Project Analyst – DTRA​/CTR

The Project Analyst works directly with client Program Managers (PM) as well as other Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) personnel contributing to the implementation of the Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP) 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.

The Project Analyst is primarily a project management role that supports implementation of Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) 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 advise the client in advance.

This role requires a thorough understanding of the BTRP 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.

The role requires excellent communication and teamwork skills, the ability to support government clients to achieve strategic objectives without losing sight of detail, and the ability to keep track of formal and informal taskers while delivering necessary advisory and assistance services in support of multiple, competing priorities. The PL is expected to partner with the government PMs as well as A&AS counterparts and be a reliable source of advice and assistance.

Project Analysts report to the Division Lead. PAs’ primary client interfaces are the Country, Regional, Science, and other government Managers within Integrated Project Teams (IPTs).

NOTE: PA positions are about equal parts acquisition and project management. We are looking for examples of direct experience in ‘planning, acquiring, implementing, and operating’; and more specifically for CTR – the ability to explain the full lifecycle support starting from requirements development, market research, development of initial acquisition strategy, development of Statements of Work or SOO’s, PR package development, experience with down selects, contract monitoring, contract close out, etc.

The candidate does not need to be an expert in all of the above, but the ability to walk through at least some of it is needed.

Project Analysts work across government and A&AS teams to support the BTRP mission through:

• 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.

Project Analysts are 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.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Be familiar with and leverage the full spectrum of expertise available in the A&AS community, applying the IPT construct.
• Provide project management support…