Senior Program Analyst - Federal Programs Strategy

Kundlas-Consulting-Group-LLC; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Kundlas Consulting Group LLC is seeking a Senior Program Analyst to deliver high-level program evaluation, management analysis, and strategic planning for federal programs. The role advises leadership on complex initiatives, risk management, and governance to improve mission delivery.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience leading program assessments, integrating financial data, and guiding cross-functional teams through complex management challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, management, project management, data analytics, finance, political science, organizational leadership, or a related field preferred; relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Seven or more years of experience supporting program analysis, management analysis, strategic planning, performance management, organizational assessments, business-process improvement, or related federal program support functions.
• Experience leading program evaluations, management studies, operational reviews, organizational assessments, or cross-functional analytical projects.
• Strong understanding of federal program management, performance measurement, strategic planning, governance processes, risk analysis, and evidence-based decision making.
• Ability to evaluate complex management processes, organizational structures, policies, procedures, business systems, and operating frameworks.
• Experience developing executive-level reports, dashboards, decision memoranda, strategic assessments, analytical summaries, and leadership briefings.
• Ability to integrate budgetary, financial, operational, and performance information to support leadership decision making.
• Experience reviewing analytical work products and providing technical guidance, quality control, and recommendations to junior or mid-level personnel.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present findings, risks, recommendations, and strategic options to senior leadership.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
• U.S. citizenship may be required depending on client or contract requirements.
• Ability to pass background checks, suitability requirements, or security clearance requirements, as required by the client or contract.

Responsibilities

• Lead comprehensive program evaluations, management studies, organizational assessments, and operational reviews involving complex or cross-functional programs.
• Evaluate program effectiveness, efficiency, economy, and alignment with strategic and organizational priorities.
• Assess complex management processes, organizational structures, business systems, governance mechanisms, policies, and operating procedures.
• Develop strategic recommendations for improving program effectiveness, operational performance, resource utilization, accountability, and mission delivery.
• Serve as a senior advisor to leadership regarding major program initiatives, policies, organizational changes, and management issues.
• Develop and evaluate policies, procedures, guidance, management frameworks, and implementation plans.
• Lead the development of proposals for significant business-process changes, organizational improvements, modernization initiatives, and management reforms.
• Evaluate proposed program and policy changes for potential impacts on resources, operations, stakeholders, performance, risk, and organizational capacity.
• Develop performance-management frameworks linking strategic objectives with program goals, performance measures, performance targets, milestones, outputs, and outcomes.
• Analyze performance information to identify trends, program challenges, risks to achieving strategic objectives, and opportunities for corrective action.
• Support Quarterly Status Reviews, Strategic Objective Reviews, organizational assessments, annual performance planning, and performance reporting when applicable.
• Lead development of executive-level briefings, decision memoranda, analytical reports, dashboards, management recommendations, and strategic assessments.
• Integrate budgetary, financial, operational, and performance information to provide comprehensive leadership decision support.
• Assess program portfolios for performance gaps, emerging risks, organizational dependencies, resource constraints, and competing priorities.
• Lead cross-organizational initiatives involving multiple program offices, functional areas, government organizations, and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate senior-level working groups, governance meetings, program reviews, and strategic-planning sessions.
• Develop or review legislative recommendations, policy analyses, implementation strategies, and responses to senior-level inquiries when required.
• Establish methods to improve data collection, information management, automated reporting, performance monitoring, and management visibility.
• Review program-analysis products prepared by junior and mid-level personnel and provide technical direction, quality control, and analytical guidance.
• Ensure recommendations are supported by defensible quantitative analysis, qualitative analysis, documented evidence, performance information, risk assessment, and sound reasoning.
• Prepare executive summaries, issue papers, strategic recommendations, action-item trackers, meeting materials, and leadership updates related to program performance and organizational priorities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen program accountability, operational efficiency, reporting accuracy, governance, stakeholder coordination, and mission outcomes.

Skills

Program analysis

Management analysis

Strategic planning

Performance management

Governance support

Executive reporting

Data integration

Cross-functional leadership

Leadership briefing

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Power BI

SharePoint

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)

Job description

Kundlas Consulting Group LLC is seeking a Senior Program Analyst to deliver high-level program evaluation, management analysis, and strategic planning for federal programs. The role advises leadership on complex initiatives, risk management, and governance to improve mission delivery.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience leading program assessments, integrating financial data, and guiding cross-functional teams through complex management challenges.