Strategy & Transformation Associate Director

Job Family :
Strategy & Transformation
Travel Required :
Up to 10%
Clearance Required :
Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do :

As a Strategic Advisor - Professional Associate Director you will provide subject matter expertise in support of multiple client engagements; develop and review presentations, briefings, memos, and reports. In addition, you will:

- Present during meetings, summits, and working sessions with senior client executives
- Facilitate workshops, strategy sessions, and tiger teams
- Discuss and develop solutions with client service teams and existing/new clients
- Identify policy, program, and/or business problems in client organization and support new business capture from sourcing through award/close
- Perform research on key accounts and client leadership with which to engage to effectively qualify and scope new business opportunities
- Actively engage within target accounts and relevant market(s) to keep current on existing and new trends, problem areas, or other issues that develop into new requirements and growth opportunities
- Consistently and systematically initiate client discussions; pursue new relationships and maintain existing relationships
- Understand client business issues and match them to firm’s capabilities; identified new opportunities to support client organizations
- Support development of proposals, white papers, thought leadership
- Serve as the primary coordinator and trusted advisor for a portfolio of pilot projects, bringing together public health agencies, CDC, National Partners, intermediaries, implementation teams, and evaluation partners to advance pilot design, implementation, and scaling.
- Facilitate stakeholder engagement, guiding charter development and scoping activities, tracking outcomes and evaluation requirements, supporting cross-organizational collaboration, and ensuring lessons learned are documented for broader adoption.

Key Responsibilities:

- Serve as a key relationship manager and facilitator across public health projects, project teams and stakeholders.
- Coordinate across multiple stakeholders and partner organizations, acting as a neutral convener to move work forward.
- Support evaluation, reporting, milestone tracking, and measurement of project outcomes.
- Capture lessons learned and help develop reusable playbooks, guidance, and sustainability plans to support scaling across jurisdictions.

What You Will Need :

- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal Public Trust; Candidates with an active Public Trust or suitability are preferred.
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- TEN (10) or more years of experience managing large and complex public health programs, including experience working with or within a federal or state public health agency.
- Recent experience working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Knowledge of federal government budget planning, execution, and procurement processes
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills with a demonstrated ability to make difficult concepts easy to understand
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated facilitation experience/certification.
- Must be organized, self-motivated and able to multitask in a fast paced and dynamic work environment
- Demonstrated ability to excel both independently and as a team member in a collaborative environment
- Possess an acute awareness of organizational cultures and political savvy
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain strong business relationships with senior executives
- Proficiency with MS Office applications

What Would Be Nice To Have :

- Advanced degree
- FIFTEEN (15) or more years of experience managing large and complex public health programs

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 Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

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