Senior Program Advisor

Location & Details

Location: Washington, DC Remote Work: No Clearance: Secret Work Status: Part-Time Travel Requirements: This position is not expected to travel on a regular basis.

ATSG is actively seeking candidates for a potential upcoming contract. This position is contingent upon award, and hiring decisions will be finalized once the contract is granted.

The U.S. Department of State is the lead institution for the conduct of American diplomacy and the Secretary of State is the President’s principal foreign policy advisor. The Department of State’s mission is to advance U.S. national security interests, fight terrorism, protect U.S. interests abroad, and implement foreign policy initiatives that build a freer, prosperous, and secure world.

The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) keeps Americans safe at home by countering international crime, illegal drugs, and instability abroad. INL helps countries deliver justice and fairness by strengthening their police, courts, and corrections systems. These efforts reduce the amount of crime and illegal drugs reaching U.S. shores. INL’s Office of Africa and the Middle East (INL/AME) is responsible for the development, supervision, coordination, and implementation of international narcotics control and anti‑crime foreign assistance activities and policy for Africa and the Middle East.

The purpose of this part‑time Third‑Party Contract (TPC) is to provide an experienced Senior Program Advisor who shall be ready to extend subject matter expertise to INL/AME on current and future U.S. assistance efforts in the Palestinian territories. Specifically, the Advisor will assist in the planning and implementation of relevant security and criminal justice programs in the West Bank, as well as advise INL on security issues in the broader region.

The Senior Program Advisor will support INL/AME to advance program goals and objectives by conducting analysis, drafting documents, responding to requests for information, organizing and attending meetings, and liaising with Department and interagency counterparts, physically located at two sites:
Main State (HST) and Columbia Plaza (SA‑1).

The period of performance for this order will be one (01) year from the date of award with the option to extend for six (06) months subject to performance, need, and funding.

• Serves as the primary advisory resource for the INL/AME West Bank Team, ensuring that the Director and Team Lead are apprised of all matters relating to INL programs in the Palestinian territories.
• Provides senior‑level advisory support for INL’s West Bank program, including navigating the complexities of politics and programming in an insecure, volatile, and politically charged environment; takes lessons learned from previous INL programming and helps develop strategies to support INL engagement.
• Provides senior‑level advisory support for establishing new, medium‑to‑large‑scale programs for INL that includes a variety of complex INL mechanisms.
• Utilizing subject matter expertise, aids in drafting a variety of technical, programmatic, policy, funding, and informational memoranda and letters; provides input to the Team Lead as a subject matter expert regarding Congressional testimony, inquiries, or reports; press guidance; and interagency, bilateral and multilateral agreements, in accordance with Department policies and regulations and relevant legislation.
• Provides expert guidance to assist in implementing, monitoring, and evaluating U.S. foreign policy directives related to INL projects being carried out in the Palestinian territories.
• Conducts research and makes recommendations to Team Lead regarding the management of programs.
• Reviews and analyzes policy, intelligence, and programmatic documents and makes recommendations based on findings.
• Aids in conducting program reviews and assessments of new and ongoing programs and makes recommendations based on findings.
• Aids in reviewing budgets and providing program estimates to determine funding requirements and whether funding is warranted and available.
• Supports liaison efforts…