Policy & Strategy Analyst SME

Seeking a Portfolio Analysis and Integration Specialist to support an Intelligence Community (IC) program in Bethesda, MD.

Responsibilities include:

• Strategic Planning Experience – support the evolution of the sponsor’s strategic direction and priorities.
• Performance Management Experience – ensure the strategy is effectively and efficiently pursued, using best practices and benchmarking in business and mission analytics.
• Enterprise Architecture Experience – have a foundational knowledge of enterprise architecture related to technical collection and be able to communicate its relationship to the overall Intelligence Community (IC) portfolio.
• Keep abreast of the IC Portfolio of Technical Investments-related strategies, business goals, objectives, performance targets, and associated technical collection enterprise architecture.
• Make recommendations to aid sponsor decision-making, to include proposed strategies and/or roadmaps; identified risks, capability and performance gaps, and dependencies; alignment with the strategic framework and priorities; and funding and related program issues.
• Make recommendations to keep strategy, performance, and architecture aligned accordingly.
• Function as a liaison and lead discussion with IC program managers, DoD partners, and private sector companies on program capabilities and services delivery and requirements concerns.
• Assist government clients with programmatic goals and objectives, schedules, and reports to the senior-level executives.
• Communicate technical topics in a non-technical manner to senior-level audiences.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
• Requires BS degree and 12 – 15 years of prior relevant experience or master's degree with 10 – 13 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in a technical domain.
• Draft products that reflect strong writing and grammatical skills.
• Expert knowledge of portfolio, program, and project management discipline.
• Expert knowledge of the Intelligence Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Evaluation (IPPBE) process/discipline.
• Strong analytical competence, problem-solving, communication and organizational skills.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Work with seniors in a diverse, fast-paced, multi-task environment managing competing priorities.
• Produce deliverables in multiple formats as needed (e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Acrobat, etc.)

Desired Qualifications:

• Military or J2 experience.
• Technical degree in Engineering or Science, practical not theoretical.
• Broad experience with the IC and touch points to DoD.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• TS/SCI w/CI Poly Required
• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Federal Employment Suitability
• E-Verify Eligibility Required*

ASG is an equal opportunity employer (EEO)

*ASG participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). E-Verify helps employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their social security numbers.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Paid time off
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Life insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Disability insurance
• Retirement plan
• Referral program
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending account