Job Family:
Operational Effectiveness Consulting
Travel Required:
Clearance Required:
What You Will Do:
As a lead facilitator, you will lead structured discussions, workshops, strategy sessions, and stakeholder meetings that keep participants focused, engaged, and aligned on objectives; plan and coordinate meeting logistics; prepare clear, well‑formatted agendas and materials; guide conversations to surface insights; manage group dynamics to ensure all voices are heard; track decisions and action items; and synthesize key takeaways into concise summaries; design interactive activities, propose creative formats that boost engagement, ensure accessibility and quality of all materials, and integrate feedback and participation data to continuously improve future sessions.
The ideal candidate will have:
Proven experience facilitating structured meetings and events (in-person, virtual, and hybrid) that keep discussions focused, inclusive, and productive; adept at agenda planning, timekeeping, capturing outcomes, and driving follow ups.
Hands on background in meeting and event logistics: scheduling recurring forums, reserving rooms/setting up virtual platforms, coordinating AV/IT, managing registration/check in, signage, and seating plans.
Ability to prepare and format meeting materials—invitations, agendas, decks, minutes—using approved templates; comfortable routing drafts for executive review and clearance.
Skill in action item tracking and deliverable management with status updates to staff
Experience with creative event design (themes/formats/interactive components), live engagement techniques (polling, breakouts, scenario exercises), and environmental scans to surface strategic priorities.
Capability to research/analyze participation and engagement data; synthesize feedback; identify trends, gaps, and improvements.
Strong written and verbal communication skills to craft messaging and outreach that engages multi agency stakeholders
What You Will Need:
Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred
Bachelor's degree
FOUR (4) years of experience in meeting and event facilitation
Ability to work at client site in Washington, DC at least 3 days/week
What Would Be Nice To Have:
Experience facilitating interagency dialogues.
Background coordinating executive meetings, leadership forums, and strategic events serving large audiences (100–600), including day of rehearsals and readiness reviews.
What We Offer:
Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend
About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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Skills Required
- Proven experience facilitating structured meetings and events in-person, virtually, and in hybrid settings
- Experience with agenda planning, timekeeping, outcome capture, and follow-up management
- Hands-on experience coordinating meeting and event logistics, including scheduling, room reservations, virtual platforms, AV/IT, registration, signage, and seating plans
- Ability to prepare and format invitations, agendas, presentation decks, and minutes using approved templates
- Experience routing drafts for executive review and clearance
- Skill in action-item tracking and deliverable management with status updates
- Experience with creative event design, interactive components, polling, breakout sessions, and scenario exercises
- Ability to research and analyze participation and engagement data, synthesize feedback, and identify trends and improvements
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for stakeholder messaging and outreach
- Ability to obtain and maintain Federal or DoD Public Trust adjudication before onboarding
- Bachelor's degree
- Four years of experience in meeting and event facilitation
- Ability to work at the client site in Washington, DC at least three days per week
- Experience facilitating interagency dialogues
- Experience coordinating executive meetings, leadership forums, and strategic events for audiences of 100 to 600
- Experience conducting day-of rehearsals and readiness reviews
Guidehouse Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Guidehouse and has not been reviewed or approved by Guidehouse.
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Healthcare Strength — Feedback suggests the benefits package includes broad medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, and disability coverage, which is often seen as a strong foundational offering. Access to HSA/FSA options further supports day-to-day healthcare and dependent-care needs.
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Parental & Family Support — Feedback suggests parental leave and adoption assistance are available, alongside an emergency back-up childcare program. These offerings indicate meaningful support for employees managing family responsibilities.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Feedback suggests flexible work options and counseling/EAP-style support are part of the broader rewards mix. Additional lifestyle-oriented perks like community events and referral programs are also described as available in some contexts.
Guidehouse Insights
What We Do
Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. By combining our public and private sector expertise, we help clients address their most complex challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that help our clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success. The company has more than 12,000 professionals in over 50 locations globally. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies.
