Portfolio Lead

Title

Portfolio Lead (Country/ Regional Lead)

PRO-25-00010

Active

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Fort Belvoir, VA

The annual base salary range for this position $89,383 - $121,305. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. At Sawdey Solution Services, we recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. We will consider several factors when extending an offer to an applicant. These factors include (but are not limited to) the position, associated responsibilities, work experience, education, related training, and related skills.

Fort Belvoir, VA

Yes - When Authorized/Hybrid

The Portfolio Lead (PL) works directly with client Program Managers (PM) as well as other Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) personnel contributing to implementation of the Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP), Chemical Security Program (CSP), and Proliferation Prevention Program (PPP) priorities. They are responsible for ensuring that client deliverables meet quality and schedule requirements. The PLs engage and collaborate with government counterparts on a broad range of activities, including project management;

financial management; quality assurance; knowledge management; partner relationship management; acquisition life-cycle support; new country engagements as well as recurring and pop-up tasks.

PL is primarily a project management role that supports implementation of Global Threat Reduction (GTR) priorities, acquisition plans, and facilitates collaboration across various government and A&AS teams using the Integrated Project Team (IPT) concept. The PL provides or facilitates comprehensive support to ensure the success of the assigned portfolio under the guidance of the associated PM(s). This includes planning ahead to anticipate needed actions and advice the client in advance.

This role requires a thorough understanding of the BTRP, CSP, and PPP priorities mission, nature of biological threats and biological threat reduction approaches, the international nonproliferation regime, and key stakeholders working in the domains of nonproliferation and global health security spanning public and animal health sectors.

PL will report to the Division Lead. PLs' primary client interfaces are the Country, Regional, Science and other government Managers within Integrated Project Teams (IPTs).

• Project-based support advice and assistance: effective management of cost, schedule, and performance of awards as well as planning and execution of acquisitions.
• Ongoing operations advice and assistance: requirements definition/validation as well as all-encompassing support of country/region/program portfolios. Deliverables include the Weekly Activity Report (WAR)/DURC /Annual Report to Congress (ARC) actions, Program Management Reviews (PMRs), Metric Validation Workshop (MVW), Program Objective Memorandum (POM), Country Summaries, Program Budget Management comments, etc.
• Ad hoc tasks: hot taskers, congressional inquiries, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, emergent needs not associated with a specific project and associated tasks.
• Responsible for building relationships with the government counterparts in order to effectively advise on and assist with matters related to the portfolio. PLs are required to understand the limitations and restrictions pertaining to the contractor's role and authorities/responsibilities that qualify as an inherently government function.
• Provide project management support for the full range of BTRP, CSP, and PPP activities in the assigned portfolio, using project management best practices and approved acquisition processes.
• Provide advisory and assistant services with regards to linking activities and objectives to National Strategy, Combatant Command plans, Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), GTR and BTRP, CSP, and PPP priorities, and efforts of Interagency partners.
• Facilitate regular and productive coordination and communication with relevant parties in the government A&AS community and with external stakeholders.
  • Take notes and coordinate action items resulting from meetings.
• Assist and advise government counterparts in defining requirements, formulating end states and plans to reach them, and defining project success factors.
• Assist and advise government PMs, and engage A&AS counterparts, throughout the acquisition lifecycle including but not limited to requirement validation, project idea development, acquisition planning, project initiation, execution and monitoring, and closeout.
• Assist the client in drafting and finalizing materials related to acquisition (e.g., Initial Strategy Session worksheets, Acquisition Strategy Review Documents, Market Research Reports, Statements of Work, Contract Data Requirement Lists, and others as required).
• Facilitate cross-team coordination and…