Project leader Jobs in Alexandria, VA

Position Description:

Rios Partners is a mission-driven consulting firm creating positive change by delivering value for our clients, investing in our employees, and solving tough problems that benefit our local and global communities. We ground our approach in empathy, enabling our team members to better hear our customers’ challenges and work together to develop effective solutions. As a team, we know what it takes to move organizations forward with measurable, sustainable results.

Our primary consideration when evaluating candidates is alignment with our Mission and Values, which can be found at http://www.riospartners.com/mission-and-values/.

Job Description:

Project Leaders/ Principals will apply a Human Centered Design (HCD) lens to develop solutions for clients in a variety of spaces including strategy, innovation, organizational design, supply chain & operations, and process efficiency & effectiveness. They work in a team environment with Rios Partners employees, clients, and other partner organizations.

As a Project Leader/ Principal, you will:

Lead projects: Provide leadership to one strategy consulting engagement with 5-9 direct reports

• Develop high-level workplans to deliver project results
• Provide workstreams leads direction/guidance and identify connections/synergies between workstreams
• Ensure high-quality deliverables
• Motivate and inspire teams to deliver results

Manage relationships: Develop and effectively manage senior client relationships

• Manage/own relationships with Senior Clients; serve as a trusted advisor to Senior Clients
• Nurture relationships with the goal of establishing platforms for future growth

Mentor and develop the team: Consulting is an apprentice model; must be invested in growing the next cohort of Consultants and Project Leaders

• Provide feedback on both work products and professional development (e.g. problem framing, analysis, synthesis, communications, and relationship building)
• Provide biweekly formal feedback as well as semi-annual evaluations
• Lead team trainings on core consulting skills

Business Development:

• Support the sale of new work at a high level
• Provide detailed write ups of current case work
• Support proposal writing when not engaged in case work; facilitate detailed responses to requests for proposals

Required Education, Skills, and Experience:

Relevant Master’s degree (e.g., MPA, MPP, MPH, MBA, STEM, MD, JD, Economics)

Project Leader:

• 8-10 years of professional experience (diversity of experience is respected, e.g., teaching, research, data analysis, financial analysis, consulting, strategy, healthcare, and marketing)
• 2+ years of commercial strategy consulting experience
• 1+ year in a Manager/ Project Leader role at current firm
• Experience managing teams of 5-10

Principal:

• 11+ years of professional experience (diversity of experience is respected, e.g., teaching, research, data analysis, financial analysis, consulting, strategy, healthcare, and marketing)
• 5+ years of commercial strategy consulting experience
• 5+ year in a Manager/ Principal role at current firm
• Experience managing teams of 5-10

Preferred Education, Skills, and Experience:

• Displays dedication to public service
• Experiences supporting Human Centered Design, Supply Chain, Innovation, Org Design, Policy, or Healthcare
• Power BI, Tableau, Python capabilities

Additional Requirements:

• Authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance (i.e. must be US Citizen or Permanent Resident who has resided in US for past three years consecutively)
• Willing to accommodate a hybrid work environment (i.e. willing to work in office or at client site per project/ team needs)