Policy &Strategy Analyst (Content Editor)- Senior

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Policy & Strategy Analyst (Content Editor)- Senior

At Celestar, a B&A Company, we foster and embrace a distinct set of values that we live by and instill in all aspects of our organization: dedication, commitment, partnership, trust, and recognition. We have incorporated these values into successful customer deliveries since 1988. B&A believes in ensuring its employees feel deeply connected to B&A, recognizing successes and hard work, and providing continuous opportunities to learn and grow. Our people are entrepreneurial thinkers who combine mindset, vision, and experience to drive value – not only for us as an organization, but also for the clients we support. We promote a collaborative culture with our clients and with each other as one team working towards a common vision. We’d love for you to join our team!

Job Summary

Celestar Corporation is seeking a Senior-Level Policy & Strategy Analyst (Content Editor), seated in Washington, DC. If interested and qualified, we welcome you to apply for this challenging opportunity. 

Responsibilities

• Provides substantive review of analytic content, verifying factual information, and ensuring suitability for publication.
• Determines product suitability for intended media and audience and edits for clear and cogent presentation of the subject matter. Identifies errors of fact, factual inconsistencies, and contradictions.
• Verifies accuracy of statements, figures, illustrations, and subject matter terms. Compares illustrations, photographs, tables, and charts to ensure continuity and consistency with text.
• Checks citations against original sources to verify their use. Edits for adherence to analytic tradecraft standards of Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 200-series.
• Contractor personnel shall serve as the subject matter expert for the development of doctrine, strategic guidance, and other governance documents.
• Research, conceptualize, analyze, integrate, document, and publish products.
• Managing the drafting of new doctrine publications by using advanced writing skills to review, edit, and compile chapters and ancillary content for all scheduled publications.
• Advise, manage, and conduct comprehensive surveys, research, and analysis of current activities within the community to identify current practices, techniques, and procedures, with the functional role of forming the foundation of doctrine.
• Review and edit documents for grammar, structure, and completeness throughout the drafting of concept and/or doctrine publications.
• Produce periodic analytical and progress reports.
• Produce the analytical products necessary to support presentations, documents, and other content in support of the Joint Planning processes and/or the Joint Doctrine publication.

Education and Experience

• Master’s Degree and twelve (12) years of experience, or Bachelor’s Degree and an additional five (5) years of related experience, for a total of seventeen (17) years in lieu of a Master’s Degree, with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years. 
• Minimum 12 years of experience related to the specific labor category, with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years. 

Security Clearance

• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly

More About Celestar, a B&A Company:

Notable Clients
Celestar/B&A has grown into a company trusted by our clients for exceptional service, innovative solutions, and inspired employees. Our service extends through federal, state, and local Government, the private sector, and higher education. Some of our notable clients include the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Courts, the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Navy, and more.

Benefits and Programs

 

Celestar/B&A is proud to offer three robust individual and family medical plans to full-time employees, including a Health Savings Account (HSA) option as well as two tiers of dental coverage, vision, life & AD&D, disability, accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance. In addition to these benefits, Celestar/B&A employees enjoy paid time off, Celestar/B&A-sponsored training and certifications, pet insurance, commuter transit benefits, and a free subscription to a virtual exercise platform (NEOU). B&A’s 401(k) plan is available to all employees and includes a company matching contribution.

B&A has launched several programs to focus on employee engagement, wellness, and assistance. These include:

• The Celestar/B&A Cares program: 30/60/90-day wellness check-ins, personal development, financial management, stress management seminars, and more
• A formal mentorship program
• Job shadowing and cross-training opportunities
• Brand Ambassador program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Access to various support resources, including counseling, legal guidance, financial planning, and more
• Monthly teambuilding events
• Celestar/B&A Annual Wellness Challenges: #StepWithB&A, #WalkDuringLunchWithB &A, #VolunteeringWithB&A, #ExerciseDuringLunchWithB &A, and more

At Celestar/B&A, we place significant importance on improving the communities and lives of citizens across the nation through our involvement, technology expertise, and employees. Celestar/B&A emphasizes charitable efforts in the Northern Virginia area, including Capital Area Food Bank pantry drives, book donations, Hope for Henry Foundation events, and more. In recognition of all these efforts, Celestar/B&A has been named a recipient of the Companies as Responsive Employers (CARE) award by Northern Virginia Family Services and nominated by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce for the Outstanding Corporate Citizenship Award.

EEO

Celestar/B&A provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Celestar/B&A complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment at every location where the company has facilities. This policy covers conduct occurring at Celestar/B&A’s offices, and other workplaces (including client sites), and all other locations where Celestar/B&A is providing services, and to all work-related activities.

EEO is the Law

Celestar/B&A participates in e-Verify. We provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee’s I-9 Form to confirm work authorization.