Action Officer

Action Officer

Metro DC Area

As a consultant at Partner Forces, you will serve as a trusted advisor to our clients' day in and day out. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with your colleagues, our partners, and our clients to ideate, initiate and complete tasks, projects, and initiatives. You will work on mission-oriented projects, where you will bring forward actionable insights, solve complex problems, and thrive on delivering meaningful solutions.

Partner Forces is grounded in our core values of integrity, excellence, positivity, candor, determination, and teamwork. Our culture is a reflection of this, ensuring that we:

• Apply solution-oriented thinking to challenges and opportunities.
• Thrive by remaining agile and embracing change.
• Work to create an environment where everyone feels welcome and valued as teammates and contributors. Bring out the best in others by applying sound judgment and exuding principled genuineness.
• Embrace a continuous learning and growth mindset.
• Encourage an open dialogue even when it is hard.
• Continuously promoting teamwork and collaboration to achieve the best outcomes for our clients and teams

As an employee at Partner Forces, you'll join a team of consultants who share a passion for prioritizing collaboration, crafting solutions to mitigate risk, protecting critical infrastructure and helping our national security and industry partner tackle their most pressing challenges. At Partner Forces, we take our employees' well-being and growth as seriously as we do our mission. You will be challenged every day, but we know that business and individual growth go hand-in-hand, so we offer a wide array of benefits that support the well-being and personal and professional development of our employees.

What we are looking for:

We are seeking a proactive, organized, and collaborative Action Officer to support senior leadership within a fast-paced DHS front office environment. This role is ideal for a professional who thrives at the intersection of coordination, communication, strategic support, and operational execution.

The Action Officer will play a key role in helping leadership manage priorities, track initiatives, coordinate responses and deliverables, and facilitate communication across stakeholders. This individual will support front office operations by driving follow-through on taskers, supporting executive communications, assisting with planning efforts, and helping ensure leadership priorities are executed efficiently and effectively.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, adaptable, solutions-oriented, and comfortable operating in dynamic, high-visibility environments. Strong communication, collaboration, and relationship management skills are critical to success in this role.

This is a fully onsite position requiring a strong in-person presence and close coordination with leadership and stakeholders.

What you will do as an Action Officer:

• Front Office Coordination & Strategic Support:
  • Coordinate and track leadership taskers, action items, deliverables, and suspense deadlines across multiple stakeholders
  • Support front office operations through proactive coordination, follow-through, and communication management
  • Assist leadership in prioritizing and managing competing operational and strategic demands
  • Support planning, execution, and follow-up activities for leadership meetings, working groups, and executive engagements
  • Develop and maintain tracking tools, status reports, and operational dashboards to support leadership visibility and decision-making
  • Help identify operational gaps and recommend process improvements to enhance front office efficiency
• Communications & Executive Support:
  • Draft, review, and coordinate executive-level communications, briefing materials, talking points, reports, and status updates
  • Coordinate responses to internal and external requests for information and leadership taskers
  • Prepare meeting materials, agendas, summaries, and executive read-aheads as needed
  • Ensure leadership communications and deliverables are accurate, timely, and professionally presented
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement:
  • Serve as a key coordination point between leadership, staff, government stakeholders, and contractor teams
  • Build strong working relationships across teams to facilitate communication and mission execution
  • Support cross-functional collaboration efforts and assist in aligning teams around front office priorities
  • Communicate clearly and professionally in high-visibility and fast-paced environments
• Special Projects & Operational Initiatives:
  • Support strategic initiatives and special projects on behalf of front office leadership
  • Assist with researching, organizing, and synthesizing information to support decision-making and planning efforts
  • Contribute to operational improvement efforts and evolving front office priorities as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent professional experience
• 3+ years of experience supporting executive operations, front office coordination, program management, or leadership support functions in a government or professional services environment
• Strong organizational, analytical, and coordination skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in fast-paced environments
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across diverse stakeholder groups
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
• Ability to work onsite daily in a professional front office environment
• Active DHS suitability or ability to obtain/maintain required clearance/access
• Experience supporting DHS or other federal executive/front office environments
• Familiarity with task management processes, executive correspondence workflows, or front office operations
• Experience supporting executive communications, strategic planning efforts, or operational coordination initiatives
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, discretion, and professionalism in sensitive environment

Ideal Candidate Profile:

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys helping teams and leaders stay organized, connected, and mission-focused in complex operational environments. The right candidate is proactive, collaborative, and highly dependable, with the ability to balance strategic thinking with strong execution and follow-through.

Next Steps:

If your application looks like a match, someone from our People Operations team will reach out to schedule a phone screening. During this conversation, we will determine if the current or future position aligns with your experience and skills. If things go well, from there you'll meet with members from the project team, including the hiring manager and teammates, and possibly be asked to submit a writing assessment to showcase your practical knowledge. If we find you are a match, you'll get a call offering you the role. While we wish we could hire every great candidate who comes our way, the reality is that we can't. If you are not selected, we will be sure to connect with you and let you know so you can move on with your search. We will also keep your resume for future needs.

We look forward to reviewing your application!

At Partner Forces, we consider many factors when making compensation decisions, reflecting the unique skills and experiences each candidate brings, as well as organizational and contractual needs. An estimate of the salary range for this role is included here. We believe that salary is just one component of your total compensation package. Our goal is to support your growth and reward your contributions in a meaningful way. We look forward to exploring this further with you during the interview process.

Annual Salary Range

$70,000 - $90,000 USD

The Company

Partner Forces, LLC is a management consulting firm specializing in helping homeland security partners tackle their most pressing and complex challenges. We provide holistic, integrated solutions across the homeland and national security enterprise, offering expertise in program development and analysis, stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, technology implementation, security and preparedness assessment, and business process improvement.

Partner Forces is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued and respected. If you are unable to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io.