Level IV Policy Analyst / Action Officer

Precision Focus; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Focus seeks an experienced Policy Analyst to research, analyze, and coordinate cyberspace policy and doctrine for national and command-level operations. You'll craft concise briefings, background papers, and talking points for senior leadership while shaping policy recommendations across personnel, facilities, and education domains.

The role requires extensive interaction with senior military and civilian leaders and a strong working knowledge of legislative processes.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience as a Policy Analyst or related function.
• 5 years of experience supporting Combatant Commands, Service HQ, Joint Force Headquarters, or similar organizations.
• 4 years of experience briefing senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Researches and writes background papers, talking points and statements for leadership.
• Provides legislative briefings to leadership.
• Offers policy recommendations to improvements in doctrine, organization and education.
• Analyzes program issues and conducts risk analyses to propose solutions.

Skills

Policy analysis

Brief senior leaders

Executive communications

Education

Bachelor's Degree

US Security Clearance

Tools

Top Secret / SCI with Polygraph

Job description

Job Description

Conducts research, analysis, development, and coordination of strategy, policy, and doctrine for cyberspace training, execise, and operations at the national, DOW, Service, and Command level and provides policy recommendations for improvements to doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership, and education, personnel, facilities, and policy (DOTmLPF-P) that affect the Command's cyberspace operations mission. Provides technical expertise on executive-level projects, analyzes, assesses, and develops future strategies, policies, and doctrines governing cyberspace operations. Supports interagency and coalition policy formulations on cyberspace issues, ensuring authorities, concerns, and equities are accurately represented. Maintains awareness of and reports significant cyber-related policy issues affecting the DOW and USCYBERCOM. Provides concise, actionable communications to senior officials, both written and orally. Performs analysis and critical thinking, assesses programmatic issues, conducts risk analysis, and proposes innovative and achievable solutions. Exhibits familiarity with legislative and regulatory documents and has a working knowledge of the legislative and regulatory process. Acts in a proactive manner with actions focused on problem-solving and aids in implementing systems and procedures to ensure that projects and documents are kept on track and internal and external deadlines are met. Researches and writes background papers, talking points, and written and oral statements, to include providing legislative briefings to leadership. Possesses ability to work with senior military and civilian leaders.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of experience as a Policy Analyst or related functional area


• Five years of experience working for or supporting a Combatant Command, Service HQ, Joint Force Headquarters, Joint Task Force, Joint Duty Assignment, Cyber Mission Force team, or Intelligence Community organizations


• Four years of experience interacting with and providing briefs to senior leaders


• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree


• Clearance: Top Secret/ SCI with a Polygraph