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This position will support a federal humanitarian and policy program through various program operations and management functions.

Roles and Responsibilities

The Governance and Project Lead will need to be proactive and willing to handle a variety of general administrative, project management, program management, and technical support duties. The ability to jump in and identify tasks and needs to support the team is key, as the program and team are very dynamic and integrated.

Specific responsibilities will include:

• Work with other governance support staff and various stakeholders on deliverables and work products needed by the program, handle knowledge management, data analysis, and strategic program planning
• Lead, monitor, and evaluate all aspects of governance workstream project implementation
• Analyze and identify program task needs, work through complex issues, and communicate effectively to provide solutions to critical tasks and meet high priority deadlines
• Establish and maintain project methodologies, governance, standard operating procedures (SOPs), documentation, and templates, produce high-quality documents and organize large amounts of information into a clearly communicated, meaningful format
• Develop federal IT governance body charters and establishing governance processes
• Help facilitate governance and the Program Office related meetings and forums
• Establish and maintain stakeholder relationships through effective communication, negotiation, and issues resolutions
• Develop Business Process Modeling (BPM) diagrams to map out processes, improve communications and efficiency, align operations, assess risks, and identify areas for improvement
• Prepare professionally formatted visuals using Visio, and PowerPoint to include complex data tables and figures
• Ability to manage and support PMO Projects as a Project Manager by applying effective project management principles
• Ability to develop and manage project management artifacts to include a WBS, Requirements Traceability Matrix, Risk Registers, Action and Decision Logs, Project Schedules and all other project related documentation needed to effectively manage projects
• Ability to effectively manage and work with project stakeholders

Minimum Qualifications

• 7 years of relevant experience supporting federal government customers.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent proofreading, grammar, and composition
• Solution-focused and forward-thinking, taking ownership of tasks to research and provide new insights
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills
• Expertise is developing and managing SOPs
• Expertise in business process modeling using Visio or a similar BPM tool
• Experience establishing and maintaining governance body processes
• Experience working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment as well as work independently
• Experience working on enterprise-scale projects and familiarity with Federal Enterprise Architecture concepts
• Ability to analyze data and use analytic tools/software such as Excel.
• Experience with Project Management tools and artifacts
• Experience managing stakeholder engagement and relationships
• Experience working with Microsoft Project, Excel and PowerPoint presentations.
• Must have a Bachelor of Arts or Science from an accredited university or college.
• Authorized to work for any U.S. employer.
• Ability to work a hybrid onsite/remote work schedule based on workplace policy.

Preferred Experience

• Experience working in Advocacy, Humanitarian aid, or International Policy
• Experience analyzing federal regulations and policy guidelines
• PMP training/certification
• Prior consulting experience
• Experience using Smartsheets

Additional Information:

Southpoint Consulting offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, company paid short and long-term disability insurance, company paid life insurance, 401k program with company match and immediate 100% vesting, paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO) as well as volunteer time off (VTO).

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $115,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Yearly pay

Experience level:

• 7 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

• What Project Management tools have you used previously?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• federal government customer support: 7 years (Required)
• SOP development and management: 5 years (Required)
• working with Microsoft Project, Excel and PowerPoint: 5 years (Required)
• Smartsheet: 2 years (Preferred)
• Data analysis skills: 5 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• PMP (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Washington, DC 20004 (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Washington, DC 20004