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Job DescriptionJob Description:OverviewDRT Strategies delivers expert management consulting and information technology (IT) solutions to large federal agencies, state and local government and commercial clients in health care, technology, and financial services industries.The three letters of our name, DRT, stand for Driving Resolution Together, which is the core philosophy on which the company was founded. That is, we collaborate with our clients to solve their most pressing challenges - together.We are problem solvers dedicated to your success, combining Fortune 500 experience with small business responsiveness. We have established a reputation with our clients as a forward-thinking consulting firm with demonstrated success in implementing solutions that lead to meaningful results. Our world-class consultants unite people to work collaboratively to achieve project goals and make vision a reality.Project Description:The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for protecting and advancing the public health. Within FDA, the Office of Global Policy and Strategy (OGPS) and the Office of Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs (OPLIA) support the Agency's mission through global policy and strategy, policy development, legislative affairs, international engagement, organizational coordination, and related mission-support activities.Job Summary:DRT is seeking a highly experienced Organizational Effectiveness & Mission Execution SME to lead delivery of this two-phase Mission and Organizational Support engagement for FDA OGPS and OPLIA. The ideal candidate is a seasoned federal management consultant and program leader who combines rigorous program-management discipline with mature organizational judgment. This person will lead a compact multidisciplinary team through the six-month OGPS Section I effort and then guide the same core team into OPLIA Section II, preserving continuity while adjusting the staffing model as needed. The successful candidate must be comfortable advising senior federal leaders, leading hands-on delivery, facilitating sensitive organizational conversations, and translating complex qualitative and quantitative findings into practical, balanced, decision-ready recommendations. Success in this role requires more than keeping a schedule: the Senior Program Manager must understand how organizational assessments can affect staff confidence and stakeholder behavior, create a credible and respectful assessment process, protect the line between advisory analysis and federal personnel decisions, and deliver high-quality products on time within FFP constraints.Responsibilities: Serve as the overall delivery lead across two sequential phases: first, the OGPS Organizational Redesign and Leadership Succession Planning effort; then, the OPLIA Mission Execution Support Services effort. Maintain continuity of leadership, methods, lessons learned, and team performance as the engagement transitions from Section I to Section II. Act as a trusted advisor and primary senior-level interface with FDA leadership and the COR; anticipate stakeholder concerns, navigate competing priorities and organizational dynamics, and communicate issues, tradeoffs, and decisions with discretion and professionalism. Mobilize Section I rapidly and establish the delivery approach, staffing model, governance cadence, master schedule, quality process, communications plan, risk registry, and clear ownership of deliverables and dependencies. Prepare the team for an efficient transition into Section II without loss of momentum or institutional knowledge. Manage a dense portfolio of tightly sequenced deliverables within each phase, maintaining traceability from current-state evidence to recommendations and ensuring that downstream products are built on validated findings. Balance near-term delivery demands with preparation for the next phase of work. Lead and oversee organizational assessment activities, including document review, structur