Consulting Intern, Global Philanthropy

The Opportunity

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance, and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. Huron’s GG+A global philanthropy business is one of the world’s pre-eminent philanthropic management consultancies. We have worked across the world, providing philanthropic counsel to the higher education, not-for-profit, healthcare, arts and cultural sectors. 

Today, we help organizations realize the full potential of their missions through the growth of philanthropic support. Our primary mission is to assist our clients in the substantial improvement and acceleration of their fundraising and engagement programmes, seeking to align those programmes with the institution’s core mission and ensure their sustainability.

You’ll help our clients by providing a robust, data-informed strategy across the donor journey.

Position Summary

Huron is a global professional services firm that collaborates with clients to put possible into practice by creating sound strategies, optimizing operations, accelerating digital transformation, and empowering business and their people to own their future. By embracing diverse perspectives, encouraging new ideas, and challenging the status quo, we create sustainable results for the organizations we serve.

Huron|GG+A helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance, and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. The Huron | GG+A Global Philanthropy business is one of the world’s pre-eminent philanthropic management consultancies. We have worked across the world, providing philanthropic counsel to the higher education, not-for-profit, healthcare, arts and cultural sectors.

Our Interns join us from a wide range of backgrounds and make an immediate impact working as part of a team committed to developing creative insights, implementing, and designing processes, and driving tangible results. We provide access to the training and coaching you need while you work independently or in group settings to get hands-on experience in building effective relationships and creating solutions for our clients.

With a solution-oriented approach, you will collaborate with team members to critically think, and problem solve to execute the implementation of effective processes and strategies for clients. As an Intern, you’ll spend your summer working on a client project with a project team. In addition to client work, you will also get a chance to participate in various team culture initiatives and social events.

Qualifications

Responsibilities may include:

• Analyzing quantitative and qualitative data and communicating synthesized results to senior internal team members to inform client deliverables 
• Collaborating with internal team members during projects, including presenting key takeaways, communicating project updates, and organizing overall project logistics 
• Engaging with colleagues across the industry group to develop innovative and industry-leading methodologies that better serve our clients 
• Attending regular client meetings to identify and analyze key metrics for both internal and client leadership teams 

Travel & Requirements

• Ability to work in Chicago office 2-3 days a week
• Interest in working within Global Philanthropy, including Higher Education institutions, Academic Medical Centers/Hospitals, Non-Profits, Arts & Culture, and Independent Schools
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, experience with project prioritization and organization.
• Ability and willingness and ability to travel occasionally (less than 15% of the time) to client sites 
• Experience with data analysis and strong experience developing visual depictions of data trend
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office products
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong performance in your degree of choice with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
• Bachelor’s degree obtained by May/June 2026
• U.S. work authorization required

Application Materials:

• Current Resume 
• Unofficial Transcript 

The compensation for this job is $30/hr. The represents a good faith estimate of the rate that Huron reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting.

Huron is fully committed to providing equal employment opportunity to job applicants and employees in recruitment, hiring, employment, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, training, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Huron will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, religion, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, creed, citizenship or any other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. We endeavor to maintain a drug-free workplace.

To learn more about Huron, visit www.huronconsultinggroup.com 

Posting Category

Education

Opportunity Type

Intern (Trainee)

Country

United States of America