CFAR serves: healthcare, higher education, family enterprises, owner-led businesses, foundations, and other mission-driven entities preferred
Experience with survey design and statistical analysis preferred
Experience with financial analysis preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

robust medical, dental, life, disability, and vision coverage
parental leave
generous paid vacation
numerous paid holidays
company-wide breaks around Thanksgiving and the December holidays
tax-advantaged retirement savings plans with voluntary contribution options
range of investment choices
professional development through dedicated supervisors
annual feedback opportunities
personalized development goals
company retreats

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Hard Skills & Tools

qualitative data synthesisquantitative analysisfinancial analysissurvey designstatistical analysisproject managementdata analysisreport writingpresentation skillsclient engagement

Soft Skills

analytical skillscommunication skillscollaborative working styleattention to detailability to manage ambiguitycuriosity about organizationsrelationship buildingleadershipfacilitation skillsorganizational insight

Certifications

advanced degree