Associates are essential members of the team and are responsible for simultaneously supporting many client engagements and working with multiple project leads to ensure successful outcomes, deliverables, and relationships with clients. 

Associates must be able to approach projects with flexibility and manage competing priorities, as work can vary from supporting a multi-year organizational planning process, to gaining insights from diverse groups of institutions to address social challenges, to providing insights and research findings around organizational culture change. 

Essential ASSOCIATE DUTIES

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Meet all deadlines in one’s own work
• Proactively manage up to meet project-level deadlines
• Enter all tasks into Asana with assignee and deadline
• Fluidly prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects
• Own client scheduling and follow up
• Independently project manage a small engagement (e.g. Coaching)

DELIVERABLE CREATION

• Develop project work plans
• Draft internal and client-facing meeting agendas
• Create client-facing meeting summaries
• Draft high quality client reports, presentations, and communications
• Review deliverables for accuracy and grammar/spelling issues
• Draft deliverables in-line with Trepwise standards with appropriate guidance and support

RESEARCH, ANALYSIS & SYNTHESIS

• Perform and synthesize research on a variety of topics

COMMUNICATION

• Respond to all internal and external communications in a timely manner and in accordance with Trepwise communications standards

OTHER DUTIES

• Manage and request supplies and materials for facilitations
• Apply basic design techniques to make deliverables visually appealing
• Contribute ideas and feedback to project lead
• Lead stakeholder conversations
• Independently project manage a Mid-Sized Engagement (e.g. $10k – $30k Project)
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data sets to identify themes and trends
• Inform client leads of client issues or challenges
• Own and contribute to internal projects related to equity, culture, strategy, and/or growth
• Support colleagues by taking on other tasks as necessary

Beyond these responsibilities, we aim to enhance our culture with each hire. We encourage individuals to apply who share passion for our vision, mission, and values and enjoy contributing ideas on how we can become stronger as a team and as a growing business.

Trepwise team members are occasionally required to work evenings and weekends and may be asked to travel sporadically for client engagements.

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 1-3 years’ experience OR 3-5 years’ work experience in business, non-profit management, or related field.
• Experience with project management for multiple projects and people.
• The demonstrated ability to collect information, identify opportunities for improvement, and frame strategic solutions to problems.
• Experience presenting in a professional environment.

Compensation AND BENEFITS

$50,000 – $70,000, commensurate with experience. Trepwise also has a generous package of benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, the option to enroll in a Simple IRA plan with a 3% match,  and unlimited paid time off.

Trepwise is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, ability, age, or veteran status. We work hard to ensure diverse slates of candidates for openings at our company.