Acquisition Lifecycle Governance Analyst (Mid)

Overview

WiSC Enterprises is seeking a detail-oriented Acquisition Analyst with an active TS/SCI clearance to support and manage end-to-end acquisition documentation, governance processes, and procurement activities in alignment with NGA mission objectives. This role is responsible for planning and coordinating acquisition efforts, maintaining schedules and forecasting data, supporting governance boards and working groups, and developing process documentation, tools, and metrics to improve efficiency and transparency across acquisition programs. The selected candidate will collaborate with program offices, acquisition leadership, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality analysis, briefings, and process improvements while ensuring accurate documentation, effective knowledge management, and seamless execution of acquisition operations.

Responsibilities

• Document, monitor, manage and maintain all assigned acquisition documentation, Acquisition Documentation list, acquisition policies and instructions, SOPs, process flow, training materials and all required historical documentation.
• Manage and plan assigned program and/or contract procurement efforts that include assisting PMO's in preparing for acquisition and/or procurement activities, defining and developing necessary acquisition documentation, identifying and managing a program and contract schedule, identifying program and/or procurement issues and reporting readiness status.
• Develop business process documentation review tools, templates, monitoring processes and on-demand online status.
• Maintain currency of database or workbook forecasting data repository to plan schedules, identify acquisition gaps, and track contract ends dates 36 to 24 months out from end of contract and/or new contract starts.
• Train and assist NGA acquisition teams through the acquisition governance process to include documenting meeting minutes, tracking action items and serving as a technical expert to ensure NGA Acquisitions align with NGA mission objectives.
• Collect, document and provide feedback on lessons learned throughout the acquisition process, recommend innovation and efficiency methods, and implement an effective process to report on metrics.
• Maintain Acquisition Governance schedules and calendars.
• Coordinate board meeting schedules with board chairs, executives, attendees.
• Perform logistics for working group and board meetings to include scheduling and preparing conference rooms for ACQWG, ACB, CRB meetings (nameplates, audio visual, and VTC connections) and operating audio-visual equipment for meetings.
• Prepares and delivers read ahead books for ACQWG, ACB, and CRB executives.
• Records all working group and board events to include meeting minutes, tracking action items to completion, adding final documents NGA records files (ADM, CDM, etc.).
• Research and analyze a breadth of technical and acquisition related topics and provide professional quality briefings, reports, and white papers as required to Acquisition Leadership.
• Support Program office or IPT meetings for assigned acquisition programs to support pre-acquisition planning and status activities.
• Advance data and information gathering to capture and document acquisition processes.
• Gather research and provide recommendations, process improvement opportunities, and planning to support the Component Acquisition Executive's (CAE) Acquisition Workforce (AWF) Team.
• Advance project activities as required.
• Utilize existing acquisition expertise, and coordinate with subject matter experts to capture and develop organizational process assets in a variety of content formats (MS Word documents, Power Point presentations, etc.), as directed by the government.
• Document, monitor, manage and maintain all assigned acquisition documentation, workflows, acquisition policies and instructions, SOPs, training materials and all required historical documentation and official record keeping.
• Other AWF-related duties, as directed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Business Management or equivalent work experience.
• 5-7 years of specialized experience with DoD or IC program management and acquisition processes.
• 1-2 years of experience developing acquisition and procurement documentation such as Acquisition Strategy, Acquisition Plan, RFPs, Source Selection Plans or other necessary acquisition documentation.
• Experience identifying agency level acquisition issues or capability gaps and proposing alternative solutions.
• Demonstrated experience assisting program offices or other acquisition professionals in achieving acquisition program requirements and milestones.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and works well with others.
• Extremely organized and efficient with time, and capable of transforming complex information into easily understood content.
• TS/SCI clearance

Desired Qualifications

• 2 years of experience creating acquisition related documentation such as briefings, policies and guidance documents.
• Certification in program management and//or contracting or equivalent. (i.e., DAWIA certifications Program Management (level I).
• 2 years of demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and tracking performance metrics.
• 2 years of demonstrated experience with SharePoint, Excel, Word, and MS access software applications.
• Experience with metrics tools utilization, developing metrics, data analysis and metrics analysis. Experience developing database, pivot tables, workbooks, and automated tools for management workflows.
• Experience in acquisition planning and execution.
• Experience in identifying and implementing acquisition strategies.
• Experience with Prism, GEO-F, ORBIT.
• 2 years of specialized experience working with DoD or IC programs and/or capabilities.