Public Safety Program Manager

We are a consulting company that helps federal leaders build justifiable, measurable strategies, and communicate effectively with their stakeholders in a digital world.

The Core Purpose of our organization is to help leaders transform public safety. And people who thrive at Corner Alliance are individuals who want to impact the world and feel they have the passion that can help make a difference to our clients’ missions.

Corner Alliance offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package for full time employees including 401k matching (4%), PTO (3 weeks to start, 4 weeks (2-5 years) and 5 weeks (5 years+)), health, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, FSA accounts, 4 weeks of parental leave, 10 paid holidays, fitness & cell phone reimbursements, monthly all hands update meetings, annual in-person all hands team building day and evening out, an emphasis on quarterly check-ins for professional growth goals, a social team that coordinates monthly events, use of technology like Slack and Basecamp to keep us connected and collaborative, and overall, a company culture dedicated to highly engaged people.

Do you enjoy meaningful work in an environment where you can make an impact, learn and collaborate well with others who are just as passionate about their work as you are? Corner Alliance, a dynamic growing consulting firm dedicated to an enriching employee experience, is looking for a Public Safety Program Manager with 8-10 years of progressive experience in strategy, project and people management to join our team.

About the Role: The Public Safety Program Manager will manage a team of consultants providing creative organizational development, strategy, strategic alignment, meeting design and facilitation, and monitoring guidance to a federal government client. Responsibilities include managing a team; providing advisement to the client for program and office development; collaborating with senior federal clients and stakeholders to identify tough challenges and solutions; creating quick turn-around deliverables often including graphics; and helping Federal clients develop long-term strategies that support the organization and its constituents. The successful candidate will be a progressive thinker with a strong attention to detail, and a self-starter who can juggle many tasks on a daily basis.

Location: Position is located at the client-site in Arlington, VA and metro-accessible at the Ballston stop.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Quickly develop rapport with federal government clients in a professional and creative environment
• Manage the consulting team’s day-to-day activities, performance, and career development
• Provide overall organizational development and strategy support for a new government office
• Design and facilitate outcome-driven client meetings
• Understand and provide counsel on organizational development principles, strategy best practices, and organizational business processes
• Manage and identify efficiencies in organizational processes and tools
• Develop strong knowledge base on subject matter and required skills
• Bring action planning and the ability to get initiatives implemented

• Bachelor’s degree and 8-10 years of experience, preferably in organizational development, performance measurement, or strategy development
• Knowledge and experience advising and dealing with public safety communications related projects and programs
• Be equally comfortable working at a strategic level and producing high quality client deliverables
• Previous experience in strategy development, consulting, business writing, meeting design and facilitation, and/or stakeholder engagement
• At least two years of experience managing people including career planning, feedback, and annual reviews
• Experience with strategy development best practices, methodologies, and theory
• Direct experience working on a day-to-day (face-to-face) basis to provide senior level advisement to clients and/or senior officials
• Creative thinker with the ability to translate complex information into manageable pieces
• Receptive to all forms of feedback from clients and colleagues, and proactive to make changes
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal; skilled in writing, editing, and knowledge management
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality assurance
• Proficient in problem solving with a flexible approach towards stakeholders
• Demonstrates a positive attitude even when faced with changes or adversity
• A passion for our Values to: Pursue excellence, Take initiative, Be bold, Be curious, Persevere, Collaborate, Be creative
• US citizenship or permanent resident with the ability to pass a government public trust clearance

Corner Alliance, 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, protected veteran status, age or any other basis covered by applicable law.