Senior Functional Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

Strategic Insight, Ltd. is seeking a Senior Functional Analyst to support our US Navy client, the Director of Acquisition Talent Management (DATM). The job is on-site at the Pentagon , VA supporting our team providing support for NAVY Top Brass/Executive level leadership.

Minimum/General/Experience: Minimum of 8 years’ experience working with the acquisition workforce. Must possess strong analytical and administrative skills, and capable of multi-tasking in this fast-paced work environment. Must have experience and be proficient with Microsoft Office suite and produce documents or other published works. Education: Minimum BA/BS degree from an accredited university.

Mandatory: Applicants must have an active Interim Secret DoD clearance at a minimum, with final Secret preferred.

Strategic Insight, Ltd. , established in 1985, is committed to sustaining excellence and quality growth across our workforce as we strive to improve our clients’ services and products. Strategic Insight staff members enjoy growth opportunities and are provided with robust benefits from healthcare and 401K to merit bonuses.

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Very detail-oriented, able to handle multiple ongoing actions at once, and support the Action Officers in reviewing documents, preparing reports, briefs, spreadsheets, and nomination forms in various formats. Experience with MS Publisher would be a plus, for newsletters and Acquisition Excellence Award (AEA) post ceremony artifacts. Also, an understanding of the Dept of the Navy’s Acquisition Workforce would be an added bonus.

Candidates must excel in critical thinking and analysis and are also pro-active. The right candidate will be a quick study and work to understand the office and seek out ways to assist, not simply wait to be assigned tasks. They will understand the staffing process or be able to learn it quickly so they can help the office with the packages needed for the awards. They would need to understand that the DATM is part of an Echelon 1 organization, so they have more customers than a typical program office. Telework is permitted on a situational basis, but to expect to be in the office at least 4 days per week.

Success for working in this position requires:

• Coordinate the nomination and selection processes for several nominative programs, training, and awards with the DATM staff and the SYSCOMs as required,
• Monitor DON compliance with established nominative program policies and implementing guidance and propose and implement government-approved corrective actions if identified across the SYSCOMs,
• Analyzes current and future needs for AWF rotations, training, and awards programs,
• Attend meetings and provide minutes for government approval,
• Initiate, develop, draft, and submit DON instructions for the various nominative programs for government approval,
• Plan and coordinate awards ceremonies,
• Coordinate guest speakers for nominative training opportunities and events,
• Coordinate nominative program participants to be guest speakers at other AWF events,
• Possess experience and knowledge in proofreading and editing documents that are highly technical in nature which were created by others to ensure proper format, grammar, and style,
• Must possess excellent communication, customer service, and telephone skills and work with others at all levels, as a team member,
• Strong problem-solving and strategic planning skills,
• High degree of attention to detail and accuracy in completing assignments, including, proofreading, grammar, and analytical skills, and
• Ability to work with sensitive and confidential information.

Minimum/General/Experience:

• Must possess strong analytical and administrative skills, and capable of multi-tasking in this fast-paced work environment.
• Must have experience and be proficient with Microsoft Office suite and produce documents or other published works.
• Education: Minimum BA/BS degree from an accredited university.

Team Culture:

Diversity: All staff members are expected to accomplish their work in a businesslike manner, and always be courteous toward all other staff members, clients, business associates, guests, and visitors. All staff members should be treated in a manner free from bias, favoritism, and any form of illegal discrimination.

Ethics: All members of Strategic Insight should be marked by a commitment to excellence, professional integrity, self-discipline, and wise judgment. Our employees reflect this through attention to detail, comprehensive staff work, and honorable behavior.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of the employee assigned to this job.

Strategic Insight, Ltd. is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, age, gender, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other class protected by applicable state or federal law.