Forest Service Facilitation Specialist
Start Date: Contingent upon contract award
Job Type: Full-Time (Primary) | Part-Time (Optional)
Labor Category: MGMT – Facilitation / Planning Specialist (Tier TBD)
Location: Onsite Near Ashville (North Carolina preferred)
Salary Range: 80K-90K
Position Overview
Xentity is seeking a Forest Service Facilitation Specialist to support planning, coordination, and meeting facilitation efforts for a U.S. Forest Service engagement in North Carolina. This role focuses on stakeholder engagement, collaborative planning processes, and facilitation of meetings and workshops in support of land and resource management initiatives. "May" be required to be onsite at various NC USFS facilities
This position may be filled as a Full-Time employee, with the option to consider an additional Part-Time position based on candidate availability and project needs. Employment is contingent upon contract award.
Position Scope
- Facilitate in-person and virtual meetings, workshops, and planning sessions for Forest Service stakeholders
- Support collaborative planning efforts involving federal staff, partners, and external stakeholders
- Prepare agendas, meeting materials, and facilitation plans
- Capture meeting notes, action items, and summaries to support decision-making
- Coordinate logistics and schedules for facilitation activities
- Support consensus-building and structured discussions across diverse participant groups
- Work closely with Xentity project leadership to align facilitation activities with project objectives
Experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience supporting facilitation, planning, or stakeholder engagement efforts
- Bachelor’s degree in Natural Resources, Environmental Planning, Public Administration, Communications, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
- Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings or workshops in a professional or government setting
- Working proficiency with common collaboration and documentation tools (e.g., Microsoft 365/Office—Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Microsoft Teams; Zoom/Webex; SharePoint/OneDrive; and PDF tools such as Adobe Acrobat).
Required Requirements
- Experience facilitating or supporting collaborative meetings or planning processes
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment
- Familiarity with land management, environmental planning, or natural resource programs
- Must be a U.S. Citizen to meet government contract requirements
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a position of Public Trust clearance
Preferred Requirements
- Experience working with the U.S. Forest Service or other federal land management agencies
- Experience supporting multi-stakeholder or public-facing engagement efforts
- Familiarity with facilitation tools, consensus-building techniques, or structured decision-making methods
- Familiarity with facilitation and content tools used in the position (e.g., YouTube; Adobe tools such as Adobe Acrobat; and common presentation/recording workflows)
- Residency in or strong familiarity with North Carolina
Job Goals
First 30 Days
- Become familiar with project objectives, stakeholders, and facilitation approach
- Review existing planning materials and facilitation documentation
- Support initial meetings or workshops alongside project leadership
- Support facilitation logistics and delivery for in-person and virtual sessions, including groups of up to ~200 attendees
First 60 Days
- Independently support facilitation activities and meeting coordination
- Prepare facilitation materials and capture meeting outputs
- Maintain consistent communication with project leadership
First 90 Days
- Lead facilitation components as assigned
- Support ongoing stakeholder engagement and planning efforts
- Ensure timely documentation and follow-up on meeting outcomes
First Year Job Goal
- •Serve as a trusted facilitation resource for project stakeholders
- Contribute to effective collaboration and planning outcomes for Forest Service initiatives
About Xentity
Xentity is a fast-growing data consulting and support services firm - focused on supporting amazing impactful solutions in the geospatial, open, big, voice, and IoT world. Check out www.xentity.com to learn about our focus, services, clients, missions, values as well as our excellent benefits package and career information. We like to be on the wave of innovative data initiatives, programs and solutions for our clients. We hope you are too.
Major Benefits
- Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
- 401K and matching
- Self-Managed Time Off
- 11 Paid Holidays