Human Capital Consultant

VTG; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG is seeking an experienced Human Capital Consultant to support client training and HR initiatives by evaluating needs, preparing structured content inputs, validating requirements, and assisting with UAT. You will work with instructional designers, training developers, and client stakeholders to deliver high-quality deliverables in a fast-paced environment.

Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree or 4 years of equivalent experience, plus 4 years in management or strategy

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4 years equivalent work experience.
• Strong written communication across reports, memos, briefing papers, and presentations.
• Experience in management or strategy consulting with federal HR knowledge.
• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and deliver high-quality products.

Responsibilities

• Analyze Training Needs to determine focus, scope and objectives.
• Prepare content inputs and templates for instructional designers and developers.
• Support UAT by developing test scripts and coordinating bug resolution.
• Engage with client stakeholders to validate requirements and ensure deliverables meet expectations.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Content Development

Communication

Collaboration

Independence & Accountability

Education

Bachelor's degree or 4 years equivalent

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced HC Consultant. The Human Capital Consultant supports client training and human capital initiatives by evaluating training needs, preparing structured content inputs, supporting the development and review of training deliverables, and assisting with user acceptance testing (UAT). The role collaborates closely with instructional designers, training developers, and client stakeholders by providing subject-matter content, business context, and quality reviews. Success in this role requires strong analytical skills, excellent written and verbal communication, and the ability to manage high-quality deliverables in a fast-paced consulting environment.

What will you do?

Training Needs Evaluation & Content Preparation

• Conduct Training Needs Analysis to determine training focus, scope, and objectives.
• Evaluate existing training materials and identify gaps relative to user and mission needs.
• Develop detailed, high-quality content outlines aligned to curriculum requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve training effectiveness through enhanced content structure or updated learning approaches.

Training Development Support

• Prepare content inputs, examples, data, workflows, and narrative materials used by instructional designers and training developers.
• Develop standards, guidelines, templates, and checklists to support consistency across training deliverables.
• Collaborate with internal teams and client stakeholders to validate requirements and ensure training deliverables meet expectations.
• Review draft training products for accuracy, clarity, and alignment with project quality parameters and client needs.
• Support development across multiple training modalities by providing content inputs and quality review (e.g., ILT, CBT, job aids, reference guides).

User Acceptance Testing Support

• Support UAT by developing test scripts and scenarios based on mission workflows and user requirements.
• Coordinate with IT teams to capture findings, support bug resolution, and confirm readiness for deployment.

Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration

• Work with client teams to understand business problems, define solution approaches, and support delivery activities.
• Engage external stakeholders to gather requirements and refine training content inputs.
• Work independently on client deliverables with a high degree of quality and accountability.

Do you have what it takes?

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4 years equivalent work experience.
• 4 years of management consulting or strategy consulting experience.
• Strong understanding of federal HR principles and processes.
• Outstanding written communication skills across reports, memos, briefing papers, talking points, and presentations.
• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and deliver high-quality products.
• Ability to collaborate across large teams and engage effectively with external stakeholders.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Sponsor HR processes.
• Experience conducting UAT for COTS software in Federal or IC environments.
• Experience contributing to various training modalities through content inputs and reviews (e.g., ILT, CBT, job aids, guides).
• Experience in survey design and analysis.
• Experience supporting training for an ERP deployment.
• Experience coaching small teams.
• Experience in program or project management.
• Experience partnering with instructional designers or familiarity with instructional design principles.

Competencies & Skills

Core Competencies

• Analytical Thinking: Ability to assess training needs, interpret business requirements, and structure content logically.
• Content Development Support: Skilled in preparing clear, accurate, well-organized content inputs for training developers.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication across stakeholder and client interactions.
• Collaboration: Works effectively with clients, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.
• Independence & Accountability: Manages tasks, deadlines, and deliverables with minimal oversight.

Technical Skills

• Training Product Support: Ability to contribute structured content and conduct quality reviews across training product types.
• UAT Support: Ability to define test scenarios, prepare scripts, and support findings resolution.
• Survey & Feedback Tools: Experience supporting survey development and data interpretation.
• Project Coordination: Ability to support timelines, deliverables, documentation, and stakeholder engagement.

PayRange: VTG’s estimated starting pay range is $160,000-$180,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.