Business Planning and Strategy Consultant

The Business Planning and Strategy Consultant is a senior individual contributor responsible for planning and analyzing medium-to high-complexity strategic and operational scenarios across Central City Concern (CCC). This role supports a wide range of organizational domains, including Health Services, Housing, Supportive Housing, Employment, Social Enterprise, and administrative functions such as Human Resources, Finance, and Contracting. The Business Planning and Strategy Consultant leads the development of analytically rigorous, decision-support work products—including pre-feasibility assessments, business plans, scenario and options analyses, and performance insights—to inform enterprise strategy and operational decision-making. This role partners closely with stakeholders across the organization to translate complex business questions into structured analyses and actionable recommendations. Reporting to the Business Development Manager, the Business Planning and Strategy Consultant applies strong project management discipline to organize work, align stakeholders, and ensure the timely and high-quality delivery of planning and analysis products. This position plays a key role in advancing CCC’s strategic priorities through evidence-based planning, thoughtful analysis, and cross-functional collaboration. **Schedule:** Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm (Saturday and Sunday off!) **Location:** 121 NW Everett St. Portland, OR 97209 **Compensation:** $96,000 - $125,000, annually. *Range varies based on professional experience and licensure/certifications.* **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS** - **Required: one of the following combinations of education and experience:** - Master’s degree in business, finance, healthcare, or another relevant field and 5 years of experience with quantitative modeling and analysis of business scenarios in complex environments OR - Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field combined with at least 1 professional certification such as PMI Professional in Business Analytics (PMI-PBA) or similar and 5 years of experience with quantitative modeling and analysis of business scenarios; OR - Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 7 years of experience with quantitative modeling and analysis of business scenarios in complex environments - **Required:** **financial or business analyst experience in a healthcare, social services, or safety net setting.** - **Required:** **High level of computer literacy, including the ability to learn new applications.** - **Required: Proficient with business intelligence tools, Microsoft PowerBI, Tableau, or similar.** - *Strongly preferred:*proficient with any of the following: - Electronic medical records; - Web-based collaboration tools such as Mural or Miro. - Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, TB test, and background check. - Physical ability to bend, stoop, kneel, squat, twist, reach, pull and lift heavy objects. - Must be able to climb stairs several times a day and carry equipment between different locations in the downtown core. - Must adhere to agency’s non-discrimination policies. - Ability to effectively interact with co-workers and clients with diverse ethnic backgrounds, religious views, political affiliation, cultural backgrounds, life-styles and sexual orientations and treat each individual with respect and dignity. **ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** *Business Planning and Strategic Analysis (60%)* - Lead business planning and strategic analysis efforts: - Conduct analysis to support new service development, program growth planning, integration planning, and operational improvement planning. - Collaborate with finance, accounting, data and other teams to perform revenue projections, cost analysis, financial modeling, service utilization analysis, and scenario comparisons. - Develop pro forma financial models and sensitivity analyses to evaluate financial viability under different assumptions. - Validate assumptions, inputs and outputs with cross-functional par…