Senior Consultant

Requisition Number: 67496

Location: Boulder, Colorado

City:
Boulder

State: Colorado

Employment Type: University Staff

Schedule: Full-Time

Posting Close Date: 13-Oct-2025

Date Posted:
22-Sep-2025

Job Summary

The University of Colorado Boulder encourages applications for a
Senior Consultant. This position reports to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Leadership Support and Programming and
is responsible for supporting and advising unit leads at CU Boulder regarding how to plan, implement, and assess efforts designed for
improving and supporting inclusive campus environments. The Senior Consultant will provide expertise and consulting services in the areas of
research, assessment, student success, talent acquisition, professional development and learning, leadership development, and/or
organizational change. They will assist colleagues in operationalizing strategic goals and evaluating policy and programmatic impact in
support of the campus’ priorities to create environments where everyone matters and can thrive.

Incumbents will apply the work done
by the University of Southern California’s Pullias Center to advance Shared Equity Leadership (SEL) alongside a range of competency models
and frameworks (e.g., NASPA/ACPA Professional Competencies, Leadership Reconsidered, Multicultural Organizational Development) to help
develop and support transformational higher education leaders who are capable of creating positive and supportive environments for a range
of constituents and their needs. This work will address the personal, collective and structural work needed to activate and sustain
institutional change and transformation.

The Office of Leadership Support and Programming team values align with the shared equity
leadership model. Examples of these values include transparency, vulnerability, accountability, mutuality, humility, love and care, courage,
and creativity and innovation. We expect the incumbent to demonstrate many of these values for shared equity leadership in their work (e.g.,
relationship building, consulting with unit leads, research and assessment, leadership development, project management) and in interactions
with fellow team members, constituents in the CU Boulder campus community, and members of local, regional, and national communities.

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in
employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage
individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

The Office of Leadership Support and Programming is part of the chancellor’s office and is charged with:

• Supporting and advancing the chancellor’s priorities.
• Creating and supporting campus environments where everyone matters and
  all can thrive.
• Providing services to campus leaders (e.g., planning, assessment, communications) to help advance the chancellor’s
  priorities.
• Building capacity in leadership in the areas of access, opportunity, and engagement to address disparate outcomes,
  myriad experiences and needs.
• Sponsoring and supporting initiatives needed to build community and create connections for
  employees.
• Providing leadership for assessing campus environments and applying data-informed approaches to organizational
  development.
• Providing resources (e.g., funding, materials, consultations) for new or existing programs focused on improving campus
  environments.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

• Assessment, evaluation, and project management.
  Assist units and campus partners in operationalizing strategic goals for creating environments where everyone matters and can thrive (e.g.,
  assessment plan creation, data collection and analysis, communication of results), implementing shared equity leadership (Kezar et al.,
  2021).
• Relationship building and consulting for leadership development (e.g., standing meetings, communications, creating and/or
  implementing curriculum and models, consensus building).
• Sensitive or high-level administrative functions (e.g., project or team
  lead, writing, planning, editing) needed to support office programs or events.
• Research and benchmark promising practices in higher
  education to make recommendations (e.g., creating annotated bibliographies, presentations, models, evaluating research, networking with
  colleagues at other universities); curating research, tools, and resources.
• Engage administrative support and perform general office
  duties; archive and organize; provide leadership within the office (e.g., onboarding new team members).

What You Should
Know

• After the initial training period, this position offers a hybrid work modality with 1 day per week of remote work. On
  average, work hours align with traditional business hours with occasional evening and weekend needs and the potential for
  flexibility.

What We Can Offer

• The annual hiring range for this position is: $113,100-$150,000.
  Relocation is available for eligible candidates.

Benefits

The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement,
paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers
an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder.

Be Statements

Be diverse. Be inclusive. Be
Boulder.

What We Require

• PhD, Jd, or terminal degree (e.g., MBA, MSW, MFA, MLS) in a relevant field (e.g.,
  higher education, social sciences, human resources) or equivalent combination of education and experience and 3+ years of related
  experience.

What You Will Need

Effective knowledge

• Knowledge of strategic planning and
  the national landscape, particularly in, but not limited to, higher education as it pertains to creating and assessing supportive campus
  environments.
• Demonstrated expertise using promising consultation practices (e.g., strategic planning documentation and frameworks,
  methods for operationalizing priorities, human-centered and universal design principles).
• Critically applies and provides
  assistance to others for engaging assessment as a process and approach to program evaluation and development, management and analysis of
  data. Creates curricula for educating on promising practices and assessment programs.
• Applies knowledge of principles, practices,
  and procedures of a particular field of specialization to complete difficult assignments.
• Content knowledge of higher education
  research to improve campus environments and outcomes (e.g., student success, education and training, leadership or organizational
  development).
• Assessment and evaluation skills in higher education environments (e.g., creating goals, outcomes, assessment plans,
  identifying metrics and benchmarks).
• Synthesizing information for diverse audiences (e.g., translating climate survey results,
  creating research briefs and literature reviews).

Accountability and self-management

• Self-management of tasks with
  supervisor consultation; high degree of personal accountability and organizational skills required. Uses agility and ?exibility to support
  communities and positive change through ambiguity. Demonstrates high emotional intelligence.

Teamwork and leadership

• Uses a client-focused approach to build positive, productive relationships and trust with unit leads, engage in thought partnership,
  and adjust methods to unit leads’ needs, priorities, and foci. Collaborates with other Sr Consultants to share promising practices and
  identify campus-wide themes; supports and works with other staff in the office, ad hoc work groups, and project management teams; drives
  consensus building and collaboration. Functions at the level immediately below executive leadership (senior vice chancellor). Supports and
  creates conditions for productive and functional team dynamics; takes responsibility for team goals and inspires others.

Communication

• Writing and editing proficiency for university-level and external publications and communications;
  engagement and effective relationship building with campus community members; must demonstrate attention to detail and high standards of
  discretion, flexibility, emotional regulation, and tailoring approaches. Serves as a resource to other team members.

Innovation
and problem solving

• Works with myriad colleagues across campus to develop solutions for a wide variety of challenges;
  continuously evaluates processes with a focus on outcomes. Uses a high level of skill, discretion, creativity, and judgment for navigating
  interpersonal and complex leadership challenges. Incorporates new facts, research, and ideas into group processes and applies creative
  thinking to develop new solutions.

Commitment to learning

• Demonstrates curiosity and a commitment to learning as
  it pertains to tools (e.g., electronic applications, software), leadership skills, and content matter (e.g., research in higher education,
  consulting practices).

What We Would Like You to Have

• 3+ years of experience providing consulting
  services to executive leaders as it pertains to improving environments, campus-level programming, strategic planning, organizational change,
  and/or student success.

Special Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials:

1. A current resume.

2. A cover letter that specifically tells us how your background and experience
align with the requirements, qualifications, and responsibilities of the position.

We may request references at a later
time.

Please apply by October 13, 2025, for consideration.

Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For
consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs.

In compliance with the Colorado Job
Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or
dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.