Expert Advisory Services Manager

Expert Advisory Services Manager

Position Type:
Full-time

Location:

Flexible (remote);
Must be located and eligible to work in the U.S.

Salary Range: $73,000 - $82,150

Closing Date:
March 13, 2026

Candidates will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The position will remain open until we have a sufficient pool of diverse candidates who meet the job requirements, at which point we may pause the review of new applications before the stated deadline. Please understand you may not be contacted for several weeks after you apply.

Ideal

Start Date:

2-4 weeks after offer

About the Center for Disaster Philanthropy

CDP began in 2010 with the goal of pioneering the practice of strategic disaster philanthropy. Since then, it has grown in its ambition, envisioning a world where the impact of disasters is minimized through thoughtful, equitable and responsive recovery for all. CDP has a $40 million budget and a team of more than 30 staff members working remotely across the U.S.

CDP is a trusted partner, expert and authoritative resource helping hundreds of individuals, foundations and corporations boost the impact of philanthropic giving in response to disaster and humanitarian crises by supporting equitable recovery and addressing root causes of vulnerabilities worldwide.

• In 2020, CDP was a featured nonprofit for the 14th Annual CNN Heroes:
  An All-Star Tribute.
• CDP has earned Charity Navigator’s Four-Star Charity rating and Candid’s Platinum Transparency seal.

As an organization grounded in racial and intersectional equity, our team members are deeply committed to strengthening communities most vulnerable to disasters because of systemic inequities. We are guided by our values of integrity, boldness and innovation, humility and empathy in all we do in pursuit of our mission.

Bottom line:
We aspire to walk the talk of anti-racism and to treat each other and our partners in ways that inspire trust, creativity, learning and care.

Be a part of our fast-growing team that offers countless ways to help communities thrive. Join us!

This new position within the organization is an exciting opportunity to continue to build out the Expert Advisory Services (EAS) capability of CDP. The role will require an entrepreneurial spirit to translate overarching needs to concrete deliverables with clients, and qualities to rapidly support the sense-making and formation of the EAS’s growth strategy into reality for the clients we serve.

This role will blend time in all aspects of the work, and requires the enthusiasm and capability to quickly shift and deliver on high-level strategy collaboration with the Director, down to the nuances of project delivery as an individual or as a project team: quality deliverable development, engaging webinar and workshop design, note-taking and agenda-setting.

The EAS manager works with the director of advisory services (DAS) to manage and deliver consulting projects within the EAS umbrella of work, build out and oversee the training and management of the CDP Corps, be involved in business development needs, and collaborate with the DAS and EAS team to continue to evolve and fulfill the strategic goals of this arm of the organization.

Client and conference travel, while infrequent, may also be required averaging 2-3 days per trip, 4-8 trips per year.

As a fully remote workforce, CDP prioritizes employee engagement and relationship building in service of a collaborative culture rooted in equity. To this end, in-person team retreats are scheduled throughout the year in different regions of the U.S. This role will be expected to attend 2-3 retreats per year, which average 3-5 days of travel.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Build productive client relationships.
• Manage client engagements, including designing and facilitating workshops/training, supporting the crafting of clients’ disaster strategies, authoring unique monthly disaster update emails and consulting reports, holding regular project management meetings and conducting consultations on disaster response and recovery best practices.
• Make learning fun and have participants understand their role in…