• Provide executive-level assistance in program planning, scheduling, document development, edit and review, to include preparation of point and talking papers, executive summaries and executive correspondence for ASN (RD&A), Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), SECNAV and Secretary of Defense (SECDEF).
• Manage all SECNAV and OSD taskers, congressional reports, letters, SECNAV and OSD instructions, Commissioning and Christening packages, Acquisition Gate Reviews for ship platforms, waiver packages, acquisition plans and strategies and congressional correspondence.
• Provide a daily update on legislative, policy and procedural matters.
• Provide program management expertise in support of program execution.
• Prepare documentation.
• Provide input to the government for Acquisition Milestone review preparation.
• Provide support for government Program Reviews and other program level meetings, to include preparing presentation pre-brief reviews, coordinating the meetings, and sending out invitations and taking meeting notes.
• Conduct research for special studies and analyses.
• Assist in strategic planning and development of strategic initiatives, business practices, and recommend acquisition and business process improvements.
• Provide liaison functions with DON, DoD and other agencies and organizations.
• Utilize DON correspondence and tracking systems (e.g. DON Tracker).
• Prepare documents using either Congressional or DON executive and standard formats as indicated by the COR.
• Coordinate, collect, consolidate and analyze information contained in various databases and information collected during data calls.

Required Skills:

• 4 years of acquisition experience with an emphasis on participating in research and development or program management within specified technical or operational areas to include requirements definition, specification, detailed design, design review, documentation and testing, analyzing cost schedule variances, interpreting statutes, regulations and policy statements;
• Bachelor’s degree is preferred;
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal;
• MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote);
• Must have active DoD Secret Clearance and ability to maintain one.