Consulting Director

Department: Executive Administration

Classification: Administrative Faculty

Job Category: Administrative or Professional Faculty

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Location: Fairfax, VA

Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible

Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for visa sponsorship

Salary: Salary range $170,000 - $195,000, commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

University Business Consulting (UBC), part of George Mason University’s Executive Administration Division, provides internal consulting services to support innovation, operational effectiveness, and strategic alignment across George Mason schools and administrative units. UBC partners with campus leaders toenhance efficiency, strengthen organizational performance, and advance the university’s long term strategic objectives.

Reporting to the Executive Director of UBC, the Consulting Directorindependently leads large projects and programs that directly support the goals of George Mason University (GMU) and the UBCOffice. The purpose of this Consulting Director role is to serve asthe main UBC representative for certain GMU units, lead and implement projects focused on strategic planning implementation,budget and fiscal transformation, organizational assessments,stakeholder facilitation, implementing new initiatives, and/orconducting quantitative and qualitative analysis on business functions at the university.

The Consulting Director is responsible for running strategic and high-visibility university projects fromstart to finish with little supervision required and helping UBCleadership present a positive image of UBC to the George Masoncommunity. The Consulting Director will also supervise and mentor other consulting staff.

• Responsible for setting goals for performance and deadlines inways that comply with the university's plans and vision and communicate them for at least 3 direct reports;
• Organizes workflow and ensuring that employees understand their duties or delegated tasks;
• Monitors employee productivity and providing constructive feedback and coaching;
• Receives complaints and resolving problems;
• Maintains timekeeping and personnel records;
• Passes on information from upper management to employees andvice versa;
• Prepares and submits performance evaluations;
• Decides on rewards and promotions based on performance;
• Hires and trains new employees; ensuring adherence to legal and university policies and procedures and undertaking disciplinary actions if the need arises; and
• Responsible for overseeing the UBC internship program,including hiring, training, and assigning intern projects.

• Project Leadership
  • Leads project work directly with university senior leaders across various departments focused on major strategic initiativesimpacting large stakeholder groups;
  • Manages UBC senior consultants, consultants, and other staff on projects. Is responsible for overall high-quality performance in assigned UBC projects;
  • Drives the development of project work plans and goals;
  • The Director uses expertise and best practices to help assesshow alternatives will impact business processes and developscommunications plans, training, change management strategies, and resource planning amongst other tasks;
  • Leads development (mostly direct, also through supervision) ofthoughtful, detail-oriented and high-quality qualitative and quantitative analyses to include in written documents, flow chartsand/or spreadsheets;
  • Reviews, edits, and prepares documents for clients and UBCworking groups, project meetings, and leadership meetings.;
  • Consistently ensures excellent, high-quality outcomes for all projects. Expected…