Country/Regional Lead

Beyond SOF; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Beyond SOF is seeking a Country/Regional Lead to support the CTR Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP) mission from Fort Belvoir, VA. The role requires coordinating with the Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) contract team and interfacing with government counterparts on strategy, requirements, and project execution.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with 3–10 years of project management experience and be eligible for or hold a DoD SECRET clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience applying project management best practices across multiple ongoing projects.
• Ability to track multiple priorities and dynamic components.
• Proven track record in matrixed environments with cross-functional teams.
• Experience building relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• DoD SECRET clearance or higher.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management support for BTRP activities in the assigned country/region.
• Establish cadence for regular coordination with government A&AS members.
• Advise on linking activities to National Defense Strategy and DoD priorities.
• Assist in requirement validation, project initiation, planning, execution and closeout.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Team collaboration

Client relationship building

Written and verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Job description

Fort Belvoir, VA
Department: DTRA
Travel: Up to 33%
Clearance: Active SECRET Clearance

Country/Regional Lead

Client is looking for a Country/Regional Lead to support the CTR Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP) mission as a member of the Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) contract team. Position responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Be an engaged, proactive member of the team. Contribute to team work and engage in the intra-team collaboration.
• Provide project management support for the full range of BTRP activities in the assigned country/region.
• Establish cadence and facilitates regular and productive coordination and communication within government A&AS community members working on efforts/engagements in the assigned AORs.
• Provide advisory and assistant services with regards to linking activities and objectives to National Defense Strategy, Combatant Command plans, DoD, DTRA, CTR and BTRP priorities, and efforts of interagency partners.
• Advise and assists government counterparts with development and formulation of requirements and end-states.
• Assist and advise the government Country/Regional/Science Manager – as well as other government and A&AS counterparts contributing to implementation of the AOR priorities – with requirement validation, project idea development, acquisition planning, project initiation, planning, execution and monitoring, and closeout.
• Utilize best project management practices and established acquisition and other procedures.
• Support the client in drafting and finalizing various project and AOR portfolio documents,analyze data, and conduct research pertinent to the AOR’s ongoing and planned engagements.
• Support government counterparts in utilizing Program Management Reviews (PMRs) as a tool to manage portfolio of projects in the assigned AOR, assist the client in review and documentation of project scope, schedule, budget status and forecast.
• Support prompt and thorough responses to short-fuse taskers.
• Capture lessons learned and recommend – and, where possible, incorporate – solutions to action items and process improvement methodologies.
• Support government personnel in planning travel and fulfilling pre-travel requirements.
• Travels in support of the BTRP mission.

Required Skills/Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters with 3-10 years of project management experience
• Experience applying project management best practices in support of multiple ongoing projects while delivering high-quality outputs. Ability to track multiple competing priorities and dynamic components.
• Track record working in a matrixed environment, coordinating work across large, diverse teams, and being an effective and collaborative team member.
• Experience building effective relationship with clients and other stakeholders, understanding client’s requirements and contribution to organization’s meeting client expectations.
• DoD SECRET clearance or higher

Desired Skills/Qualifications

• Familiarity with the Cooperative Threat Reduction program with experience related to DTRA CTR preferable.
• International engagement experience.
• Project Management Professional certification.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work on multiple projects which includes prioritizing, tracking, attention to detail, follow-up and follow-through to project completion.
• Flexibility/adaptability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Candidates with a Secret, Top Secret, or Top Secret/SCI clearance are preferred.