Senior Facilitator (Facilitator III)

Crowned Grace, Inc • San Antonio, TX

1d • Remote

About The Position

Crowned Grace International is seeking a Senior Facilitator (Facilitator III) to design and support meetings and collaborative sessions that help Forest Service teams, partners, and stakeholders address key issues and reach decisions. The position supports the USDA Forest Service and is contingent upon contract award. This senior role operates with considerable latitude, advises the Government project lead, and mentors junior staff.

The role designs and leads facilitation and decision-support processes for collaboration efforts, interagency working groups, and integrated product, process, or self-directed teams. It plans, coordinates, and facilitates meetings involving Government officials, advisory groups, partners, tribes, stakeholders, and the public; compiles and presents ideas and recommendations; supports analysis of special policies and issues; and develops consensus-building and conflict-resolution approaches for complex or contentious matters.

The Senior Facilitator also produces and distributes meeting materials and records for advisory and decision-making bodies, consistent with Federal Advisory Committee Act requirements as directed by the Government. The position is virtual, with travel to meeting and public engagement sites, and may require work outside normal hours. Candidates must be able to pass a government background investigation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in communications, public administration, organizational development, conflict resolution, natural resources, or a related field.
• At least seven years of progressively responsible facilitation experience, including at least four years facilitating multi-stakeholder groups and meetings involving Government officials.
• Expert knowledge of facilitation, collaborative decision-making, and consensus-building methods.
• Analytical skills sufficient to assist with special policies, situations, and issues.
• Ability to maintain neutrality and credibility with senior officials, advisory groups, and the public.
• Ability to effectively produce and distribute meeting information for advisory and decision-making bodies.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to pass a government background investigation.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.
• IAF Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF) credential or equivalent.
• Experience supporting federal advisory committees, collaborative governance, or NEPA public involvement.
• Experience facilitating wildland fire, natural resource, or emergency management working groups.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead facilitation and decision-support processes for collaboration efforts, interagency working groups, and integrated product, process, or self-directed teams.
• Plan, coordinate, and facilitate meetings of Government officials, advisory groups, partners, tribes, stakeholders, and the public.
• Compile, organize, and articulate ideas and recommendations to advisory groups and the public.
• Apply sound judgment to resolve problems and offer alternative solutions to management.
• Provide analytical support on special policies, situations, and issues as they arise.
• Design consensus-building and conflict-resolution approaches for complex or contentious issues.
• Produce and distribute meeting information, including agendas, read-ahead materials, minutes, and decision records, for advisory and decision-making bodies, consistent with Federal Advisory Committee Act requirements as directed by the Government.
• Mentor and review the work of Facilitator I and II staff.
• Advise the Government project lead.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior