Senior Analyst

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Summary: This position acts as a high-level expert, leveraging complex data to drive business decisions, lead projects, and provide actionable recommendations. The work for this position will be conducted on site NGB TARC Arlington, VA

Job Description:

• Collect and assess State ISPs from the respective JFHQs-State quarterly to ensure integration with CCMD campaign and contingency plans
• Consult with State planners to ensure plans are standardized, integrated, and synchronized with JP 5-0
• Assist with evaluating ISPs by participating in wargaming, workshops, or events
• Provide analysis and recommendations
• Attend working groups
• Facilitate and coordinate working group meetings, draft and distribute meeting invitations to attendees, as determined by the government
• Observe and take notes during meetings, ensuring accurate tracking of the issues, concerns, requests for information (RFIs), tasks, and responsibilities
• Conduct background research, strategic estimates, strategic guidance assessments, and data analysis to inform the NGB-J5-J on National Guard matters
• Analyze guidance, documents, senior leader meetings, and working groups relevant to the Joint Strategic Planning System (JSPS)
• Perform comparative analysis of the documents as well as NGBs inputs to those documents from previous years
• Support the development of NGB strategic communications and congressional reports
• Contact CNGB strategic communications POC to receive written guidance on specific public affairs and information requirements to be included in the NGB strategic communications, and congressional reports
• Provide analysis of policy statements, speeches, and publications made by Government officials to assess their impact on the National Guards interests within the JSPS
• Analyze policy statements, speeches, and strategic publications made verbally or in writing by government officials
• Incorporate insights and implications for key documents of analysis
• Conduct ongoing research and analysis of strategic documents addressing emergent topics and security challenges
• Support the NGB J5-J by scheduling, coordinating, and participating in J5-J related meetings, reviews, and workshops to ensure situational awareness and actionable outcomes
• Perform plan development and review functions for the NGB-J5-J
• Research and analyze information to prepare the NGB-J5-J for CNGB/VCNGB participation
• Provide analysis of discussion topics, including outlining National Guard equities and highlighting potential talking points for senior leaders
• Review CCMD Campaign Plans based on NGB-J5 priorities and provide recommendations to the NGB-J5-J regarding National Guard equities and their incorporation into National Guard enterprise planning
• Conduct an annual assessment of CCMD Campaign Plans to identify necessary changes and propose updates to the NGB-J5-J
• Support ETMS2 tasks per NGB-J5-J
• Research, analyze, and provide recommendations for assigned ETMS2 tasks
• Provide trip reports for travel conducted in accordance with approved tasks

Required Qualifications:

• 10 years Plans/Analyst experience
• Masters Degree preferred
• TS clearance
• Knowledge of NG plans and operations
• Joint Planners Course or equivalent
• CGSC/ILE or equivalent

Contingent upon contract award

DAWSON is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/VEVRAA federal contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

DAWSON offers a best-in-class benefits program including medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) program with employer match; paid vacation and sick leave; employer-paid basic life and AD&D insurance; an Employee Assistance Program; and a flexible work environment. Additionally, employees can choose from several voluntary benefits including critical illness coverage; accident insurance; identity theft coverage; pet insurance, and more.

DAWSON gives preference to internal candidates. If no internal candidate meets our qualifications, external candidates will be given consideration.

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