Program Analyst

Socket.dev; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

TJFACT seeks a Program Analyst in Washington, DC to support the Department of State – INL/ACB. The role is based in the Cybercrime and Illicit Finance Team and focuses on program development, oversight, and interagency coordination to advance U.S.

foreign assistance priorities. Responsibilities include draftings SOWs and memoranda, managing funding and budgets, coordinating with interagency partners and embassies, and ensuring timely reporting to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain a DoS security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• 4–6 years’ experience in a relevant field.
• Ability to operate independently and oversee procurements.
• Effective written and oral communication across diverse stakeholders.
• Experience drafting US government reports and documents.

Responsibilities

• Drafts statements of work, coordinates with interagency partners, and works with procurement and budget offices to secure funding.
• Drafts technical, programmatic, funding, and informational memoranda; assists with responses to Congressional questions and interagency documents.
• Provides program management support for funding agreements, including grants training and budget processes.
• Oversees project implementation and site visits; maintains funding and budgetary spreadsheets for task orders.
• Advises on management of programs to advance cybercrime, illicit finance, and related priorities.
• Ensures reporting and information flow to INL leadership and interagency partners.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Independent operator

Interagency coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Program Analyst

Department of State – International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL)

Washington, DC | Onsite | Full-Time

About Us

Totally Joined for Achieving Collaborative Techniques (TJFACT) is a minority-owned, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) delivering mission-focused professional services and technology solutions to the U.S. Government. Our teams support critical federal missions through collaboration, innovation, and operational excellence while building lasting partnerships with our customers, employees, and industry partners.

About This Position

TJFACT is seeking a well-qualified Program Analyst to support the Department of State – INL/ACB office, in Washington, DC. This position is equivalent to a Program/ Management Analyst Level 3.

This position is located in the Cybercrime and Illicit Finance Branch of ACB’s Cross Border Programs Division. The Cybercrime and Illicit Finance team designs and implements programming to disrupt criminal networks that profit from cybercrime and illicit finance, with the goal of making perpetrators more visible and vulnerable to investigation, prosecution, and conviction. Programming strengthens legislative and regulatory frameworks; builds law enforcement, prosecutorial, and financial investigative capabilities; expands cross-border digital evidence sharing and cryptocurrency tracing skills; and enables coordinated international action to dismantle cybercriminal infrastructure and money laundering networks. These efforts are intended to increase arrests, prosecutions, convictions, extraditions, and asset seizures—directly reducing the threat cybercrime and illicit finance threat to American families, businesses, and critical infrastructure. INL/ACB works with other U.S. agencies—including DOJ, FBI, DHS, and FinCEN—as well as international organizations such as INTERPOL, UNODC, OAS, and the Egmont Group, to implement these programs. This position provides programmatic development and oversight to the INL/ACB Cybercrime and Illicit Finance Team projects.

Please note: This position is being recruited in support of a TPC proposal effort. Any offer of employment is contingent upon contract award and successful completion of all pre-employment requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Drafts statements of work to meet U.S. foreign policy goals, coordinates with the interagency, and works with procurement and budgetary offices to ensure funding is secured and to monitor initiatives and programs.
• Drafts a variety of technical, programmatic, funding, and informational memoranda and letters; assists in the preparation of responses to Congressional questions, press guidance, and interagency documents in accordance with Department policies and regulations.
• Assists with logistical and program management support for funding agreements, including through securing specialized grants training; manage budget process including production and processing of obligating documents such as interagency agreements and letters of agreement; assist in overseeing project implementation and project site visits in country; assist with the maintenance of funding and budgetary spreadsheets pertaining to task order and program management; and provide assistance to the Branch Chief on drafting, reviewing and amending all manner of procurement requests and task orders as assigned.
• Advises on the management and oversight of programs to advance support on cybercrime, cryptocurrency crime, malicious cyber infrastructure, online child sexual exploitation, and illicit finance efforts.
• Assists in the oversight, monitoring, reporting, coordination, and assessment of INL programs to ensure deliverables and foreign assistance priorities set by the Department of State are being fulfilled.
• Develops and maintains comprehensive knowledge of issues related to cybercrime, cryptocurrency-enabled crime, and transnational illicit finance.
• Serves as an advisory resource for INL/ACB on specific aspects of planning and implementation of programs.
• Establish and maintain professional relationships with office and other INL colleagues, Department and interagency colleagues including agencies involved in programming, and USG personnel assigned to U.S. Embassies that are associated with implementing programs and policy processes.
• Ensures that INL/ACB and the INL Front Office receive timely information and reporting to ensure that senior Department, interagency, and budget briefings are fully informed of developments on the ground.
• Prepares background materials and reports used in preparing reports, speeches, briefings, and testimony to articulate INL engagement.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen
• Ability to maintain a Department of State security clearance
• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Four (4) to six (6) years’ experience in relevant field
• Ability to operate independently, employing oversight over existing and future operations and procurements.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with a wide range of players;
• Proven knowledge of Federal policies and procedures including methods of providing assistance and the Federal budget process;
• Demonstrated ability to provide advice, guidance, and consultation with regard to the interpretation and application of analysis;
• Experience drafting US government reports and documents such as briefing papers, talking points, meeting reports, and other documents;
• Demonstrated knowledge of monitoring and evaluation of foreign assistance programming and/or other international program evaluation, including specialized knowledge of international programs sufficient to ensure project work is in compliance with management policies and procedures and in conformance with the Foreign Assistance Act and other regulatory procedures and guidelines;
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with and knowledge of the State Department's foreign assistance process, the structure and hierarchy of U.S. embassies, and State Department policies and processes.
• Demonstrated experience working or coordinating with other relevant U.S. government agencies (e.g., Department of Justice components such as CCIPS and CEOS, FBI, DHS, and FinCEN) engaged on cybercrime and illicit finance issues and the federal law enforcement/criminal justice community more broadly.
• Demonstrated experience working on criminal justice reform or anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) issues within the U.S. Government.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

TJFACT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We reserve the right to modify or revise job descriptions, in whole or in part. Reasonable accommodations will be made in accordance with applicable law.