Senior Advisor

The Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies (FOCs) has a potential need for a Senior Advisor to provide support for our government customer in Orlando, FL.

• Maintain an understanding of program acquisition strategies with emphasis on cost, schedule, and performance and attend organizational business reviews and meetings to support planning and execution of MST PMO programs and ensure early identification of execution risks.
• Assemble information on the budget, schedule, and performance, of MST PMO managed customer efforts for MST PMO presentation to the Customer, proponent, and combat developer.
• Collect information from the Customer for MST PMO and disseminate authorized information to performing Contractors in a timely manner, in order to maintain the contracted cost, schedule and performance.
• Immediately identify any problems, when obtaining information from the customer, to the lead engineer and project director for the effort.
• Provide feedback to MST PMO Assistant Program Managers (APM) on the level of effort required to support the Customer.
• Assist MST PMO with liaison and attendance at conferences and meetings with DHA, The Joint Program Committee-6 (JPC-6), The Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), the Services, representatives from the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs;
  Simulation & Training Technology Center (STTC) personnel; and other officials and groups.
• Assist with awareness of program planning and programming actions, resolution of problems and issues to limit impacts on program cost, schedule and performance; and collect and coordinate pertinent data from multiple points of contact for organization use and action.
• Evaluate data for sufficient, current information and assist in providing ready, accurate and complete responses to inquiries from the office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Office of Management and Budget (OMB);
  Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS);
  Congress; other Depart of Defense (DoD) agencies; and other Service Headquarters.
• Support MST PMO attendance at conferences where MST PMO products are showcased for Department of Defense (DoD) and potential customers.
• Support MST PMO in the preparation, review and coordination of documentation for submission to the Services, OSD, OMB, DHA and Congress to support and defend positions on specific program matters.
• Assist with the development of supporting documentation and statements on the impact of policy, program and budget changes to the organization and its operations.
• Attend Program Management Reviews (PMRs) and meetings to keep abreast of programs and ensure early identification of problem areas.
• Collect and consolidate data from internal and liaison activities and prepare information packages for MST PMO.
• Assist MST PMO with the preparation, justification, and coordination of funding requirements; program documentation in support of the budget process; and monitoring of programs for executability and compliance with established program decisions.
• Assist MST PMO with preparation and coordination of Unfunded Requirement (UFR) requests and impact statements (approximately 3-4 annually).
• Assist MST PMO with preparation of detailed briefings and information papers for government presentation to senior leadership, OSD, OMB, DHA and Congressional staff.
• Monitor acquisition policy, program and budget actions, and analyze trends, policies and actions for Congress, OSD, OMB, HQDA, DHA, other Service Headquarters and other DoD agencies for effects on the organization, and report pertinent developments.
• Recommend courses of action related to materiel acquisition.
• Assist the organization’s strategic planning efforts with recommendations and guidance pertaining to joint support activities across the full spectrum of DHA, Combatant Commands, Service, and OSD Staffs.
• Review existing strategic planning and related documentation and assist in the development of organizational goals and objectives.
• Identify strategic and operational requirements effecting Joint/Army Staff and provide analysis and recommendations concerning how MST PMO can most effectively meet strategic goals and objectives.
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