Senior Action Officer

The Senior Action Officer serves as the principal integrator and advisor to NSDD senior leadership, translating strategic priorities into executable plans, coordinating stakeholders across the program, and ensuring timely, high-quality delivery. The role requires experience in policy or program management, interagency coordination, and executive-level communications. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead the tasker governance process: triage, assign, track, and quality-control responses; synthesize inputs into decision-ready products (issue papers, decision memos, briefing notes) and ensure message alignment with NSDD/NNSA leadership.
• Lead projects and initiatives on behalf of senior leadership with minimal oversight to successfully executive senior actions in a timely manner.
• Prepare leadership for engagements by developing talking points, briefings, agendas, read-aheads, and after-action reports; when delegated, represent senior leadership in internal and interagency meetings.
• Coordinate interoffice and interagency collaboration with NNSA/DOE elements, other federal partners, and stakeholders; maintain strong relationships to expedite decisions and resolve issues.
• Oversee strategic communications and congressional correspondence: ensure consistent messaging, manage clearance/coordination, and maintain a current repository of approved positions and historical context.
• Drive process improvement and knowledge management: design and implement standardized workflows, dashboards, and trackers (e.g., SharePoint/Teams/PowerBI) to improve transparency, cycle time, and quality.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and special projects on behalf of senior leadership, including policy analysis, program assessments, and organizational change efforts.
• Support records management and compliance (FOIA, correspondence standards, records schedules) and ensure audit-ready documentation.
• Coordinate executive engagement logistics (visitor escort, meeting setup, read-ahead distribution)
• Act as a team lead for the contract company to include supervisory responsibilities of 3-5 staff members to include review timesheets, travel expense reports, assist with onboarding, and mentor staff.

Job Requirements (Education/Skills/Experience):

Position Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to operate as a trusted advisor to senior executives, with strong judgment, discretion, and executive presence.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and driving complex initiatives to completion under tight deadlines.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills for executive audiences; ability to produce concise, decision-ready materials and synthesize input from multiple stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; experience developing metrics, dashboards, risk registers, and performance reporting.
• Deep familiarity with federal correspondence and coordination processes, including congressional engagement, policy clearance, and records management.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Microsoft Teams, and SharePoint; experience with task tracking and collaboration tools; PowerBI or similar analytics tools preferred.
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and proactive; able to prioritize and manage heavy workloads in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; able to build relationships and influence without formal authority across NSDD/NNSA, DOE, and interagency partners.
• Knowledge of DOE/NNSA mission, structures, and processes; experience in national security, nonproliferation, or related policy/program areas preferred.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q (TS equivalent) clearance; existing clearance preferred.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in public administration, policy, business, communications, international affairs, or a related field; advanced degree (MPA/MPP/MBA/MA) preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active DOE Q or DOD TS Clearance

• Interest in international government affairs
• Experience supporting congressional or federal government programs
• Smartsheet Core Product Certification (or other workflow-related experience)
• Experience constructing and coordinating social media posts for public affairs
• Strong research and analytical skills

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift a min of 15 pounds at times.
• Travel to domestic and international locations may be required, as requested. (Up to 15%)

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing information about compensation, or any other basis prohibited by law. We participate in E-Verify.

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