State and Local Government - Management Consulting
GuidehouseAbout the role
Job Family:
Management Consulting
Travel Required:
Clearance Required:
What You Will Do:
Guidehouse seeks Consultants to take an active role in engagement execution and advisory projects. 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 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. Consultants must prepare and communicate well-organized communications and presentations to clients and internal executives. Additionally, 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 Consultant, you will follow a clearly defined career path and continue to deepen your consulting skills. A successful Consultant is self-motivated, outcomes-oriented, capable, and willing to develop solutions independently or collaboratively as part of a team of highly skilled professionals. Consultants are provided the opportunity to interact with our clients and to enhance skills across technical competency, business development, and client service.
As a 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:
A minimum of three (3) relevant years of experience with at least 1 (ONE) year working with public sector and nonprofit entities in a consulting capacity
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college/university
Experience managing projects and junior to mid-level staff
Must be willing to travel
*Please notice that this is a pipeline requisition and does not reflect an awarded/funded project. At this time, we are only collecting resumes and interviewing those who meet these requirements.
What Would Be Nice To Have:
MBA, MPA or other Master’s degree in public policy, Government, Political/Social Science, Information Systems, Operational Research, Management, International Development, Economics, Urban Science and/or related fields.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
**If you proceed to interview you will complete a case study that will be presented verbally by the interviewer. You will be asked to respond to a series of scenarios.**
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 exp
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