Job Title
Principal Pgrm Mgmt Associate
Functional Title
Senior Action Officer
Contract position State Location
Chantilly, VA US (Primary)
Education
Bachelor's Level Degree
Job Type
Full-time
Job Description
The Senior Action Officer leads, streamlines, and maintains Director's Action Group (DAG) support functions for NRO Program, Office, Directorate, and Staff components. This role oversees executive-level correspondence, manages NRO TIER action tracking, and ensures critical policy and legislative updates are seamlessly coordinated across internal and external IC/DoD agencies. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the Senior Action Officer prepares strategic briefings and enforces quality control on executive documentation to directly support leadership decision-making.
Tasks:- Lead, develop, and streamline the Director's Action Group (DAG) support functions
- Identify internal and external issues that may impact the NRO and take appropriate action as approved by the U.S. Government
- Draft, consolidate, coordinate, and edit executive-level documentation to ensure consistency with organizational strategic objectives; apply an in-depth knowledge and understanding of DoD/IC issues, policies, programs, and procedures affecting the NRO
- Make recommendations and prepare briefings, point papers, and other materials based on analysis of complex policy issues and documents
- Participate in external committees, Integrated Process Teams (IPTs), working groups, and task forces
- Ensure critical information is disseminated to internal and external agencies including the OSD, ODNI, and mission partner equivalent offices
- Perform and maintain DAG support functions to include recognition programs, training, and security
- Manage NRO TIER actions for supported office
- Analyze and assign or perform actions, as appropriate
- Coordinate responses and assess for accuracy prior to senior management review
- Manage and execute the action tracking process, develop standard operating procedures, and serve as facilitator for user requirements
- Monitor progress on actions, generate metrics to demonstrate accountability for meeting deadlines and quality expectations; prepare periodic reports on action status and keep leadership aware of late, pending, and new actions
- Disseminate policy and legislative changes to appropriate parties internal to the NRO
- Draft, proofread, edit, and provide final review of internal and external correspondence
- Coordinate and maintain presentations for audiences up to the NRO-Level, maintain a quality control process for all presentations
- Participate in DAG-related meetings
- Manage records generated during the execution of the Directorate's projects and programs IA W Federal Laws and Regulations, as well as NRO Directives and Instructions
Desired Skill Set:- Senior Level AOs possess the same desired skill set as the Intermediate Level. Desired Education and Relevant Experience outlined in the below table below.
- Demonstrated experience in one (1) or more of the following areas: federal acquisitions, DoD or the IC budget and finance processes, and National Security Policy
- Demonstrated experience working with senior executives at multiple organizational levels
- Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Office and standard computer applications
- Demonstrated experience adapting to a rapidly changing work environment while maintaining flexibility and versatility
- Demonstrated experience fostering solid relationships that promote cooperation and communicate expectations
- Demonstrated experience analyzing situations and make well-informed decisions
- Demonstrated experience communicating effectively and concisely using a variety of styles and techniques appropriate to the audience
Job Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in a Technical or Business related discipline ( advanced degree preferred) and target 10 years with any government OR target 7 years within IC or DOD OR Bachelor's Degree in any discipline AND target 12 years within IC or DoD with 6 of those 12 years within NRO.
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Travel
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