Operations Program Analyst - Quantico, United States - Catalyst Solutions

Description

Title:
Operations Program Analyst (mid-level)


Location:
Stafford, Virginia


Date of Availability:
May 2024


Security Clearance Requirement:
Must possess and be able to maintain a secret security clearance.


Education Requirements:
A Bachelor's Degree or an additional 5 years of relevant work experience.


Experience Requirements:
A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience is required.


Specific Performance Requirements:

• Collaborate directly with the Branch Head to ensure efficient completion of documents and taskers, providing thorough followups to reach key milestones.
• Act as a liaison between the Branch Head and Capability Integration Officers (CIOs), accurately conveying crucial messages and ensuring effective twoway communication.
• Attend meetings on behalf of the Branch Head, capturing key action items, decisions, and messaging, and relay them to relevant stakeholders.
• Manage the coordination of schedules, taskers, and documents, ensuring alignment with Ground C2 operational priorities and deadlines.
• Provide analytical insights and recommendations to streamline the completion of ongoing Ground C2 projects.
• Review Ground Command, Control, Communications, Computers (C4) documents as required by statute, regulation, or policy and revise as needed for client acceptance/approval. Documents may include but are not limited to Concept of Employment (COE), Letter of Clarification (LOC), and Requirements Memorandums.
• Facilitate communication and coordination across departments to ensure that all project timelines and deliverables are met.
• Assist with the refinement and implementation of internal processes that drive efficiency in document management and tasker completion.
• Write concise, relevant summaries and reports as needed, while understanding the messaging needs of different audiences.

General Performance Requirements:

• Develop and exercise an understanding of the program baseline constraints for cost, schedule, and performance. Identify, assess, and recommend tradeoffs as necessary to maintain baseline compliance.
• Participate in program planning and the development of planning artifacts.
• Facilitate collaboration with Integrated Product Teams (IPT) members to translate project goals and objectives into planning products such as an Integrated Master Plan (IMP), Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), project schedule, and plan of action and milestones (POA&M).
• Prepare, update, and maintain program Road Maps, program Placemats, and toplevel schedule diagrams identifying programmatic activities and tasks.
• Assist clients with decisionmaking by performing research and analysis to develop, document, and evaluate multiple courses of action. Prepare objective recommendations for client consideration.
• Prepare briefing content and visual artifacts in support of communication and coordination objectives. Formulate ideas and concepts into clear visual graphics, PowerPoint slides, and diagrams for presentations.
• Provide analytical support and assist in tailoring documentation requirements for different phases of the acquisition process IAW regulatory, statutory, and organizational policies.
• Develop, review, and update program documentation and decision briefings.
• Provide meeting support, including coordinating meetings, sending meeting invites, preparing meeting minutes, and tracking action items from the meeting.
• Prepare responses to program taskers and send draft responses to the Government client for approval.

Professional Requirements:

• Be technically proficient and stay relevant in your work and technical domain through continuous learning.
• Be professional, to include but not limited to courtesy, attire, behavior, speech, tone, and attitude.
• Be productive and responsible with informationbased work. Identify, review, develop, collect, organize, synthesize, share, report, and maintain information relevant to assigned tasks.
• Deliver quality products and services that exceed the defined acceptable quality levels (AQLs).
• Communicate effectively to include narrative, correspondence, conversation, and presentations.
• Anticipate work requirements and take the initiative to accomplish them.
• Actively identify ways to help others in our client and corporate community (service orientation).
• Work cheerfully, collaborate effectively, and be productive as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• As a Catalyst Solutions team member, represent the company in alignment with corporate values and policies, participate in corporate community, and support corporate objectives.

Skills and Abilities:

• Problem Solving: Identify problems, collect information, develop/evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Time Management: Manage your own time, the time of others, and the expectations of others.
• Exhibit strong interpersonal and relationshipbuilding skills.
• Ability to adapt and learn something new in a rapid, independent manner.
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