Job Information
Guidehouse Sustainability Research and Strategy Specialist in WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia
Job Family :
Strategy & Transformation Consulting
Travel Required :
None
Clearance Required :
Ability to Obtain Public Trust
What You Will Do :
Guidehouse is seeking a Sustainability Research and Strategy Specialist to join our Defense and Security Segment (D&S), where they will support the the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on a contract that provides strategic planning, business transformation, advanced data analytics, financial modeling, strategy, and training. This individual will conduct sustainability analyses, develop strategic frameworks and plans, and leverage business processes and policy insights to identify programmatic enhancements to meet the agency’s sustainability goals, especially in CBP's international trade space.
Duties will include:
Conduct evaluations or sustainability studies to help an organization simplify procedures, operate more efficiently, and improve effectiveness
Manage daily communications between internal and external stakeholders
Lead the implementation of a sustainability strategy framework, including workshops, to help an organization or program achieve its intended sustainability goals
Prepare for and lead/facilitate internal and external stakeholder discussions, client meetings, and briefings for executive leadership (including interviews and workshops) to inform sustainability policy ideation and implementation
Lead workstreams and manage multiple concurrent assignments while ensuring technical accuracy, adherence to standards, and timely delivery of all products
Prepare a wide range of high-quality briefing materials and concise summaries of complex studies, evaluations, and data analyses to communicate program effectiveness and progress to senior leaders
Conduct detailed risk analysis on the implementation of different policy changes to include mapping of qualitative and quant risks, review of probability/impact/velocity, design of mitigation approaches, and integration into the organizations risk posture
Develop implementation approaches for proposed organizational changes, to include budget, timelines, system updates, policy/procedure updates, stakeholder outreach, communications, and training
Serve as a technical expert on executive-level project teams, providing interpretation and insights regarding current and/or future structure and behavior of an organization’s processes, systems, structure, personnel – so that they might better align with the organization’s core goals and strategic direction
Inform decision making through informative data visualizations, presentations, and interactive dashboards that convey key dimensions of challenges and solution approaches, using open source and commercially available visualization and dashboard applications and tools.
Research private sector and attend industry events to brief CBP leadership on industry trade and sustainability practices.
What You Will Need :
US Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a federal Public Trust
Bachelor’s degree
EIGHT (8) or more years of experience related to sustainability strategy or climate change research or supply chain or circularity analyses or green energy and/or professional office experience.
What Would Be Nice To Have :
Master’s degree in a Masters degree in Sustainability, Climate Change, Green Energy, or other related field
10 (TEN) or more years' professional office experience; OR 5 (FIVE) years' professional office experience with a Masters degree in Sustainability, Climate Change, Green Energy, or other related field.
Experience in sustainability strategy development
Experience in supply chain and circularity analyses
Experience in conducting sustainability and/or green energy, and or climate change research and analysis that has resulted in gaining a comprehensive understanding of a complex technical program, including processes, systems, training, data, and resources to identify recommendations to align with a program’s goals and strategic direction
Proficiency in Microsoft Suite applications
Experience in leading studies, analyses, assessments, and other research to address operational and/or organizational challenges resulting in
Ability to provide an expert view into exceptionally complex problems and processes
Experience in performing industry benchmarking, and benchmarking against other federal government agencies’ processes, policies, operations, best practices, etc.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Ability to adapt quickly and develop successful professional relationships with key stakeholders
Ability to conduct environmental scans and analysis to inform strategy planning, strategic direction, and execution
Experience in collaborating in a team environment to to compile, collate, and integrate both qualitative and quantitative portfolio, program, project, information and data
Experience in performing basic data analysis and building basic data visualizations in MS Excel
Ability to apply technical principles, theories, and knowledge of a client’s mission area to enhance the deliverables associated with a particular task order
Experience in providing technical assistance to the team in the areas of problem definition, analysis, requirements development, and implementation for complex solutions
Experience conducting interviews or gathering feedback from external stakeholders
Proficiency in SharePoint
Experience working in DHS or CBP
Experience with supply chain and/or international trade
Experience in federal government management consulting
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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