Strategic Advisor, Department of State

Dexis Consulting Group

Strategic Advisor supporting business development for Department of State humanitarian programs. Identifying opportunities and providing strategic guidance on capturing winning bids.

Posted 4/24/2026contractRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide current strategic insight into the evolving needs and priorities, structure, and decision-making processes within the Department of State’s Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response.
Advise Dexis leadership on strategies for market positioning and client engagement specific to humanitarian assistance programming.
Identify and facilitate introductions with relevant stakeholders throughout the capture and bid process.
Identify opportunities aligned with Dexis’ corporate capabilities and growth objectives, provide strategic guidance and support on bid capture, and help prepare winning proposal.
Validate strategic direction, programmatic objectives, potential scope, and customer needs and expectations for specific opportunities identified.
Participate in periodic strategy sessions and serve as a trusted advisor throughout the pre-solicitation, capture, and bid phases.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 10 years of experience supporting U.S. Government programs
Prior experience with USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), the Department of State's Bureau for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), the Department of State’s Bureau for Global Food Security, and/or any of their predecessor offices, within the past three (3) years is REQUIRED.
Deep familiarity with delivery of US federal humanitarian assistance, disaster response, stabilization, and/or similar crisis-oriented programming is REQUIRED.
Current existing relationships within Department of State and/or implementors of federal humanitarian assistance and disaster response awards overseas is REQUIRED.
Demonstrated experience and nuanced insights into successfully navigating the federal procurement process and the dynamic contracting environment.
Demonstrated track record of engagement with senior-level government officials, particularly at Department of State or in related foreign-policy-focused roles.
Prior experience advising capture or proposal teams targeting State Department contracts.
Discretion, professionalism, and a strong sense of integrity in facilitating client-facing interactions.

Benefits

Comp & perks

healthcare insurance in addition to other staff welfare benefits and perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

humanitarian assistance programmingfederal procurement processproposal developmentstrategic guidancemarket positioningclient engagementbid captureprogrammatic objectivesstakeholder facilitationcrisis-oriented programming

Soft Skills

strategic insighttrusted advisordiscretionprofessionalismintegritycommunicationrelationship buildingengagement with government officialsorganizational skillsleadership