Executive Consultant -Facilitator, Meeting Designer & Strategist

Posted:
1/5/2024, 1:59:05 AM

Location(s):
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Consulting

Workplace Type:
Remote

Must be US Citizen and Clearable

Do you want to perform work that is impactful to millions of Americans and has a broader global impact?

Are you service minded team player who works towards creating solutions for the greater good?

We Empower You to Serve!

SRE delivers Organizational Transformation Services to the federal Government through Strategy, People, Leadership Development, Coaching, Facilitation, and Organizational Change Management. We underpin this with Project Management, business process improvement, and use technology as an enabler.

Our mission is to serve our country, our communities, and our employees. Our vision is to make a positive impact on the world by leaving it better off when we leave then when we came. We are seeking professional consultants who share in our mission of service, our vision of leaving the world a better place, and are committed out our values of Integrity, Quality, and Performance. 

After reviewing the position description, if you feel you are a fit for our organization and possess the required qualifications, we invite you to apply:

The Executive Consultant-Facilitator, Strategist and Meeting Design Expert provides expert meeting design, consulting services, analysis and coordination support to assist transformation efforts. The ideal candidate has experience with strategic planning; organizational change management and communications; and, meeting design and facilitation.

Duties may include, but are not limited to:

  • Providing thought leadership and expert meeting design and facilitation to drive interagency change initiatives, and to address complex and far-reaching natural disaster-related issues
  • Serving a leading role to effectively engage the customer, delivering presentations, leading customer workshops and meetings, and assisting groups in resolving issues
  • Maintaining a strategic view of all meetings and their interdependencies to ensure the outcomes from each meeting serve the greater purpose of disaster mitigation and resiliency
  • Meeting with the client and senior leaders regularly to understand the purpose, intent, and desired outcomes for workshops, meetings, stakeholder engagement events, and public-facing documents and communication products
  • Thinking strategically, managing risks, translating strategies into actionable plans, and developing or providing key input into project schedules and deliverables
  • Designing and delivering organizational change management approaches focused on stakeholder engagement, adoption, and communication
  • Coordinating meeting-related tasks and reviewing work products for completeness and adherence to client requirements
  • Taking primary responsibility for development of a process agenda, which includes the meeting timeline and speaking notes/scripts for each presenter
  • Developing content and slides for speaker presentations
  • Handling meeting logistics (for example, participant agendas, invites, conference room reservations, meeting materials, summaries, minutes, and so forth)
  • Coordinating with the client and key stakeholders frequently to facilitate completion of action items
  • Tracking meeting-related action items for the internal project team as well as the leadership group, individual working groups, and committees
  • Maintaining the SharePoint repository
  • Developing communication products to convey information and facilitate buy-in
  • Developing conclusions and recommendations, writing reports, and assisting with briefings and presentations
  • Coordinating the development of communications to be presented to senior leadership, Congress, and the Administration
  • Providing coaching and mentoring to team members, when appropriate
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently

Education:

  • BA/BS degree in a related field required (for example, Public Relations, Public Affairs, Communication, Journalism, Business, Industrial Psychology, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Change Management, or Political Science)
  • IAF certification required or certification in progress.

Skills:

  • Ability to deal with ambiguity and operate in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
  • A team player with strong interpersonal skills and ability to take a leadership role, when necessary.
  • A detail-oriented individual with the ability to quickly assimilate and apply new concepts and approaches.
  • Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including writing white papers and delivering formal presentations.
  • Ability to read, analyze, interpret, and summarize complex documents and information.
  • Ability to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints.
  • An experienced leader with appropriate industry experience.
  • An energetic, forward-thinking and creative individual with high ethical standards and an appropriate professional image.
  • A strategic visionary with sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment and strong operational focus.
  • A well-organized and self-directed individual who is "politically savvy" and a team player.
  • An intelligent and articulate individual who can relate to people at all levels of an organization and possesses excellent communication skills.
  • A decisive individual who possesses a "big picture" perspective.

Experience:

  • Requires a minimum of 12 years' experience in a related field, with meeting facilitation for federal government customers preferred.
  • Experience with Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required

Work Environment: This position is open to candidates nationwide and is remote with site work as required by customer.