Senior Facilities Strategy & Policy Analyst

Analytic Services Inc; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ANSER seeks a Senior Facilities Strategy & Policy Analyst to support WHS Facilities Services Directorate. You will provide senior-level analytical, policy, writing, and staff support to FSD leadership, shaping lifecycle facility management and the DoW workspace for high-level DoW and other U.S.

government stakeholders. You will synthesize information from diverse stakeholders, draft executive-level documents, and drive policy initiatives while ensuring DoW style and branding standards are

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret security clearance.
• Experience supporting senior general or flag officers and/or SES within the DoW.
• Experience researching, authoring, editing, and reviewing official government documents and executive-level staff packages.
• Knowledge of DoW/OSW policies, priorities, strategies, organizational structures, and missions.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive analysis and subject matter expertise across FSD initiatives and mission requirements.
• Support Directors and Deputy Directors in executing projects and advancing priorities.
• Represent FSD in interagency and external working groups and task forces.
• Coordinate with DoW offices and external stakeholders to promote policy alignment and consistency.
• Draft decision memoranda, directive memoranda, and executive-level correspondence for leadership review.

Skills

Oral & written communication

Independent work

Project ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Masters degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)

Job description

Company Overview

ANSER enhances national and homeland security by strengthening public institutions. We provide thought leadership for complex issues through independent analysis, and we deliver practical, useful solutions. ANSER values collaboration, integrity, and initiative and we are client focused in all that we do. Because we were established for the purpose of public service and not for profit, we measure our success in the impact of our service.

Position Overview

ANSER is seeking a Senior Facilities Strategy & Policy Analyst to support the Washington Headquarters Service (WHS) Facilities Services Directorate (FSD). In this key role, you will provide senior-level analytical, policy, writing, and staff support to FSD leadership while contributing to initiatives that support lifecycle facility management and the day-to-day working environment for senior Department of War (DoW) and other U.S. Government stakeholders.

Day to Day Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive analysis and subject matter expertise across a broad range of FSD initiatives and mission requirements.
• Support the Director and Deputy Director of FSD in executing projects, developing solutions, and advancing organizational priorities.
• Represent FSD in interagency, departmental, and external working groups, committees, and task forces.
• Coordinate with Office of the Secretary of War, military service, and external stakeholders to promote policy alignment and consistency.
• Research, organize, author, edit, and review executive-level staff packages, including letters, memoranda, reports, guidance documents, issuances, strategies, and other official correspondence.
• Synthesize information and data from disparate stakeholders and adjudicate conflicting information to identify common themes, connections, and appropriate courses of action.
• Identify root-cause issues and develop innovative solutions to complex business and organizational challenges.
• Author draft decision and directive memoranda and other executive-level correspondence for senior leadership review and signature.
• Apply Department of War (DoW) correspondence requirements, guides, manuals, and style standards to official documents and written packages.
• Manage revisions and updates to official materials to maintain consistency with established DoW style, branding, and messaging standards.
• Translate complex technical and organizational information into clear, logical, and actionable written products for senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Carry assigned projects and initiatives through completion or appropriate transition and perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Active Top Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• 20+ years of experience supporting senior general or flag officers and/or SES officials within the DoW. Will accept 15 years of experience with a Masters degree.
• Comprehensive knowledge of DoW and OSW policies, priorities, strategies, organizational structures, and missions.
• Experience researching, analyzing, authoring, editing, and reviewing official government documents and executive-level staff packages.
• Experience developing decision memoranda, directive memoranda, correspondence, reports, guidance documents, strategies, or similar executive-level products.
• Experience synthesizing information from multiple stakeholders and resolving or reconciling disparate information into cohesive products.
• Experience applying DoW correspondence requirements, guides, manuals, and style standards.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical information into clear, concise language.
• Professionalism and tact when working with senior Department of War leadership, military personnel, civilian officials, and external stakeholders.
• High emotional intelligence and the ability to foster productive relationships across diverse military and civilian organizations.
• Ability to work independently, understand organizational requirements, and take appropriate action on behalf of the organization.
• Demonstrated ownership of projects and initiatives from inception through completion or transition.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with ANSER, please call 703-416-2000 or e-mail [e-mail]

ANSER is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We seek individuals from a broad variety of backgrounds with varying levels of experience who have a desire to do meaningful work. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.