Senior Advisor

The AvantGarde, LLC (AG) Senior Advisor supports the AG client USCP, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (OCAO) to deliver executive-level support on a variety of administrative tasks and program initiatives. The work entails providing senior-level counsel, executive coordination, and program/project management. The ideal candidate will have experience managing programs and projects from concept to implementation. The candidate must be able to work independently and as part of a team, applying critical thinking and analytical skills. Department initiatives are often limited in scope and require lateral thinking and strong collaboration. The Senior Advisor will operate at a senior-level with sensitivity and flexibility in a consulting framework with an agile, flexible approach to help clients achieve program results.

This work is largely performed onsite.

The WORK

• Provide senior-level consultant and program coordination support to a wide variety of complex, cross-organizational areas.  Monitor and track to internal and external project task due dates and deadlines.  Proactively coordinate with multiple organizations across the agency to ensure on-time, high-quality deliverables. 
• Facilitate meetings with stakeholders and project team members to discuss project work plan, deliverables, and areas of support.
• Prepare and deliver informative and well-organized presentations, talking points, and other executive-level summaries on broad program objectives with minimal guidance, direction and revision that can be presented internally to senior leaders across the agency and externally to Congressional committee representatives. 
• Provide advice to senior management officials throughout CAO on approaches, communications, steps to achieve desired outcomes or program goals, or implementation methodologies that align with the agency process and culture.
• Serve as liaison between the CAO front office, CAO sub-organizations, and other USCP entities to coordinate complex and interconnected projects and assignments to ensure successful completion or implementation.  
• Review documents, correspondence, policy submissions or other substantive direction-setting material to ensure adherence to CAO priorities and direction and agency style guidelines.
• Craft policy and provide project management, consultation, and oversight for major initiatives, studies, and business process re-engineering to improve program delivery.
• Offer results-focused solutions to multifaceted, sensitive matters that impact Department business decisions.

The REQUIREMENTS

• Degree in Management, Business Administration, Project Management, or related field.  The degree may substitute with a minimum of 10 years of experience in the practice area.
• Must have served in government / law enforcement OR for a government contractor providing services to the federal government / law enforcement agency for a minimum of 10 years in a senior consultant role, preferably in a senior leadership role with supervision/oversight of multiple organizations.
• Superior communication skills to provide guidance and advice to USCP senior leadership and develop a wide variety of document types that require minimal revision.
• Expert level Skill in managing projects through action plans, project plans, and other associated inter-connected due dates to ensure project implementation success or adherence to external deadlines.
• Possesses critical thinking / analytical skills to understand the connectivity between tasks assigned and priorities/goals, predict and overcome barriers, identify risk mitigation strategies, or anticipate desired communication methods.
• Advanced experience using Microsoft Office programs in the development of reports, deliverables etc.
• Must have demonstrated leadership to work collaboratively with other senior managers in gaining influence and trust.
• Must have exceptional organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Excellent writing skills with specific attention to detail.
• Excellent analytical and research skills.