Strategic Workforce Architect for DoD Acquisition - Part Time

MDW Associates; Fort Belvoir (VA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

MDW Associates in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, seeks a part-time Senior Advisor for Acquisition Workforce Development to strengthen onboarding, training, retention, and knowledge transfer within a large NGA-focused program.

The role requires a decade of experience, DoD/IC exposure, and collaboration with recruiting, HR, security, and quality teams. This hybrid position emphasizes leadership and continuous improvement across the contractor workforce.

Qualifications

• Ten+ years in workforce development, training program management, or related field.
• Experience supporting large DoD/Intelligence Community or federal services programs.
• Experience managing training, certification, or professional development requirements for a large workforce.
• Experience conducting training needs assessments and implementing corrective actions.
• Ability to translate workforce data into management priorities and metrics.
• Experience coordinating across program leadership, HR, security, and partner orgs.
• Strong written and verbal communication for senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Develop workforce readiness and training approaches aligned with program requirements.
• Create competency profiles linking positions with required experience and training.
• Assess training needs and recommend development actions.
• Monitor training and readiness milestones and identify gaps early.
• Develop workforce metrics and dashboards on onboarding, retention, and coverage.
• Advise leadership on workforce risks and mitigation opportunities.
• Coordinate with recruiting and HR to improve onboarding and retention strategies.
• Develop cross-training and succession plans for critical functions.
• Track corrective training actions with quality and functional leads.
• Provide inputs to management reviews and program-management products.

Skills

Workforce development

Program management

Organizational readiness

Human capital

Briefing skills

Communication

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

MDW Associates in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, seeks a part-time Senior Advisor for Acquisition Workforce Development to strengthen onboarding, training, retention, and knowledge transfer within a large NGA-focused program.

The role requires a decade of experience, DoD/IC exposure, and collaboration with recruiting, HR, security, and quality teams. This hybrid position emphasizes leadership and continuous improvement across the contractor workforce.