Consultant - Active Secret Clearance Required

Welcome to Rockwood Company, LLC - where innovation meets impact in the heart of the DC Metropolitan Area. As a rapidly growing, woman-owned change management consulting firm, we pride ourselves on delivering unparalleled value to our clients.

At Rockwood, we foster a team-oriented learning environment that encourages our consultants to push boundaries and reach new heights. The work we do is impactful and our clients are trusted partners. Our consultants take ownership of their success and partner with leadership to achieve their professional development goals and our clients' mission outcomes.

Our consultants work on a diverse portfolio of engagements, developing and implementing strategies to help clients achieve their missions while teaching them sustainable ways to effectively achieve outcomes.

• Build lasting relationships with clients while helping them dissect and solve problems
• Partner with senior level consultants to develop project approach, execute project approach, and revise approach as necessary
• Manage and support client project tasks and/or manage small project teams to completion by developing task lists, assigning tasks, and coordinating activities across team members
• Collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data (through research, interviews, surveys, observation, etc.) to capture the current state of the client's mission and recommend best practice alternatives for a future state
• Design and create communications plans to influence stakeholder behavior
• Design effective communications products that simplify complex concepts, leverage visuals and graphic design, achieve project outcomes, and increase understanding of project activities and objectives
• Identify and document key insights from client interactions and data collection to propose changes for organizational improvement
• Write strategic plans that apply critical thinking to material gathered during research, stakeholder engagements, and facilitated alignment sessions
• Design, develop, and/or present client deliverables, applying basic consulting principles and frameworks (may include creating the deliverable structure and approach, writing, editing, formatting, and enhancing with graphical or technical software)
• Lead and support stakeholder interviews and other stakeholder engagement activities
• Provide project management support, to include managing resource-planning spreadsheets, working with senior-level consultants to refine project plans, performing quality control reviews on client deliverables, and drafting and submitting status reports to clients
• Provide planning support for interactive conferences, strategy meetings, working group sessions or other events; this may include helping to design the event, coordinating event logistics, facilitating discussions, and conducting knowledge capture during the event to ensure key takeaways are documented

• Must currently hold an active DoD Secret clearance (or higher)
• Five (5) to ten (10) years of relevant experience in management consulting, organizational development, strategic planning and implementation, communications, change management, and/or facilitation
• Demonstrated understanding of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) mission and personnel vetting processes
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Strong meeting design and facilitation skills
• Willingness to work at client sites in the Washington metropolitan area as needed; occasional travel may be required outside of the Washington, D.C. area

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• Prior experience working with or within DCSA, including experience in a DCSA Field Office environment, bringing a field-office perspective to complement headquarters-focused expertise.
• Demonstrated experience working within or in support of the Defense Security Enterprise, with a strong understanding of its policies, frameworks, and operational priorities
• Certification in change management, Lean-Six Sigma, PMP, or other management consulting-related discipline
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Employee…