Junior Analyst

About CULTIVA

CULTIVA Global Solutions is a Washington, DC-based, HUBZone-certified small business that helps federal agencies run their programs well, from administrative and travel operations to research, training, and program management. We hold GSA Multiple Award Schedule and OASIS+ contracts. We are a small team, so your work is visible and you help shape how the company grows. Residents of HUBZone areas are encouraged to apply.

The role

Join a small team doing market and industry research for a federal technology program that wants more organizations in several critical-infrastructure industries to adopt its capabilities. Our job is to learn how those industries operate, find and interview their experts, and turn what we learn into engagement playbooks the program team uses. You will split your time between research and analysis with our lead researcher and project coordination with our project manager. Most of your time supports this program; the rest supports CULTIVA proposals and internal projects.

What you will do

Research and analysis

• Scan industry literature, standards, and news, and build profiles of companies, associations, and decision-makers
• Help identify subject-matter experts; schedule interviews and focus groups, prepare discussion guides, and take accurate notes
• Code and synthesize findings into themes, tables, and short briefings
• Draft and edit sections of playbooks, reports, and slide decks

Project coordination

• Keep the project schedule, action items, and risk log current
• Prepare agendas and materials for weekly client check-ins, and capture decisions and follow-ups
• Draft monthly status reports and track deliverables through quality review
• Keep project files organized and current in SharePoint and Teams

Building CULTIVA

Everyone at CULTIVA helps build the company, not only the contract they support. In this role you will also:

• Support proposals with research, compliance checklists, resumes, and past-performance write-ups
• Help our capture team research new opportunities
• Help build CULTIVA's research and business-analysis toolkit: templates, interview guides, and a reusable library

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience
• 1 or more years of experience in research, analysis, consulting, program coordination, or similar work (internships and graduate assistantships count)
• Clear, concise writing; we will ask for a short writing sample
• Comfort with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint
• Organization and reliability: you track the details, meet deadlines, and respond quickly
• Comfort taking your own meeting notes, since AI note-taking tools are not permitted on client calls
• Authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship

Nice to have

• Qualitative research experience: interviews, focus groups, coding
• Exposure to critical-infrastructure industries or to federal programs
• Proposal writing or business-analysis experience
• Project management coursework or a CAPM certification

Location and schedule

Hybrid, based at our office at 1255 Union St NE, Washington, DC. Most client meetings are virtual, and your in-office days are set with your manager. Full-time, Eastern time business hours.

Pay and benefits

• Salary: $52,000 to $60,000 a year, depending on experience. Full-time, salaried.
• Medical: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield PPO through DC Health Link, with dependent coverage available
• Dental and vision through Guardian
• $50,000 basic term life insurance through Guardian
• 401(k) through payroll deduction, plus health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• 10 days of paid time off a year (up to 40 hours carry over) and 10 paid holidays
• DC Paid Family Leave coverage and LinkedIn Learning access
• Insurance coverage starts the first of the month after your start date

How we hire

A short phone screen with our recruiting team, an interview with our CEO, then a conversation with the project team. We will ask for a short writing sample before the CEO interview.

Equal opportunity

CULTIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, family responsibilities, political affiliation, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you need a reasonable accommodation at any point in the hiring process, tell our recruiting team and we will work with you.