Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Public Consulting Group LLC (PCG) is a leading public sector solutions implementation and operations improvement firm that partners with health, education, and human services agencies to improve lives. The Sr Director Education Advisory will provide leadership and guidance in delivering education-related solutions and materials while also driving business development and team management.
Responsibilities
- Provides leadership, vision, and guidance to PCG’s business leads in providing industry-leading solutions in one or more business lines in the education practice
- Leads the development and dissemination of education related white papers, reports, guidance documents, procedure manuals, training materials, and other written materials for clients and the firm
- Actively participates in firm-wide initiatives and national conferences, sharing best practices, strategies, and helping position PCG as the premier education solutions provider to schools and communities worldwide
- Leverages industry knowledge to lead teams in the design of resources and processes that result in high quality deliverables
- Leads business development within a specific business line, in close partnership with a focused business development team, through participation in proposals, demonstrations, strategic client conversations
- Develops new business opportunities and contacts through analyzing existing markets and networks
- Builds a network of effective, collaborative, and trusted relationships clients, prospective clients, and/or business partners
- Effectively recruits, hires, coaches, and supervises one or more team members and ensures strong employee engagement
- Other tasks as to be determined by PCG management
Skills
- Subject Matter expertise in a public-sector programs related to Education, Health, or Human Services
- Strong interpersonal skills and some experience leading teams
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
- Must be tactical in delivering project tasks under tight deadlines, with the ability to keep the big picture in mind at same time from a strategic perspective
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects in a cross-functional capacity, including components of complex projects
- Strong decision-making abilities based on strategic objectives, priorities, business performance analysis, and resource availability
- Self-starter, assertive, enthusiastic, and has the political savvy to get things done
- Ability to deal with adversity and differing opinions
- Demonstrated experience in grant writing, research, proposals desired
- Demonstrates a growth mindset
- Must possess a Master's Degree (or higher) in education or a related field of expertise
- 8+ years of experience developing, bidding, winning, and delivering public sector management consulting services with progressively increasing level of leadership responsibility
- Professional certification is industry specific and may be required by certain client engagements
- Demonstrated experience in a public sector setting is preferred
- Experience supervising teams
Benefits
- Medical and dental care benefits
- 401k
- PTO
- Parental leave
- Bereavement leave
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