Standardization & Evaluations Specialist

Fusion ICS•Washington, DC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Fusion is seeking a Standardization and Evaluations Specialist to support performance measurement, evaluation product development, readiness reporting, and continuous improvement across a mission-critical federal program. This role builds objective evaluation tools, analyzes data, produces dashboards and briefings, and supports after-action and operational evaluation processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in program evaluation, analytics, education, organizational development, emergency management, or a related field preferred.
Minimum 5 years of experience in data collection, data analysis, trend analysis, process improvement, learning management system support, or evaluation methodology.
Additional experience in performance evaluation, methodology development, standards development, or formal assessments strongly preferred.
Strong ability to translate quantitative and qualitative data into practical dashboards, briefings, and recommendations.
Experience coordinating evaluation criteria with program managers and other stakeholders.
Candidates must have an active TS to be considered.
Must be able to obtain and maintain SCI access and SAP eligibility/indoctrination as required for assigned duties.
Requires strong analytical discipline, data integrity awareness, and the ability to communicate findings to operational and executive audiences.
Applicants should be prepared to provide evidence of active clearance status and relevant experience supporting government or defense organizations.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting readiness programs, after-action review processes, or performance qualification frameworks.
Background with scorecard design, database improvement, or operational commissioning events.

Responsibilities

Develop evaluation procedures, tools, scorecards, and reporting products that objectively assess strategic goals, mission objectives, and performance requirements, and support updates to associated TTPs, SOPs, and manuals.
Collect and analyze data from initial and recurring training, surveys, focus groups, and exercises to support performance improvement initiatives.
Prepare risk-related readiness briefings and recommended mitigation criteria for leadership review.
Maintain and improve issue-tracking databases supporting before-action and after-action review processes and assist with annual updates to evaluation documentation.
Review and update evaluation metrics and scorecards used to assess multiple positions and exercise activities.
Support the after-action process across recurring exercises, including input review, assessment synthesis, meetings, AAR development, and issue updates.
Assist in designing and co-leading operational evaluations or commissioning events for new or significantly improved capabilities.
May perform additional mission-aligned duties as required to support program objectives.