Data Strategist

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What You Will Do:

As a Data Strategist you will play a critical role in supporting our clients approach to foreign assistance oversight across their initiatives. You will develop and support existing strategies that guide our collective work on foreign assistance including analysis change management and product development. Your work will involve establishing frameworks for how we collect and utilize foreign assistance information to support evidence-based insights and decision-making in the foreign assistance sector.

Due to the dynamic nature of the project the Guidehouse Team plays a critical role in several cross-functional projects initiatives and taskings. The strategist will need to be pro-active flexible and adept at communications organization and writing.

Duties:

• Coordinate implementation of organizationwide recommendations ensuring alignment and monitoring progress.

• Develop and maintain governance structures charters and decisionmaking frameworks for data and foreign assistance management.

• Facilitate crossteam collaboration and consensusbuilding across diverse stakeholder groups.

• Establish and administer standards methodologies and quality assurance processes for foreign assistance activities.

• Lead strategic planning for information collection analysis and dissemination functions.

• Oversee portfolio management practices including intake prioritization and workflow administration.

• Manage project delivery ensuring continuity stakeholder engagement and timely execution.

• Ensure compliance with reporting requirements donor standards and international guidelines.

• Translate complex analytical or governance outputs into actionable insights and recommendations.

• Support evidencebased research analysis and decisionmaking across foreign assistance portfolios.

What You Will Need:

• An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED SECRET Federal or DoD securityclearance.

• Bachelors Degree

• THREE (3) or more years of experience with foreign assistance systems and processes

• THREE (3) or more years of experience supporting a U.S. federal foreign affairs agency

• Proven ability to develop and implement strategies that align with organizational objectives

• Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives involving data business processes or modernization efforts

• Experience developing governance frameworks operating models policies or organizational processes that support enterprise-wide alignment

• Demonstrated experience managing multi-stream projects from initiation through closeout ensuring accountability and timely delivery

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Ability to translate complex information into actionable insights

• Experience with donor reporting requirements and compliance

• General knowledge of US government foreign assistance objectives and operations

• Experience supporting change management processes

• Experience working for or supporting foreign assistance-managing public sector federal agencies

• Proven ability to influence build consensus and navigate organizational dynamics across diverse stakeholder groups

• Familiarity with foreign assistance planning budgeting performance reporting and compliance requirements within U.S. Government contexts

• Strong understanding of enterprise data governance data strategy and information management principles

• Proven experience in data management includingquality assurance lifecycle management and metadata standards.

• Experience in IT management including oversight of systems integration technology roadmap development and coordination with technical and functional stakeholders.

• Ability toleveragedata managementexpertiseto lead support and enhance enterprise data governance programs policies and governance bodies.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical Rx Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life

• Health Savings Account Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Student Loan PayDown

• Tuition Reimbursement Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

• Skills Development & Certifications

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity EmployerProtected Veterans Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law ordinance or regulation.

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