Senior Consultant

Significance is a woman-owned consulting firm serving the federal government.  We are known for building trusted relationships within our teams and with our clients and hiring the highest-level experts who implement innovative solutions. We also like to have fun!  Our focus on culture has contributed to Significance being named a Washington Business Journal Best Place to Work each of the last seven years.
Significance is seeking a Senior Consultant to support our Navy Medicine (BUMED) account. Specifically, this senior consultant will play a key role in advancing BUMED’s Integrated Risk Management (IRM) workstream. The senior consultant will be responsible for developing training materials to support risk management awareness, performing ICOR-O and ICOR-F internal control testing procedures, documenting results, and preparing final testing reports. The role will also include developing executive-level briefings for senior leaders, providing recommendations based on testing outcomes, and supporting corrective action tracking to closure. The consultant will collaborate with BUMED stakeholders to ensure compliance with federal internal control requirements, enhance risk management practices, and improve audit readiness. Responsibilities will also include analyzing existing internal controls and risk processes and providing recommendations to strengthen BUMED’s IRM framework. This role requires strong communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to translate technical testing results into actionable recommendations for both working-level staff and senior leadership.

Required Skills:

• 3-5 years federal or commercial experience in management consulting and business process improvement (BPI) and internal controls related activities.
• 3-5 years experience with technical and/or professional writing, portraying an ability to independently conduct background research, structure written work products, and articulate an approach or recommendations.
• 3-5 years experience developing reports, briefing materials, and training in Microsoft PowerPoint, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to gather information and developing visualizations and/or graphs to highlight key data.
• Experience supporting meeting facilitation and scheduling.
• Proficiency in project management skills to include: managing individual tasks to meet project milestones, analyzing task lists to provide appropriate progress and status updates, independently researching topics to gather knowledge and improve understanding.
• 3-5 years professional experience working in teams, demonstrating interpersonal skills, team-building capabilities, critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams, Visio).
• Ability to manage competing priorities and multiple tasking, while working in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to perform a broad range of tasks from high-level strategy creation to administrative duties (e.g., capturing meeting minutes and attendee lists).
• Willingness to travel up to 25% 
• Located in the National Capital Region (NCR).
• Active DoD Secret (or Interim) Clearance or ability to obtain and maintain clearance.

Desired Skills:

• Experience providing management support and guidance to DoD or Federal agencies around communications, operations, and processes. 
• Experience performing internal control testing (Test of Design/Test of Effectiveness)
• Experience participating in one-on-one and/or small group meetings to gather information, build content, and gain feedback, consensus, and approval from stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., executing pivot tables) and software (Tableau, PowerBi)
• Experience with SharePoint or other document repositories

At Significance, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package and is determined within a range. Our pay ranges are based on the local cost of labor benchmarks for each specific role, level, and geographic location.  We carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, including but not limited to experience; job-related skill sets; relevant education or training; and other business and organizational needs. The salary range listed is for the level at which this job has been scoped. In the event that you are considered for a different level, a higher or lower pay range would apply. This position is also eligible for a comprehensive and generous benefits package.
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