About Rockwood:
Rockwood Company, LLC is a woman-owned small business change management consulting firm that delivers unrivaled value in the DC Metropolitan Area. Our consultants are solution innovators who specialize in devising and implementing bold, yet practical solutions to complex problems. We work side-by-side with our clients to take on the most critical challenges our nation faces. Our goal is to enable a more innovative, collaborative, and effective government capable of successfully executing today’s mission and anticipating tomorrow’s evolving challenges and opportunities.

We bring human-centered design approaches to ensure our clients adopt and institutionalize sustainable change. Our core service offerings include strategy development and implementation, stakeholder alignment, customer experience, workforce readiness, strategic communications, and program management.

Rockwood provides a team-oriented learning environment that pushes our consultants to grow. Our team members own their own success and partner with leadership to achieve their professional development goals.

About the Position:
Our Managers mentor, develop, and coach our team members while leading projects and contributing to business development. Specific responsibilities may include:

• Manage one large project (with 5 or more people) or manage two small projects (with 1-3 people on each team) to completion, ensuring the effective execution of the project plan
• Guide project work through creative and diligent project planning, crafting project approaches, assigning roles and responsibilities, monitoring success and managing risks, discussing needs and options with clients, etc.
• Efficiently design, develop, and produce high-quality deliverables using proven methodologies and frameworks
• Lead data gathering efforts (i.e. interviews or quantitative data collection/analysis) and stakeholder engagement activities
• Design, facilitate, and manage large-scale client strategy sessions
• Contribute outstanding analysis and writing to synthesize the outputs of major interactions in concise documents
• Serve as lead Subject Matter Expert Writer during the development of proposals, which includes writing content and advising on approaches
• Identify future needs of existing clients (beyond current project outcomes) and work with Rockwood leadership to develop approaches for securing work
• Lead at least one major business activity (in support of developing the Rockwood business)

In addition to consulting work, Rockwood provides a unique experience where our team members also contribute to the growth of the business. For example, Senior Management Consultants may:

• Support development of Rockwood’s social media and marketing materials to improve the Rockwood brand
• Develop and deliver Rockwood’s internal training classes to grow the Rockwood capabilities
• Own one of Rockwood’s consulting methodologies and provide coaching and mentoring to the Rockwood team (as the resident Rockwood Subject Matter Expert)
• Support recruitment activities to attract, evaluate, and bring onboard the best talent

What You Must Have to Be a Manager:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance (to be eligible, you must have U.S. citizenship)
• Bachelor’s degree
• 8+ years of relevant work experience and 6+ years as an external management consultant
• Experience leading change management projects; prior experience leading:
• Strategy development,
• Organizational design, and
• Workforce readiness
• Experience developing team members into exceptional consultants, teaching basic consulting frameworks and providing hands-on coaching and continuous feedback
• Strong project management skills and ability to coordinate multiple engagements simultaneously and prioritize demands
• Strong analytical and critical thinking with an innate ability to solve complex problems creatively
• Client/customer focus with outstanding organization skills and attention-to-detail
• Strong leadership with the willingness and ability to directly contribute to the creation of client deliverables, not just advise
• Willingness to commute to client locations in and around the DC Metro area; occasional travel outside of the DC area

What We Look for in Future Team Members:

• Active listening and critical thinking skills to make connections and extract key takeaways from a discussion
• Strong verbal and written communications skills to organize information into well-written clear messages and compelling documents
• Ability to collaboratively brainstorm and work with clients and Rockwood team while also having the ability to work independently from a home office, client site, and Rockwood office as required

What We Prefer in Managers:

• Master’s degree
• Additional consulting-related education/certifications

Our Unique Benefits:

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• Employer paid short-term, long-term disability, and life insurance
• Rockwood will match eligible 401(k) plan members’ contributions in an amount equal to 100% of your employee contributions, not to exceed 4%
• Four weeks of paid vacation
• Eight federal paid holidays
• Continuous education budget
• Spot cash bonuses and additional vacation days throughout the year to consultants who go above and beyond their job and bring exceptional value to the company, the team, and clients
• Tuition reimbursement
• Choice of cell phone, hotspot, or internet reimbursement
• Wellness stipend (for gym membership and other wellness related activities)
• All company gatherings and events
• Participation in a wellness program to earn money that Rockwood will donate to charity of your choice
• Laptop, office supplies, and other equipment to maximize effectiveness when working from a home office (when necessary)

Rockwood Company values creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Rockwood, please e-mail careers@rockwoodcompany.com.

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