Stakeholder Engagement Specialist

• Plan coordinate and support structured interviews focus groups surveys leadership sessions working sessions and other stakeholder engagement activities across both project phases.
• Develop stakeholder maps and engagement plans that identify key audiences interests concerns influence dependencies communication needs and appropriate engagement approaches.
• Conduct or support interviews with federal leaders and staff using neutral well-structured questions; capture perspectives accurately while maintaining discretion confidentiality and trust.
• Support leadership retreats cross-collaborative sessions and roles-and-responsibilities clarity engagements by developing agendas discussion guides read-ahead materials facilitation aids and follow-up products.
• Synthesize interview notes survey results meeting input and other qualitative evidence into themes findings stakeholder considerations decision points and recommended follow-up actions.
• Support functional mapping and R&R clarification by documenting stakeholder perspectives on responsibilities coordination needs handoffs decision points escalation paths and areas of ambiguity or overlap.
• Support development of stakeholder communications and mission-positioning products including audience-specific messages talking points one-pagers briefing decks and engagement summaries.
• Prepare accurate session summaries action-item trackers decision logs issue/risk inputs and stakeholder follow-up materials within required timeframes.
• Monitor engagement commitments and emerging stakeholder concerns; identify areas of resistance disagreement or misalignment and elevate them to project leadership for resolution.
• Coordinate closely with organizational development research/analysis communications and program management team members to ensure stakeholder input is reflected consistently in assessment findings and deliverables.

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in management analysis stakeholder engagement organizational change communications facilitation consulting or program/project support.
• Experience supporting U.S. Federal Government clients or similarly complex highly regulated organizations with multiple stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated experience planning or supporting interviews workshops focus groups working sessions stakeholder meetings or other facilitated engagements.
• Strong qualitative analysis skills including the ability to synthesize stakeholder input into concise themes findings summaries and actionable follow-up items.
• Excellent interpersonal skills diplomacy and judgment when working with senior leaders staff and stakeholders who may have differing perspectives or concerns about organizational change.
• Strong writing and presentation skills including preparation of meeting materials discussion guides summaries briefing content talking points trackers and other stakeholder-facing products.
• Ability to organize and track multiple engagements deadlines action items and follow-up commitments in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated discretion in handling sensitive organizational workforce and stakeholder information and an understanding that contractor recommendations are advisory to federal leadership.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools used to support meetings analysis presentations and stakeholder communications.

• Direct experience supporting FDA HHS or another federal headquarters or regulatory organization.
• Experience supporting organizational assessments organizational redesign workforce planning change management or mission execution initiatives.
• Experience with stakeholder mapping engagement planning change communications survey administration or facilitation methodologies.
• Experience supporting cross-organizational R&R discussions coordination protocols governance forums or working groups.
• Experience developing communications frameworks audience-specific messaging leadership briefing materials or internal engagement products.
• Facilitation change management communications or business analysis training/certification is a plus.

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration Public Administration Communications Organizational Development Management Social Sciences or a related field.
• Equivalent relevant professional experience may be considered in lieu of a specific degree concentration.

• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Public Trust clearance. Due to contract requirements candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (green card holders) to be eligible.
• No agencies third parties or Corp-to-Corp submissions.

• $90000-$115000
• Salary commensurate with experience.

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