Senior Facilitation and Training Specialist 2026P-0400
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Ascension LLC is seeking a Senior Facilitation and Training Specialist who will serve as a key driver of stakeholder alignment, executive engagement, and structured collaboration within a federal strategic planning environment supporting FAA ARP initiatives.
This role is critical to the success of the engagement because it ensures that complex strategic planning activities are translated into clear, actionable, and well-facilitated outcomes across stakeholders, leadership teams, and working groups. The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in federal workshop facilitation, executive engagement, training design, and structured stakeholder communications.
The individual will operate as a trusted facilitator who can confidently lead high-visibility sessions, synthesize stakeholder input, and ensure alignment across mission priorities, strategic objectives, and implementation planning efforts.
Summary of Contractor Role
The Facilitation / Training Specialist, Senior will design, plan, and execute structured facilitation and training activities that support federal strategic planning, organizational transformation, and stakeholder alignment initiatives.
The role is responsible for developing facilitation agendas, workshop materials, pre-work packages, meeting summaries, and action tracking artifacts that ensure all stakeholder engagements are productive, well-documented, and outcome oriented.
This position requires a professional who is comfortable working in high-ambiguity, fast-paced federal environments, where priorities may shift based on leadership direction, policy changes, or evolving mission needs. The specialist will be expected to anticipate facilitation challenges, structure engagements for maximum clarity, and ensure all outputs are captured in a way that directly supports strategic decision-making.
The role supports FAA ARP objectives by enabling consistent stakeholder engagement, improving communication flow, and ensuring strategic initiatives are effectively socialized, understood, and executable.
Tools and processes commonly used in this role include Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel, meeting management trackers, action logs, stakeholder engagement frameworks, and workshop facilitation toolkits.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Design and develop facilitation agendas, workshop frameworks, and stakeholder engagement plans
- Conduct and lead executive-level workshops, working sessions, and strategic planning meetings
- Prepare pre-work materials, briefing packages, and supporting documentation for stakeholder sessions
- Capture detailed meeting notes, decisions, risks, and action items during facilitation events
- Develop structured meeting summaries and executive-ready readouts
- Maintain action item trackers and follow-up logs to ensure accountability and closure
- Facilitate cross-functional discussions to align priorities, resolve conflicts, and build consensus
- Support development of strategic planning artifacts, including roadmaps and implementation frameworks
- Coordinate stakeholder engagement schedules and logistics across multiple teams and leadership levels
- Design participant feedback mechanisms and incorporate insights into iterative improvements
- Support development of training materials and briefing content for stakeholder education sessions
- Translate complex discussion outputs into clear documentation for leadership consumption
How to Apply
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| Job Category | Management Consulting |
| MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS | Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Development, Communications, Business, Education, Public Administration, or related field. | Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive briefing preparation. | Ability to manage multiple concurrent stakeholder engagements and competing priorities. |
| REQUIRED SKILLS | 7+ years of professional experience in facilitation, stakeholder engagement, training delivery, or organizational development. | 3+ years of experience facilitating executive-level or senior stakeholder workshops in federal or large enterprise environments. |
| TECHNICAL SKILLS | Experience using Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) and collaboration platforms such as SharePoint or Teams. |
| DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS | Experience supporting FAA, DOT, or other federal transportation or aviation programs. | Background in strategic planning, organizational transformation, or performance management initiatives. | Familiarity with change management frameworks (e.g., ADKAR or Prosci concepts). | Experience supporting Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) or similar governance structures. | Strong visualization skills for translating workshop outputs into clear diagrams, roadmaps, or presentations. | Experience designing training modules or facilitating adult learning sessions. | Ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority in complex environments. | Certification in facilitation, project management, or training (e.g., PMP, PMI-PBA, ATD, or equivalent). |
| SUITABILITY/SECURITY REQUIREMENT | Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or agency-specific suitability determination (as required by FAA/DOT). | U.S. Citizenship may be required depending on final contract designation. | Ability to successfully pass background investigation and federal onboarding requirements. |