Space Initiatives Advisor - TS/SCI w/ CI

Parsons•Springfield, MO

About The Position

Parsons is seeking a Space Initiatives Advisor to support the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s space mission and help shape commercial space initiatives and foreign partnerships. The role advises and supports strategic and tactical efforts involving commercial remote sensing, international GEOINT cooperation, space policy, and assured access. It works across the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, National Security Council, foreign partners, and commercial industry to identify emerging opportunities and risks, coordinate policy implementation, and provide decision support to senior NGA leadership. The position supports commercial imagery policy, international affairs and foreign government GEOINT integration, and policy coordination across government and industry stakeholders. It analyzes policy and technical developments, prepares senior-level materials, tracks decisions and deliverables, and maintains collaboration tools supporting interagency coordination. An active Top Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph is required; the selected candidate must be able to obtain a Top Secret/SCI with polygraph clearance before the start date.

Requirements

Must possess an active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance with polygraph.
Bachelor’s degree and 8 or more years of relevant experience.
Experience in national security policy, space policy, program management, interagency coordination, executive staff support, or related fields.
Experience applying United States commercial remote sensing policies, regulations, and government processes.
Experience supporting space, remote sensing, commercial imagery, GEOINT, or related national security programs.
Experience coordinating with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, foreign governments, international partners, or commercial space providers.
Ability to analyze complex policy, technical, and operational issues and develop clear recommendations for senior leaders.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing senior-level briefings, congressional materials, policy documents, and executive correspondence.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate deliverables across a complex interagency environment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, or comparable collaboration and knowledge-management tools.
The selected candidate must be able to obtain a Top Secret/SCI with polygraph clearance prior to the start date.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting NGA, the National Security Council, the Intelligence Community, the Department of Defense, or related federal organizations.
Knowledge of commercial remote sensing, commercial imagery policy, GEOINT, satellite systems, space-based collection, or assured access.
Experience with foreign government or multinational space and GEOINT initiatives.
Familiarity with national security, space, remote sensing, acquisition, export control, or international affairs policies.
Ability to identify trends and anticipate challenges affecting the commercial and international space sectors.
Experience preparing decision materials for senior government officials or executives.
Experience leading or coordinating interagency policy implementation groups.
Experience preparing congressional talking points, testimony materials, questions and answers, or executive responses.
Experience managing SharePoint content, workflows, collaboration sites, or knowledge-management programs.

Responsibilities

Develop and coordinate strategic and tactical approaches supporting NGA’s space mission, commercial space initiatives, and foreign partnerships.
Assess emerging commercial and foreign space capabilities and identify national security risks, opportunities, and policy implications.
Recommend mitigation strategies and support senior leadership decision-making on commercial remote sensing and international space capabilities.
Support technical development and strategic implementation of Intelligence Community and Department of Defense policy initiatives related to space and international affairs.
Coordinate implementation of National Security Council guidance on commercial imagery policy across the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense.
Prepare, coordinate, and track Intelligence Community-wide policy exemptions and related approval packages.
Support development and implementation of International Affairs Assured Access and Foreign Government GEOINT Integration strategies.
Coordinate with government agencies, commercial providers, foreign partners, and internal stakeholders to advance shared mission objectives.
Analyze space, remote sensing, commercial imagery, and international affairs policy documents and translate them into actionable recommendations.
Prepare congressional talking points, briefing materials, executive summaries, decision memoranda, and responses for NGA senior leadership.
Support senior-level meetings, working groups, interagency engagements, and policy coordination sessions.
Monitor national, commercial, and international space-sector developments and assess their potential impact on NGA missions and priorities.
Develop and maintain SharePoint sites and other collaboration tools supporting Intelligence Community and Department of Defense coordination on commercial imagery and international affairs.
Track action items, policy decisions, deliverables, and stakeholder coordination across multiple concurrent initiatives.
Perform other related duties in support of NGA’s space and international affairs mission.