Principal Consultant - Threat Reduction

Job Description

Job Description

Solutions Through Innovative Technologies, Inc. (STI-TEC) specializes in the delivery of professional business and information management services. STI-TEC offers government and commercial clients a comprehensive portfolio of services that identify, manage, distribute and improve business processes related to entities’ most valued resource, information. As a fast-growing solutions provider, established in 2000, total customer satisfaction has remained the cornerstone of our business. Our business model focuses on integrity, loyalty, and trust.

Position Overview

STI-TEC is seeking expertise to support the Department of State, Bureau of International Security (ISN), Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR)’s global programs aimed at reducing threats posed by proliferator states and terrorist organizations seeking to acquire weapons of mass destruction and delivery systems, as well as associated material, equipment, and expertise.

The Principal Consultant will provide advanced professional, scientific, and technical services to support threat reduction projects as well as administrative management and budget services to support ISN/CTR in the full financial management lifecycle of threat reduction projects.
Essential Job Function

• Research global WMD proliferation threats for both proliferator state and non-state actors and maintain awareness of current activities, vulnerabilities, and trends.
• Assist with programmatic, technical, budgetary, and international expertise to design, develop, execute, and implement international WMD threat reduction activities, including workshops, trainings, seminars, and other events, with clearly articulated goals, objectives, deliverables, timelines, and follow-on recommendations in support of USG policy and nonproliferation objectives.
• Collaborate and coordinate with ISN/CTR third-party implementers on this task, as directed by the client.
• Draw upon terminal degrees and significant applied professional experience in national security; nonproliferation; counterproliferation and counterproliferation finance; counterterrorism; foreign assistance programming and budgets; understanding of countries or regions of interest, or science, engineering, or advanced and emerging technologies related to the development of WMD to assist in soliciting and reviewing third-party implementer threat reduction proposals for further consideration and decision by ISN/CTR leadership.
• Provide substantive and administrative support related to the design, planning and execution of WMD threat reduction programmatic engagements, drawing upon robust and advanced technical, nonproliferation, and international cultural and political expertise.
• Draft, edit, clear, and disseminate products to advance ISN/CTR, Department of State, and USG threat reduction priorities, policies, and activities.
• Liaise regularly with senior Department of State and USG interagency partners to develop, synchronize, and support international WMD threat reduction engagements and measures.
• Monitor and participate, as necessary, in relevant Department of State, interagency, and international meetings and discussions to coordinate and support WMD threat reduction activities.
• Develop and implement plans for collecting data and recording the outcomes of WMD threat reduction programmatic engagements as well as evaluations of effectiveness.
• Assist in planning and prioritizing programmatic budget expenditures of an annual appropriation of Foreign Assistance funding, drawing on relevant ISN/CTR, ISN Bureau, U.S. Department of State, USG interagency, and White House National Security Council guidance and determinations.
• Assist in the development of budget justifications, narratives, and briefings for a variety of internal and external consumers to include: ISN Bureau and Department of State leadership, the Office of Management and Budget, National Security Council, Congress, and the public.
• Assist in preparing congressional budget justification and congressional notifications of an annual appropriation of Foreign Assistance funding, to support programmatic activities, as well as facilitation of foreign donor contributions to support ISN/CTR’s programming.
• Assist in processing, tracking and timely close out an annual appropriation of Foreign Assistance funding, using a variety of methods including, but not limited to, grants, cooperative agreements, letter grants, fund cites, and interagency agreements.
• Utilize the Six Sigma Progress and related procedures to guide, organize and report on intended budget actions and identified process improvements, and Project Management Professional principals to ensure successful project performance.

Minimum Qualifications

• 1) PhD with 4+ years’ experience; 2) M.A./M.S. with 7+ years’ experience; OR 3) B.A./B.S. with 10 years’ experience.
• Advanced knowledge in one or more fields: national security; nonproliferation; counterproliferation and counterproliferation finance, counterterrorism; foreign assistance programming and budgets; understanding of countries or regions of interest; or science, engineering, or advanced and emerging technology related to the development of WMD
• Strong writing skills and demonstrated experience in analysis, research, strategy development, and interagency coordination.
• Experience implementing international programs in a culturally sensitive manner.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Products
• Advanced experience with the design, development, implementation, and facilitation of nonproliferation and national security-related exercises and workshops.
• Experience advising others on related processes, procedures, and best practices
• Active Secret Clearance. TS/SCI desired

Applicants selected may be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
STI-TEC is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. Employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, gender identity and sexual orientation.
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*This job posting is to identify potential candidates for positions in order to respond to a request for proposal. This job posting, including but not limited to, qualifications, duties, compensation and benefits, is subject to change based on the terms and conditions of the awarded contract and is contingent on STI-TEC being awarded the contract.