Senior Director - Department of State Program Manager

August 27

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DCG Communications

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Public Relations • Strategic Communications • Digital and Social Media • Public and Government Affairs • Crisis Communications

51 - 200 employees

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🏛️ Government

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Description

• DCG is seeking a Senior Director to serve as Portfolio Manager for our Department of State (DOS) contracts and task orders. • Oversee project managers and their teams across the agency, ensuring the delivery of high-quality results and strategic and innovative solutions. • Play a crucial role in nurturing and expanding our agency footprint by cultivating stakeholder relationships and identifying opportunities within DOS and related agencies. • Interact directly with project managers, clients, partners, and employees to ensure smooth project operations. • Oversee the timely delivery of deliverables, ensuring adequate staffing across programs, maintaining employee engagement, achieving client satisfaction, executing contract modifications, and managing subcontracts effectively. • Responsible for budget management, including monitoring resource utilization, expenditures and ensuring financial compliance.

Requirements

• A minimum of ten (10) years of relevant professional experience as a project or program manager supporting marketing, research, and/or communications campaigns, preferably in an agency setting, including managing a portfolio of mid-to-large federal contracts and teams • Demonstrated success managing a portfolio of federal contracts, preferably including DOS or other agency with an international focus • Well-versed in program financials (LCATs, CLINs, funding mechanisms, procurement through varying types of federal contracts) • A customer-focused, flexible, astute leader who has won the respect of customers, peers, and employees • Ability to work in a dynamic team-oriented environment, demonstrate teamwork and initiative, and function productively in the face of rapidly shifting priorities • Experience facilitating resolution of customer requirements, including helping to identify and document capability gaps, formulating and developing solutions, and participating in and contributing to strategic discussions • Proven to have excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, an eagerness to work in a fast-paced environment, and the ability to manage a diverse workload • Strong attention to detail and ability to problem solve and drive outcomes • Team player with a positive attitude and willingness to learn, while supporting the learning and development of team members

Benefits

• A range of comprehensive healthcare plans, encompassing medical, dental, and vision insurance, along with group life coverage. • 401(k) retirement plan with a generous 4% corporate match with immediate vesting upon enrollment. • Annual monetary supplement toward mental and physical wellbeing, and pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA). • 100% Paid Family Bonding for all new parents (including adoption), short-term, and long-term disability. • $1000 family expansion benefit to offset costs often uncovered with medical plans: fertility treatment, adoption, and surrogacy. • Generous paid time off including 11 paid federal holidays annually. • Annual $1600 professional development stipend