Senior Analyst Cooperative Threat Reduction Policy (CTR)

Sancorp Consulting LLC•Arlington, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

SANCORP is seeking a Senior Analyst NCWMD to support the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (DASD NCWMD) within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (OUSD(P)). This role involves long-range planning, policy oversight, and guidance for CTR and related programs, defining program objectives, scope, direction, and funding. The position also requires advocating for these programs within the US Government and Congress, submitting funding requirements through the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process, and supporting interagency coordination, international negotiations, and diplomatic instruments guiding CTR engagements. The analyst will conduct regional and functional policy analysis based on specific criteria, assist in developing and managing plans, policies, strategies, and international agreements related to WMD reduction and proliferation prevention, and support the creation of read-ahead materials and briefings for leadership. Additionally, the role involves assisting negotiating teams, demonstrating subject matter expertise in CBRN areas, collaborating with legal counsel, producing various technical and analytical documents, and performing assessments of partner country regulations and legal documents impacting the CTR program.

Requirements

Possess an active TS/SCI security clearance.
Must be a US Citizen
Master’s degree in a recognized social science or scientific, technical, management or related discipline that is relevant to tasks.
15 years of expertise and experience relevant to Program and Project Management with interagency and international cooperation experience.
Prior development or implementation of Nuclear non-proliferation policy.
Exceptional analytic, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
Strong organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

18 years of expertise and experience relevant to Program and Project Management with interagency and international cooperation experience.

Responsibilities

Provide support to the Cooperative Threat Reduction Policy Office (CTR) by providing long-range planning and policy oversight and guidance for CTR and related programs, defining CTR and related program objectives, scope, direction and funding, advocating for the CTR and related programs within the US Government and Congress, submitting CTR funding requirements in the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process, as well as supporting interagency coordination, international negotiations, agreements, other diplomatic instruments that guide CTR engagements.
Provide regional and function policy analysis in line with criteria that represent the essential conditions that must be met in order to consider programs and activities with CTR partners: Threat Reduction, Strategic Partnership, Contribution to Countering WMD and Nonproliferation Frameworks, and Unique DoD Contribution and Benefit.
Assist in the development, coordination and management of regional or cross-cutting plans, policies, strategies and international agreements related to reducing the threat from, preventing the proliferation of, and disposing of WMD-related materials and delivery systems.
Assist in defining and characterizing cooperative threat reduction and WMD proliferation prevention policies, issues and positions; maintain familiarity with offices and policies of other stakeholder U.S. Government departments and agencies.
Support the creation of read-ahead, briefings, or remarks for use by leadership in meetings with foreign delegations, the interagency community, academic and policy groups, and other threat reduction stakeholders.
Assist negotiating teams to complete political, legal and project-level implementing agreements between the DoD and CTR partner countries, as well as any necessary supporting analysis.
Demonstrate subject matter expertise in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear functional areas weapons, materials, delivery methods and systems, and dual-use technologies that complement regionally and nationally focused threat reduction plans and policy discussions.
Work closely with OGC counsel to determine possible legal avenues to use in order to avoid the delays that creation of a new agreement would cause.
Produce technical review documents, Risk and Impact Assessments, reports, memoranda, correspondence, meeting minutes, trip reports, draft treaties and agreements, draft diplomatic notes/cables and similar documents as a result of the above-listed activities.
Perform and support the identification, analysis and assessment of partner country regulations, laws, codes, and related legal documents and procedures that impact the requirements and execution of the CTR program to include those involving construction permitting, import and export of goods, licensing of good.