Manager, Consulting

Avid Core; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health insurance

Vision, dental, and disability

401K with employer match

Paid holidays

Flexible paid time off

Bonus program

Inclusive and supportive environment

Job summary

Avid Core is seeking a Manager, Consulting to serve as the onsite manager, team lead, and primary client liaison for a federal law enforcement support team in Washington, DC. This full-time role oversees personnel supervision, task coordination, quality assurance, and communications with government and company leadership.

Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The role requires standing up to complex priorities, ensuring compliance, and delivering reliable, high-quality

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant professional experience in administrative, operational, analytical, or business support roles.
• 2+ years of experience managing administrative, operational, or business support personnel.
• Experience serving as a client liaison or primary point of contact for senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate contractor personnel performing administrative, operational, logistical, and analytical support activities.
• Serve as the primary liaison with government staff and leadership and maintain alignment with contract requirements.
• Translate client priorities into clear assignments, deadlines, performance expectations, and resource plans.
• Oversee task priorities, workloads, staff assignments, and resource changes based on government needs.
• Monitor individual and team performance and provide timely guidance, coaching, feedback, and support.
• Ensure work products meet requirements for completeness, accuracy, clarity, consistency, timeliness, and client standards.
• Identify, escalation, and resolve staffing, performance, schedule, operational, and quality issues.
• Prepare and deliver recurring status reports, briefings, staffing updates, risk summaries, and other management deliverables.
• Track work accomplished, planned activities, issues, risks, deliverable status, and corrective actions.
• Maintain current staffing and onboarding records, including assignments, start dates, equipment status, and background investigation status.
• Support personnel onboarding, offboarding, transitions, training, and continuity of client deliverables.
• Coordinate with government and company stakeholders regarding performance, staffing, workload, budget considerations, and open issues.
• Oversee compliance with security, confidentiality, government-furnished property, records, and established client procedures.
• Support surge requirements, special projects, meeting facilitation, and other high-priority initiatives as directed.
• Foster a professional, collaborative, accountable, and customer-focused team culture.

Skills

Team leadership

Client liaison

Project coordination

Communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field

Tools

Power BI

SharePoint

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Can you keep a multidisciplinary support team aligned, responsive, and accountable? Are you comfortable building trust with federal leaders while balancing staffing, quality, deadlines, and changing priorities?

Avid Core is seeking a Manager, Consulting to serve as the onsite manager, team lead, and primary client liaison for a federal law enforcement support team in Washington, DC. This is a full-time role responsible for personnel supervision, task coordination, quality assurance, and communication with government and company leadership.

Candidates from all backgrounds are welcome to apply for our open positions and to join our bench of talented professionals.

Salary Range: $105,000 - $125,000, based on experience and qualifications.

Overall Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate contractor personnel performing administrative, operational, logistical, and analytical support activities
• Serve as the primary liaison with government staff and leadership and maintain alignment with contract requirements
• Translate client priorities into clear assignments, deadlines, performance expectations, and resource plans
• Oversee task priorities, workloads, staff assignments, and resource changes based on government needs
• Monitor individual and team performance and provide timely guidance, coaching, feedback, and support
• Ensure work products meet requirements for completeness, accuracy, clarity, consistency, timeliness, and client standards
• Identify, escalation, and resolve staffing, performance, schedule, operational, and quality issues
• Prepare and deliver recurring status reports, briefings, staffing updates, risk summaries, and other management deliverables
• Track work accomplished, planned activities, issues, risks, deliverable status, and corrective actions
• Maintain current staffing and onboarding records, including assignments, start dates, equipment status, and background investigation status
• Support personnel onboarding, offboarding, transitions, training, and continuity of client deliverables
• Coordinate with government and company stakeholders regarding performance, staffing, workload, budget considerations, and open issues
• Oversee compliance with security, confidentiality, government-furnished property, records, and established client procedures
• Support surge requirements, special projects, meeting facilitation, and other high-priority initiatives as directed
• Foster a professional, collaborative, accountable, and customer-focused team culture

Qualifications/Skills

• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in administrative, operational, analytical, or business support roles
• At least 2 years of experience managing administrative, operational, or business support personnel
• Ability to manage personnel, competing tasks, resources, issues, and client deadlines
• Experience serving as a client liaison or primary point of contact for senior stakeholders
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and SharePoint
• Proficiency with data reporting and visualization tools such as Power BI
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, facilitation, and executive communication skills
• Experience supporting federal government or law enforcement clients is strongly preferred
• Sound judgment when handling sensitive personnel, operational, and performance information
• Ability to obtain and retain the required federal background investigation
• Project management, supervisory management, Microsoft Office, or similar professional certification is preferred but not required

We're looking for someone who is

• A confident and accountable people leader
• Calm, responsive, and solutions-focused when issues arise
• Highly organized and comfortable balancing staff needs with client priorities
• Clear and tactful when communicating expectations, risks, and performance concerns
• Able to build trust with government leaders, employees, and company management
• Attentive to quality, deadlines, compliance, and operational details
• Adaptable, collaborative, and committed to excellent client service

Education

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution, preferably in Business Administration, Management, Public Administration, or a related field.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance
• Vision, dental, and short-term and long-term disability
• 401K with employer match (after six months of employment)
• Federal and non-federal paid holidays
• Flexible paid time off
• Generous bonus program based on firm and individual performance
• An opportunity to learn and grow in an inclusive and supportive environment with a fun team

Location

This full-time position is based at federal client sites in Washington, DC. The selected candidate must be available to work onsite and may be assigned between two downtown client locations. Telework may be permitted only with prior written government approval and may be modified, suspended, or revoked based on mission needs.

Application Screening Question

Are you able to work onsite in Washington, DC, and obtain and retain the required federal background investigation?

Accommodation

Avid Core is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we provide reasonable accommodation as needed. Contact [e-mail] to request an accommodation to participate in the job application and/or interview process.

Avid Core is an award-winning, woman-owned small business providing professional and communications support to public and private sector clients.

Avid Core is an equal-opportunity employer and operates a drug-free workplace.