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Job Description:

Parsons is seeking for a TS/SCI cleared Planning, Policy, and Business Analyst to provide expert guidance and consultation at the NGA directorate. This individual will this walk the organization through complex business challenges and create elegant solutions that drive success.  

What You'll Be Doing:

• Supports the Office of the CDO in areas, such as: policy, data literacy, data integrity, data standards, emerging Data Officer training requirements, metrics, reporting, and other CDO related topics, as required.

• Provides senior program and project management support to include development and maintenance of SOP’s and Plans of Actions and Milestones (POAMs); as required.

• Design, develop and implement organizational performance metrics to measure and report on progress against policy, plans and data literacy training goals and objectives.

• Target and facilitate partnerships and relationships with internal and external entities to advance CDO objectives.

• Assist in the creation and update of CDO strategies and policies.

• Support discussions at internal and external meetings and participate in targeted issue or theme-specific activities related to strategic initiatives, CDO strategic transformation activities, strategic communication, or representation.

• Support the CDO by facilitating and leading data related meetings both internal and external to NGA, to include our IC and DoD mission partner’s; to include preparing and disseminating briefings, meeting minutes, or follow-up actions.

• Conduct focused analysis and assessments that support both NGA and CDO “data centric” strategies.

• Assist the CDO staff with the management of Data Management Programs to include the NGA Data Registry (NDRY), Data Management Plans (DMP’s) and the Enterprise Metadata Governance Platform project that support the Data Management Framework.

• Maintain and organize the Chief Data Officer’s SharePoint site on both the COE and SBU networks to ensure logical organization of all information that is both accessible to all of NGA and also CDO internally managed information.

• Assist with NCERTS Taskers to include creation, submissions, tracking submissions, tracking submissions, consolidating, compiling, and reporting results and feedback to leadership.

• Assist with Weekly Activity Reports to include creation, submissions, tracking submissions, and consolidating, compiling, reporting to leadership.

• Assist with creating, writing, and finalizing documentation for communications and publications regarding what the CDO is doing; outside and inside the CDO’s office, to include internal and external CDO partners to include working with NGA’s communications division (OCC).

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• At least 7 years of demonstrated experience providing analysis, project plans and POAM’s.

• At least 7 years of demonstrated experience in establishing goals, objectives, and policies.

• At least 7 years of demonstrated experiencing developing significant portions of mission and vision statements, policy, or requirements statements or documents.

• At least 7 years of demonstrated experience as a primary or secondary author of mission and vision statements, policy or requirements statements or documents, or operating concepts in the IC or DoD.

• At least 7 years of demonstrated experience as a quality control expert, with proven experience writing, interpreting, applying policy and guidance.

• Strong project management skills

• Ability to brief seniors and staff members to affect decisions

• Ability to work independently with minimal or no oversight

• Ability to formulate, analyze and resolve plans, policy, and business issues

• Ability to prepare and present complex information effectively

• Ability to lead studies and assessments

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Top Secret SCI

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

Our Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our diverse, intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: 

$117,000.00 - $210,600.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!