Policy Drafting and Justification Program Analyst

Job Overview

Hawkeye is hiring a Policy Drafting and Justification Program Analyst to support Echelon 2 Activity at the Navy International Program Office. The Analyst will need to be able to contextualize information in terms of how it supports strategic and regional national security objectives, such as those in Combatant Commander Theater Security Cooperation Plans or Department of State regional initiatives. Information must be presented to different audiences, to include SES and Flag Officer level and various DoD and DoS officials, to obtain buy-in and concurrence. The position is full-time and requires working in-person at the Washington Navy Yard.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

The duties of the policy analyst include:

• Supporting DoN and DoD security cooperation, security assistance and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) assessments, staff organization, and administrative requirements.
• Supporting the justification, presentation, coordination and staffing of Disclosure Decisions, to include Exceptions to National Disclosure Policy (ENDP), Technology Transfer Security Assistance Review Board (TTSARB) decisions and Low Observable / Counter Low-Observable (LO/CLO) decisions.
• Supporting the processing of export licensing decisions, and any coordination necessary into higher-level policy frameworks, such as ENDP, TTSARB and LO/CLO.
• Understanding major international frameworks that may impact the scope of security cooperation (e.g. Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and work with Navy IPO professionals to incorporate and explain them, regardless of security cooperation framework (e.g. FMS, Export Licensing, International Agreements, Exchange Program)

Required Skills

• Ability to work independently with limited direction.
• Ability to turn technical jargon into relevant, plain English that relates to capability, national security policy, economic policy and coalition warfare terms.
• Ability to cogently support and justify a position, clearly communicate such position in writing, and professionally respond to concerns and questions.
• Ability to think about an issue from the point of view of the organization whose consensus you are seeking.

Security Clearance Requirement

A current active Secret clearance is required.

Education and Experience Requirement

Candidate must have:

• A bachelor’s degree (5 years’ experience in relevant fields, such as program analysis and evaluation or project planning and control, may be used in place of the degree requirement).
• Experience supporting service, joint, or OSD staff or PEOs.
• Completions of the following formal courses are desired: DISCS SCM-FA-OL (SCM 101), DISCS SCM-OC-OL (SCM-201), and DISCS IPSR-OL.

Benefits

Hawkeye provides the following benefits:

• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Bereavement leave
• 401(k) participation, including employer matching
• Healthcare premium reimbursement under QSEHRA

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $95,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Security clearance:

• Secret (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Washington, DC (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $95,000 - $110,000