Consultant - Active Secret Clearance Required

Rockwood CompanyWashington, DC
3d$85,000 - $120,000Onsite

About The Position

Our consultants work on a diverse portfolio of engagements, developing and implementing strategies to help clients achieve their missions while teaching them sustainable ways to effectively achieve outcomes.

Requirements

  • Must currently hold an active DoD Secret clearance (or higher)
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Five (5) to ten (10) years of relevant experience in management consulting, organizational development, strategic planning and implementation, communications, change management, and/or facilitation
  • Demonstrated understanding of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) mission and personnel vetting processes
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong meeting design and facilitation skills
  • Willingness to work at client sites in the Washington metropolitan area as needed; occasional travel may be required outside of the Washington, D.C. area

Nice To Haves

  • Active DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
  • Prior experience working with or within DCSA, including experience in a DCSA Field Office environment, bringing a field-office perspective to complement headquarters-focused expertise.
  • Demonstrated experience working within or in support of the Defense Security Enterprise, with a strong understanding of its policies, frameworks, and operational priorities
  • Certification in change management, Lean-Six Sigma, PMP, or other management consulting-related discipline

Responsibilities

  • Build lasting relationships with clients while helping them dissect and solve problems
  • Partner with senior level consultants to develop project approach, execute project approach, and revise approach as necessary
  • Manage and support client project tasks and/or manage small project teams to completion by developing task lists, assigning tasks, and coordinating activities across team members
  • Collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data (through research, interviews, surveys, observation, etc.) to capture the current state of the client's mission and recommend best practice alternatives for a future state
  • Design and create communications plans to influence stakeholder behavior
  • Design effective communications products that simplify complex concepts, leverage visuals and graphic design, achieve project outcomes, and increase understanding of project activities and objectives
  • Identify and document key insights from client interactions and data collection to propose changes for organizational improvement
  • Write strategic plans that apply critical thinking to material gathered during research, stakeholder engagements, and facilitated alignment sessions
  • Design, develop, and/or present client deliverables, applying basic consulting principles and frameworks (may include creating the deliverable structure and approach, writing, editing, formatting, and enhancing with graphical or technical software)
  • Lead and support stakeholder interviews and other stakeholder engagement activities
  • Provide project management support, to include managing resource-planning spreadsheets, working with senior-level consultants to refine project plans, performing quality control reviews on client deliverables, and drafting and submitting status reports to clients
  • Provide planning support for interactive conferences, strategy meetings, working group sessions or other events; this may include helping to design the event, coordinating event logistics, facilitating discussions, and conducting knowledge capture during the event to ensure key takeaways are documented

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
  • Employee Funded Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Unlimited Sick Leave
  • Generous Paid Vacation Time and Eight (8) Federal Holidays
  • 401(k) Retirement Program, Rockwood provides a 100% match on employees contributions, up to 4% of their salary deferrals
  • Employer-Paid Parental Leave
  • Employer-Paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance and AD&D
  • Continuous Learning and Tuition Reimbursement
  • Bonuses and incentives for high-impact work
  • Monthly Cell phone, Hotspot, or Internet Stipend
  • Monthly Wellness Reimbursement
  • Company Teambuilding Events (i.e.: Nationals Games, Bowling, and more)
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