USDA Forest Services Facilitator

Position Overview:

The Rehancement GroupTRG is seeking a Facilitator to plan and lead structured discussions that help Forest Service teams define issues evaluate options build agreement and move work forward. The position will support in-person and virtual sessions ranging from focused project meetings to policy discussions training events conferences symposiums all-employee forums and public or partner engagements.

Work Arrangement: Primarily remote. Work location will be established by individual BPA calls and may include USDA facilities field sites government offices contractor facilities or Fort Collins Colorado.

Travel: Periodic travel may be required within the United States including Alaska Hawaii and U.S. territories.

Employment Type: Full-time contract support contingent upon contract award and assigned BPA calls.

Schedule: Generally aligned to government business hours. Some assignments may require support outside normal business days or hours including Federal holidays.

Security: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the USDA/Forest Service background investigation and Personal Identity Verification process appropriate to the position and level of access.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and facilitate in-person and virtual meetings workshops interviews policy discussions training conferences symposiums briefings and feedback sessions.
• Work with sponsors and project leads to define session objectives agendas participant roles facilitation methods decision points and follow-up actions.
• Guide diverse groups through complex discussions while maintaining neutrality encouraging participation managing conflict and keeping the group focused on desired outcomes.
• Apply business improvement and reengineering principles to organizational development team transition process modernization and project execution.
• Interpret qualitative and quantitative data to identify issues opportunities and trends then translate findings into clear visual displays and discussion materials.
• Capture decisions action items risks unresolved issues and next steps in accurate meeting records and follow-up products.
• Develop accessible presentation materials learning aids process graphics and training products for technical managerial legal scientific partner and public audiences.
• Use virtual meeting collaboration presentation and knowledge-management tools to support geographically dispersed participants.
• Ensure materials and communications meet applicable USDA and Section 508 accessibility requirements.
• Support knowledge transfer and help teams convert discussion outcomes into executable work plans and measurable actions.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree and at least 4 years of relevant experience in natural resources business management information systems or a related field is required.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings workshops interviews training or organizational improvement activities.
• Experience with change management organizational development activity or data modeling performance measurement benchmarking or identification of best practices.
• Ability to interpret data identify operational issues and trends and present information in a form that supports understanding and decision making.
• Excellent listening communication group-management and presentation skills.
• Ability to support both virtual and in-person sessions involving participants with varied technical backgrounds organizational roles and accessibility needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience facilitating federal policy strategic planning natural resource environmental scientific or public-engagement sessions.
• Professional facilitation change management training mediation or organizational development certification.
• Experience creating Section 508-compliant presentations online courseware training materials or multimedia products.
• Familiarity with GIS-based information performance dashboards surveys social assessments or economic analysis.

Security Access and Employment Conditions:

• Must be able to successfully complete the Forest Service background investigation appropriate to the position level of access and need-to-know.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain required USDA Personal Identity Verification credentials facility access and computer or information-system access.
• Must comply with applicable USDA Forest Service GSA NIST HSPD-12 Privacy Act information-security acceptable-use records-management and facility requirements.
• Must protect government information and Privacy Act records from unauthorized access use or disclosure.
• Must remain eligible for assigned access throughout employment. Ineligibility or loss of required access may prevent performance on the contract.
• Must be available for travel field support on-site work or work outside normal business hours when specified by an individual BPA call.

TRG provides competitive salaries commensurate with education and experience with full options for advancement and a robust benefits program.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process please contact Dawn Newton HR and Talent Acquisition Manager at