Project Analyst

Noblis • Lorton, VA

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About The Position

This position will function as the Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) Project Analyst for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program CTR builds foreign partner capacity to prevent, detect, deter and interdict the illicit trafficking of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) materials, components including delivery systems and support equipment, and dual use technologies that support WMD programs development, production and operation through the enforcement of strategic trade controls at land and sea ports of entry and green borders. This is primarily a project management role that requires implementation of Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition strategies to carry out international threat reduction activities. The Project Analyst serves as lead A&AS support to the Government Project Officer, and is directly responsible for ensuring all project level deliverables meet quality and schedule requirements. The successful applicant will be able to multi-task on a broad range of activities, client engagement; project management; financial management; quality assurance; knowledge management; acquisition life-cycle support , and generally supporting the Project Officer with a multitude of recurring and pop-up deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3+ years of related experience
• Travel up to 20% of the time
• Secret Clearance required (Must be a US Citizen)
• Program Management experience
• Financial Management experience
• Federal Acquisition Regulation Experience
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office tool suites
• Demonstrated ability to write for Senior Leaders
• Strong attention to detail, communication, critical thinking, and problem solving skills

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree
• 5+ years of related experience
• Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance
• PMP Certification
• DTRA CTR or other Counter-WMD experience

Responsibilities

• Leverages knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to support acquisition strategies and milestone tracking through the entire lifecycle of the project
• Assists Project Officer(s) to draft contract documents required for purchase request (PR) packages (Initial Strategy Session worksheets, Acquisition Strategy Review Documents, Market Research Reports, Statements of Work, Contract Data Requirement Lists, and others as required)
• Assists and advises the Project Officer(s) in copuntry assessments, project execution and supports planning, budgeting, monitoring, and evaluation of assigned country projects
• Supports the Project Officer(s) to prepare project milestone documents [Project Concept Notification, Requirements Validation Review, Project Plans, and others as required]
• Provides project management support for the full range of program and contract deliverables across various missions and activities in one or more countries/projects
• Develops and delivers briefings for senior DoD officials
• Supports development of project level inputs for Program Objective Memorandum, Project Management Reviews, Annual Report to Congress, Annual Spend Plans, and metrics reviews as required
• Captures meeting minutes and lessons learned, and incorporates solutions to action items and process improvement methodologies
• Supports Project Officer(s) in their engagements with implementing contractors and other partners as they ensure that contractual obligations are met
• Supports Project Officer(s) travel planning and requirements, including travel submission, Antiterrorism Force Protection plans, logistics support requests, trip book development, trip report, and others as needed

Benefits

• health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees