Job description

Junior Acquisition Management Support

The Joint Warfare Analysis Center (JWAC) provides the Combatant Commands (COCOMs), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), and the Joint Staff with effects-based, precision targeting options for selected networks and nodes in order to carry out the national security and military strategy of the United States during peace, crisis, and war. This position supports acquisition management for JWAC, which is located at the Naval Support Activity - South Potomac (NSA-SP) base located in Dahlgren, Virginia (VA). The successful candidate will provide seasoned Acquisition Support to conduct acquisition planning activities for current and future programs in accordance with Federal, DoD, Air Force and JWAC laws regulations, policies, directives and instructions.

Position Description

Duties associated with this role include, but are not limited to the following:

• Support all acquisition support functions from cradle to grave for a given mission critical program.
• Provide support to program and project staff.
• Provide support to analysis, evaluation and recommendations for improvements, optimization development, and/or maintenance efforts for client specific or mission critical challenges/issues.
• Support the execution of existing programs and the development of new acquisition initiatives.
• Assist the government acquisition by ensuring that projects are in conformance with current DoD directives (i.e. 5000 and 8000 series) and the Milestone Decision Authority approved baseline as shown in the project’s Acquisition Program Baseline document.
• Provide acquisition management support to the planning, organizing, managing critical aspects of the engineering, development, production and/or deployment of systems and equipment.
• Support project actions and activities to include meetings, vendor performance tracking, milestone planning, briefing preparation, staff coordination, risk management and decision document preparation.
• Support to the development of ongoing and crucial core protection competencies that advance specific projects/activities (including cyber) to deliver comprehensive, economical and actionable solutions for both programmatic and operational domains.
• Assist the government and senior contractor acquisition manager in the identification of solutions to balancing near-term results with long-term acquisition, architecture and strategic objectives.
• Prepare acquisition management related sections of acquisition project documentation to include, but not limited to Requirements Approval Document (RAD), Justification and Approval (J&A), Performance Work Statements (PWS), Statement of Work (SOW) and Market Research.
• Provide assistance in the coordination of Integrated Project Teams (IPTs), various program actions and activities including tracking action items and maintaining meeting minutes.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma
• Requires 1-3 years of relevant experience with Air Force acquisition processes, procedures and functions.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office Products, to include Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Top Secret, SCI/SAP eligible clearance required (SSBI/Tier 5 within the last six years)

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Salary: $85,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $85,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Dahlgren, VA 22448: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Do you currently possess TS/SCI eligibility?
• Have you had a SSBI/Tier 5 investigation within the last 6 years?

Experience:

• Air Force acquisitions: 1 year (Required)

Security clearance:

• Top Secret (Required)

Work Location: One location

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