Acquisition Business Operations Manager

Koniag Professional Services, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking an Acquisition Business Operations Manager with a TS/SCI clearance to support KPS and our government customer at the Mark Center, Alexandria, VA.

We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K with company matching, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, three weeks paid time off, and more.

Responsibilities:

• Assists the Government leadership in coordinating tasks and information across the discrete workstreams to ensure each workstream remains informed and aligned with the overall strategic vision and schedules.
• Analyzes and interprets acquisition policies, regulations, and procedures relevant to digital and artificial intelligence initiatives.
• Exhibits expertise in acquisition policies and regulations, combined with analytical skills to provide guidance, ensure compliance, and optimize acquisition strategies to support the organization's objectives.
• Analyze and author Department of Defense Instructions (DODI), acquisition recommendations and guidance, joint capability documents, and technology readiness assessments.
• Draft correspondence on behalf of the Government Leadership for review/approval
• Prioritizes conflicting needs; handles actions expeditiously, proactively, and follows through on projects to successful completion, often with deadline pressure.
• Performs data-oriented, Action Officer (AO) functions and tasks in direct support of the OUSD(A&S) Senior Executive.
• Analyzes data priorities, goals and objectives to identify explicit and implicit tasks required to achieve prioritized goals and objectives.
• Actively participates in relevant OSD Acquisition-related Working Groups, and other forums as directed to ensure that the AI2 equities are properly considered and applied.
• Manages correspondence processes for the Government Leadership (e.g., formal letters, memoranda, read-ahead briefing/meeting packages, activity reports, and senior leadership reports); and tracks all suspenses to ensure timeliness.
• Establishes, documents, and assists with the implementation of organization wide business operations processes.
• This includes meeting with staff members to document as-is and collaboratively drafting to-be processes.
• Responsible for managing the quality of correspondence provided to the Government Leadership for review.
• Assists the Government leadership in coordinating tasks and information across the discrete work streams to ensure each work stream remains informed and aligned with the overall strategic vision and schedule.
• Performs technical writing/editing, editorial consultation, proofreading, or overall documentation review for various documents, including acquisition, other program documents, technical papers, and correspondence. Ensure documents are prepared in the appropriate format and are free from grammatical errors.
• Assists other team members in other specialties as needed to accomplish the overall mission.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of related experience
• Extensive experience working for an Acquisition Senior Executive Service leader at the OSD level organization or as an executive officer to a Military Flag Officer or member of the Senior Executive Service is highly desireDeep knowledge of and experience in performing senior-level Action Officer functions.
• Experience developing and reviewing acquisition documentation, Acquisition Decision Memorandums, Acquisition Strategies, information papers and reports, and other documents.
• Knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and the DoD-specific acquisition policies and processes
• Expertise in Federal Acquisition Regulations, defense acquisition policies and instructions, and the Department of Defense guidance and instructions development processes
• Experience providing consultative guidance, ensuring compliance, and optimizing acquisition strategies to support the organization's objectives.
• Strong organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills with impeccable multi-tasking abilities.
• Ability to uphold a strict level of discretion and confidentiality
• Ability to take a conceptual discussion and build a presentation to convey the message.
• Highly motivated professional and capable of managing a demanding workload while prioritizing and managing competing priorities
• Knowledge of and experience using the DoD Correspondence and Task Management System (CATMS); exceptional task management skills
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills, a high level of integrity, critical thinking, and leadership courage.
• Advanced MS Word and PowerPoint skills; proficient MS Teams, Excel, and Outlook application skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline or field.
• Familiarity with the PPBE process is highly desired.
• TS/SCI security clearance required

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The company is an equal opportunity employer. The company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification), national origin or ancestry, age, disability, citizenship, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment, promotion, wages, benefits, and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.

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Koniag Government Services (KGS) is an Alaska Native Owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of our native communities through an agile employee and corporate culture that delivers Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government Agencies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Koniag, we apply our proven commercial solutions to a deep knowledge of Defense and Civilian missions to provide forward leaning technical, professional, and operational solutions. KGS enables successful mission outcomes for our customers through solution-oriented business partnerships and a commitment to exceptional service delivery. We ensure long-term success with a continuous improvement approach while balancing the collective interests of our customers, employees, and native communities. For more information, please visit www.koniag-gs.com .

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