Guidehouse

ProgramAdministrativeSpecialist

$49–81k Bethesda, Maryland, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Program Administrative Specialist at Guidehouse. Skills: process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement, project management, stakeholder engagement, communication. Support coordination of NIH reorganization activities by helping track timelines, action items, and deliverables.. Assist with engaging stakeholders across National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutes and Centers (ICs) by gathering inpu”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Conduct basic research and analysis to support understanding of current-state operations and potential improvements.

Eligibility Requirements

Ability to Obtain Public Trust, Must be able to travel to the client site in Bethesda, MD as needed, US Citizen and Green Card holders only, Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST", candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field, One(1) + year of professional experience in any of the project management, stakeholder engagement, communication (written and verbal), records management, compliance, and privacy programs, Proficiency with MS Office tools: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, attention to details, Demonstrated ability to track and manage concurrent workstreams, competing deadlines, and cross-functional dependencies in a fast-paced environment, written and verbal communication skills to support stakeholder engagement, facilitate working sessions, and clearly convey updates across diverse audiences, Must be able to travel to the client site in Bethesda, MD as needed, US Citizen and Green Card holders only, Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST", candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse

Nice to Have

Demonstrated experience working with NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) and understanding of NIH governance, operations, and stakeholder landscape or other Health and Human Services (HHS) organization, Experience supporting organizational transformation efforts, including restructuring, centralization, or realignment initiatives, with awareness of policy, workforce, and process impacts, Experience working with a wide range of stakeholders, such as agency staff, central offices, and external partners, with the ability to collaborate across organizations to support alignment and decision-making, Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred

What You'll Do.

Support coordination of NIH reorganization activities by helping track timelines

Assist with engaging stakeholders across National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutes and Centers (ICs) by gathering input and supporting meeting preparation and follow-up.

Help develop and update reorganization materials

and basic documentation.

Track multiple workstreams and provide status updates

highlighting any risks or delays to the team.

Support updates to policies

and SOPs to reflect new organizational structures.

Assist with scheduling and coordinating meetings

and working sessions.

Conduct basic research and analysis to support understanding of current-state operations and potential improvements.

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Assist with engaging stakeholders across National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutes and Centers (ICs); collaborate across organizations to support alignment and decision-making

Communication Scope

written communication skills; verbal communication skills

Process & Methodology

track timelines, track action items, track deliverables, track multiple workstreams, manage concurrent workstreams, manage competing deadlines, manage cross-functional dependencies

Full Job Description

**_Job Family_ :** Operations Management ** _Travel Required_ :** None ** _Clearance Required_ :** Ability to Obtain Public Trust ** _What You Will Do:_ ** * Support coordination of NIH reorganization activities by helping track timelines, action items, and deliverables. * Assist with engaging stakeholders across National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutes and Centers (ICs) by gathering input and supporting meeting preparation and follow-up. * Help develop and update reorganization materials, including org charts, tracking logs, and basic documentation. * Track multiple workstreams and provide status updates, highlighting any risks or delays to the team. * Support updates to policies, procedures, and SOPs to reflect new organizational structures. * Assist with scheduling and coordinating meetings, workshops, and working sessions. * Conduct basic research and analysis to support understanding of current-state operations and potential improvements. ** _What You Will Need:_** * Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in relevant field. * One(1) + year of professional experience in any of the following; project management, stakeholder engagement, communication (written and verbal), records management, compliance, and privacy programs. * Proficiency with MS Office tools: Word, Excel, PowerPoint. * Strong attention to details . * Demonstrated ability to track and manage concurrent workstreams, competing deadlines, and cross-functional dependencies in a fast-paced environment. * Strong written and verbal communication skills to support stakeholder engagement, facilitate working sessions, and clearly convey updates across diverse audiences. * Must be able to travel to the client site in Bethesda, MD as needed. * US Citizen and Green Card holders only. * Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are p

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