Role Description
This project will provide a broad range of assessment, monitoring, and evaluation (AM&E) support to DSCA. Project tasks will include:
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Desk and field research
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Analysis
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Data collection and visualization
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Strategy development
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Policy writing and coordination
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AM&E capacity building
AM&E Analysts II will support the design, coordination, conduct, and reporting of Security Cooperation analyses. They will work with key stakeholders to ensure efforts stay up to date with emerging AM&E techniques, tools, and approaches in specific subject matter. Key responsibilities include:
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Supporting the leadership team in identifying priorities and solutions to problems
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Providing qualitative and quantitative analysis of security cooperation programs
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Assisting with the development of indicators and metrics that enable evaluation of security cooperation programs
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Drafting reports, presentations, and other deliverables for senior leadership review
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Supporting the design and development of visual graphics (e.g., illustrations, layouts, designs) that distills key information in a clear, concise manner
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Supporting the development and maintenance of project processes and plans
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Travel up to 25-50% domestically and internationally as determined by client and portfolio requirements and demands on regional team
Qualifications
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Bachelorβs degree
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Four (4) years of AM&E experience, including:
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Analyzing and summarizing disparate information in a clear and concise manner
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Drafting data collection methodologies
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Creating organizational work plans based on higher-level goals
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Leading and coordinating multiple offices through multiple step processes without being a direct supervisor
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Supporting staff with a variety of levels of knowledge and capabilities
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Strong oral and written communication skills to deal effectively with mid and high-level partner contacts, the host government, and local communities
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Ability to apply government agency regulations and procedures related to controlled unclassified information and foreign disclosure to daily work requirements
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Excellent computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheet programs, and database management
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Seven (7) years of AM&E or capability-based-assessment (CBA) or other types of experience in one or more of the following subject matters:
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Counterterrorism operations
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Counter-weapons of mass destruction operations
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Counter-illicit drug trafficking operations
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Counter-transnational organized crime operations
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Maritime and border security operations
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Military intelligence operations
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Operations or activities that contribute to an international coalition operation that is determined by the Secretary to be in the national interest of the United States
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Air domain awareness operations
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Cyberspace security and defensive cyberspace operations
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Humanitarian assistance and demining
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Small-scale construction associated with any of the above mission areas
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Security Sector Governance
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DoD Secret clearance
Preferred Qualifications
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Two (2) years of experience assessing, developing, mapping, and improving business processes
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Five (5) years of experience and knowledge of public policy and operations
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Five (5) years of experience planning, designing, and implementing assessment, monitoring, and evaluation programs or projects in the security sector for a national organization, an NGO/IGO, the UN, or private industry
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Masterβs degree (or higher) and formal training or education in the field of assessment, monitoring, and evaluation
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One to three (1-3) years of experience planning, executing, or overseeing policy of guidance for SC activities implemented under sections 332, 333, 1263, 342, 345, 401, or 2561 of Title 10, Chapter 16
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Currently located in Hawaii or in the National Capital Region (NCR)
Benefits
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Medical and prescription drug coverage:
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A choice of three UnitedHealthcare medical plans, with coverage options for employees and eligible dependents.
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Dental insurance:
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Dental coverage for employees and eligible dependents, including preventive, basic, major, and orthodontic services, subject to plan limits.
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Company-paid vision insurance:
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Vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents, with premiums paid in full by Dexis.
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Employer-funded health reimbursement arrangement (HRA):
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Employees who enroll in the Silver HRA medical plan receive an employer-funded HRA to help pay eligible in-network deductible expenses.
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Company-paid life and disability insurance:
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Basic life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, plus short-term and long-term disability coverage.
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Optional supplemental insurance:
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Voluntary supplemental life and AD&D insurance options, including life insurance options for eligible dependents.
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Employee Assistance Program (EAP):
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Company-paid access to confidential counseling and legal and financial support resources for employees and their families.
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Health and wellness resources:
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Virtual care, behavioral health resources, and wellness programs available through the medical plan.
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Benefits assistance:
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Personalized support with benefit enrollment, coverage questions, claims, and finding providers through the Employee Care Center.