Program Specialist

SAIC•Chantilly, VA

15d

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Program Specialist to provide systems engineering and technical advisory (SETA) services to a United States government customer. The role supports multiple tasks, including planning and executing large technical forum events and supporting a Military Schools Outreach Program and its annual call for proposals to address USG requirements. The position also fosters collaboration among academies by helping harmonize proposals, potentially through workshops, and ensuring regular communication about collaboration opportunities. The candidate must adapt to evolving requirements and respond flexibly to change.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 9 years of experience, or a master’s degree and at least 7 years of experience, or a PhD or JD and at least 4 years of experience.
Active TS/SCI with Poly clearance.
Effective interpersonal skills.
Strong briefing and writing skills.
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

Nice To Haves

Current Confluence and SharePoint experience.
Prior training development and delivery experience, especially related to military training.
Experience coordinating large events, including classified events.
Experience conducting outreach activities across diverse technology areas.

Responsibilities

Create, maintain, and distribute detailed agendas or schedules for technical forums in advance of events.
Coordinate with stakeholders to identify session topics, speakers, and time slots.
Identify and manage a database of potential technical forum attendees, including companies, organizations, and individuals.
Draft pre-event briefs and post-event reports summarizing key activities, lessons learned, and outcomes.
Document processes to support repeatability and continuity.
Review and comment on outreach education and training plans and procedures.
Document end-to-end results, including developing and monitoring outreach metrics.
Provide outreach status updates to the team lead for coordination with the customer.
Identify and record lessons learned from outreach efforts.
Capture current and future training and education requirements from military commands.
Develop space awareness training materials for military schools.
Maintain the website, including weekly content updates.