Senior Policy Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Policy Analyst

Overview :

JHNA is currently seeking a Senior Policy Analyst to support our government customer in Alexandria, VA. This individual will provide technical / management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments. Conduct and direct comprehensive studies pertaining to maintenance related policies and international agreements on weapon systems, foreign nation workforce capabilities, US and foreign partner maintenance capabilities, and supply chain vulnerabilities. Establish goals and plans that meet project objectives. Provide domain and expert technical knowledge.

Duties :

• Conduct assessments, studies, and analysis to quantify and baseline existing Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) capabilities and recommendations for MRO expansion. Identifies and documents constraints such as workforce skills, industrial capacity, statutory, and regulatory limitations.
• Collaborates with the Military Services, Defense Security and Cooperation Agency, USD(P), and allies and partner nations.
• Provide subject matter expertise commensurate with the required type of assessment or study, performed on a country specific basis or an overall region (e.g. INDOPACOM, EUCOM etc).
• Conducts assessments to identify partner nation workforce challenges / opportunities. Includes identifying U.S. Defense Industrial Base overseas workforce locations, capacity, and supportability.
• Estimates the impact of workforce readiness shortfalls and viable mitigation approaches as part of the assessments to propose solutions as part of the assessment.
• Identifies, documents, and addresses constraints to workforce allies and partner nation readiness including security, personnel clearances, and technological sensitivities and / or intellectual property rights.
• Conducts analysis to identify and address U.S. and allies and partner statutory, regulatory, international agreements, and policies that present barriers and restrictions to expansion of MRO capabilities to support RSF priorities. Propose amendments to those barriers and restrictions to mitigate RSF implementation.
• Assesses, compiles, and analyzes existing agreements with allies and partners to include Mutual Logistics Support Agreements, Acquisition Cross-Servicing Agreements, and International Support.
• Identifies new partnership opportunities to generate new Coalition Partner agreements. This includes exploring amendments, waivers, or reciprocal agreements that align with U.S. and host nation laws while enabling broader MRO cooperation.
• Assess, compile, and analyze existing allies and partner organic and commercial MRO capabilities. Develop strategies to capitalize on existing capabilities, reduce barriers to implementation, and maximize mutual benefit and operational effectiveness.
• Conduct analysis to support the development and deployment of incentivization mechanisms to drive capital investment into allies and partner arrangements. This includes identifying and developing incentivization plans for Combatant Commands (CCMDs) and Military Services participation to achieve RSF objectives.
• Identifies, assesses, and catalogs U.S. and industry-operated MRO facilities in allies and partner nation currently servicing foreign nation partner military equipment to evaluate their potential to support U.S. MRO demands.
• Conducts analysis to recommend procedures to protect supply chain physical security, cybersecurity, and intellectual property rights.

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