Higher Education Consultant, Director - Full-Time/Subcontractor

Huron provides management consulting services to academic medical centers, hospitals, health systems, physicians, managed care organizations, colleges, universities, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, financial institutions, and telecommunications companies. Our professionals develop and implement solutions to help each client address financial management, strategy, operational, and organizational challenges, and to pursue opportunities aligned with the organization’s mission and goals.

Huron Consulting Group’s Higher Education practice is the premier practice dedicated to serving the industry. We have a team of more than 250 professionals, each with extensive knowledge and experience in the business of higher education. We deliver the most comprehensive services to the industry and partner with institutions to improve business performance across the entire organization.

Huron supports universities, colleges, schools, academic health centers, nongovernmental organizations, and government agencies to become major contributors to sustainable human development in the region and beyond. We understand the strategic, financial, operational, and policy challenges that must be met in order to educate the next generation in the Middle East. We partner with existing institutions and startup organizations to address these complex challenges and to help our clients become positioned for strategic growth

Directors on the Academic Health Center Solutions/International Medicine & Global Health (AHC) service team will have responsibility for leading large client engagements. This role will work with a Managing Director for each client team to appropriately identify and manage staff for each engagement. Directors are responsible for managing multiple engagements and business development activities and tend to take a more active role in the group’s most complex projects. The position will involve significant on-site client contact with travel of 80% or greater, and may include international travel. Directors are expected to identify new client opportunities and develop and track leads. Directors are considered the group’s thought leaders and should be able to devise engagement approaches and strategies that resonate with client needs and lead to incremental projects and revenue.

Job Details:

• Lead large/multiple engagements
• Provide leadership to practice and direction on engagements beyond individual contribution
• Manage client relationships and play an active role in expanding existing work
• Develop others by sharing expertise, coaching, and mentoring
• Ensure overall work product quality by leveraging expertise across the organization
• Is perceived as an internal expert resource with strong industry or service line knowledge
• Effectively manage project budget

Experience within higher education and management consulting, transformation projects for new universities and experience in operational roles, interim management or PMO structures is required.

• A minimum of 8 years of experience working with universities and/or academic health centers and demonstrated subject matter expertise in university functional areas (administration, research, finance, operations, information technology, human resources)

• Subject matter expertise in at least one of the following: budgeting, finance, organizational structures, planning, resource optimization, or operations and management

• Must have broad understanding of general business concepts and disciplines including finance and accounting

• Client relationship experience working with large organizations is also required

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills that can be used to quickly establish client confidence and trust

• Exceptional leadership, project management, and teamwork skills, including time management skills and the ability to motivate and keep teams on task

• High level of sophistication about financial management, organizational assessment, and strategic planning

• Management perspective to translate client feedback into coherent project plans

• Passion and drive for both sales and problem solving

• Strong analytical, project management, and communication skills

• Proven thought leadership as indicated by speaking engagements and/or publications

• Ready-made network of industry contacts and potential prospects

The Company is fully committed to providing equal employment opportunity in recruitment, employment, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, education and all other terms of employment.  Huron will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, marital status, religion, physical or mental disability, national origin, political affiliation, or any other status protected by local laws.  Huron will abide by all local laws, customs, and regulations with respect to hiring or employment.

Please apply through our website at www.huronconsultinggroup.com/careers.

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package that includes medical/dental/vision, 401(k), and a generous vacation and personal/sick plan.

Huron Consulting Group is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, compensate, transfer, promote and train without regard to age, race, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, Vietnam era or veteran status, physical or mental disability, creed, citizen status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.