Dexis is a dynamic professional services firm dedicated to partnering with government and community leaders both in the U.S. and internationally to achieve critical social outcomes in a rapidly changing world.
At Dexis, you will experience a corporate culture of inclusiveness, respect, fairness, and trust. You will be given the means and mentorship needed to succeed, and your creativity will be rewarded.
About the Position
Dexis seeks a highly experienced Strategic Advisor Consultant to support capture and business development across opportunities within the U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (R) and its family of bureaus and offices. The Advisor will help Dexis assess and pursue potential requirements for executive-office support, staffing and human capital services, acquisition support, and other public diplomacy program and professional services. Working closely with the Federal Civilian Account business development team and teaming partners, the Advisor will refine our understanding of client needs, validate opportunity status and acquisition plans, and facilitate appropriate strategic introductions throughout the capture and bid process.
This is a 1099 consultant position with a limited, part-time commitment on an as-needed basis. It will be based remotely in the continental United States, with periodic meetings in the Washington, DC area as needed.
Responsibilities
- Provide current strategic insight into R’s priorities, organizational environment, staffing and operational needs, and decision-making processes across its bureaus and offices.
- Advise Dexis leadership on market positioning and client engagement strategies for professional services opportunities across R.
- Help the capture team understand the R organization, including key leadership, executive-office and bureau stakeholders, program managers, end users, and acquisition officials who shape requirements and procurement decisions.
- Assess whether anticipated opportunities are likely to proceed and validate planned solicitation timelines, funding, acquisition strategies, contract vehicles, competitive approaches, and potential small-business or other socioeconomic set-asides.
- Provide insight into relevant incumbent contracts, contractors and personnel, likely competitors, and potential staffing or teaming considerations across R opportunities.
- Validate customer needs across staffing and human capital services, acquisition support, administrative and management support, public diplomacy program support, and other professional services.
- Support development of credible staffing and teaming strategies, including identification of senior leaders and subject matter experts with experience serving R bureaus and offices.
- Assist the team in gathering market and cost intelligence, including realistic compensation and rate information for anticipated labor categories and any required cleared personnel.
- Identify and facilitate appropriate introductions with relevant stakeholders and other knowledgeable individuals throughout the capture and bid process.
- Identify critical intelligence gaps, test capture assumptions, and provide candid guidance on opportunity prioritization, competitive positioning, risks, and solution development.
- Participate in periodic strategy sessions and serve as a trusted advisor across multiple opportunities throughout the pre-solicitation, capture, and bid phases.
Qualifications
- Minimum 10 years of experience supporting U.S. Government programs, with significant experience working with or supporting the U.S. Department of State.
- Recent, direct familiarity with the Office of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs and its bureaus and offices, including executive-office, bureau, or program operations, is required.
- Deep understanding of how R bureaus and offices work together, manage resources, and define, procure, oversee, and evaluate professional services requirements is required.
- Relevant professional relationships with current or former R officials and/or contractors supporting R bureaus and offices are strongly preferred.
- Experience with one or more relevant service areas, such as staffing and human capital, acquisition support, administrative and management support, or public diplomacy program support.
- Demonstrated ability to provide actionable client, incumbent, competitive, acquisition, staffing, and pricing intelligence while exercising appropriate discretion and judgment.
- Demonstrated experience navigating the federal procurement process and the dynamic government contracting environment.
- Demonstrated track record of engagement with senior government officials, executive-office or bureau leaders, program stakeholders, acquisition personnel, or contract leadership.
- Prior experience advising capture or proposal teams targeting Department of State public diplomacy or related professional services opportunities is strongly preferred.
- Discretion, professionalism, sound judgment, and a strong sense of integrity in facilitating client-facing interactions and handling sensitive business information.
Benefits
Dexis offers benefits to support employees’ health, financial security, and well-being. The benefits outlined below are for full-time, US-based positions only. These benefits include:
- Medical and prescription drug coverage: A choice of three UnitedHealthcare medical plans, with coverage options for employees and eligible dependents.
- Dental insurance: Dental coverage for employees and eligible dependents, including preventive, basic, major, and orthodontic services, subject to plan limits.
- Company-paid vision insurance: Vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents, with premiums paid in full by Dexis.
- Employer-funded health reimbursement arrangement (HRA): Employees who enroll in the Silver HRA medical plan receive an employer-funded HRA to help pay eligible in-network deductible expenses.
- Company-paid life and disability insurance: Basic life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, plus short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- Optional supplemental insurance: Voluntary supplemental life and AD&D insurance options, including life insurance options for eligible dependents.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Company-paid access to confidential counseling and legal and financial support resources for employees and their families.
- Health and wellness resources: Virtual care, behavioral health resources, and wellness programs available through the medical plan.
- Benefits assistance: Personalized support with benefit enrollment, coverage questions, claims, and finding providers through the Employee Care Center.
Participation, coverage, and employee contributions are subject to applicable benefit plan terms and eligibility requirements.
Dexis is on a mission to help solve today’s most pressing global political, social, and economic challenges and create a world where all people are safe and prosperous. As a Dexis employee, you will be challenged, empowered, and mentored. Our motto is “find a way or make a way” — that’s how Dexis goes “all in.” How will you?
If you are passionate about this opportunity, apply now!
Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for interview.
Dexis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, pregnancy, disability, age, genetic information, military service, veteran status, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, childbirth and related medical conditions, including lactation, or any other protected class under applicable law.
Skills Required
- Minimum 10 years of experience supporting U.S. Government programs
- Significant experience working with or supporting the U.S. Department of State
- Recent, direct familiarity with the Office of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs and its bureaus and offices
- Deep understanding of R bureau and office operations, resource management, professional services requirements, procurement, oversight, and evaluation
- Experience in staffing and human capital, acquisition support, administrative and management support, or public diplomacy program support
- Actionable client, incumbent, competitive, acquisition, staffing, and pricing intelligence experience
- Experience navigating the federal procurement process and government contracting environment
- Track record engaging senior government officials, bureau leaders, program stakeholders, acquisition personnel, or contract leadership
- Relevant professional relationships with current or former R officials or contractors supporting R bureaus and offices
- Prior experience advising capture or proposal teams targeting Department of State public diplomacy or related professional services opportunities
- Discretion, professionalism, sound judgment, integrity, and ability to handle sensitive business information
What We Do
Dexis is a professional services firm that solves the most pressing social challenges in complex environments, paving the way for a more secure and prosperous world. We advance the mission of leading global engagement agencies, including USAID, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. We specialize in stabilization and conflict mitigation, security sector assistance, rule of law, anti-corruption, and inclusive economic growth. Our staff of over 500 full-time employees maintain an active presence across 80 countries. Our ISO 9001-certified quality management system (QMS) makes us a reliable partner with our clients. Established in 2001, Dexis has grown at double-digit rates for over a decade and is now a solidly middle-market company, a feat demonstrated by 2.5% of small government services firms. Dexis’ agile, digital-forward workforce and robust business platforms ensure adaptive management is built into everything we do. As a minority-owned company, we are committed to diversity and inclusion as the foundation of our corporate culture. Women make up seventy percent of staff and half of our executive leadership team. Forty percent of our staff and leadership team are from minority or historically under-represented communities. We are an active member of the communities where we work and provide matching donations to employee-driven social causes. Our employees have top ranked Dexis in Glassdoor as a company with the best growth prospects among its peers.
