Part-time Consultant

About Mass Insight

Mass Insight Education & Research is a Boston-based nonprofit serving schools and students nationwide. We partner with states, districts, schools, and other stakeholders across the U.S. to create K-12 education systems and programs that meet the needs of all students preparing them to fulfill their academic potential and pursue choice-filled lives.

Our Commitment to a Respectful and Supportive Workplace

We are committed to building an organization where every individual is valued for their unique perspectives and contributions. We invite and encourage our current and future team members to join us in creating a workplace grounded in respect, fairness, and opportunity for all.

Consultant Position Summary

Mass Insight is building a small pool of part-time consultants on our Program Team, preferably based in the Northeast, who are excited to bring their expertise to short-term, part-time projects in response to evolving partner and business needs. Consultants in this pool will have the opportunity to contribute to high-impact assignments that align with our priorities and client demands, while enjoying flexible, project-based engagement.

This flexible model allows us to quickly match expertise with need, while offering consultants the opportunity to contribute to impactful work in the education space. Assignments would go through June 2026. However, there may be an opportunity for an extension beyond June 2026 contingent upon contract renewal and unchanged scope.

Part-time Consultants play a key role, partnering with school leaders, primarily, and at times with district leaders to assess, plan, implement and evaluate strategies to improve student achievement and school performance. Consultants provide specialized support for projects under the direction of a team leader and are responsible for implementation of major project elements.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead client facing meetings.
• Build the trust of client-partners to influence and inspire partner actions, leveraging relational vs. positional authority.
• Own an element(s) of a scope of work.
• Navigating nuances across stakeholders,including managing own resources and time.
• Primary point of contact and lead for client-facing meetings, including design and facilitation of school leadership team meetings, 1:1 implementation meeting with school leaders, work sessions, professional development, school improvement planning, and occasional, pre-planned on-site school visits.
• Operationalize a scope of work (e.g. take big goals and objectives and create a concrete plan).
• Collaboration and coordination with internal team members and district partners, as needed.
• Collaborate with Directors/Managers to ensure ongoing communication, updates, and/or problem solving as needed.
• Documentation of support provided to schools.
• Design and facilitate teacher level professional development as needed.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Have at least 5 years of experience for those who have worked within or in partnership with K-12 schools or districts and responsible for coaching, consulting, and/or developing Principals, school leaders, or school leadership teams.
• Pennsylvania-based
• Hold a bachelor's degree.
• Have a willingness to travel on average 1-2 times per month to partner sites

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Have at least 5 years of experience for those who have worked within or in partnership with K-12 schools or districts and responsible for coaching, consulting, and/or developing Principals, school leaders, or school leadership teams.
• Hold a bachelor's degree.
• Have a willingness to travel on average 1-2 times per month to partner sites

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Data Specialist background
• Expertise in K-12 Math
• Northeast-based