Public & Adolescent Health Managing Consultant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• The Public Sector Health team at Guidehouse is in search of a Managing Consultant with expertise in adolescent health, behavioral health, prevention of teen pregnancy, sexual and reproductive health, and youth engagement.

• Act as a trusted advisor and subject matter authority for federal stakeholders, grantees, and organizations serving youth.

• Offer strategic guidance, training, technical assistance, program support, and thought leadership.

• Assist in the design, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of national initiatives that focus on adolescent health, healthy relationships, body literacy, reproductive health education, positive youth development, and evidence-based programs for teen pregnancy prevention.

• Collaborate with federal employees, community-based organizations, healthcare professionals, educators, and youth-serving practitioners.

• Create resources and provide training and technical assistance.

• Facilitate peer learning and collaborative working sessions.

• Identify emerging trends and effective practices.

• Support the successful execution of programs aimed at improving adolescent health and well-being.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree is required.

• A minimum of FIVE (5) years of experience in consulting, public health, adolescent health, youth development, teen pregnancy prevention, behavioral health, maternal and child health, women's health, sexual and reproductive health, or a related field.

• Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal Public Trust; those with an existing Public Trust or suitability are preferred.

• Proven ability to function effectively in ambiguous or changing environments, proactively creating structure, identifying priorities, and advancing work with minimal direction.

• Capability to foresee project needs, recognize emerging issues and risks, and propose solutions with limited guidance.

• Ability to convert technical, research, or programmatic information into practical recommendations and user-friendly materials for diverse audiences.

• Demonstrated experience supporting federal, state, local, tribal, or community-based programs focused on adolescent health, healthy relationships, youth engagement, sexual or reproductive health education, maternal and child health, positive youth development, or teen pregnancy prevention.

• Experience in delivering training and technical assistance, facilitation, coaching, or capacity-building support to organizations, practitioners, educators, healthcare providers, or youth-serving professionals.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, including the capacity to evaluate program operations, identify challenges and opportunities, synthesize research and data, and formulate actionable recommendations.

• Experience in conducting environmental scans, needs assessments, program reviews, literature reviews, stakeholder interviews, or other qualitative and quantitative analyses.

• Proficiency in developing written materials such as reports, briefs, toolkits, guidance documents, training materials, curricula, presentations, and client deliverables.

• Experience in facilitating meetings, workshops, stakeholder discussions, communities of practice, trainings, webinars, or collaborative working sessions.

• Ability to distill complex information and convey clear, evidence-based findings through executive presentations, reports, technical assistance products, and client-facing deliverables.

• Strong consulting skills, which include executive communication, presentation development, structured problem-solving, stakeholder management, facilitation, attention to detail, and the creation of high-quality client deliverables.

• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and deliver high-quality work in fast-paced client environments.

• Experience in engaging diverse stakeholders, including youth, parents and caregivers, educators, healthcare providers, community organizations, researchers, and government partners.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Teams, and SharePoint.

🏝️ Benefits

• 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

• Flexible benefits package

• Flexible work arrangement (role listed as remote)