Force Management Analyst

Hirebridge; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Apogee Solutions seeks a full-time Force Management Analyst to support the Army National Guard (ARNG) Force Generation Division at the Arlington, VA site. The role requires a SECRET clearance and expertise in data analysis, force management processes, and systems like AST and CTRM.

You will deliver weekly analyses, monthly program health reviews, and data-driven recommendations to support the GFMAP and ARNG readiness strategy, ensuring accuracy of the Army Synchronization Tool and related

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen with SECRET clearance required.
• Bachelor's degree in business, economics, mathematics, or related field.
• 5+ years' experience in ARNG Force Management processes.
• Experience with SAMAS, RCMS, AOS, and FSR databases.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Ability to work independently under tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide advisory data and analytical reporting to support GFMAP and ARNG readiness strategies.
• Maintain accuracy of Army Synchronization Tool (AST) data for training events and deployments.
• Produce weekly and monthly analyses and SITREPs for senior leadership.
• Support Enterprise Task Management Software Solution (ETMS2) documentation and CRM updates.
• Serve as SME for ARNG force generation and AST CTRM data integrity.
• Collaborate with program managers and working groups to address integration friction.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Communication skills

Independent worker

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, Economics, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

SAMAS

RCMS

AOS

FSR

Job description

Apogee Solutions, a Woman-Owned Small Business, is seeking a full-time Force Management Analyst to support the Army National Guard (ARNG) Force Generation (FG) Division at Temple Army National Guard Readiness Center (TARC), Arlington Hall Station, Arlington, VA. Qualified candidates must have a SECRET clearance.

The ARNG FG Division is responsible for data management within Army systems of record (e.g., Army Synchronization Tool), operational readiness analysis, organizational assessments, and technical support for over 4,900 ARNG units within the 54 States and Territories. Apogee Solutions supports the Force Management (FM) process through reviews, studies, analysis, assessments, and functional expertise, encompassing conceptual development, capabilities requirements generation, Force Development, Organizational Development, Force Integration Functions, and Force Accounting of resources within the Department of Defense.

The Force Management Analyst must provide advisory data and analytical reporting to assist Government decision-makers in planning and executing the Global Force Management Allocation Plan (GFMAP) and the ARNG readiness strategy. The primary objective of this effort is to ensure the integrity, accuracy, and currency of the Army system of record, the Army Synchronization Tool (AST) regarding training events, exercises, sourcing notifications, and scheduled deployments. This support enables the ARNG to maintain continuous visibility into unit readiness, effectively plan the Global Force Management Allocation Plan (GFMAP), and develop a data-driven ARNG readiness strategy. Ultimately, these services facilitate the management of readiness as a resource, ensuring Mission Table of Organization and Equipment (MTOE) units are equipped, trained, and synchronized to meet mission requirements.

In support of Strategic Global Force Management, the Force Management Analyst will:

• Provide a consolidated weekly analysis of ongoing force generation initiatives, AST system status, and friction points.
• Evaluate the outcomes, impacts on ARNG policies, and action items driven by strategic engagements such as Large Scale Mobilization Operations (LSMO) forums and Army Guard Synchronization & Resourcing Conference (AGSRC).
• Synthesize mission-critical updates into a weekly division SITREP to provide situational awareness of ARNG-FG operations to senior leadership.
• Provide a comprehensive monthly analysis of overall program health, strategic document staffing, and long-range integration efforts.
• Provide enterprise-level analysis to support government adjudication and government execution of all necessary documentation for the Enterprise Task Management Software Solution (ETMS2), including maintaining the consolidated remarks matrix (CRM) for government oversight and coordinating supporting documents with government officials.
• Serve as the primary subject matter expert to support ARNG force generation and manage the ARNG integration of the AST, the Army's Continuous Transformation and Readiness Model (CTRM) database of record, by analyzing and inputing force generation, modernization, collective training, and mobilization data, ensuring the system reflects accurate ARNG unit lifecycles.
• Conduct weekly technical synchronization with the AST program manager to evaluate system capabilities, troubleshoot integration friction, and ensure AST effectively supports ARNG force generation requirements.
• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert for ARNG on the AST Integrated Product Team (IPT), providing analysis and recommendations to the designated government official regarding ARNG equities for proposed system changes for government implementation.
• Participate in bi-weekly AST working groups, analyzing technical requirements and submitting strategic equities to Force Generation Division leadership support system alignment with operational needs.
• Evaluate and manage the ARNG's CTRM force generation model, including facilitating complex semi-annual reviews of all 54 State Joint Force Headquarters (State-JFHQ) to ensure alignment with long-range CTRM strategies.
• Synthesize operational data to engineer, update, and maintain ARNG Force Pool Synchronization Calendars (FPSC), ensuring quarterly accuracy or rapid realignment following strategic changes.
• Conduct predictive analysis across operations, training, deployments, and modernization events to identify strategic conflicts, proactively briefing ARNG-FG and staff divisions on identified friction points and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Critically evaluate the monthly unit readiness cycle in accordance with AR 525-29, providing strategic recommendations to ARNG leadership to ensure HQDA-approved readiness requirements are achieved.
• Conduct detailed data validation of the ARNG force structure within the AST data file against the Army Command Plan, identifying structural discrepancies, developing corrective solutions, and reporting weekly findings.
• Integrate into weekly CTRM Operational Planning Teams, providing high-level program analysis and documenting strategic decisions and operational impacts.

Required Experience

• U.S. Citizen with DOD SECRET clearance
• Bachelor's degree in business, Economics, Mathematics, or related field
• 5 years' experience and knowledge working with the methods across the entire ARNG Force Management process
• Experience with Structure and Manpower Allocation System (SAMAS) extract files, Force File, U.S. Army Force Management Support Agency extract files, Reserve Component Management System (RCMS), Army Organization Server (AOS) and Force Structure Reporting (FSR) databases
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Microsoft Excel
• Ability to work independently, under tight deadlines at times
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skillsHigh degree of interpersonal competence and initiative to work with a variety of personalities
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills

Salary Range: $130,000 to $150,000