Senior Analyst

DAWSON is a Native Hawaiian global business enterprise serving the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal government clients while benefit ting the Native Hawaiian community.

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This position acts as a high-level expert, leveraging complex data to drive business decisions, lead projects, and provide actionable recommendations. The work for this position will be conducted on site NGB TARC Arlington, VA.

• Collect and assess State ISPs from the respective JFHQs-State quarterly to ensure integration with CCMD campaign and contingency plans
• Consult with State planners to ensure plans are standardized, integrated, and synchronized with JP 5-0
• Assist with evaluating ISPs by participating in wargaming, workshops, or events
• Provide analysis and recommendations
• Facilitate and coordinate working group meetings, draft and distribute meeting invitations to attendees, as determined by the government
• Observe and take notes during meetings, ensuring accurate tracking of the issues, concerns, requests for information (RFIs), tasks, and responsibilities
• Conduct background research, strategic estimates, strategic guidance assessments, and data analysis to inform the NGB-J5-J on National Guard matters
• Analyze guidance, documents, senior leader meetings, and working groups relevant to the Joint Strategic Planning System (JSPS)
• Perform comparative analysis of the documents as well as NGB’s inputs to those documents from previous years
• Support the development of NGB strategic communications and congressional reports
• Contact CNGB strategic communications POC to receive written guidance on specific public affairs and information requirements to be included in the NGB strategic communications, and congressional reports
• Provide analysis of policy statements, speeches, and publications made by Government officials to assess their impact on the National Guard’s interests within the JSPS
• Analyze policy statements, speeches, and strategic publications made verbally or in writing by government officials
• Incorporate insights and implications for key documents of analysis
• Conduct ongoing research and analysis of strategic documents addressing emergent topics and security challenges
• Support the NGB J5-J by scheduling, coordinating, and participating in J5-J related meetings, reviews, and workshops to ensure situational awareness and actionable outcomes
• Perform plan development and review functions for the NGB-J5-J
• Research and analyze information to prepare the NGB-J5-J for CNGB/VCNGB participation
• Provide analysis of discussion topics, including outlining National Guard equities and highlighting potential talking points for senior leaders
• Review CCMD Campaign Plans based on NGB-J5 priorities and provide recommendations to the NGB-J5-J regarding National Guard equities and their incorporation into National Guard enterprise planning
• Conduct an annual assessment of CCMD Campaign Plans to identify necessary changes and propose updates to the NGB-J5-J
• Research, analyze, and provide recommendations for assigned ETMS2 tasks
• Provide trip reports for travel conducted in accordance with approved tasks

• 10 years Plans/Analyst experience
• Master’s Degree preferred
• TS clearance
• Knowledge of NG plans and operations
• Joint Planners Course or equivalent
• CGSC/ILE or equivalent

DAWSON is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/VEVRAA federal contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability…