Senior Consultant – Grants Lifecyle Process Improvement
About The Position
Support federal clients in improving and modernizing grants management operations across the grants lifecycle, including pre-award, award, and post-award activities. Assess business processes, operating models, and program performance to identify risks, inefficiencies, bottlenecks, opportunities for improvement, and actionable recommendations. Facilitate stakeholder interviews, workshops, working sessions, and requirements-gathering activities. Conduct analyses and quality reviews to enhance operational effectiveness, compliance, consistency, and program outcomes. Develop strategic and operational deliverables, including assessments, process maps, workflow documentation, findings reports, recommendations, executive presentations, training materials, and client communications. Support business transformation initiatives through business process improvement, business requirements gathering, Lean process analysis, technology evaluation, automation, and AI-enabled solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to manage priorities, drive project execution, and achieve client objectives. Own and deliver high-quality work products while contributing to a collaborative, client-focused consulting team.
Requirements
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal Public Trust; Candidates with an active Public Trust or suitability are preferred.
- Bachelor's degree.
- FIVE (5) or more years of experience in consulting, business analysis, grants management, process improvement, organizational effectiveness, or a related field; public sector experience and grants management experience required.
- Experience supporting federal grants programs, including knowledge of the grants lifecycle, grants administration, operations, monitoring, compliance and oversight activities.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to assess business processes and operational data, identify risks and opportunities, conduct root-cause analysis, and develop actionable recommendations.
- Experience conducting business process analysis, process mapping, workflow documentation, and business requirements gathering.
- Experience facilitating interviews, stakeholder discussions, and collaborative working sessions.
- Ability to synthesize complex information and communicate clear, well-supported findings through executive presentations, reports, and client deliverables.
- Strong consulting skills, including executive communication, presentation development, structured problem solving, attention to detail, stakeholder management, and development of high-quality client deliverables.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, collaborate across teams, and deliver high-quality work in fast-paced client environments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Teams, and SharePoint.
Nice To Haves
- Lean Six Sigma certification or other process improvement certification.
- Experience using tools such as Visio, Miro, or similar process mapping platforms.
- Experience supporting organizational change management, stakeholder adoption, and implementation of process improvement initiatives.
- Experience leading teams, coordinating stakeholders, and managing workstreams in support of client engagements.
- Experience supporting process modernization initiatives through the evaluation and implementation of automation, AI-enabled, or emerging technology solutions, including development of test cases, evaluation criteria, validation approaches, quality review frameworks, and performance assessment methodologies.
Responsibilities
- Support federal clients in improving and modernizing grants management operations across the grants lifecycle, including pre-award, award, and post-award activities.
- Assess business processes, operating models, and program performance to identify risks, inefficiencies, bottlenecks, opportunities for improvement, and actionable recommendations.
- Facilitate stakeholder interviews, workshops, working sessions, and requirements-gathering activities.
- Conduct analyses and quality reviews to enhance operational effectiveness, compliance, consistency, and program outcomes.
- Develop strategic and operational deliverables, including assessments, process maps, workflow documentation, findings reports, recommendations, executive presentations, training materials, and client communications.
- Support business transformation initiatives through business process improvement, business requirements gathering, Lean process analysis, technology evaluation, automation, and AI-enabled solutions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to manage priorities, drive project execution, and achieve client objectives.
- Own and deliver high-quality work products while contributing to a collaborative, client-focused consulting team.
Benefits
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
- Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Basic Life & Supplemental Life
- Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Student Loan PayDown
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
- Skills Development & Certifications
- Employee Referral Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
- Mobility Stipend
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
