Senior Consultant - State and Local Government
Apply Job ID 20725 Date posted 08/01/2024Job Family:
Management Consulting
Travel Required:
Clearance Required:
What You Will Do:
Guidehouse seeks a State and Local Government Senior Consultant to take an active role in engagement execution and advisory projects
Senior Consultants help our clients transform their business processes, improve efficiency and operations, transform their organizational design, apply change management, adopt best practice in customer experience, develop and implement strategies, manage grant funds, and comply with Federal, State, and Local government laws and regulations
As a Senior Consultant, you will have responsibility for client management, solution implementation, and overall delivery within your assigned workstream. You will be relied upon for project workstreams and interact with clients to ensure engagement success
This includes supporting day-to-day operational meetings with clients and consulting leaders. Senior Consultants must prepare and communicate well-organized communications and presentations to clients and internal executives
Additionally, Senior Consultants will support business development efforts in the form of collecting proposal materials, drafting proposal content, and helping to prepare proposal presentations
We encourage career development and hiring for the long term
As a Senior Consultant, you will follow a clearly defined career path and continue to deepen your consulting skills
A successful Senior Consultant is self-motivated, outcomes-oriented, capable, and willing to develop solutions independently or collaboratively as part of a team of highly skilled professionals
Senior Consultants are provided the opportunity to interact with our clients and to enhance skills across technical competency, business development, and client service.
As a Senior Consultant, you will work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting experience, helping our public sector clients solve complex issues from strategy to execution.
What You Will Need:
Bachelors with a MINIMUM of THREE (3) years of prior consulting experience OR Master's degree and a MINIMUM of ONE (1) year of prior consulting experience, preferably for public sector entities. Years of experience can be substituted for a formal degree
Understands advanced management approaches such as: prioritizing, coaching and process execution
Organizational and project management skills
Experience/knowledge of major enterprise systems (e.g., Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow)
Up to 50% travel local to Honolulu, HI may be required for this role
This role is a hybrid role which will require you to go into the closest Guidehouse Office as needed or on occasion
What Would Be Nice To Have:
Preference will be given to candidates who reside within a reasonable number of miles of a Guidehouse Office
Excellent written and verbal communication skills across all levels of business, including experience writing reports and client or public-facing documents, as well as communicating complex concepts effectively through MS PowerPoint, including creating custom visuals and customization of slide masters
The ability to work as part of a team and prioritize resources and time effectively
Comfort with quantitative analysis in Excel, for example, with pivot tables and conditional formatting, as well as the ability to translate analysis findings into easily digestible visuals or communications
Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and develop successful professional relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
Experience implementing change management
Experience managing small project teams (2-4 team members)
Knowledge of graphic design concepts
Experience documenting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Experience with business process redesign
Experience designing complex surveys and associated data analysis
Experience with copy-editing
Experience using Visio, documenting workflows, and doing process mapping
What We Offer:
Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
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
About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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