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