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Program and Budget Senior Advisor

Akima

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Washington, DC
Secret Polygraph Unspecified
Career Level not specified
$182,000 - $187,000

Job Description

Tuvli, an Akima company, is hiring for a Program and Budget Senior Advisor to support our DoS client located in Washington, DC.

Responsibilities

  • The Program and Budget Senior Advisor will be working with budget/financial management and award management professionals responsible for strategic planning, budget formulation and execution, financial reporting and integrity, performance analysis, and award compliance and oversight for foreign assistance programs. The Program and Budget Senior Advisor serves as an analyst and advisor on resource allocation and alignment, execution risk, and portfolio performance across multiple countries, bureaus, and agencies across funding accounts/appropriations and implementing mechanisms.
  • In addition to the responsibilities above, the Program and Budget Senior Advisor needs to have proven experience in strategic coordination, program management, operational management, and executive support to a division and/or office. The Program and Budget Senior Advisor ensures seamless integration of division resource and surge capacity needs along with broader office priorities, managing cross-functional initiatives, and serves as a trusted advisor on organizational effectiveness.
  • This position will provide senior-level task coordination, quality control, surge capacity, and functional expertise across key budget, financial management, grants/contracts, and operational workflows. Ensures continuity of operations, timely response to taskings, improved staff support, and strengthened communication with senior leadership.
  • This position requires sophisticated analytical ability, strategic thinking, and the capacity to translate complex financial and programmatic data. The incumbent must balance competing priorities, manage stakeholder relationships across Washington offices and overseas posts, and ensure compliance with appropriations law, Department goals and policy, and congressional directives.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience in foreign assistance management, budget execution, and/or program management (grants, contracts, IAAs, etc.) with the Department of State, USAID, or comparable foreign assistance organization.
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
  • Active Secret security clearance
  • Specialized Experience: Candidates must demonstrate:
  • Foreign Assistance Expertise: Deep knowledge of foreign assistance accounts, appropriations, and implementing mechanisms
  • Supervisory Experience: At least 3 years supervising professional staff and/or leading teams working on projects, including performance management, team development, and workflow optimization. Demonstrated experience providing executive support, managing organizational operations, and serving as a trusted advisor to senior leadership
  • Budget and Financial Management: Proven ability to manage complex budgets, conduct pipeline analysis, identify execution risks, and recommend resource tradeoffs
  • Analytical and Strategic Thinking: Demonstrated capacity to synthesize financial, performance, and risk data into clear strategic recommendations
  • Stakeholder Management: Experience coordinating across multiple stakeholders including Washington offices, overseas posts, implementing partners, and interagency counterparts
  • Communication Skills: Exceptional written and oral communication skills; ability to translate complex technical information for diverse audiences including senior officials and Congress
  • Systems and Tools: Proficiency with budget and financial; intermediate/advanced Excel skills; experience with data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau) preferred. Strong ability to independently review, edit, and improve executive documents

Desired Qualifications:
  • Experience with congressional notifications, appropriations law, and legislative analysis, 2 CFR 200 & 600, and/or other related regulations
  • Knowledge of Integrated Country Strategies (ICS), Joint Regional Strategies (JRS), and Department planning processes
  • Experience managing crisis or surge issues
  • Familiarity with monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) frameworks
  • Professional certifications (e.g., CPA, CFA, PMP) are a plus
  • Familiarity with financial management, budget reconciliation, award monitoring, or related oversight responsibilities.
  • Experience supporting grants and contracts processes, monitoring requirements, or troubleshooting complex award issues.

Job ID

2026-23376
Work Type

On-Site
Pay Range

$182,000 - $187,000
Benefits

Regular - The company offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) and a range of other voluntary benefits. Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to regular full-time and part-time employees.
Company Description



Work Where it Matters

Tuvli, an Akima company, is not just another federal IT contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At Tuvli, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, Tuvli provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, Tuvli ensures that solutions are strictly aligned with agency processes and desired program outcomes while delivering the best value for technology investments.

As a Tuvli employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.
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Be part of something bigger. With Akima, you’ll enjoy the agility and autonomy of working for a small business, while also being supported by an enterprise over 10,000 employees strong. Career growth and opportunity? Look no further.

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Akima is a global enterprise with 10,000 employees, delivering solutions to the federal government in the core areas of information technology; facilities & ground logistics; aerospace solutions; protective services; systems engineering; mission support; furniture, fixtures & equipment (FF&E); and construction. As a subsidiary of NANA, an Alaska Native Corporation owned by more than 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, Akima’s core mission is to enable superior outcomes for our customers’ missions while simultaneously creating a long-lived asset for NANA consistent with our Iñupiat values. In 2024, Akima ranked #29 on Washington Technology’s Top 100 list of government contractors.
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