As an expert in defense missions, your unique background inspires you to think bigger, push further, and ask questions others don’t. We need your extensive Department of Defense (DoD) knowledge and advisory skills to solve some of our clients’ most complex problems—and find solutions that keep our nation safe.

As an accomplished DoD Force Development Specialist, you’ll bring your leadership and consulting expertise to work alongside thought leaders in Joint and Army strategy to help the Army deliver the future Joint Force. You’ll help ensure that military commanders and operators are supported with institutional resources, tools, and capabilities to mitigate and respond to civilian harm. You’ll collaborate with stakeholders across the force development cycle to help to ensure military forces have required capabilities to effectively achieve mission objectives while mitigating and responding to civilian harm in strategic competition and future conflicts.

Our clients will rely on your knowledge of, and expertise with, force development to observe, analyze, and document capability gaps and opportunities to improve civilian harm outcomes. You’ll support formal requirements identification processes to include generating written products and helping DoD stakeholders to navigate ways to formalize requirements. You’ll support military departments and defense agencies, as they execute their organize, man, train, equip, and sustain functions to help future capabilities meet identified civilian harm mitigation and response (CHMR) requirements. You’ll work collaboratively each day to inform joint- or service-level concepts and associated wargames and exercises to support the integration of civilian environment considerations.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (MUST HAVE):

10+ years of experience working Joint or Army force development activities, including joint or service-level concepts, exercises, or wargames
3+ years of experience with DoD requirements determination and capability development, including familiarity with the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) process, the Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF), and the DoD and Army Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process
Experience leading meetings and developing presentations and briefings for use by senior leaders
Experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Ability to work with minimal guidance independently and collaboratively in a team environment
Ability to travel up to 30% of the time
TS/SCI clearance
Bachelor’s degree
Graduate of Command and General Staff College (CGSC) or Intermediate Level Education (ILE)

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (NICE TO HAVE):

Experience as a Lieutenant Colonel or GS-14 Functional Analyst
Experience supporting Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) on the Army Staff or Secretariat working force development or force management actions
Experience developing materiel solutions for DoD or Army warfighter systems
Knowledge of Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) or Army Requirements Oversight Council (AROC) processes
Knowledge of DoD or Army force development processes and systems
Ability to develop and design organizational structures for high priority and visibility commands and projects
Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
Possession of excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Master’s degree
Graduate of a Senior Service College such as War College

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Dependent health insurance coverage
Employee assistance program
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Professional development assistance
Referral program
Vision insurance

Schedule:

8 hour shift
Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

Crystal City, VA 22202: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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