Operational Strategic Planner, Consulting (Federal)

Arc Aspicio•Washington, DC

6d•$70,000 - $82,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Operational Strategic Planner brings expertise in developing, coordinating, validating, maintaining, and presenting national- and regional-level planning products that integrate activities across multiple stakeholders. They have at least 5 years of relevant experience delivering practical planning products that strengthen operational readiness and mission execution. Arc Aspicio is currently working in a hybrid work environment where work will be performed at client sites, the Arc Aspicio DC office, and remotely. All candidates must live in the Washington, DC area at the time of employment.

Requirements

At least 5 years of relevant qualified emergency management and consequence management planning and demonstrated work engaging and interacting across organizational boundaries and government entities
Direct experience with senior clients and stakeholder engagement and delivering work products for clients in a complex environment
Proven to be flexible and thrive in a dynamic, ambiguous, and complex work environment and manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
Outstanding written and oral communication and collaboration skills and strong leadership potential
Ability to collaborate and work effectively remotely and in-person
Technologically savvy, especially with Microsoft products and use of collaboration tools like SharePoint
Desire to join a consulting firm and learn business concepts; loves to collaborate and reach out to get involved in company events, offerings, and special projects
Ability to work in the Washington, DC metro area and travel to different locations
U.S. Citizenship only (no dual citizenship). Currently holds a Public Trust level clearance or have the ability to obtain and maintain a position of trust/Federal security clearance
Bachelor’s degree

Nice To Haves

Critical Skills: Executive presence, entrepreneurial spirit, strong work ethic, collaborative mind-set, excellent problem-solving skills, and interest in working in a consulting firm. Interest in working on assignments outside of one project is strongly desired

Responsibilities

Develop, revise, coordinate, validate, maintain, and present national- and regional-level consequence management planning products
Translate complex risks, competing priorities, and multiagency inputs into coordinated, decision-ready plans for major national events
Integrate planning across multiple venues, jurisdictions, governmental offices, and Federal interagency partners
Apply current Government-approved planning assumptions, methodologies, governance structures, and templates
Provide qualified emergency management and consequence management planning subject matter expertise
Prepare agendas, read-ahead materials, decision papers, meeting summaries, action items, and executive briefings
Support planning meetings, workshops, working groups, and senior-leader engagement
Identify planning gaps, dependencies, risks, decision points, and required actions
Collaborate with our clients to solve tough problems, delivering outstanding client service, and achieving mission results
Apply excellent consulting, business analysis, and communications skills to quickly identify problems, analyze challenges, and recommend solutions to our team and our clients