Senior Facilitator (Facilitator III)

Crowned Grace International; San Antonio (TX); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Crowned Grace International is seeking a Senior Facilitator to design and support meetings that help Forest Service teams, partners, and stakeholders resolve issues and reach decisions.

The role requires advising the Government project lead, mentoring junior staff, and working with considerable latitude. Virtual with travel, it supports federal advisory processes and NEPA-related engagements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, public administration, organizational development, conflict resolution, natural resources, or related field.
• Seven years of progressively responsible facilitation experience, including at least four years with multi-stakeholder groups and government officials.
• Expert knowledge of facilitation, collaborative decision-making, and consensus-building methods.
• Analytical skills to assist with special policies, situations, and issues.
• Ability to maintain neutrality and credibility with senior officials, advisory groups, and the public.
• Ability to produce and distribute meeting information for advisory and decision-making bodies.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Designs and leads facilitation and decision support processes for collaboration efforts and interagency groups.
• Plans, coordinates, and facilitates meetings with government officials, advisory groups, partners, tribes, stakeholders, and the public.
• Compiles, organizes, and presents ideas and recommendations to advisory groups and the public.
• Applies sound judgment to resolve problems and offer alternative solutions to management.
• Provides analytical support on special policies, situations, and issues as they arise.
• Designs consensus-building and conflict resolution approaches for complex issues.
• Produces meeting information, including agendas and minutes, in line with FACA requirements as directed.
• Mentors and reviews work of Facilitator I and II staff.

Skills

Facilitation

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Neutrality & credibility

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Senior Facilitator (Facilitator III)

About Crowned Grace International

Crowned Grace International (CGINTL) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Woman-Owned, and Small Disadvantaged Business headquartered in Lanham, Maryland, with an office in San Antonio, Texas. We serve the Department of Defense, federal civilian agencies, and Fortune 1000 clients in workforce intelligence and transformation, modernization, and staff augmentation. CGINTL is ISO 9001:2015 certified and operates as a marketplace ministry, guided by our purpose: Accelerating Mission-Ready Capabilities.

Opportunity

Crowned Grace International is seeking a Senior Facilitator (Facilitator III) to design and support meetings and collaborative sessions that help Forest Service teams, partners, and stakeholders work through key issues and reach decisions. The position supports the USDA Forest Service and is contingent upon contract award. This senior role is for an experienced professional who works with considerable latitude, advises the Government project lead, and mentors junior staff.

What You Will Do

• Designs and leads facilitation and decision support processes for collaboration efforts, interagency working groups, and integrated product, process, or self-directed teams.
• Plans, coordinates, and facilitates meetings of Government officials, advisory groups, partners, tribes, stakeholders, and the public.
• Compiles, organizes, and articulates ideas and recommendations to advisory groups and the public.
• Applies sound judgment to resolve problems and offers alternative solutions to management.
• Provides analytical support on special policies, situations, and issues as they arise.
• Designs consensus-building and conflict resolution approaches for complex or contentious issues.
• Produces and distributes meeting information, including agendas, read-ahead materials, minutes, and decision records, for advisory and decision-making bodies, consistent with any Federal Advisory Committee Act requirements as directed by the Government.
• Mentors and reviews the work of Facilitator I and II staff.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in communications, public administration, organizational development, conflict resolution, natural resources, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of seven years of progressively responsible facilitation experience, including at least four years facilitating multi-stakeholder groups and meetings involving Government officials.
• Expert knowledge of facilitation, collaborative decision-making, and consensus-building methods.
• Analytical skills sufficient to assist with special policies, situations, and issues.
• Ability to maintain neutrality and credibility with senior officials, advisory groups, and the public.
• Ability to effectively produce and distribute meeting information for advisory and decision-making bodies.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Preferred

• IAF Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF) credential or equivalent.
• Experience supporting federal advisory committees, collaborative governance, or NEPA public involvement.
• Experience facilitating wildland fire, natural resource, or emergency management working groups.

Work Environment

Virtual position with travel to meeting and public engagement sites. May require work outside normal hours.

Our Culture

At CGINTL, everyone is a Leader. We hire to, develop toward, and hold one another accountable to seven Core Values: Integrity & Trust; Credibility; Accountability ("No Excuses Here"); Continuous Improvement; Action Orientation; Caring for the Team, the Client, and the Business; and Marketplace Ministry.

• Must be able to pass government background investigation.