Senior Consultant – Grants Lifecycle Process Improvement

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

📋 Description

• Assist federal clients in enhancing and modernizing grants management operations throughout the grants lifecycle, encompassing pre-award, award, and post-award phases.

• Evaluate business processes, operational models, and program performance to uncover risks, inefficiencies, bottlenecks, opportunities for enhancement, and actionable recommendations.

• Lead stakeholder interviews, workshops, working sessions, and activities for gathering requirements.

• Perform analyses and quality reviews to boost operational effectiveness, compliance, consistency, and program results.

• Create strategic and operational deliverables, such as assessments, process maps, workflow documentation, findings reports, recommendations, executive presentations, training materials, and client communications.

• Contribute to business transformation initiatives through business process improvement, gathering business requirements, Lean process analysis, technology assessment, automation, and AI-enabled solutions.

• Work alongside cross-functional stakeholders to prioritize tasks, drive project execution, and meet client goals.

• Take ownership of and deliver high-quality work products while being part of a collaborative, client-focused consulting team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Federal Public Trust; candidates with an active Public Trust or suitability are preferred.

• Bachelor's degree required.

• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in consulting, business analysis, grants management, process improvement, organizational effectiveness, or a related field.

• Required experience in the public sector and grants management.

• Familiarity with federal grants programs, including knowledge of the grants lifecycle, grants administration, operations, monitoring, compliance, and oversight activities.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

• Experience in conducting business process analysis, process mapping, workflow documentation, and gathering business requirements.

• Proven experience facilitating interviews, stakeholder discussions, and collaborative working sessions.

• Ability to distill complex information and convey clear, well-supported findings through executive presentations, reports, and client deliverables.

• Strong consulting abilities, encompassing executive communication, presentation development, structured problem-solving, attention to detail, stakeholder management, and producing high-quality client deliverables.

• Demonstrated capacity to manage multiple priorities, work independently, collaborate across teams, and deliver top-quality work in dynamic client environments.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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

• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

• Lean Six Sigma certification or other process improvement certifications are preferred.

• Experience with Visio, Miro, or similar process mapping tools is preferred.

• Background in supporting organizational change management, stakeholder adoption, and the implementation of process improvement initiatives is preferred.

• Experience leading teams, coordinating stakeholders, and managing workstreams is preferred.

• Familiarity with supporting process modernization through automation, AI-enabled, or emerging technology solutions is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance.

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays.

• Position may qualify for a discretionary variable incentive bonus.

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance.

• 401(k) Retirement Plan.

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life Insurance.

• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability coverage.

• Student Loan PayDown assistance.

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities.

• Skills Development & Certifications.

• Employee Referral Program.

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach initiatives.

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program.

• Mobility Stipend.

• Flexible benefits package.

• Up to 10% travel requirement.