Program Analyst Consultant

SAIC•McLean, VA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking an accomplished Program Analyst Consultant to support a dynamic and fast-paced customer environment in McLean, VA. This role entails delivering high-level support to executive leadership, providing strategic and tactical expertise on critical programmatic and operational challenges. The idea candidate will bring proven excellence in business process improvement, program and project management, strategic and organization planning, communications, resource allocation, action item tracking, and knowledge management to advance the mission’s success across the department. Travel may be required to meet the demands of this role. Please note, this position is contingent upon successful award. Some of the responsibilities for this role include: Strategic and Organization Planning: • Serve as a trusted advisor to the customer’s senior leadership, providing insights, managing priorities, and supporting leadership decision-making on various issues and projects. • Coach junior contractors on customer processes and share the SOP with incoming officers as needed. • Conduct research, gather data, and deliver insights to support executive decision-making and organizational practices. • Drive strategic initiatives across customer components and the enterprise, promoting collaboration, transparency, and stakeholder engagement to support the mission. • Develop and implement processes to align the customer’s resources with strategic priorities. Business Process Improvement: • Collaborate with the customer leadership and administrative teams to enhance organizational effectiveness. • Optimize business processes and track key meetings, briefings, and engagements to improve efficiency. • Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure goals are met. • Identify process improvement opportunities, implement best practices, and update onboarding/offboarding SOPs in coordination with leadership. • Serve as a liaison to promote cross-enterprise collaboration and resolve stakeholder conflicts as needed. Business Project and Program Management: • Lead and management high-priority projects and initiatives from start to finish in collaboration with the customer’s leadership and support teams. • Define, organize, and streamline project and program processes, including knowledge management workflows. • Develop project plans, monitor progress, and ensure adherence to timelines. • Conduct post-project evaluations to apply lessons learned. • Act as a liaison for internal and external stakeholders, supporting communication and collaboration with mission elements, interagency partners, and other components. • Coordinate and compile communications for the customer’s leadership team, leveraging provided information. • Support leadership in overseeing projects, tasks, and high-profile meetings and engagements.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI with Poly
Master’s Degree + 15 years related experience, bachelor’s degree + 17 years related experience
Excellent interpersonal skills
Excellent communication – Oral and Written
Proficient with Microsoft applications and programs (Visio, Project, Publisher, SharePoint, Outlook, Excel)
At least 5 years of experience with executive-level support within the IC
Strong organizational skills with the ability to track, prioritize and manage several tasks at once effectively.
Demonstrated ability to thrive in a highly technical, complex, and dynamic environment.
Familiarity with corporate task tracking systems, such as Task-It and to manage and prioritize short, medium, and long-term tasks.
Proven ability to design and implement efficient processes for task management, document control, and event coordination, enhancing workflow and stakeholder collaboration.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted advisor to the customer’s senior leadership, providing insights, managing priorities, and supporting leadership decision-making on various issues and projects.
Coach junior contractors on customer processes and share the SOP with incoming officers as needed.
Conduct research, gather data, and deliver insights to support executive decision-making and organizational practices.
Drive strategic initiatives across customer components and the enterprise, promoting collaboration, transparency, and stakeholder engagement to support the mission.
Develop and implement processes to align the customer’s resources with strategic priorities.
Collaborate with the customer leadership and administrative teams to enhance organizational effectiveness.
Optimize business processes and track key meetings, briefings, and engagements to improve efficiency.
Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure goals are met.
Identify process improvement opportunities, implement best practices, and update onboarding/offboarding SOPs in coordination with leadership.
Serve as a liaison to promote cross-enterprise collaboration and resolve stakeholder conflicts as needed.
Lead and management high-priority projects and initiatives from start to finish in collaboration with the customer’s leadership and support teams.
Define, organize, and streamline project and program processes, including knowledge management workflows.
Develop project plans, monitor progress, and ensure adherence to timelines.
Conduct post-project evaluations to apply lessons learned.
Act as a liaison for internal and external stakeholders, supporting communication and collaboration with mission elements, interagency partners, and other components.
Coordinate and compile communications for the customer’s leadership team, leveraging provided information.
Support leadership in overseeing projects, tasks, and high-profile meetings and engagements.