Acquisition and Contracts Portfolio Analyst

Arcfield • Herndon, VA

21h

About The Position

The Sponsor requires an Analyst with experience in Sponsor acquisition planning and execution and knowledge of contract types used by the Federal Government to support the duties of a Government Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR). The analyst will help assess the health of contracts in execution, develop acquisition approaches, and assist in drafting artifacts to enable successful acquisitions. Key duties include, but are not limited to:
Assist COTRs by crafting acquisition approaches and artifacts, including eliciting and capturing requirements, prioritizing them, and flowing them into documents (e.g. SOWs, SSJs, etc.).
Assist COTRs in program planning, resource allocation, and tracking top-level project execution against the plan.
Assist COTRs in monitoring progress against contract milestones and deliverables.
Support COTRs in reviewing technical specifications and ensuring that they are aligned with the Government’s needs
Assist COTRs in reviewing performance metrics.
Assist COTRs by utilizing the sponsor’s Acquisition Lifecycle Management (ALM) Tool (as trained by COTR – prior experience with the tool not required) to process and document contract modifications and create Request Contract Awad Funds (RCAFs), to include reviewing and modifying requests.
Assist COTRs by running acquisition reports in Sponsor system (COGNOS) as trained by the COTR.
Assist the COTRs in maintaining accurate and complete records of contract administration and performance, including tracking contract milestones and deliverables.

Requirements

• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in a closely related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience (Fewer years of experience acceptable with advanced degree - MS 6-8, PhD 3-5).
• Knowledge of strategic planning and resource management processes.
• Knowledge of program planning and execution processes.
• Knowledge of business resource planning practices and cost analysis methodologies.
• Knowledge of quality assurance procedures to ensure data integrity and timeliness of the data.
• Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices.
• Knowledge of program risk assessment principles and processes.
• Ability to apply analytic, diagnostic, and quantitative techniques sufficient to identify, evaluate, and recommend to managers substantive solutions to resolve interrelated quantitative analytical problems and issues.

Nice To Haves

• Master's (or equivalent experience) in a field related to the position.
• 10 years of experience.
• 1 year of experience in the Intelligence Community.
• Knowledge of IC strategic planning and resource management processes.
• Expertise in data management, data governance, and data strategy.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and challenging environment.
• Strong oral and written communications and excellent interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist COTRs by crafting acquisition approaches and artifacts, including eliciting and capturing requirements, prioritizing them, and flowing them into documents (e.g. SOWs, SSJs, etc.).
• Assist COTRs in program planning, resource allocation, and tracking top-level project execution against the plan.
• Assist COTRs in monitoring progress against contract milestones and deliverables.
• Support COTRs in reviewing technical specifications and ensuring that they are aligned with the Government’s needs
• Assist COTRs in reviewing performance metrics.
• Assist COTRs by utilizing the sponsor’s Acquisition Lifecycle Management (ALM) Tool (as trained by COTR – prior experience with the tool not required) to process and document contract modifications and create Request Contract Awad Funds (RCAFs), to include reviewing and modifying requests.
• Assist COTRs by running acquisition reports in Sponsor system (COGNOS) as trained by the COTR.
• Assist the COTRs in maintaining accurate and complete records of contract administration and performance, including tracking contract milestones and deliverables.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level