Senior Analyst / Editor

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT); Fairfax (VA); Remote; USD 81,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is seeking a Senior Analyst/Editor to join the policy team and provide writing, editorial, and technical support for procedures and responses to inquiries. The role emphasizes accuracy, compliance, and timely coordination across teams.

You will draft and format documents, manage approvals, and assist with research on topics like child welfare and intergovernmental concerns. Remote work is available in the US.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in public policy, social work, law, journalism, or a related field.
• Requires 4-5 years of relevant experience with a BA.
• Strong copy-editing, research, and writing skills.
• Background in law or social work preferred, but not required.
• Experience working with immigrant, refugee, and underserved populations is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in Adobe product suite preferred.
• Strong technical skills including MS Office tools (including Excel and SharePoint).
• Demonstrated experience in editing/managing documents for internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience in scholarly research and drafting documents for leadership and/or other stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Draft, edit, format, and review responses, recommendations, policies, procedures, reports, and other documents for grammar, accuracy, and compliance.
• Manage and coordinate the approval and clearance process and provide updates to leadership as needed.
• Provide research and editorial support to the Intergovernmental Affairs team on relevant issues including child welfare systems, foster care and related topics.
• Coordinate with the data team to collect information and compile responses to FOIA requests and congressional inquiries.
• Review and edit procedures and program guidance for clients and populations served.
• Coordinate internal and external reviews and compile recommendations for the policy team.
• Conduct research to inform talking points, memoranda, reports, briefings, analyses, and other materials.
• Support inter-agency coordination of agency program functions.
• Support development and review of content for meeting agendas, reports, and inquiries.
• Perform tasks related to document and knowledge management.
• Support special projects as needed.

Skills

Deliverables Management

Knowledge Management

Writing

Education

BS/BA in public policy, social work, law, journalism, or related field

Tools

MS Office (Excel, SharePoint)

Adobe

Job description

Req ID: RQ229412

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: MBI (T2)

Job Family: Functional Experts

Skills:

Deliverables Management,Knowledge Management,Writing

Experience:

4 + years of related experience

Job Description

As a Senior Analyst / Editor, and part of the policy team of a federal agency, the candidate will provide writing, editorial, and technical assistance with respect to the development of procedures and responses to outside inquiries.

Position Duties

• Draft, edit, format, and review responses, recommendations, policies, procedures, reports, and other documents for grammar, accuracy, and compliance.
• Manage and coordinate the approval and clearance process and provide updates to leadership as needed.
• Provide research and editorial support to the Intergovernmental Affairs team on relevant issues including child welfare systems, foster care, child abuse and neglect child and adolescent mental health, family reunification, etc.
• Coordinate with the data team to collect information and compile responses to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, congressional inquiries, other inquiries and questions from other stakeholders.
• Review and edit procedures and program guidance regarding program clients and other populations served by the agency.
• Coordinate internal and external reviews and compile recommendations for the policy team based on feedback received.
• Conduct research to inform the development of talking points, memoranda, reports, briefings, analyses, and other materials provided to interested parties.
• Support inter-agency and intra-agency coordination of agency program functions.
• Support development and review of content for meeting agendas, reports, and responses to executive and Congressional inquiries.
• Perform tasks related to document and knowledge management.
• Support special projects as needed.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in public policy, social work, law, journalism, or a related field.
• Requires 4-5 years of relevant experience with a BA
• Strong copy-editing, research, and writing skills
• Background in law or social work preferred, but not required
• Experience working with immigrant, refugee, and underserved populations is preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in Adobe product suite preferred
• Strong technical skills including MS Office tools (including Excel and SharePoint)
• Demonstrated experience in editing/managing documents for internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience in scholarly research and drafting documents for leadership and/or other stakeholders

Additional Requirements

• This position requires an existing Public Trust or the ability to obtain one.
• This position is remote.

Total Rewards at GDIT

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

The likely salary range for this position is $81,349 - $94,875. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Our Identity Verification Process

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

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