Open-Source Intelligence Governance Consultant

at  Guidehouse

Job Family:
Operational Effectiveness Consulting
Travel Required:
Up to 10%
Clearance Required:
Active Top Secret SCI (TS/SCI)
Guidehouse has an exciting opportunity in our Defense and Intelligence Segment. The consultant will be engaged in a diverse set of project-specific tasks supporting our client who is conducting real world activities. Responsibilities include:

What You Will Do:

• Interpret higher authority direction, command guidance and strategies to accomplish the Director’s military intelligence priorities as reflected in the operational goals and missions.
• Provide oral and written advice suitable to influence general officer level audiences on multi-year projects, doctrine, and policies
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders across the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community to ensure completion of critical tasks.
• Lead cross-functional strategic initiatives, facilitate meetings, and ensure action items are executed on behalf of the organization.
• Operate simultaneously at a tactical, strategic, and operational level, providing management to projects that do not fit easily within the organizational chart or that fall between departments or leadership areas of responsibility.
• Proactively follow up with the organizational team when goals are not being achieved to determine why objectives are not being met. Provide actionable recommendations for improvement.
• Represent the client when directed to at meetings, events, etc.

What You Will Need:

• ACTIVE and CURRENT TOP SECRET/ SCI federal security clearance
• THREE or more (3+) years of intelligence experience within the Department of Defense (DoD) or Intelligence Community (IC).
• Experience in performance management, strategic planning, change management, program management, governance support, stakeholder engagement, communications, data analysis, and / or policy support
• Bachelor’s degree

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• First-hand experience working closely with national governance boards, national and defense committees, and working groups.
• PMP certification
• US military leadership experience in an operational planning capacity

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.
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• Interpret higher authority direction, command guidance and strategies to accomplish the Director’s military intelligence priorities as reflected in the operational goals and missions.
• Provide oral and written advice suitable to influence general officer level audiences on multi-year projects, doctrine, and policies
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders across the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community to ensure completion of critical tasks.
• Lead cross-functional strategic initiatives, facilitate meetings, and ensure action items are executed on behalf of the organization.
• Operate simultaneously at a tactical, strategic, and operational level, providing management to projects that do not fit easily within the organizational chart or that fall between departments or leadership areas of responsibility.
• Proactively follow up with the organizational team when goals are not being achieved to determine why objectives are not being met. Provide actionable recommendations for improvement.
• Represent the client when directed to at meetings, events, etc