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Join a collaborative consulting team helping mission-driven organizations strengthen systems, leadership, and community impact.
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Do meaningful work from wherever you do your best work.
Winged Wolf Innovations is a consulting, training, and technical assistance firm that helps mission-driven organizations navigate complexity, strengthen leadership, design better systems, and create sustainable impact.
We work with public agencies, nonprofits, community-based organizations, coalitions, and cross-sector partners to solve real-world challenges. Our work is collaborative, adaptive, and grounded in the belief that strong systems are built by people who are supported, trusted, and encouraged to grow.
At Winged Wolf, careers are not built around a single narrow lane. They are built through exposure to diverse clients, industries, communities, and challenges, giving team members the opportunity to learn continuously, lead thoughtfully, and contribute to work that matters.
Why Work With Us?
Location Independence
We believe strong work can happen in more than one place. Winged Wolf supports location-independent work whenever project needs allow, giving team members the flexibility to work from the environment where they are most focused, balanced, and effective.
Our model values accountability, communication, and results, not unnecessary office time. Whether supporting a virtual facilitation, developing a strategic plan, analyzing community input, or preparing client deliverables, our team is trusted to manage their work with professionalism and care.
Leadership Development at Every Level
Leadership is not limited to job titles. Because Winged Wolf’s work often focuses on leadership, organizational culture, systems change, and capacity-building, our team members have regular opportunities to practice the same principles we teach and facilitate with clients.
Working here means developing skills in facilitation, project management, strategic thinking, client communication, systems analysis, public speaking, and adaptive leadership. Team members are encouraged to grow into stronger consultants, facilitators, analysts, trainers, and change agents.
Exposure to a Wide Variety of Clients and Industries
One of the most exciting parts of working at Winged Wolf is the variety. Our projects may involve human services, housing and homelessness systems, public health, behavioral health, workforce development, nonprofit leadership, governance, community engagement, organizational development, or cross-sector collaboration.
That variety keeps the work engaging and helps team members build broad, transferable expertise. You will not be stuck doing the same task for the same type of client every day. Instead, you will gain experience across sectors, communities, and problem types.
Mission-Driven, Systems-Level Work
Winged Wolf works with organizations that are trying to make communities stronger. Our projects often involve improving services, strengthening partnerships, supporting leaders, designing better programs, gathering community input, and helping organizations move from ideas to implementation.
This is a good fit for people who want their work to have purpose, especially those who care about equity, community impact, organizational learning, and practical problem-solving.
A Collaborative and Adaptive Culture
Our client work is built on collaboration, and our internal culture should reflect the same value. We believe good ideas can come from anywhere, and we value people who are curious, thoughtful, honest, and willing to learn.
Consulting requires adaptability. Priorities shift, client needs evolve, and each project brings a different context. We look for team members who can stay grounded, communicate clearly, and approach complexity with creativity and care.
Real-World Learning, Not Just Theory
Winged Wolf’s work is practical. We do not just create plans, trainings, or reports for the sake of checking a box. We help clients apply what they learn, make decisions, and move toward meaningful change.
Team members gain hands-on experience with facilitation, needs assessments, stakeholder engagement, training design, strategic planning, governance support, data analysis, technical assistance, and implementation support.
What We Value
Integrity
We hold ourselves to high ethical standards and strive to be transparent, reliable, and honest with clients, partners, and one another.
Excellence
We aim to produce work that is thoughtful, polished, useful, and responsive to the needs of each client and community.
Collaboration
We believe sustainable solutions are co-created. We work with clients, not just for them, and we bring that same collaborative spirit to our internal team.
Adaptability
Every client and community is different. We value team members who can listen carefully, adjust thoughtfully, and respond to changing needs without losing sight of the bigger purpose.
A Collaborative and Adaptive Culture
Our client work is built on collaboration, and our internal culture should reflect the same value. We believe good ideas can come from anywhere, and we value people who are curious, thoughtful, honest, and willing to learn.
Consulting requires adaptability. Priorities shift, client needs evolve, and each project brings a different context. We look for team members who can stay grounded, communicate clearly, and approach complexity with creativity and care.
Innovation
We are drawn to complex challenges and creative solutions. We value people who can think critically, ask better questions, and help design approaches that are both visionary and practical.
Who Thrives Here?
You may thrive at Winged Wolf if you are someone who:
- Enjoys working across multiple projects, topics, and client types.
- Communicates clearly and professionally.
- Can work independently while staying connected to a team.
- Is comfortable with ambiguity and changing project needs.
- Cares about community impact and mission-driven work.
- Wants to grow as a leader, facilitator, consultant, analyst, or strategist.
- Values equity-centered, trauma-responsive, and human-centered approaches.
- Likes turning complex ideas into practical tools, plans, trainings, and recommendations.
The Kind of Work You Might Do
Depending on your role, you may support projects such as:
- Strategic plans and implementation roadmaps.
- Leadership development and organizational culture trainings.
- Community engagement sessions and listening sessions.
- Needs assessments and environmental scans.
- Governance and policy development.
- Program design and process improvement.
- Systems mapping and cross-sector planning.
- Data analysis, reporting, and presentation development.
- Technical assistance and follow-up coaching for client teams.
Our Employee Value Proposition
At Winged Wolf Innovations, you bring your skills, judgment, creativity, and lived experience to work that helps organizations and communities grow. In return, we offer meaningful projects, flexible work, leadership development, exposure to diverse sectors, and the opportunity to help shape a growing company with a strong mission and collaborative culture.
Current Opportunities
We are always interested in connecting with thoughtful, mission-aligned professionals who bring strong communication skills, innovative, curiosity, integrity, and a commitment to practical impact.
Current openings will be posted here as they become available.
Interested in future opportunities? Contact us at [email protected] and tell us about your background, areas of interest, and the kind of work you hope to do.
Open Position Job Descriptions
Our Current Hiring Model
Winged Wolf Innovations is a growing consulting, training, and technical assistance firm. At this stage, our available opportunities are currently structured as 1099 independent contractor positions, rather than traditional W-2 employee roles.
This means that individuals who work with Winged Wolf in these roles are engaged as independent professionals or consultants. Contractors are typically brought onto projects based on organizational needs, client contracts, project scope, availability, and alignment with the contractor’s skills and expertise.
As a 1099 contractor, you are generally responsible for managing your own taxes, insurance, retirement planning, equipment, work schedule, and other business-related expenses. Winged Wolf does not currently offer traditional employee benefits such as employer-sponsored health insurance, paid time off, unemployment insurance, or retirement matching for 1099 roles.
We believe in being transparent about this structure so candidates can make informed decisions about whether this model fits their current professional and financial needs.
What 1099 Work With Winged Wolf Means
Working with Winged Wolf as an independent contractor may be a good fit for professionals who value flexibility, autonomy, project-based work, and the ability to contribute their expertise across a variety of mission-driven efforts.
Contractors may support projects such as facilitation, training development, community engagement, research, writing, data analysis, technical assistance, strategic planning, grant support, project coordination, or subject-matter consultation.
Because our work is client- and project-based, contractor opportunities may vary in hours, duration, scope, and frequency. Some projects may require short-term support, while others may involve ongoing collaboration over a longer period of time.
We strive to communicate clearly about expectations, deliverables, timelines, compensation structure, and project requirements before work begins.
Who 1099 Opportunities Are Best Suited For
Our current opportunities may be a strong fit for people who:
- Already work as independent consultants, freelancers, trainers, facilitators, writers, analysts, or subject-matter experts.
- Are comfortable managing their own schedule, workload, taxes, and administrative responsibilities.
- Want meaningful project-based work without committing to a traditional full-time employment structure.
- Enjoy collaborating with a mission-driven team while maintaining professional independence.
- Have specialized expertise they want to apply across different clients, communities, and industries.
- Are looking to build a consulting portfolio or expand their experience in systems-change work.
These opportunities may not be the right fit for candidates who are currently seeking guaranteed full-time hours, traditional employee benefits, or a fixed long-term employment arrangement.
Our Work Style
Winged Wolf’s work is collaborative, adaptive, and grounded in trust. We work across projects, time zones, sectors, and client contexts, which means our team members and contractors need to be comfortable communicating clearly, managing deadlines, and shifting between different types of work.
Much of our work can be completed remotely, and we support location independence whenever project needs allow. Some projects may require scheduled virtual meetings, client-facing sessions, live facilitation, travel, or availability during specific business hours. When that is the case, we aim to communicate those expectations clearly in advance.
Our work style values:
- Clear communication.
- Responsiveness to clients and teammates.
- High-quality deliverables.
- Thoughtful preparation.
- Respect for deadlines.
- Adaptability when project needs change.
- Professionalism in both independent and collaborative work.
We care less about where work happens and more about whether the work is done with excellence, integrity, and care.
Location Independence
Many of our projects can be supported remotely, allowing contractors to work from the location where they are most productive and grounded. This can be especially valuable for professionals who prefer flexible, independent work structures.
Leadership Development
Winged Wolf’s work often focuses on leadership, facilitation, organizational development, systems change, and capacity-building. Contractors have opportunities to strengthen their own leadership practice by contributing to real client projects, observing complex systems, and helping organizations move from planning to implementation.
Exposure to Diverse Clients and Industries
Our projects may involve nonprofits, public agencies, coalitions, community-based organizations, human services systems, housing and homelessness initiatives, health-related systems, workforce efforts, and other mission-driven partners.
This variety gives contractors the opportunity to build broad experience across sectors, client types, and project models.
Meaningful, Mission-Driven Work
Winged Wolf works with organizations that are trying to improve systems, strengthen communities, and support people more effectively. Contractors who join our project teams contribute to work that is practical, people-centered, and impact-oriented.
Portfolio-Building Experience
For consultants, writers, facilitators, trainers, analysts, and project specialists, Winged Wolf projects can provide valuable experience and examples of applied work. Depending on the project and confidentiality requirements, contractors may be able to build skills and experience in strategic planning, facilitation, training design, data analysis, reporting, governance support, technical assistance, and community engagement.
Professional Collaboration
Although 1099 contractors maintain their independence, they are not expected to work in isolation. Winged Wolf values clear scopes of work, collaborative planning, respectful communication, and shared commitment to producing strong client deliverables.
Candidate Experience and Hiring Process
We want our hiring and contractor selection process to be clear, respectful, and aligned with the type of work we do.
A typical process may include:
- Initial review
We review your background, experience, areas of expertise, and alignment with current or upcoming project needs. - Introductory conversation
We may schedule a conversation to learn more about your skills, interests, availability, preferred work style, and experience with consulting or project-based work. - Project fit discussion
For specific opportunities, we discuss the project scope, timeline, expected deliverables, compensation structure, communication expectations, and whether the role is a mutual fit. - Work sample or scenario
Depending on the role, we may ask for a writing sample, facilitation example, portfolio item, or brief scenario-based response. - Contractor agreement and onboarding
If selected, contractors complete the necessary agreement, tax documentation, confidentiality requirements, and project-specific onboarding before beginning work.
Because our opportunities are project-based, completing an initial conversation does not guarantee immediate work. However, we may keep aligned professionals in mind for future projects as needs arise.
Equal Opportunity and Inclusive Collaboration Statement
Winged Wolf Innovations is committed to working with people from diverse backgrounds, experiences, identities, and communities. Our work is strengthened by different perspectives, including lived experience, professional expertise, cultural knowledge, and community-rooted insight.
We are especially interested in collaborating with people who value equity, accessibility, trauma-responsive practice, cultural humility, and practical systems change.
Winged Wolf does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.
What We Look For
We look for independent professionals who bring a combination of skill, judgment, curiosity, and care.
Strong candidates may demonstrate:
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Strong follow-through and time management.
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
- Comfort with ambiguity and evolving project needs.
- Experience supporting clients, communities, nonprofits, public agencies, or mission-driven organizations.
- Ability to translate complex ideas into clear tools, reports, trainings, or recommendations.
- Respect for confidentiality and professional boundaries.
- Commitment to equity-centered and human-centered work.
- Willingness to receive feedback and collaborate toward a shared outcome.
Areas of Future Opportunity
As Winged Wolf grows, we may seek independent contractors with experience in areas such as:
- Facilitation.
- Training design.
- Curriculum development.
- Leadership development.
- Strategic planning.
- Grant writing.
- Project coordination.
- Data analysis.
- Report writing.
- Community engagement.
- Graphic design.
- Research and environmental scans.
- Policy review.
- Governance support.
- Housing and homelessness systems.
- Human services.
- Behavioral health.
- Public health.
- Workforce development.
- Nonprofit operations.
- Technical assistance and coaching.
Interested in Working With Us?
If you are interested in future 1099 contractor opportunities with Winged Wolf Innovations, we invite you to reach out and introduce yourself.
Please include:
- Your resume, CV, or professional profile.
- Your areas of expertise.
- Examples of relevant work, if available.
- Your general availability.
- The types of projects you are most interested in supporting.
- Whether you currently operate as an independent contractor or consultant.
We may not have an immediate opportunity that matches your background, but we welcome connections with mission-aligned professionals who may be a strong fit for future projects.
Disclaimer
Winged Wolf Innovations currently offers project-based 1099 independent contractor opportunities only. These opportunities do not create an employer-employee relationship and do not include traditional employee benefits. Contractors are responsible for their own taxes, insurance, equipment, licensing, business expenses, and compliance with applicable laws. Project availability, hours, and duration vary based on client needs and active contracts.