New Sector Alliance - Summer Analyst

New Sector Alliance (www.newsector.org) is a nonprofit strategy consulting firm. As a New Sector Summer Analyst, you will work closely with a New Sector Associate (a Sloan or HBS student) to tackle critical strategy challenges of leading social enterprises. You will also have access to coaches and advisors from top consulting firms such as Accenture, Bain, and McKinsey.

This summer, New Sector Summer Analysts and Associates will execute projects including growth plans, market opportunity assessments, and performance management systems, among others. In the past, New Sector Summer Associates and Analysts have:
* Led Jumpstart (www.jstart.org) in developing criteria and parameters for expansion into new urban markets. Jumpstart pairs highly-trained college students with preschool children struggling in Head Start and other early learning programs for one-to-one tutoring in school readiness skills.
* Directed multiple parallel initiatives for Year Up (www.yearup.org): Financial modeling; Revamping performance management systems; Deploying strategically new software. Year Up is a one-year intensive education and training program designed to provide urban young adults with a combination of hands-on skill development and real work opportunities What you'll get:

Consulting Experience
* Advise senior executives on how to overcome their most critical challenges.
* Receive mentorship and training from professional management consultants.
* Develop meaningful experience and contacts.

Management Skills
* Lead major initiatives and drive organizational change.
* Gain deep knowledge of host organization, working closely with senior leadership.

Nonprofit / Social Enterprise Leadership
* Test the waters of the uniquely challenging environment of a high-performance, high-impact social enterprise.
* Become a leader in a new sector where nonprofits, businesses and academic institutions like Harvard solve social problems collaboratively.

Email Shannon Music at smusic@NewSector.org for more information.