Strategic Planning Consultant

V Group Inc.; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

V Group Inc. seeks a Strategic Planning Consultant to guide public-sector clients in Frederick County, Maryland. This onsite plus hybrid role focuses on designing inclusive planning processes, aligning goals, and setting measurable objectives to drive accountable implementation.

The initial assignment is 1 year, with four optional annual renewals. You will lead environmental scans, stakeholder engagement, and governance structures, producing roadmaps, performance measures, and reporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Business, Planning, Economics, or related field.
• 8+ years of strategic planning, public-sector consulting, facilitation, or organizational strategy experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-stakeholder planning engagements.
• Strong research, analysis, facilitation, and executive writing skills.
• Ability to connect strategy to measurable implementation and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Design and facilitate inclusive strategic planning and goal-setting processes.
• Conduct environmental scans, stakeholder engagement, and organizational assessments.
• Analyze trends, needs, risks, capabilities, and strategic options.
• Develop mission, vision, priorities, objectives, initiatives, and performance measures.
• Align leadership and employee perspectives around achievable outcomes.
• Create implementation roadmaps with owners, timelines, resources, and dependencies.
• Develop governance and progress-reporting approaches.
• Facilitate periodic reviews and recommend strategy adjustments.

Skills

Research

Analysis

Facilitation

Executive writing

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

End Client: Frederick County Maryland

Job Title: Strategic Planning Consultant

Duration: Initial: 1 Year then four optional annual renewals

Location: Frederick County, Maryland (Onsite + Hybrid)

Ceipal ID: SMD_PM700_SN

Job Code: RFP #26-700

Responsibilities:

Design and facilitate inclusive strategic planning and goal-setting processes.

Conduct environmental scans, stakeholder engagement, and organizational assessments.

Analyze trends, needs, risks, capabilities, and strategic options.

Develop mission, vision, priorities, objectives, initiatives, and performance measures.

Align leadership and employee perspectives around achievable outcomes.

Create implementation roadmaps with owners, timelines, resources, and dependencies.

Develop governance and progress-reporting approaches.

Facilitate periodic reviews and recommend strategy adjustments.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Business, Planning, Economics, or a related field.

8+ years of strategic planning, public-sector consulting, facilitation, or organizational strategy experience.

Demonstrated experience leading multi-stakeholder planning engagements.

Strong research, analysis, facilitation, and executive writing skills.

Ability to connect strategy to measurable implementation and accountability.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree or certification in planning, facilitation, project management, or change management.

Local government, workforce development, or economic development experience.

Experience incorporating inclusive perspectives into policy and planning.