Senior Analyst Cooperative Threat Reduction Policy (CTR)

Sancorp Consulting•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 providing long-range planning and policy oversight and guidance for CTR and related programs, defining program objectives, scope, direction, and funding, advocating for these programs within the US Government and Congress, and submitting funding requirements through the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process. The position also supports interagency coordination, international negotiations, agreements, and other diplomatic instruments that guide CTR engagements. The analyst will provide regional and functional policy analysis based on criteria such as Threat Reduction, Strategic Partnership, Contribution to Countering WMD and Nonproliferation Frameworks, and Unique DoD Contribution and Benefit. Responsibilities include assisting in the development, coordination, and management of plans, policies, strategies, and international agreements related to reducing WMD threats and proliferation. The role requires defining and characterizing cooperative threat reduction and WMD proliferation prevention policies, issues, and positions, and maintaining familiarity with other stakeholder U.S. Government departments and agencies. The analyst will support the creation of read-ahead materials, briefings, and remarks for leadership, and assist negotiating teams in completing political, legal, and project-level implementing agreements with CTR partner countries. Subject matter expertise in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) weapons, materials, delivery methods, systems, and dual-use technologies is essential. The role involves working with OGC counsel to identify legal avenues to avoid delays in agreement creation and producing various technical review documents, assessments, reports, and draft agreements. Additionally, the analyst will identify, analyze, and assess partner country regulations, laws, codes, and related legal documents and procedures impacting the CTR program, including those related to construction permitting and import/export licensing.

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.
Define CTR and related program objectives, scope, direction and funding.
Advocate for the CTR and related programs within the US Government and Congress.
Submit CTR funding requirements in the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process.
Support 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.