Senior Program Manager /Action Officer - Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd.

Odyssey Systems has an exciting new opportunity for a Action Officer (Congressional Liaison), supporting the Commander’s Action Group (AFLCMC/CCX), Wright Patterson AFB, OH. The AFLCMC/CCX mission is to acquire and support war-winning capabilities.

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Provide unique, tailored, and direct support to the AFLCMC Commander and senior leaders on critical legislative issues affecting the Center.
• Support the Commander and Center staff on matters of Congressional affairs and assist in preparing and providing the Center position for the Secretary of the Air Force and the legislative community.
• Maintain continuing liaison with the staffs of state and local government officials and Congressional members.
• Provide support to requests for information and Congressional Inquiry activities. The Contractor shall also assist in drafting formal replies to state and local government agencies, and members of Congress.
• Analyze Congressional activity through public law, the Congressional record, and other computer databases to identify potential impacts on the AFLCMC (for example, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) approvals and funding actions) and coordinate with AFLCMC Mission Support and Execution Directorates on impact statements, papers, or briefings to leadership. The Contractor shall also assist in drafting formal replies to state and local government agencies, and members of Congress.
• Assist with Congressional visits and analyze visit requirements to determine appropriate briefings, tours, and meetings, and make recommendations on office calls with AFLCMC senior leadership. The Contractor shall assist in orchestrating all aspects of Congressional visits and ensure all necessary coordination is completed by interfacing with other legislative liaisons, appropriate commanders, protocol, Air Staff contacts and Congressional offices as required.
• Participate in visits by interfacing with visiting Congressional members and/or staff; and shall make real time adjustments during visits to ensure advocacy of AFLCMC programs. The Contractor shall also actively participate in conferences, surveys, meetings, or presentations with elected officials' staff and community organizations in order to pass on pertinent AFLCMC information.
• Perform duties of an Action Officer; prepare briefings, develop, coordinate, and complete the required analysis on TMT suspense responses, and formulate recommended Courses of Action (COAs) for the Center Command Staff.
• Respond to taskers rapidly with an all-encompassing approach by performing the following: identify a problem, analyze it, identify COAs and make recommendations suitable for the General Officer/Flag Officer (GOFO) level. The Contractor shall coordinate responses to TMT tasks assigned to AFLCMC Mission Support and Execution Directorates, as assigned by the CAG Chief.
• Recommend task assignment to Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) and Office of Coordinating Responsibility (OCR), drive delivery ahead of suspense dates, consolidate OPR/OCR responses, evaluate responses for accuracy and completeness, perform quality control of deliverables, obtain executive level coordination, and submit deliverables on behalf of Center Command Staff.
• Assist AFLCMC senior leaders in quickly and accurately turning data into usable and actionable output and efficient and effective information communications. This includes any researching, creating, assigning, tracking, communicating with various higher headquarters or directorate-level offices.
• Provide support for the overall management of any and all programs/efforts as assigned and interact with lateral organizations or any external agencies as required to adequately perform these tasks.
• Support Government requirements for internal/external briefings and reports by assisting with preparation, scheduling, and coordination of materials. This includes assisting with the preparation and review of correspondence.
• Produce a variety of letters, reports, spreadsheets, database reports, and graphs effectively and efficiently using standard USAF office automation software programs
• Assist in updating/retrieving information in the AFLCMC MS SharePoint document library. The Contractor shall assist in compiling, formatting, and storing directorate-level inputs to taskings to support development of the Center response.
• Utilize both NIPRNET and SIPRNET electronic mail to coordinate and compile responses and transmit approved responses to specified higher headquarters or Congressional inquiries.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

Citizenship: Must be a US Citizen

Clearance:  Top Secret

Education/Experience:

• Master’s or Doctorate Degree in a related field and ten years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, five years of which must be in the DoD
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five of which must be in the DoD
• OR 15 years of directly related experience eight of which must be in the DoD

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Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, is an innovative small business committed to providing world-class technical, management, and training support services to government and public sector clients. We focus on people, processes, and performance to deliver superior results. Since our inception in 1997, our commitment to mission success and customer satisfaction has been recognized with exponential growth and exceptional past performance ratings. We accept challenging assignments and drive projects from the planning stages, through implementation, and into operations and support.

Please note: Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities