Posts Tagged ‘Social’

17 Feb

Director of Sales & Business Development – Heliae – Gilbert, AZ

Posted by ejmontgo in Uncategorized. Tagged: , , , , .

Company Description:  Heliae® is a private industrial biotechnology company which employs over 100 professionals primarily focused on researching and developing the production of high-value products from algae. Heliae’s shareholders and Board of Directors include members of the Mars family and the Salim group. Heliae is based in Gilbert, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix, which has been repeatedly recognized as one of the best places to live in the United States.

Website:www.heliae.com

Title: Director of Sales & Business Development                                 Department: Corp.                             Updated: Jan. 2015

Basic Function: The Director of Sales and Business Development (SBD) will have primary responsibility for the development of sales strategies and execution of Heliae’s sales function in all product lines and will play a key role in executing the company’s business and corporate development strategies.  The primary responsibility of the Director of SBD is to lead the effort to sell our products with excellent returns while developing long term relationships and enhancing the goodwill of our company and products.  Secondary responsibilities include engaging in business development and corporate development activities and supporting our R&D efforts.

Reports to:  Chief Business Officer

Primary Responsibilities and Duties may include but are not limited to:

  1. Identify, characterize, and/or develop new and existing customers for Heliae existing and new products to generate sales targets and increase product demand
  2. Develop sales and marketing strategies for each product including identifying points of value and/or differentiation based on results of scientific research
  3. Execute effectively on sales and marketing strategies to hit target sales goals
    1. Position will transition to incentive-based compensation system after first year
  4. Developing and maintaining long term relationships with customers enhancing goodwill of Heliae and our products; continuously providing excellent customer service
  5. Assist and/or lead in the development of pricing strategies for products based on our value proposition and/or competitive product analyses
  6. Engage willing customers in continuous product improvement/R&D efforts obtaining feedback, ideas, and needs and reporting back to organization for development of next generation products, line extensions, additional applications, and improvements
  7. Continuously collect, analyze, organize, and report on relevant business metrics with excellent attention to detail to facilitate management of the SBD function
  8. Be based in Gilbert but travel to sales and commercial partner sites as necessary.  With the expectation the job will require 60% minimum travel within one year
  9.  Maintain an effective working relationship with others throughout organization and externally
  10. Performs other duties as needed or directed by supervisor and/or management

Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated track record of success in selling scientific products; closing sales; and creating a pipeline of sales opportunities
    • Life science industry preferred and experience selling agricultural products particularly preferred
    • Experience selling products in a highly regulated industry strong preferred
  • Ability to master a wide range of technical/scientific data and other information and to explain it clearly and concisely to customers of different ranges of technical training and/or experience
  • Minimum of 5 years of sales experience
    • Some business development experience preferred
    • Some corporate development experience and/or marketing experience preferred
  • Experience in successfully with interfacing with senior management
  • Excellent written and oral communication
  • Integrity

Physical Requirements:

  • The ability to work 40 or more hours per week
  • The ability to work travel to plant sites
  • The ability to operate a:
    • computer
    • telephone
    • fax machine/copier
  • The ability to:
    • Walk a construction site
    • Sit for extended periods of time (2 hours at a time, 8 hours per day)
    • Occasionally (0-33%) lift or carry up to 10 lbs
    • Frequently (34%-66%) perform fine manipulations with hands and finger
    • See, hear and speak

**Please, no calls from applicants or recruiters

http://www.heliae.com/contact-us/careers/

17 Feb

Sr. Financial Analyst – Heliae – Gilbert, AZ

Posted by ejmontgo in Uncategorized. Tagged: , , , .

Company Description: Heliae® is a platform technology company that uses sunlight and waste carbon to produce high-value products from algae. Based in Gilbert, AZ, Heliae is leveraging its core production technology into four target markets: nutrition, therapeutics, health & beauty and agrosciences. With a seasoned management team and world-class science, Heliae is advancing the future of the algae industry by delivering novel algae-based products to dynamic markets around the world.

Website: www.heliae.com

Title:   Sr. Financial Analyst                                                       Department: Finance/Admin                                      Updated: 11-6-14

Basic Function: The Sr. Financial Analyst position is accountable for the ongoing analysis of job and process costing, margin analysis, and tracing costs back to underlying activities. The Sr. Financial Analyst will develop and maintain economic models related to new processes and products. This position must also assist with monitoring and improving cost-effective data accumulation systems needed to provide an appropriate level of costing information to management.

Reports to: Director of Finance

Supervises: n/a

Primary Responsibilities and Duties may include but are not limited to:
1. Develop new process and product modeling
2. Assist with annual budgeting and periodic forecasting
3. Review standard and actual costs for inaccuracies
4. Report on breakeven points by products and facilities
5. Report on margins by product
6. Report on periodic variances and their causes
7. Assist with maintaining and improving cost accounting system
8. Review and improve the controls needed for data accumulation and reporting systems
9. Maintain fixed asset system including purchases, disposals and depreciation
10. Assist with month-end close activities
11. Perform other related duties or special projects

Qualifications:
• At least 3 – 5 years experience in financial analysis in a manufacturing environment.
• A degree in accounting (CPA preferred)
• Strong Excel skills
• Strong attention to detail, coordination of multiple projects and ability to set priorities and meet deadlines in a dynamic team oriented environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work individually, on a project or in a team environment.
• High level of initiative and the ability to take personal ownership, going beyond assigned tasks to improve project execution.
• Adaptability to changing work assignments. Flexibility with duties.
• Complete discretion and ability to work with confidential information.
• Strong problem solving skills.

Desired Attributes:
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Decision making skills
• Effective verbal, presentation and listening communications skills
• Effective written communications skills
• Computer skills including the ability to operate computerized accounting, spreadsheet, word- processing, graphics
• Time management skills
• Integrity
• People Skills/Leadership Ability
• Technical Strength/Process Aptitude

Physical Requirements:

• The ability to work 40 or more hours per week at Heliae’s headquarters in Gilbert, Arizona
• The ability to operate a:

  • computer
  • telephone
  • fax machine / copier

• The ability to:

  • Walk a construction site.
  • Sit for extended periods of time (2 hours at a time, 8 hours per day).
  • Occasionally (0-33%) lift or carry up to 10 lbs.
  • Frequently (34%-66%) perform fine manipulations with hands and fingers.
  • See, hear, and speak.

**Please, no calls from applicants or recruiters

http://www.heliae.com/contact-us/careers/

17 Feb

Director, BI & Process Improvement – Washington Gas – Springfield, VA

Posted by ejmontgo in Uncategorized. Tagged: , , .

Description

Directs teams that identify opportunities for performance improvements through the assessment and redesign of business processes and the removal of defects and inefficiencies and that build powerful data discovery and analytical capabilities and models that provide the insight needed to drive strategic decision making and optimize business performance. Serves as a critical resource to help the organization provide Energy Answers, seeking to drive all business intelligence (BI) activity in support of our core values of Innovation; Diversity; Service; Sustainability and Performance.

• Directs the business process review team and the business intelligence (BI) center of excellence employees, including hiring, evaluating, training, performance management, compensating, motivating, coaching, and developing goals and procedures to ensure the achievement of goals.
• Understanding both the business value of enterprise information as well as the technical aspects of data management, responsible for translating business requirements into meaningful and actionable technical roadmaps, describing and designing data models, capturing ongoing business needs and designing solutions with business users for dashboards, data access and other BI related requirements.
• Works closely with deployed business analysts and the IT data management function to define new and future business requirements; as well as with other members of the IT organization and outsource vendors to make new analytics and reporting capabilities a reality.
• Uses Six Sigma methodologies to drive improvements in operational efficiency by simplifying complex business processes, removing defects and inefficiencies from business processes and drive improvement initiatives to re-engineer processes where necessary, quantifying the benefits and ensuring measurability of results.
• Develops and executes a plan to automate repeatable reports and push information to key stakeholders, optimizing current processes and technology to ensure appropriate access to high-quality data.
• Plans and implements the overall BI strategy and builds a high-performing team and ecosystem for data and analytics.
• Indirectly manages and influences deployed data and analytics resources to ensure standardization of process and technology and that all data and analytics activity can be connected back to the corporate vision.
• Leads the development of governance, policy and standards, oversees high-end enterprise analytics, and manages the deployment of BI tools and training.
• Crafts solutions and a roadmap for BI tools to provide seamless access to information from various reporting, BI and data discovery tools.
• Ensures that the business obtains maximum value from BI tools, e.g. SAP HANA, by fully understanding the capability of tools, their best application in the WGL environment and identifying opportunities for training.
• Ensures that deployed business analysts understand new and creative ways data can be used in their specific business areas.
• Identifies opportunities for the leadership team to use information, implement predicative analytics and build data models to inform superior decision making.
• Works with the IT data management team to craft high-performance scalable BI solutions.
• Works with the business analysts and finance managers to rollout solutions and establish data controls.
• Drives results and delivers growth by creating value and opportunity to achieve strategic goals through operational excellence.
• Being organizationally savvy, successfully navigates complex and highly-matrixed environments.

Requirements:

Required
• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, applied mathematics, statistics or related field.
• A minimum of 10 years of overall management experience in using data to inform business decisions, including 10 years managing projects of increasing scale and complexity, for senior stakeholders and with critical impact to the business.
• A minimum of 5 years of progressive business intelligence or enterprise level reporting experience.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience working with data and best practice data solutions (preferably with experience in SAP HANA, Business Objects, SQL Server).
• A minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience, including hiring and mentoring a high-performance team.
• Six Sigma training or extensive experience in business process review/reengineering.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and motivation skills and ability to interact appropriately with senior level colleagues, vendors, and partners.
• Demonstrated ability to be confident, decisive and results driven while maintaining positive stakeholder relationships.
• Demonstrated superior influencing skills and the ability to advocate for and manage compliance against agreed-upon corporate standards, policies and goals.
• Proven excellent ability to use advanced features of computer software and applications, including Microsoft Office and business analysis tools, for data management, research, analysis and reporting purposes.
• Demonstrated ability to establish rapport and effective working relationships with business partners, supervisors and peers.
• Demonstrated history of and strong drive to do what it takes to achieve desired outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively evaluate multiple scenarios and implement solutions to business problems.
• Demonstrated clear vision of the value of information as an asset.
Preferred
• MBA with an emphasis in Finance, Applied Mathematics, or Statistics.
• Ability to plan future business intelligence requirements for a 3-5 year projection.
• Ability to work with people from many different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts and processes.

Washington Gas policy prohibits employee and applicant discrimination and harassment. Specifically, our objective is to recruit, hire, train and promote the most qualified persons without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical or mental disabilities, political affiliation, or status as a protected veteran.

http://www.washgas.com/

17 Feb

Sr. Portfolio Manager – Calvert Investments, Inc. – Bethesda, MD

Posted by ejmontgo in Uncategorized. Tagged: , , , .

JOB PURPOSE:

Responsible for the management of in-house equity portfolios and in-house fundamental equity research.

Essential Functions:
• Follow robust and repeatable portfolio construction process with well-defined risk controls and liquidity parameters;
• Make buy and sell recommendations for in-house portfolios;
• Conduct in-depth financial analyses and build sophisticated discounted cash flow models of portfolio companies;
• Incorporate fundamental, quantitative, macro and ESG insights as well as knowledge of derivatives and alternative strategies into day-to-day work and decision-making, team work and interactions;
• Perform fundamental and quantitative company, sector and industry analysis on prospective and existing portfolio holdings incorporating financial as well as environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as warranted;
• Assemble and review data on companies within one or more sectors, conduct statistical analysis, complete studies of industry groups and individual securities;
• Attend industry conferences, follow sell-side research, communicate with managements of portfolio companies to inform and validate investment research;
• Contribute to macroeconomic discussions;
• Interact with Calvert Sustainability Research Department in the development of integrated ESG research and analyses for companies and industries;
• Interact with and provide insights for the equity trading team;
• Assist team in forming and expressing views on global sectors, industries, regions, countries, and markets;
• Provide support to sales and relationship management functions;
• Work with, motivate and mentor teams of analysts;
• Provide leadership in fostering industry best practices with respect to rigorous research, portfolio risk controls and compliance-centric culture.Working

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience as lead portfolio manager with experience in global equity and emerging markets equity and fundamental analysis of companies in the Information Technology and/or Health Care sectors;
• Advanced degree in Finance or Accounting required; MBA, CPA, CFA, or CFA candidacy strongly preferred;
• Proven investment track record;
• Experience with long/short and short selling strategies;
• Ability to manage a significant amount of equity assets;
• Ability to act independently with established investment guidelines and policies;
• Demonstrated interest in ESG integration approaches to investing;
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented, collegial and collaborative environment;
• Focus on information sharing and continuous process improvement;
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task while being results oriented and entrepreneurial;
• Demonstrated excellent quantitative and qualitative research skills;
• Strong computer modeling skills required;
• General knowledge of securities laws and regulations;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Experience with customized separate account strategies a plus.

http://www.calvert.com/

17 Feb

Sr. Manager – Marriott International, Inc. – Bethesda, MD

Posted by ejmontgo in Uncategorized. Tagged: , , .

Marriott International offers you the opportunity to find the hospitality job and career journey that’s right for you. With more than 1100 managed properties and 18 brands you’ll find us in your neighborhood and in more than 74 countries across the globe. Find Your World™ at Marriott.

 BUSINESS CONTEXT

As part of the Global Operations (GO) discipline, the Change Management and Communications team is responsible for internal leadership, consultation, and support related to change management and communication strategies, services, and resources. The team partners with Global Operations clients to determine appropriate communications channels and tools to distribute messages both internally and externally.

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Manager, Change Management and Communications position is responsible for working within Global Operations to support the “people side” of initiatives impacting our hotels and their guests. Primary responsibilities include developing and delivering change management and communications to support Marriott’s hotel operations, inclusive of all lodging segments and brands and across all continent divisions. Projects that this role will support include, but are not limited to, initiatives directly impacting hotels and hotel associates.
The role is global in nature and will be responsible for the development and execution of the change strategy and communication approach for one or more projects for which they are assigned at a time. The role will work closely with other cross-functional leads as required (e.g., Project Manager, Implementation Manager, Business Lead, iT Lead, etc.). Project work consists of developing and deploying change management and communication programs through practical application of change management knowledge, technical capabilities, and interpersonal skills; communication strategies, messaging, tactics, channels, and tools; and learning tools and techniques to successfully achieve milestones and objectives of the project.
In addition to project work, the role will contribute to change adoption best practices and resources shared with the Project Services and Global Operations teams. The role will also support the internal change management and communication needs of the Project Services team and Global Operations department.
The position should have a consultative skill set and approach to problem solving, as well as a flexible and collaborative working style. The resource should be comfortable leveraging standard tools and best practices from prior experience to best meet project needs. The work involves a high degree of new product development (i.e., beta and pilot testing) and operations projects that require the individual to be highly adaptable to change, work within tight timelines, and manage multiple priorities.

EXPECTED CONTRIBUTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, DUTIES

Specific Senior Manager Responsibilities Include:
• Contribute to the development and execution of change strategy in support of high profile projects in order to effectively prepare organization for change and manage change risks
• Own the design and development of change management deliverables, including case for change, stakeholder analysis, change impact assessment, communication strategy/plan, leadership action plan, etc.
• Work with cross-functional project team members to identify and develop solutions for complex project issues, partnering closely to ensure active exchange of information and communication among team
• Manage the design and development of communications deliverables, according to the project plan and inclusive of production schedules, review protocols, editing, and coordination of distribution through appropriate channels
• Manage the design, development, and execution of communication programs; ensuring message development and execution are consistent in voice, processes, tools and services provided to customers
• Support leadership communications, including presentations, memos, and performance reporting, with a focus on strategic messaging, persuasiveness, and visual attractiveness
• Provide analysis and guidance to the design, development, and delivery of training programs and support materials
• Develop change management programs that ensure stakeholders are knowledgeable, prepared, and motivated for the changes and develop the skills and knowledge necessary to be successful
• Support business needs as a communication subject matter expert, including developing and implementing high quality, innovative, cost-effective communication products, programs and services.
• Prepare, update, and integrate content and materials for various intranet sites, including MGS, TeamShare, myLearning, and other outlets
• Assist with the evolution of GO Change Management and Communications with new technology ideas
• Identify methods and measure the effectiveness of programs, set targets, track results, and continuously improve
• Develop communication best practices by leveraging internal resources, establishing relationships with external subject matter experts, and conducting research and focus groups, etc.
• Share ownership of GO communication standards, templates, processes; GO communication vehicles such as GO quarterly staff meetings, annual GO-sponsored conferences, bi-annual GO Scorecard, GO organization activation, GO roadshow presentation; and communication tools including web conferencing, Marriott Global Source, Weekly Update, and surveys
• Assist in writing and editing materials such as plans, milestone and other status reports, and project TeamShare content
• Manage to detailed work plans with identified deliverables and dates integrated into the overall project plan
• Develop processes and tools to support sustainability
• Escalate issues to team’s leadership, as appropriate
• Partner with other Marriott internal groups as appropriate
• Perform other duties as appropriate

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience
Required: 
• 4-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Communications, Journalism, Psychology, Business Administration, Marketing, or other relevant field
• 4-6+ years of relevant work experience related to change management and/or communications consulting
Preferred: 
• Experience in a major consulting firm
• Advanced degree or MBA
• Proven consulting experience supporting large scale transformations, preferably for globally branded organizations
• Experience delivering change management tools, approaches, and methodologies
• 2+ years of hotel operations experience
• Travel/hospitality/lodging industry experience
• Experience with graphic design and multi-media production a plus
• Experience with social media networking tools and marketing
Knowledge and Skills
• Expert written and verbal communication skills; listens to others and effectively comprehends information
• Ability to develop “client-ready” presentation material and communicate effectively to broad range of stakeholders (including senior leaders and hotel associates)
• Demonstrated experience working with and influencing cross-functional teams in a matrix organization
• Strong service orientation, consulting skills, and ability to interface with senior business leaders
• Strong program and project management skills
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills with ability to articulate compelling ideas and drive dialogue
• Ability to review deliverables for completeness, quality, and compliance with established standards
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint applications
• Ability to manage multiple work activities concurrently with minimal supervision
• Ability to understand and adjust to changing priorities, circumstances, direction, and personal styles
• Good decision making skills – able to recognize and research a problem, identify root causes and cost impact; and apply past experiences to identify alternative solutions
• Able to build and maintain key internal customer and external client relationships by analyzing client needs through soliciting, evaluating and acting on client feedback
• Ability to develop and maintain strong interpersonal relationships with team members, internal stakeholders and external constituents; and ability to influence change through these relationships
• Ability to integrate and balance priorities, work activities and resources for the benefit of multiple key stakeholders
• Ability to establish rapport with colleagues and work collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to coordinate with other internal departments
Attributes
• Collaborates and works well in a creative, team-based approach to accomplishing work
• Active learner – able to enhance personal, professional, and business growth through new knowledge and experiences
• Comfortable with complexity, ambiguity, and change
• Highly organized and able to handle multiple priorities at any given point in time
• Trustworthy with strong business integrity and ability to hold sensitive information in confidence
• Persistent; drives ideas
• Engages in fixing the problem
• Analytical; makes decisions using data
• Delivers results under difficult conditions
• Problem solver
• Effective listener
http://www.marriott.com/careers/default.mi

17 Feb

Senior Director – Kaiser Permanente – Rockville, MD

Posted by ejmontgo in Uncategorized. Tagged: , , , .

We the people of Kaiser Permanente believe in the endless pursuit of excellence, and in health and well-being for all. At Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States, we`ve built our culture on communication, teamwork, and respect. From our financial, business, and IT experts, to our RNs, allied health professionals, and physicians, we work together to support each other`s goals and promote a balance between work and life. And we do it all in a dynamic landscape. From the excitement of our nation`s capital to the scenic coastlines of Maryland and Virginia, the Mid-Atlantic area offers plenty of year-round activity, making it the perfect place for you and your family to call home. Join us.  

Description

The Senior Director is accountable for overseeing all aspects of Medicare programs including business, contracting arrangements, product development, health care delivery systems, compliance with Federal policies and requirements, partnership with MAPMG, Health Plan Administration, Marketing, Sales&Business Development, Communications, and Program Office. The Senior Director is also responsible for managing a team of Medicare specialists.

Essential Functions:

• Operational Responsibilities: Manage the relationship and coordinate activities with functional areas as business, regulatory, operations, care delivery sites, and IT for Medicare Cost and Medicare Advantage products; coordinate resource leverage/alignment with other initiatives throughout the organization; manage Medicare Executive Steering Committee to guarantee that operational issues are identified and addressed efficiently; set key performance metrics and ensure that the Medicare line of business is well-served; drive and manage continuous improvement initiatives related to Medicare; monitor and ensure compliance, organize health plan response to internal/external audits, and coordinate corrective action plans. 30%

• Medicare Advantage: Think and acts strategically by influencing operational roll-out of Medicare Advantage Conversion Project to ensure maximum benefit for KPMAS and alignment of National goals; communicate effectively by advocating Medicare Office priorities to KP executives, facilitating crossfunctional meetings and keeping colleagues informed about project goals, priorities, resources and progress to keep them focused on performance needs and requirements; exert influence, identify solutions and lead resolution strategies in order to advance Medicare Advantage conversion critical success factors. 30%

• Financial Oversight: Make key financial and operational decisions regarding Medicare functions, including the Medicare Office department budget, the Medicare Advantage mega-project budget (including business and IT expenditures), and the Medicare line of business P&L; generates regular financial metrics reporting.

• Organizational Collaboration: Build relationships with KP Program Office and ensure that the Program Office is appropriately notified of KPMAS Medicare activities; manage relationships and collaborations with MAPMG; work with Marketing and Sales as well as Communications to ensure that Medicare growth strategy in on track and consistent with KPMAS expectation.

• Management:Manage a team of Medicare professionals and stand accountable for managing and developing performance to meet department and regional strategies.

• Strategy and Innovation: Lead regional strategy initiatives to ensure that health plan is well-positioned to encourage membership growth, financial sustainability, and relevance to consumers. Identify initiatives for KPMAS to demonstrate innovation, which could take the form of creative partnerships, care delivery or delivery system improvements, or participation in innovative projects managed by the federal government, state government or community partners.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• Seven (7) years management experience in Medicare, health care or insurance industry.

• Five (5) years in product line management/health care delivery to special populations.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Healthcare Administration, or related healthcare field.

License, Certification, Registration

• N/A.

Additional Requirements:

• Strong background working with Medicaid and/or Special populations and unique health care needs.

• Excellent negotiation skills, verbal/written communication skills.

• Strong analytical and strategic planning skills. Excellent public presentation skills.

• Strong persuasive and interpersonal skills.

• Knowledgeable of Medicaid health care delivery systems.

• Knowledgeable of current trends in care management and industry standards related to care delivery to Medicaid population.

• Experience with budgeting; state and federal compliance; state and federal policies and laws.

• Demonstrated ability to build effective partnerships and influence others who may have different perspectives.

• Must be a decisive, results-oriented manager of people. Must excel in developing a highly focused, cohesive team of professionals who are comfortable working in a team environment.

• Demonstrated ability to work in a highly matrixed environment. Strong collaborative and team skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with budgeting; state and federal compliance; state and federal policies and laws.

• MBA, MSN, or Masters in Public Health, Healthcare Administration strongly preferred.

• Extensive knowledge of Medicaid health care delivery systems.

• Extensive knowledge of current trends in care management and industry standards related to care delivery to Medicare population.

https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/html/kaiser/index.shtml

17 Feb

Engagement Consultant – Justice & Sustainability Associates, LLC – Washington D.C.

Posted by ejmontgo in Uncategorized. Tagged: , , .

Justice & Sustainability Associates, LLC (JSA) specializes in designing and implementing large and small group multi-stakeholder agenda setting and decision-making processes. JSA focuses on using alternative dispute and conflict resolution techniques (fact-finding, facilitation, mediation, negotiation, consensus building, etc.) in public policy, civic engagement and organizational development processes related to achieving sustainable community development, environmental justice and smart growth.

Description

JSA is seeking all levels of professionals for project work who have the ability to design and implement:
•Community Development Mediation
•Civic Engagement
•Public Policy Development Consensus Building
•Strategic Organizational Consultation

To be selected as a Consultant to work with JSA you must be able to show documented evidence of your project management skills and experience in conflict resolution. You must also be able to demonstrate your knowledge in one or more of the following: 1) land use median and facilitation, 2) land use and transportation planning and policy, 3) housing and community development, 4) economic and environmental impact analysis and 5) community engagement.

You can expect to work on various tasks that may include (but not limited to), design, implement, document and evaluate small and large group processes that effectively and efficiently engage a diverse range of stakeholders (i.e. government agencies, policy makers and the public); manage multi-party policy dialogues, negotiations, strategy development projects; convene and engage stakeholders, assessments, design and deliver collaborative processes, help participants develop consensus documents, and conduct implementation activities; interfaces with clients, consultants and key stakeholders as required and more.

Requires Graduate degree (M.B.A., M.A., etc.), plus 5 or more years of relevant experience.
If you’re interested in being considered for these opportunities with JSA please provide a letter of introduction summarizing how you relate to JSA’s core values and principles. Please visit the JSA website at www.jsallc.com. The letter must also include your hourly rate requirements along with supporting documentation such as your resume and/or bio and any writing samples or work samples that support your knowledge and expertise. Resumes and letters of interest should be submitted to: jody@jsallc.com.

http://www.jsallc.com/

Skip to toolbar