Senior Consultant

JPI•Washington, DC

20h•$80,000 - $130,000

About The Position

JPI is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Senior Consultant to support the U.S. Coast Guard Office of Cyberspace Forces (CG-791). This role provides project management, strategic communications, and change management support across a portfolio of cybersecurity and strategic transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate is an organized professional with exceptional writing, communication, and project management skills who can support multiple efforts in a fast-paced federal environment. This position is well-suited for candidates with experience supporting federal programs, cybersecurity initiatives, or organizational transformation efforts. This role directly supports program leadership through executive-level communications and deliverables, meeting facilitation, task tracking, and reporting. At JPI, we strive to empower our people and excel for our clients. We hold ourselves to high standards and prioritize our values of being one team with unwavering integrity. We are motivated by our mission and driven to deliver solutions that exceed expectations. Will you join us?

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Engineering, Cybersecurity, Public Administration, with 6-8 years of direct experience with project management, change management, and transformation methodologies OR Master's degree in Business, Communications, Public Administration, Organizational development and 4-6 years of direct experience with project management, change management, and transformation methodologies
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including experience developing executive reports, presentations, and correspondence.
Experience supporting multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline-driven environment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including: PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint
Ability to work independently while coordinating across multiple teams and leadership levels.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Active Secret or Top Secret clearance.
Experience supporting DHS, USCG, DoW, or other government agencies.
PMP, CAPM, Scrum, or other project management certification.
Data analytics and visualization.
Executive-level stakeholder engagement, communication, and briefing support.
Strategic session facilitation and coordination.
Strategic communications campaigns.
Risk and issue tracking.
Process improvement and documentation.

Responsibilities

Support Program Manager in leading, coordinating, and reviewing project activities and deliverables.
Track project actions, milestones, risks, and deliverables using task trackers and status reporting tools.
Assist with maintaining project documentation, schedules, lessons learned, and knowledge management repositories.
Support development and maintenance of project plans, status reports, dashboards, and briefing materials.
Assist with managing strategic initiatives, stakeholder engagement activities, and program performance metrics.
Support process improvement initiatives and development of standardized workflows and documentation.
Contribute to preparation of weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting deliverables.
Design, facilitate, and coordinate and strategic sessions, working groups, and leadership engagements.
Develop meeting agendas, read-ahead materials, presentations, meeting summaries, and action item trackers.
Draft executive briefings, memoranda, and reports for leadership review.
Maintain and update Microsoft Teams and SharePoint collaboration sites.
Support management of shared mailboxes, distribution lists, and user access requests.
Monitor incoming correspondence and route requests using established procedures and workflows.
Maintain organizational templates, trackers, SOPs, and communications repositories.