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Policy Strategist
Summary
Title:Policy Strategist
ID:1705
Clearance:N/A
Location:N/A
Description

POSITION TYPE: Full-Time

CLEARANCE: Top Secret /SCI

LOCATION: McLean, Virginia,

MINIMUM YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 5+ years of experience in a technical field.

EDUCATION: Associates Degree in technical area or equivalent experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Conduct independent analysis and impact review studies with minimal government supervision and presenting results to government management in written and/or oral format.
  • Support government leads in the formulation, development, coordination, evaluation and issuance of broad range of policies, processes, and guidance on a wide range of mission enabling functions, and intelligence disciplines.
  • Support government leads by conducting independent analysis, developing impact study methodologies, and assisting with policy impact review studies.
  • Collaborate with ODNI components and IC elements to ensure equities are considered during policy development, communicate key policy provisions, and give development status updates as required.
  • Plan, schedule, and implement activities related to the IC Policy process; assist government leads with planning IC fora and other meetings as required. Prepare briefing slides, handouts, and provide thorough and concise meeting notes covering major discussions and action items.
  • Assist government leads in researching and critically analyzing authoritative pronouncements necessary to accurately advise and address complex IC policy issues relating to parallel, overlapping, or conflicting missions and authorities.
  • Assist government leads in assessing IC policy requirements and gaps in preparation of annual IC policy work plan development.
  • Review documents for technical correction and edits in the development of IC-wide policies, Executive Correspondence, and other documents as required.
  • Assist government lead in the reviews of policy and other guidance to ensure content is accurate and in alignment with current Statute, Executive Order, and IC Policy.
  • Assist government lead in the management of tasking and policy reviews. Reviews of policy and other guidance documents require ensuring content is accurate and in alignment with current Statute, Executive Order, and IC Policy.
  • Assist in monitoring and preparing responses to Congressional actions, FOIA requests, and other short-fuse actions as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s Degree. The government will waive the Bachelor’s degree requirement if the candidate has an Associate’s degree and a minimum of 5 years working in the IC in one or more intelligence disciplines (e.g. Collection, Analysis, and Targeting).
  • Expansive knowledge of IC organizations and their respective missions sufficient to identify relevant authorities and materials and develop IC-wide policies in support of U.S. national security.
  • Demonstrated extensive experience supporting the formulating, developing, coordinating, and evaluating a broad range of policies, processes, and guidance on a wide range of mission enabling functions and intelligence disciplines.
  • Thorough understanding of performance principles and superior ability to advise organizations on the application of performance evaluation methods.
  • Demonstrated critical thinking skills sufficient to conceptualize, organize, and draw inferences from incomplete or inconclusive data and present a compelling analysis of findings to management. Ability to identify, articulate, document, and mitigate knowledge gaps, and provide alternative approaches to challenging issues.
  • Demonstrated extensive experience communicating clearly both orally and in writing. This should include the logically analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and de-confliction of multiple sources of information prior to their inclusion in briefings and written documents.
  • Sound organizational and interpersonal skills in supporting working groups with competing priorities and authorities.
  • Demonstrated ability advocating new ideas/concepts/processes, negotiating and providing recommendations on politically sensitive or time-sensitive issues, and working collaboratively across the IC.

Bluemont Technology and Research Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities.

Bluemont Technology & Research, Inc. offers a premium benefits package. Our culture is based on treating people like you would treat yourself. The company is focused on research, challenging applications of cutting edge technologies, and data intensive applications. Bluemont is a CMMI DMM (Data Management Model) appraiser.

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