What are the responsibilities and job description for the Congressional Liaison Support/Analyst position at QinetiQ?
Company Overview
We are a world-class team of professionals who deliver next generation technology and products in robotic and autonomous platforms, ground, soldier, and maritime systems in 50 locations world-wide. Much of our work contributes to innovative research in the fields of sensor science, signal processing, data fusion, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and augmented reality (AR).
QinetiQ US’s dedicated experts in defense, aerospace, security, and related fields all work together to explore new ways of protecting the American Warfighter, Security Forces, and Allies. Being a part of QinetiQ US means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend.
Why Join QinetiQ US?
If you have the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges, then you will experience a unique working environment where innovative teams blend different perspectives, disciplines, and technologies to discover new ways of solving complex problems. In our diverse and inclusive environment, you can be authentic, feel valued, be respected, and realize your full potential. QinetiQ US will support you with workplace flexibility, a commitment to the health and well-being of you and your family and provide opportunities to work with a purpose. We are committed to supporting your success in both your professional and personal lives.
Position Overview
QinetiQ US is looking for a Congressional Analyst to work in Arlington, VA. This position supports a program within the office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Mission Capabilities (ASD(MC)). The ASD(MC) operates under the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD(R&E)). The ASD(MC) identifies, incubates, and transitions technologies, systems, and Systems of Systems that close time-critical gaps in high-priority, multi-component missions. The ASD(MC) is a 3-star equivalent headquarters that serves as the principal staff advisors to the USD(R&E) for identifying and transitioning concepts that close high-priority time-critical gaps in multi-component missions to warfighting capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate, lead and plan the full range of complex congressional activities and communications on behalf of OUSD (R&E); pro-actively work and coordinate strategy execution with the Office of Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs (OSD LA) and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Budget and Appropriations Affairs (BAA); manage Congressional work-flow through CHARRTS, DoDCTS, OLC websites, CATMS.
- Respond to special assignments as required to support emerging requirements and multi-functional administrative support services, to include analysis, filing, Congressional staff support activities, inter -OSD and inter-Department Congressional task management, briefing creation or management, and special Congressional work-flow management.
- Create and maintain workflow reporting and analysis documents and products as required by R&E, including tracking deadlines and delays and issuing notices and guidance to the offices within the R&E organization.
- Collate, edit, format, or otherwise refine special R&E-level reports, including managing special groups and creating work-flow strategies to meet complex and evolving Congressional reporting requirements.
- Verify, pass and maintain staff security clearances; receive, process and maintain building / hill badge requests for staff and congressional committee members; track and maintain incoming Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests; provide assistance in obtaining parking clearance on the Pentagon Reservation for congressional visitors.
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