Consulting Director I (Engagement Leader)

Lukos; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

PTO

Holidays

Job summary

Lukos in Bethesda, MD is seeking a Consulting Director I (Engagement Leader) to guide NCCIH contract engagements. You will work with executive leadership and the COR to ensure high-quality work products and proactive stakeholder support.

The role emphasizes leading assessments, defining objectives, and delivering practical recommendations, with strong emphasis on change management and cross‑office collaboration. This is a full‑time contractor position based in Bethesda, MD.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline; Master’s strongly preferred.
• Minimum eight years leading consulting, organizational improvement, or stakeholder‑engagement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead organizational assessments, business-needs analyses, and strategic improvement initiatives.
• Engage NCCIH leadership to clarify objectives, priorities, and measures of success.
• Plan, execute, and monitor activities aligned to strategic goals with NCCIH leadership.
• Foster outreach and engagement with stakeholders through information gathering sessions, memos, presentations, and resources.
• Direct consulting of all relevant sources to obtain information.
• Design and facilitate stakeholder interviews, working sessions, and decision‑making discussions.
• Develop practical recommendations addressing processes, governance, resources, and organizational needs.
• Guide process improvement and change‑management activities from assessment through implementation.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement

Business Analysis

Policy Development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's preferred

Job description

Consulting Director I (Engagement Leader)

Minimum Qualifications Summary

Certification & Education: Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in a relevant discipline from an accredited institution. Master’s strongly preferred.

Experience Required: Minimum eight years leading consulting, organizational improvement, or stakeholder‑engagement initiatives.

Job Objective

The Office of Administrative Operations (OAO) of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) requires a contractor to provide Business Analysis and Policy Development Support to NCCIH executive leadership and staff. The Acting Executive Officer will work closely with the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) to manage all contract services to ensure successful delivery of high-quality work products and support to meet stakeholder business needs, managing risks proactively and effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead organizational assessments, business-needs analyses, and strategic improvement initiatives.
• Engage NCCIH leadership to clarify objectives, priorities, and measures of success.
• Work closely with NCCIH office and division leadership and other stakeholders as needed to plan, execute, and monitor activities and work products in alignment to strategic goals.
• Foster outreach and engagement with leadership and stakeholders, including but not limited to developing and facilitating information gathering sessions, emails, decision memos, presentations, training, templates, and resources as appropriate.
• Actively participate and/or lead relevant workgroups and team/stakeholder meetings/discussions
• Direct consulting of all relevant sources to obtain information required for documents.
• Design and facilitate stakeholder interviews, working sessions, and decision‑making discussions.
• Conduct research and benchmarking to identify relevant government and industry practices.
• Develop practical recommendations addressing processes, governance, resources, and organizational needs.
• Guide process improvement and change‑management activities from assessment through implementation.
• Identify dependencies and opportunities for coordination across NCCIH programs and offices.
• Produce executive‑level findings and recommendations for Government review and decision.

Work Location

Bethesda, MD

About Lukos

Lukos has been delivering professional services to the Federal Government for 15 years. We help a variety of federal agencies in areas such as national security, homeland security, international development, training, analytics, healthcare, and other professional services. Since our founding, we have grown to support all military services and multiple federal civilian agencies.

About Our Name: Lukos is ancient Greek for “wolf”. The characteristics of the wolf match our approach to national security. The wolf is known for cunning, aggression, patience, and teamwork. An individual wolf is smart, strong, and resilient, but the true strength of wolves is their ability to work together as a wolfpack. Kipling said it best in The Law of the Jungle.

“For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack.”

At Lukos we take care of our pack by offering full time employees competitive benefits to include:

• medical
• dental
• vision
• 401(k)
• life insurance
• short and long term disability coverage
• paid time off
• Federal holidays

Lukos is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or national origin.