Senior Policy Analyst

ECS; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS in Springfield, VA is seeking a Senior Policy Analyst to support strategic, technical, and administrative policy work. The role includes researching, analyzing, and updating policies, with focus areas in IT and cybersecurity policy, and managing interagency and partner agreements.

The position's responsibilities span NGA alignment and compliance with DoD/IC directives. The contractor will assist with strategic planning and policy management, ensuring policy disclosures and releases

Qualifications

• US Citizenship required.
• Experience with business analytics and metrics reporting.
• Strong policy, planning, and management capabilities.
• Ability to coordinate cross-office and multi-agency engagements.

Responsibilities

• Advise executive leadership on mission goals and objectives.
• Lead strategic planning, policy development, and analytics across NGA and partners.
• Develop agency-level policies in line with leadership direction.
• Manage interagency, international partner, and disclosure agreements.
• Provide business analytics and performance assessments to inform decisions.
• Facilitate cross-office engagements and requirements planning.

Skills

US Citizenship

TS/SCI with CI Poly

Master's degree

Business analytics

Program management

Policy analysis

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in Business or Management

Job description

Job Description

Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Policy Analyst, to work at our Springfield, VA customer site. Note: This position is contingent upon contract award and final acceptance by government customer.

The Senior Policy Analyst role is a broad and multifaceted, spanning strategic, technical, and administrative domains. The core of these positions involves researching, analyzing, and evaluating the impact of changing mission needs and organizational practices to develop, update, and recommend policies. The role's breadth is demonstrated through various specializations, including high-level strategic planning and business analysis for executive management; detailed IT and cybersecurity policy management, including compliance with standards such as NIST SP 800-53; and managing the public and foreign partner release of intelligence, which requires deep knowledge of disclosure and redaction policies. This role can also involve developing and managing interagency agreements, supporting personnel in overseas environments, and effectively communicating and tracking all policies for compliance.

The Senior Policy Analyst will advise and assist with strategic planning, policy, and business analysis, with a focus on providing expert strategic- and operational-level assistance. The contractor will provide business management and strategy support to synchronize GEOINT analytic activities and resources across NGA and its partners. The Senior Policy Analyst will review, document, and create agency-level policies in accordance with senior leadership direction, the DoW, and the IC. The Senior Policy Analyst may also be responsible for developing practices and processes for policy management, international and partner agreements, cross-agency support agreements, disclosure, and release.

Duties May Include

• Support executive management, processes, leadership, and reporting.


• Support NGA requirements and executive management, processes, leadership, and reporting.


• Support Mission Management strategy, development, and execution.


• Develop strategy documentation and guidance to support management processes.


• Facilitate cross-office engagements and requirements planning needs.


• Identify and provide support to business processes and improvements.


• Provide business analytics, metrics, or other analysis to measure success.


• Advise the Government in establishing mission goals and objectives.


• Lead development of strategic planning, business analytics, and operational or performance assessments to help improve the mission and management.


• Facilitate and moderate daily, weekly, and monthly small to large senior-level groups for activities across the NSG and ASG.


• Advise on process/management improvement recommendations and facilitate quality improvement efforts.


• Translate strategic directives or policy into operational specifications.


• Provide assessment and recommendations of new policy or management changes.


• Duties as assigned.

Salary Range: $125,000-145,000

Benefits

General Description of Benefits

Required Skills

• US Citizenship


• Active TS/SCI with willingness and ability to pass CI Poly


• Master’s degree in Business or Management or a related field


• A minimum of 10 years of demonstrated experience with business analytics and metrics reporting, to include program management concepts, processes, and execution


• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution


• Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management)


• Demonstrated experience facilitating multi-office, directorate-wide, cross-organization engagements


• Demonstrated experience with intelligence product lines, production systems/processes, and data sets, to include regional operational intelligence priorities, national strategic intelligence priorities, and related decision-making processes


• Ability to work independently and under pressure


• Problem Identification, Analysis, and Resolution


• Effective communication, both oral and written


• Demonstrated experience implementing strategic objectives and supporting implementation


• Ability to implement effective business practices to increase productivity


• Writing strategic plans, business policies, and business operation objectives


• Working within a collaborative environment, engaging with multiple organizations and personnel


• Gathering research and information from multiple resources and presenting findings in a formal report to senior leaders


• Facilitating, negotiating, and compromising with customers and producers on project scope, deadlines, etc


• Demonstrated experience with the intelligence analysis and production process

Desired Skills

• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly


• Demonstrated experience creating and exercising Policy Life Cycle Management (PLCM) process and procedures, and self-inspection checklists

ECS Federal LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.

Everforth ECS is the federal segment of Everforth, a $4B global organization with over 10,000 employees. Our nearly 3,500 professionals deliver advanced technology solutions in data and AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise transformation, serving defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies. Our work powers mission-critical outcomes, strengthens technology partnerships, and creates meaningful opportunities for our people. We are defined by a commitment to excellence in delivery, a culture of innovation, and an environment where talent can thrive and grow.

We Value

• Attracting and developing top talent and high-performing teams


• Fostering a culture that is engaging, accountable, and mission-driven

Meet the challenge. Make a difference with Everforth ECS!