ECS Federal, LLC
Senior Consultant
ECS Federal, LLC, Fairfax, Virginia, United States, 22032
ECS is seeking a
Senior Consultant
to work in our
Fairfax, VA
office.
ECS is seeking to hire a Senior Consultant to join us in supporting Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning (OHIL). This work is based in Washington, DC, with an option for remote work.
The portfolio of projects, generated through grassroot crowdsourcing initiatives, leadership directives, industry roundtables, and partnerships, requires a team of flexible and competent individuals capable of producing quality deliverables on tight deadlines. The ideal candidate will be an energetic professional to support fast-moving, wide-ranging program and initiative needs.
This role provides client delivery services while leading client delivery of communications tasks, consistently demonstrating advanced general management consulting skills, and providing guidance to less senior staff. Individuals in this role lead tasks or initiatives with minimal supervision from senior colleagues, or without independently, to include leading work products, leading client relationships, meeting and/or setting deadlines, and addressing key client business issues by deploying expert-level consulting tools and methodologies.
The candidate should be innovative, strategic, and have a passion for contributing to a high-performing team that supports clients in federal health care administration and management.
A successful Senior Consultant will support the following activities:
Lead team meetings, actively participate in developing materials and solutions to client challenges and support junior staff with tasks.
Regularly interacts with the client and client team to develop a trusted advisor relationship.
Support client directors/managers with high-level, cross-functional focus and assistance.
Deliver high quality, senior executive-level deliverables, i.e., reports, briefings.
Systematically breaks down and analyzes complex problems by leading research and analysis, with expert-level understanding of required analytical tools, methodologies, and techniques.
Perform final reviews and QC of project work and draft deliverables to ensure quality of work prior to submittal to client team.
Successfully communicate the status and impact of projects to the broader community.
Proactively recognize opportunities for improvement and initiate effective strategies to promote change.
Provide guidance to less senior staff; able to make strong independent or collaborative decisions.
Escalate risks and concerns to Program Managers.
Requirements:
6+ years of relevant experience.
Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant discipline.
Understanding and proven application of project management best practices such as PMI's PMBOK.
Prioritization skills and the ability to remain flexible.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including reports and presentations.
Proven experience developing detailed project plans, communications plans, resource plans, and risk management plans.
Ability to work in a dynamic, collaborative, and results-driven environment.
Means to build and manage client relationships at all levels.
Ability to think strategically to effectively assess and assemble solutions to meet needs.
Demonstrated experience crafting diverse forms of written communication, such as white papers, blog articles, newsletters, reports, and social media.
Demonstrate collaborative teamwork.
Strong consulting and interpersonal skills.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Project).
Outstanding writing skills, and experience developing and editing high-quality written materials.
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Senior Consultant
to work in our
Fairfax, VA
office.
ECS is seeking to hire a Senior Consultant to join us in supporting Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning (OHIL). This work is based in Washington, DC, with an option for remote work.
The portfolio of projects, generated through grassroot crowdsourcing initiatives, leadership directives, industry roundtables, and partnerships, requires a team of flexible and competent individuals capable of producing quality deliverables on tight deadlines. The ideal candidate will be an energetic professional to support fast-moving, wide-ranging program and initiative needs.
This role provides client delivery services while leading client delivery of communications tasks, consistently demonstrating advanced general management consulting skills, and providing guidance to less senior staff. Individuals in this role lead tasks or initiatives with minimal supervision from senior colleagues, or without independently, to include leading work products, leading client relationships, meeting and/or setting deadlines, and addressing key client business issues by deploying expert-level consulting tools and methodologies.
The candidate should be innovative, strategic, and have a passion for contributing to a high-performing team that supports clients in federal health care administration and management.
A successful Senior Consultant will support the following activities:
Lead team meetings, actively participate in developing materials and solutions to client challenges and support junior staff with tasks.
Regularly interacts with the client and client team to develop a trusted advisor relationship.
Support client directors/managers with high-level, cross-functional focus and assistance.
Deliver high quality, senior executive-level deliverables, i.e., reports, briefings.
Systematically breaks down and analyzes complex problems by leading research and analysis, with expert-level understanding of required analytical tools, methodologies, and techniques.
Perform final reviews and QC of project work and draft deliverables to ensure quality of work prior to submittal to client team.
Successfully communicate the status and impact of projects to the broader community.
Proactively recognize opportunities for improvement and initiate effective strategies to promote change.
Provide guidance to less senior staff; able to make strong independent or collaborative decisions.
Escalate risks and concerns to Program Managers.
Requirements:
6+ years of relevant experience.
Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant discipline.
Understanding and proven application of project management best practices such as PMI's PMBOK.
Prioritization skills and the ability to remain flexible.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including reports and presentations.
Proven experience developing detailed project plans, communications plans, resource plans, and risk management plans.
Ability to work in a dynamic, collaborative, and results-driven environment.
Means to build and manage client relationships at all levels.
Ability to think strategically to effectively assess and assemble solutions to meet needs.
Demonstrated experience crafting diverse forms of written communication, such as white papers, blog articles, newsletters, reports, and social media.
Demonstrate collaborative teamwork.
Strong consulting and interpersonal skills.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Project).
Outstanding writing skills, and experience developing and editing high-quality written materials.
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