Senior Consultant--Homelessness and Human Services

Berry Dunn is seeking a Senior Consultant with experience in homelessness services, housing and shelter operations, and human services program implementation to join our State Government Practice Group. Serving as the Homelessness and Housing Stability Lead for the Division of Homelessness Assistance and Poverty Prevention (DHAPP) within the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS), this role will lead and coordinate Berry Dunn’s implementation support for DHAPP’s five-year strategic plan.

The Senior Consultant will apply program leadership, project management, stakeholder engagement, and subject matter expertise to strengthen organizational capacity, improve service coordination, and expand sustainable supports for individuals and families experiencing homelessness and poverty.

The ideal candidate will be client-focused, collaborative, culturally responsive, and comfortable leading complex public-sector initiatives involving government agencies, community partners, service providers, and people with lived experience. This individual will work with engagement leadership and multidisciplinary teams to facilitate complex conversations, oversee high-quality deliverables, and translate strategic priorities into measurable, sustainable results. Experience with funding strategy and diversification, shelter or transitional housing planning, coordinated service delivery, data and performance management, organizational change, and staff development is strongly preferred.

This position may be based in one of Berry Dunn’s office locations or remote and will report to the HHS Practice Area Lead Principal. This role will collaborate closely with engagement leadership and cross-functional Berry Dunn team members supporting homelessness services, public health, Medicaid, human services, systems, data, process improvement, organizational change, funding, and implementation work streams.

Successful candidates should be willing to support Guam, which will minimally require supporting the client from 8 am to 12 pm Tuesday through Friday Chamorro Standard Time (ChST).

Travel Expectations: Travel may range up to 50% depending on client and project needs, including periodic travel to Guam.

• Serve as a homelessness and housing subject matter expert and lead Berry Dunn’s implementation work
• Lead project delivery on time and within budget, managing plans, staff, status reporting, risks, quality, and deliverable acceptance
• Translate the client’s strategic plan into prioritized actions, clear responsibilities, and measurable outcomes
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement with confidence, professionalism, and trauma-informed, person-centered, and culturally responsive practices
• Support organizational development, policies, processes, workforce readiness, training, and communications
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients by bringing curiosity, accountability, sound judgment, and a commitment to helping clients solve complex challenges
• Recommend service improvements that strengthen access, coordination, continuity, and outcomes
• Support data, technology, case management, and performance management improvements
• Advance community partnerships, collective impact, shared outcomes, and strategic coordination
• Support funding strategy, diversification, grant development, and long-term sustainability
• Develop clear, practical, and high-quality client-ready deliverables and implementation tools
• Communicate project status, risks, issues, and recommendations clearly to project teams, client leadership, and other stakeholders
• Build the client’s capacity to sustain new structures, processes, tools, and services
• Maintain a strong focus on providing high-quality services and deliverables in accordance with Berry…