Strategic Initiative Officer - Mid Level

Strategic Initiatives Officer – Mid

The Strategic Initiatives Officer – Mid, supports directorate-level process realignment and development activities. The officer assists in the development, tracking, and implementation of planning guidance and high-level roadmap strategy for the office, working closely with senior leadership to monitor strategic issues and ensure the successful integration of division-level activities. Supports the development and execution of key strategic initiatives, with a focus on international affairs, space policy, and multinational partnerships.

This role involves tracking partner requirements, processing policy-related actions, providing administrative support for governance frameworks, and mitigating risks posed by emerging commercial and foreign capabilities.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Assist the Director in tracking operational and strategic issues across meeting venues and ensure office leadership is kept apprised of statuses and milestones.
• Monitor and track changes in guidance from the Front Office and develop implementation guidance for the entire directorate.
• Identify, track, understand, and assess multinational-related needs and requirements to enable deepening relationships with international partners.
• Assist office and division leadership in the tracking and management of integrated division-level activities.
• Prepare final versions of guidance and policy documentation for leadership approval.
• Coordinate with leadership to ensure appropriate stakeholders are present at all decision briefs affecting the mission and functions of the directorate.
• Perform research and contribute to the preparation of analytical/technical reports and publications.
• Create and maintain databases, SharePoint sites, summary data, spreadsheets, and graphic documents.
• Assist in the planning and logistical support of multinational engagements, domestically and abroad.
• Identify, track, and assess multinational-related needs and requirements to support international partnerships.
• Process NOAA license actions and prepare IC-wide policy exemptions for approval.
• Assist in the technical development and strategic implementation of various IC policy initiatives for space and international affairs.
• Coordinate National Security Council implementation guidance on commercial imagery policy throughout the IC and DoD.
• Provide administrative support to enable the governance framework and operating structure for multinational initiatives.
• Draft congressional talking points and responses for senior leadership.
• Develop and maintain multiple SharePoint sites for IC/DoD collaboration on matters of commercial imagery and international affairs.
• Assist multinational teams with defining, building, and executing their requirements.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Education:
  
  A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Strategic Intelligence, Business Administration, International Affairs, Public Policy, or a related field.
• Experience:
  
  A minimum of 7 years of demonstrated experience in strategic planning, program management, or policy development within the Intelligence Community or Department of Defense. In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, 10+ years.
• Demonstrated experience in using project management tools, techniques, and processes.
• Demonstrated experience in drafting solutions regarding policy challenges to assist office and agency leadership with multinational engagement.
• Experience in coordinating with senior-level stakeholders and preparing materials for varied audiences.
• Must have a current/active TS/SCI clearance or higher.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Subject matter expert on foreign partner participation in multinational agency initiatives.
• Provide strategic-level decisions and guidance in team environments.
• Support space and remote sensing programs, including DoD, IC, and international space assets and collection capabilities.
• Apply U.S. commercial remote sensing policies and regulatory processes to programs and initiatives.
• Use project management tools, techniques, and processes to drive projects.
• Develop policy solutions and recommendations to address space-related policy challenges.
• Anticipate trends and challenges in national,…