Senior Advisor

AvantGarde, LLC•Washington, DC, DC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The AvantGarde, LLC (AG) Senior Advisor supports the AG client USCP, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (OCAO) to deliver executive-level support on a variety of administrative tasks and program initiatives. The work entails providing senior-level counsel, executive coordination, and program/project management. The ideal candidate will have experience managing programs and projects from concept to implementation. The candidate must be able to work independently and as part of a team, applying critical thinking and analytical skills. Department initiatives are often limited in scope and require lateral thinking and strong collaboration. The Senior Advisor will operate at a senior-level with sensitivity and flexibility in a consulting framework with an agile, flexible approach to help clients achieve program results. This work is largely performed onsite.

Requirements

Experience managing programs and projects from concept to implementation.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Critical thinking and analytical skills.
Lateral thinking and strong collaboration skills.
Operate at a senior-level with sensitivity and flexibility.
Agile, flexible approach to help clients achieve program results.

Responsibilities

Provide senior-level consultant and program coordination support to a wide variety of complex, cross-organizational areas.
Monitor and track to internal and external project task due dates and deadlines.
Proactively coordinate with multiple organizations across the agency to ensure on-time, high-quality deliverables.
Facilitate meetings with stakeholders and project team members to discuss project work plan, deliverables, and areas of support.
Prepare and deliver informative and well-organized presentations, talking points, and other executive-level summaries on broad program objectives with minimal guidance, direction and revision that can be presented internally to senior leaders across the agency and externally to Congressional committee representatives.
Provide advice to senior management officials throughout CAO on approaches, communications, steps to achieve desired outcomes or program goals, or implementation methodologies that align with the agency process and culture.
Serve as liaison between the CAO front office, CAO sub-organizations, and other USCP entities to coordinate complex and interconnected projects and assignments to ensure successful completion or implementation.
Review documents, correspondence, policy submissions or other substantive direction-setting material to ensure adherence to CAO priorities and direction and agency style guidelines.
Craft policy and provide project management, consultation, and oversight for major initiatives, studies, and business process re-engineering to improve program delivery.
Offer results-focused solutions to multifaceted, sensitive matters that impact Department business decisions.