The Executive Consultant provides high-level strategic, policy, and operational advisory support to USDA Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management. This role supports leadership decision-making through analysis, stakeholder engagement, policy development, and executive communication.

Key Responsibilities

• Conducts regular strategy sessions, provides real-time policy guidance, and develops actionable plans that align with leadership priorities and operational objectives.
• Engages with established stakeholder networks, collect and analyze diverse viewpoints, and present balanced assessments with clear implications for decision-making.
• Reviews current performance measures, identify gaps, design process improvements, and implement metrics
  to track progress toward strategic goals.
• Drafts step-by-step workflows, prepare United States Forest Service standard policy guides, and develop training and communication tools to ensure effective implementation.
• Prepares executive talking points, policy briefs, and stakeholder messaging aligned with agency objectives and interagency communications.
• Integrates quantitative data with operational insight to produce recommendations supported by evidence and aligned with leadership priorities.
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field and minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience, OR a minimum of twenty (20) years of experience directly related to fire response.
• Must have demonstrated deep operational knowledge with administrative expertise, with:
  • Large fire reviews
  • Tactical fire response
  • Congressional reviews
• Deep operational and administrative expertise in fire and aviation management
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder engagement skills

- Contingent upon awarding of contract

Only shortlisted candidates are going to be contacted

Benefits:

Paid sick leave, Medical/Dental (optional), 401 (k) Retirement Plan (optional), Employer Paid Life Insurance, Employer Paid Short Term Disability, Optional Life Insurance.


ELYON International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Conducts regular strategy sessions, provides real-time policy guidance, and develops actionable plans that align with leadership priorities and operational objectives. Engages with established stakeholder networks, collect and analyze diverse viewpoints, and present balanced assessments with clear implications for decision-making. Reviews current performance measures, identify gaps, design process improvements, and implement metricsto track progress toward strategic goals. Drafts step-by-step workflows, prepare United States Forest Service standard policy guides, and develop training and communication tools to ensure effective implementation. Prepares executive talking points, policy briefs, and stakeholder messaging aligned with agency objectives and interagency communications. Integrates quantitative data with operational insight to produce recommendations supported by evidence and aligned with leadership priorities. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field and minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience, OR a minimum of twenty (20) years of experience directly related to fire response. Must have demonstrated deep operational knowledge with administrative expertise, with: Large fire reviews Tactical fire response Congressional reviews Deep operational and administrative expertise in fire and aviation management Strong executive communication and stakeholder engagement skills - Contingent upon awarding of contract Only shortlisted candidates are going to be contacted

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