Policy and Strategy Analyst SME - Noblis

Responsibilities

Noblis is seeking a Policy and Strategy Analyst Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support an Intelligence Community (IC), mission-focused program within a challenging and dynamic setting located in Bethesda, MD.

Successful candidates in this position will collaborate with a diverse group of individuals across the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and Private Sector, and will directly contribute to the development and implementation of policy and strategy. 

Primary Responsibilities Include: 

• Keep abreast of IC and DoD data and related strategies, business goals, objectives, and performance targets, and make recommendations to keep the Sponsor’s strategy aligned accordingly.
• Craft the next IC Data Strategy and develop implementation plans and key performance indicators.
• Engage with stakeholders.
• Assist government client with programmatic goals and objectives, schedules, and reports to high-level government officials.
• Communicate technical topics to non-technical senior audiences.
• Portfolio Management - monitor and analyze portfolio data and present findings and recommendations to aid sponsor decision-making, to include proposed strategies and/or roadmaps; identified risks, gaps, and dependencies; alignment with the strategic framework and priorities; and funding and related program issues.
• Performance Management – ensure the strategy is effectively and efficiently pursued, using best practices and benchmarking in business and mission analytics.
• Review and evaluate existing IC policy, identify gaps.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph. 
• Requires a Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of prior relevant experience OR Master's degree with 10+ years of prior relevant experience. 
• Draft products that reflect strong writing and grammatical skills. 
• Experience writing policy. 
• Working knowledge of data and AI topics. 
• Skilled in developing collaborative information and knowledge-sharing networks to build alliances with colleagues and counterparts within area of expertise.
• Work with senior leaders in a diverse, fast-paced, and multi-tasking environment to manage competing priorities. 

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrate strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills. 
• Detail oriented, with the ability to consistently deliver high-quality products in a timely fashion.

Overview

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI, and Noblis MSD tackle the nation's toughest problems and apply advanced solutions to our clients' most critical missions. We bring the best of scientific thought, management, and engineering expertise together in an environment of independence and objectivity to deliver enduring impact on federal missions. Noblis works with a wide range of government clients in the defense, intelligence and federal civil sectors. Learn more at Noblis -About Us

Why work at a Noblis company?

Our employees find greater meaning in their work and balance the other things in life that matter to them. Our people are our greatest asset. They are exceptionally skilled, knowledgeable, team-oriented, and mission-driven individuals who want to do work that matters and benefits the public. Noblis has won numerous workplace awards. Noblis maintains a drug-free workplace.

Salary Range Explanation

At Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Benefits page on our Careers site.

Salary at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, and clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is provided within the posting and are based on full time status. Part time staff receive a prorated salary based on regularly scheduled hours. The estimated minimum and maximum displayed represents the broadest range for this position (inclusive of high geographic and high clearance requirements), and is just one component of Noblis’ total compensation package for employees.

Posted Salary Range

Equal Employment Opportunity

Noblis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race (as well as because of or on the basis of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

Noblis is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Noblis will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact employee-relations@noblis.org.