Consultant

About the Department:

University Business Consulting (UBC) is a management consulting practice reporting to the Chief of Staff in the Office of the President at George Mason University (Mason). UBC was created to assist Mason executive academic and business leadership in identifying and capitalizing on opportunities for bold innovation turning data into insights and achieving increased effectiveness & efficiency all in pursuit of the Universitys overarching strategic goals.

About the Position:

The Consultant for University Business Consulting (UBC) aids projects and programs that directly support the goals of Mason and the strategic goals of the UBC Office. Projects may include business and strategic planning data analysis and visualization financial modeling and budgeting business process redesign and implementation policy redesign implementing new initiatives and/or conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis on business functions at the university.

Responsibilities:

Performs core consulting-style functions

• This is expected to include but not be limited to:
  • Gathering data as well as developing thoughtful detail-oriented and high-quality qualitative and quantitative analyses;
  • Creating written documents flow charts presentations and/or spreadsheets;
• Conducts data gathering in a thorough and timely manner with sources documented and data sets stored and annotated for future use;
• Creates models and conducts analyses that are complete data-based and logical with data sources clearly referenced and assumptions /caveats clearly stated;
• Develops core analytical capabilities or model libraries using advanced statistical and quantitative techniques;
• Employs financial models to develop solutions to financial problems or to assess the financial or capital impact of projects;
• Develops written documents flow charts presentations and/or spreadsheets that are mostly error free clear and compelling; and
• Draws insights from gathered data and is able to summarize findings in clear and concise language.

Assists UBC Senior Consultants Managers and leadership with work as needed

• Conducts benchmarking research both internal and external;
• Provides written and verbal updates to UBC leadership;
• Performs related responsibilities as required;
• Shows responsiveness to requests for work from UBC leadership;
• Conducts research with a sound approach and documented methodology;
• Provides regular concise updates to UBC leadership that clearly identify progress and issues and proposes next steps;
• Displays a willingness and ability to complete other duties to support UBC leadership; and
• May lead some client meetings/working groups small projects or sub-tasks of larger projects.

Develops near-final deliverables for UBC working groups steering committees and other key stakeholders across campus as necessary

• Produces deliverables that in both content and form directly answer client questions and address client needs;
• Produces deliverables that reflect the consensus conclusions and recommendations of the UBC team;
• Produces deliverables that are complete well-formatted and mostly error free;
• Produces deliverables according to agreed upon timelines;
• Incorporates feedback into deliverables in a thorough and timely manner; and
• Creates models to analyze gathered data.

Represents UBC projects and the UBC office within the GMU community

• Interfaces with GMU schools and business units regarding UBC initiatives;
• Maintains an appropriate level of professionalism at all times;
• Coordinates with UBC leadership regarding communication to GMU schools and business units; and
• Provides regular updates to UBC leadership regarding all communications and encounters with GMU schools and business units.

Focuses on process improvement for clients and internal to the office

• Assesses and documents the current state;
• Develops and designs the future state of department and university functions or processes for greater efficiency or improved service; and
• Develops visual representations of department and university functions to include but not be limited to process flow diagrams.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in related field or the equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Demonstrated experience delivering consulting serviceseither through employment at a consulting firm participation in consulting projects or comparable project-based work in other organizations;
• Knowledge of Consulting Tools and Frameworks - Familiarity and/or project experience with strategic planning change management best practices / benchmarking facilitation stakeholder engagement project management and/ or process improvement methodologies;
• Technical and Business Skills - Proficiency in core productivity and collaboration tools including Microsoft Excel PowerPoint Teams and project management software. Ability to analyze data synthesize insights and develop clear compelling analytical presentations and reports;
• Demonstrated skill in effective project management;
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills;
• Advanced proficiency with MS Office applications critical particularly Microsoft Excel (e.g. pivot tables advanced formulas financial modeling) Microsoft Word (e.g. creating templates and tables in Word) and Microsoft PowerPoint(e.g. advanced presentation creation skills including importing data animation etc.);
• Advanced problem solving and analytical (qualitative and quantitative) skills;
• Demonstrated ability to find insight and meaningful conclusions in analyses and project work; and
• Ability to perform independent research and initial analyses with limited oversight from management.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in related field;
• Experience designing process flows writing policies and procedures and interviewing stakeholders;
• Experience with data analysis and visualization techniques/software such as PowerBI Tableau or other dashboarding software;
• Higher education healthcare or not-for-profit experience; and
• Ability to take direction from leadership on projects and also self-direct work streams as needed to move projects forward on tight timelines.

Instructions to Applicants:

For full consideration applicants must apply forConsultant at and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information and provide a Cover Letter/Letter of Intent with Resume for review.

Posting Open Date:November 21 2025

For Full Consideration Apply by:December 9 2025

Open Until Filled:Yes