Acquisition Stakeholder Engagement Team Lead

VPD Government Solutions is a rapidly growing, employee-centric professional services company providing Strategic Communications & Stakeholder Engagement, Acquisition and Grants Management, PMO, IT PMO, and Data Analysis & Governance support to our federal clients. Our employees proudly serve as trusted advisors and innovative problem solvers for our clients.

We are seeking a Acquisition Stakeholder Engagement Team Lead to join our diverse and talented team. Position Overview: Team Lead Stakeholder Engagement Specialists work as part of a team to support the Office of Chief Procurement Officer's needs to provide coaching, awareness, and training of acquisition processes, lifecycle execution to various program and acquisition staff by:

Responsibilities: Provide instruction, coaching, and training on various acquisition processes and topics to program officials and federal acquisition staff.Become familiar with pre-existing course materials and be able to teach the course to the acquisition workforce.Perform in-depth strategic-level research and analysis to support recommendations for new training, awareness, and coaching topics/materials.Support stakeholder engagement for the identification of new training topics and provide recommendations on acquisition best practices and lessons learned to improve acquisition processes within FEMA.Provide and conduct training, awareness, and coaching engagements using a variety of training mediums, including in-person and virtual/net-conferences, presentations, videos, and interactive modules.Develop new training material/content using a variety of training mediums.Support awareness of acquisition policy and procedures by maintaining accuracy and availability of content on available collaboration platforms, such as SharePoint sites.Oversee the onboarding of new team members to ensure they are equipped to successfully perform their job(s).Responsible for the performance management of team members, including providing ongoing feedback, coaching, goal setting, delivering formal performance reviews, and team building.Delegate work assignments to team members, as needed, and provide quality control for work products.Work with the Program Manager and Human Resources to support hiring for any team openings, including approving position descriptions, interviewing candidates, completing evaluations, and making hiring recommendations.Monitor timekeeping of team members, approve all timesheets.Regularly check in with the Manager to report team status updates or escalate any risks or issues; serve as a liaison between the PM and team members; prepare any contractually mandated or manager-requested reporting materials for the team (i.e., monthly deliverable reports, annual performance metrics, etc.).Identify, develop, and apply industry best practices and standards to the execution and delivery of work products.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in related field8+ years of experienceFAC-C or DAWIA Level certification or equivalent desiredU.S. Citizenship required

Why work for VPD? ● VPD is proud to be a certified Great Place to Work in 2022-2023! See more about what our employees think! Working at VPD Government Solutions | Great Place to Work®● Robust employee benefits package beginning on 1st of the month following hire date including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance ● 401(k) with 5% employer matching- immediate vesting! ● Flexible time off program including 3 weeks of paid time off and 11 paid holidays ● Professional development opportunities ● Employee-centric work culture including company sponsored events, happy hours, and team-building opportunities, frequent communications/information sharing from Leadership, supportive and positive teamwork environment, “open door” policy, etc.

Work Location: Hybrid - Washinton DC – FEMAVPD is Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ● VPD Uses E-Verify - Right to Work Poster ● VPD Uses E-Verify - Participation Notice Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws: ● EEOC Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal ● EEO is the Law - Federal Contractors/Subcontractors ● Employee Polygraph Protection Act ● Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision