Program Specialist – Science Advisor; Secret Clearance Required

Description

ATSI is seeking a Program Specialist to support the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global in the execution of science and technology (S&T) program tasking. This position directly supports the ONR Global Science Advisor (SA) Program Manager and will serve as a strategic partner to senior leadership, program leadership, and management teams for fleet S&T engagements, warfighter capability development, and corporate communications.

This candidate must be familiar with Navy and Marine Corps capability needs and possess a strong background in program and project support, strategic planning, and organizational support for high-level initiatives.

• Track and recommend solutions to concurrent, complex business challenges requiring sensitive coordination with ONR Global staff, ONR staff, and members of the Naval Research and Development Establishment (&DE).
• Support the ONR Global SA Program Manager in representing the SA Program at various engagements (S&T events, executive meetings, workshops, and office engagements), to include scheduling, planning, executing, recording, and reporting requirements.
• Provide project leadership and coordination of programmatic, administrative, and logistical support to the SA Program Manager in key functional areas, to include but not limited to:
  • SA Reporting – direct, coordinate, review, consolidate, and distribute SA classified and unclassified reporting requirements (weekly, monthly, annual).
  • SA Rotation – track and facilitate SA rotation schedule, to include recruitment, hiring, and orientation requirements for incoming advisors.
  • S&T Industry Engagement Lead – plan, schedule, and coordinate the execution of yearly engagements with Warfare Centers, defense laboratories, university research centers, and S&T industry, to include travel, logistical, and security requirements.
  • ONR Global S&T Engagement Lead – plan, schedule, and coordinate the execution of yearly global S&T engagements with internal/external collaborators, to include travel, logistical, and security requirements.
  • Leadership Engagement – plan, schedule, and coordinate the execution of SA Reviews (monthly/quarterly) with the Chief of Naval Research and key Office of Naval Research Department Heads, to include logistical and security requirements.
• Manage and maintain SA Program documentation (within 72 hours) in all ONR Global IT repositories (systems, drives) to include SA Program tracking documents, spread sheets, briefing materials, media releases, and contact information (for SA’s and external POCs).
• Provide business administration services in support of the SA Program, to include professional communications (written and verbal) with internal and external stakeholders ensuring accurate exchanges between parties, coordinate tasks and actions, attend meetings, draft meeting notes, communicate and clarify SA Program Manager guidance and feedback. Interact and coordinate actions with multiple offices and teams in support of ONR Global and SA Program engagements, including Corporate Communications Teams, Security, Legal, and Facility Management offices.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and possess an active DoW Secret Security Clearance.
• Bachelor's degree and seven (7) years of relevant work experience in U.S. Government S&T program support. Applicants may have an Associate’s degree with 10 years of relevant work experience in U.S. Government S&T program support.
• Demonstrated proficiency in managing customer requirements across a broad range of tasks including briefing preparation, maintaining administration history and supporting the administration, execution and evaluation of management programs.
• Professional maturity to professionally interact daily with 0-6/GS-15 level…