Action Officer / Business Operations Strategic Planner

Executive secretariat functions; correspondence control, managing, coordinating, routing all staffing packages for approvals for the GIES directorate. - quality assurance on all products prior to dissemination. - assist government site/office managers with administration and operational activities such as facilities management, security management, escorting visitors, records management, on-boarding/off-ramping of GIES personnel, and communication management. - Provide business process management analysis support by assessing current GIES processes, analyzing them for effectiveness, highlighting potential bottlenecks, roadblocks, and major problem areas, including mitigation and streamlining recommendations. - Provide recommendations for business process improvements, develop and execute implementation plans. - Develop and maintain standard operating procedures and GIES operations. - Develop, manage, and provide business processes and procedures training. - Provide task management support by developing a mechanism for tracking all GIES taskers from initiation through to closure. - Provide effective financial management – create/manage comprehensive budgets, prepare/present financial reports to stakeholders, implement strategies to monitor/control expenses, identify cost-saving opportunities, ensure financial regulation adherence, assess risks, develop mitigation strategies, align financial management with overall objectives. - Analyze and assess statues, congressional affairs actions, and other congressional matters for impact on GIES. Coordinate, consolidate and draft responses to congressional letters, inquiries, and requirements for GIES. Required Qualifications:

Active TOP SECRET/SCI eligible clearance

Bachelor’s degree

4 + years’ relevant business operations and front office experience

Experience preparing and conducting business analyses and studies, needs assessments, requirements analysis/definition, and cost/benefit analyses to align business systems, solutions and initiatives. - Experience preparing forecasts, analyzing trends, and reporting regulations and business conditions. - Experience developing and analyzing metrics, performance measurements, requirements, reports and recommendations related to management, organizational structure, policy/procedures and business systems. - Experience identifying potential business risks, such as business performance, business and economic case analysis, internal control, and enterprise risk assessment. - Prior experience with employing an agile, coordinated, responsive, and flexible approach to supporting Government leads responses to GIES ad-hoc assignments. This includes establishing a working timeline, using industry best/proven practices to understand the problem and objective, collecting data, considering alternatives, and providing output or recommendations. Preferred Qualifications:

Strong interpersonal/social skills

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Demonstrated experience operating within the Department of Defense (DoD), the Industrial Base Policy or a similar, strategic-level staff environment

Proven ability to brief, interact with, and provide counsel to senior military leaders, including Flag and General Officers

Experience supporting on-site implementation of project plans and process improvement initiates ensuring objectives are met. - Professional certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) a Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt or higher) or a recognized equivalent with a track record of driving successful process improvement initiatives. We seek individuals from a broad variety of backgrounds with varying levels of experience who have a desire to do meaningful work.