Sr. Lifecycle Acquisition Governance Analyst - TS/SCI

Overview

WiSC Enterprises is hiring for a Senior Acquisitions Lifecycle Governance Analyst in support of the EMERALD program. In this role, you can expect to manage and plan assigned program and/or contract procurement efforts that include assisting PMO's in preparing for acquisition and/or procurement activities, defining and developing necessary acquisition documentation, identifying and managing a program and contract schedule, identifying program and/or procurement issues and reporting readiness status.

This is an onsite position based in Springfield, VA.

We are a long-standing and trusted partner of NGA, the DoD and IC since 2011. Our back-to-back seats as a Prime contractor speaks to our history of success, as well as the long-term stability you can expect as part of the WiSC team. We also provide a world-class benefits package, such as free medical/dental/vision coverage for you and your family, Day-1 401k plans, PTO match + 11 paid federal holidays, tuition/certification reimbursement, bonuses, and much more.

What We Offer:

• Family-wide Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 100% covered by company
• Competitive PTO Package + 11 Federal Holidays
• 401K - company contribution vested from Day 1 (don't need to invest to get it!)
• Life Insurance provided by company
• Long and short term disability insurance provided
• Flex Spending Account (FSA) available
• Free Personal Financial Planner services
• Free Legal Services
• Tuition & professional development reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program & Bonuses

Responsibilities

In this role, you may be expected to:

• Document, monitor, manage and maintain all assigned acquisition documentation, Acquisition Documentation list, acquisition policies and instructions, SOPs, process flow, training materials and all required historical documentation.
• Manage and plan assigned program and/or contract procurement efforts that include assisting PMO's in preparing for acquisition and/or procurement activities, defining and developing necessary acquisition documentation, identifying and managing a program and contract schedule, identifying program and/or procurement issues and reporting readiness status.
• Develop business process documentation review tools, templates, monitoring processes and on-demand online status.
• Develop new tools for reporting on acquisition activities on-demand, 3 months, 36 to 24 months out to track and forecast data, identify acquisition gaps, and contract ends dates.
• Maintain currency of database or workbook forecasting data repository to plan schedules, identify acquisition gaps, and track contract ends dates 36 to 24 months out from end of contract and/or new contract starts.
• Train and assist NGA acquisition teams through the acquisition governance process to include documenting meeting minutes, tracking action items and serving as a technical expert to ensure NGA Acquisitions align with NGA mission objectives.
• Collect, document and provide feedback on lessons learned throughout the acquisition process, recommend innovation and efficiency methods, and implement an effective process to report on metrics.
• Maintain Acquisition Governance schedules and calendars.
• Coordinate with PM, OCS and DCQ and publishes 3-month calendar and updated 24-month ACB and CRB look ahead(s) weekly.
• Coordinate board meeting schedules with board chairs, executives, attendees.
• Perform logistics for working group and board meetings to include scheduling and preparing conference rooms for ACQWG, ACB, CRB meetings (nameplates, audio visual, and VTC connections) and operating audio-visual equipment for meetings.
• Prepare and deliver read ahead books for ACQWG, ACB, and CRB executives.
• Record all working group and board events to include meeting minutes, tracking action items to completion, adding final documents NGA records files (ADM, CDM, etc.).
• Assign and manage acquisition folder accesses.
• Create and maintains Acquisition Governance new employee orientation books and reference books.
• Research and analyze a breadth of technical and acquisition related topics and provide professional quality briefings, reports, and white papers as required to Acquisition Leadership.
• Support Program office or IPT meetings for assigned acquisition programs to support preacquisition planning and status activities.
• Lead data and information gathering to capture and document acquisition processes.
• Gather research and provide recommendations, process improvement opportunities, and planning to support the Component Acquisition Executive's (CAE) Acquisition Workforce (AWF) Team.
• Lead project activities as required.
• Utilize existing acquisition expertise, and coordinate with subject matter experts to capture and develop organizational process assets in a variety of content formats (MS Word documents, Power Point presentations, etc.), as directed by the government.
• Integrate materials into the NGA Learning Management System, following workflows defined by the government.
• Document, monitor, manage and maintain all assigned acquisition documentation, workflows, acquisition policies and instructions, SOPs, training materials and all required historical documentation and official record keeping.
• Other AWF-related duties, as directed.

Required Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Business Management or equivalent work experience.
• A combination of 12 years of experience in which 8 years is specialized experience in the following:
  • DoD or IC program management and acquisition processes.
  • Developing acquisition and procurement documentation such as Acquisition Strategy, Acquisition Plan, RFPs, Source Selection Plans or other necessary acquisition documentation.
  • Identifying agency level acquisition issues or capability gaps and proposing alternative solutions.
  • Executing government acquisitions and/or acquisition-specific support involving the preparation of, or responding to acquisition and procurement elements, such as acquisition strategies, acquisition plans, Requests for Information / Proposals (RFI/RFP), source selection plans, and others elements of documentation used throughout the acquisition life cycle.
  • Assisting program offices or other acquisition professionals in achieving acquisition program requirements and milestones.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and works well with others.
• Extremely organized and efficient with time, and capable of transforming complex information into easily understood content.
• Demonstrated experience with being a fast learner.

**Candidates must possess an active TS/SCI Security Clearance to be considered eligible for this position.**

WISC is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Desired Qualifications

• Certification in program management and/or contracting or equivalent. (i.e., DAWIA certifications Program Management (level II or III)).
• 3 years of experience with the following:
  • Creating acquisition related documentation such as briefings, policies and guidance documents.
  • Developing, implementing, and tracking performance metrics.
  • Demonstrated experience with SharePoint, Excel, Word, and MS access software applications.
• 2 years of experience as an instructor, instructing people of all levels on complex ideas in a logical manner.
• 2 years of experience with metrics tools utilization, developing metrics, data analysis and metrics analysis. Experience developing database, pivot tables, workbooks, and automated tools for management workflows.
• 1 year experience in in the following:
  • Acquisition planning and execution.
  • Identifying and implementing acquisition strategies.
  • Experience with Prism, GEO-F, ORBIT.
• 5 years of specialized experience working with DoD or IC programs and/or capabilities.