Description
Job Description:
- The candidate will support
the Directorate for Organizational Policy and and Decision Support (OP&DS) in
the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) with a portfolio of major Departmental
activities to include assisting with tracking, supporting, and/or assessing
strategic initiatives/documents, senior leader decision making bodies,
implementation of organizational adjustments, and institutionalization of
management reforms. The candidate will work on-site in the Pentagon.
Duties/Responsibilities:
· The duties will include
interacting and building relationships with various DoD Components to gather
information on status of strategic initiatives; compiling and analyzing data;
authoring of technical papers; support to briefings and task development; and
preparing reports for senior leadership.
· Supporting tracking and
reporting on various govenance fora including the Deputy’s Management Action
Group (DMAG), National Defense Strategy – Implementation (NDS-I), and the
Defense Wide Review (DWR) among others.
· Assisting with preparing
briefing material for senior leadership on organizational matters.
· Conducting ad-hoc research
and analyzing mission-related issues.
· Preparation of briefings
on findings of significance (favorable or unfavorable) related to office
initiatives/proposals.
· Utilize, configure, and
maintain knowledge management/decision support tools, in particular MS
SharePoint, in order to track strategic actions and fora.
· Rapidly synthesize
complex information for senior leader decision making.
Qualifications
TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors and six (6) years or more of related experience; Masters and four (4) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience
Clearance Requirement
- Current DoD Secret
Clearance.
- Ability to obtain TS/SCI
Educational Background:
- BA/BS in Political
Science, National Security Affairs, International Relations, International
Economics, or a related field.
Required
Experience/Skills:
- This position requires 8 years’
experience with the Department of Defense and fundamentally requires an open
and creative mind, the ability to conduct rigorous analysis with limited
oversight from senior management, and the ability to present difficult concepts
in simple terms.
- Candidates must be
comfortable communicating clearly with senior officials and senior staff.
- Candidates must have
familiarity with Service- and/or OSD-level strategy, policy, governance or
resource allocation processes as a result of previous government, military
and/or private sector assignments.
- Excellent research and
analytical skills.
- Committed to exceptional
client service and professionalism while working at the client site.
- Proficient with Microsoft
Office Suite of Applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and common office
software applications.
- Background and training
in the application of various knowledge management and collaborative tools including
the use of MS SharePoint.
Desired Qualifications
Desired Skills:
- Ability to work in a
dynamic government work environment.
- Strong interpersonal
skills with the ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to problem-solve
in a time-constrained environment and to take initiative and work independently
as appropriate.
- Ability to prioritize
tasks through strong organizational skills as well as to lead both individuals
and teams.
- Knowledge in analyzing
the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Executive process, congressional
authorization and appropriations legislation, and development of DoD Policy
Directives is preferred.
- Master’s Degree in a
related field.
Special Circumstances:
- No travel anticipated
- Military Base access
required (Pentagon)