Careers at Root Cause

Established in 2004, Root Cause is a nonprofit research and consulting firm that partners with nonprofits, philanthropy, government, and business to advance solutions to today’s toughest social issues. We are committed to shaping the future of social problem-solving, believing that sustainable social impact is possible if leaders from all sectors can work together through social impact markets that provide information and incentives to distribute resources based on performance.

We offer competitive benefits and a commitment to diversity in a dynamic, learning organization. We are based at Canal Park, Cambridge, MA, next to the CambridgeSide Galleria and a short walk from the Lechmere T stop.

To learn about ways to join our team, please continue to check this website. We regularly post open staff positions and fellowship opportunities. For those interested in consulting, we also offer the option to apply to be part of our candidate pool.

Open Positions

• There are currently no open positions available.

Root Cause Fellowships

Root Cause seeks fellows to join a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment intent on achieving enduring social impact. Becoming a fellow with us offers an invaluable introduction to the social sector by providing the chance to learn by working on meaningful, varied projects while having the unique opportunity to interact with nonprofit organizations, business leaders, foundations and a range of other partners in the social innovation landscape. Our fellows also have available to them a variety of career coaching opportunities. Not only will you will learn new skills and refine existing ones; you will be connected to a network of likeminded professionals who can help you succeed. Read More.

Consulting Candidate Pool

Root Cause Consulting offers an array of strategy, research, and leadership development services designed to help organizations and the people who lead them work more effectively toward greater social impact. Consulting teams are assigned regionally and nationally to a wide variety of projects in education and youth development, health and wellness, and economic development. We are known for taking an approach that is collaborative, pragmatic, and implementation-focused, balancing our conceptual management skills with our real-world experience as nonprofit leaders and entrepreneurs.

Recruiting for our consulting practice is a dynamic process and we accept applications year-round. If we are conducting a deliberate search, we will list it in the Open Positions section above. Otherwise, we review applications for all consulting positions on a rolling basis, and periodically invite select applicants to participate in phone and in-person interviews. Read More.