Position Title: Force Development Analyst
Customer: HQDA, G8, Force Development Directorate
Location: 1400 Defense Pentagon, Arlington, VA 22202
Clearance Required: SECRET clearance
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An FDP Analyst is required to support the Headquarters Department of the Army, G8, Force Development Directorate and the Transparency Team. The Army Transparency requirement is to track equipment from programming to budgeting to procurement to delivery and receipt at unit level. The FDP Analyst shall support this effort by collecting, analyzing and documenting data. Analyst shall draft timely information papers, decision papers, weekly Director's notes, executive summaries, briefings for Senior Army leadership, coordinate documentation as required with other Army Staff elements, Army Command (AC), Army Service Component Command (ASCC), Direct Reporting Unit (DRU), other services and DoD staff, develop professional briefing packages, and prepare draft responses to taskers as needed.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide quality control assessments of Transparency data collection and submit a report quarterly to FDP leadership and the Transparency IPT. During the Quality Control Review phase the recommended status rating will be updated every other day and presented to the Government, electronically.
- Reconcile differences between expected fielding and recorded deliveries, conducti updates on reconciliation of expected fielding quantities; and track requirements, acquisition, and deliveries.
- Assist in collecting, analyzing, documenting and reporting financial and equipment procurement data as it relates to the Equipment Transparency Report (ETR). This assistance will include an assessment of how current year funding changes impact the Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve equipment projections.
- Prepare summary data using the data collection files and the ETR to show progress in meeting equipment delivery targets by component each quarter. Summary data will be in the form of bar charts, graphs and/or excel data tables.
- Draft the Annual Transparency Data Collection Tasking Memo, review the Letter of Instruction (LOI) for necessary changes annually, coordinate with the government lead and AE2S-M automation team for issues and required capability upgrades in support of data collection, and prepare documents for formal staffing.
- Quarterly, shall prepare and make recommended changes to training materials and present for approval no later than 30 days prior to the beginning of the data collection phase and in support of semi-annual SSO Training materials shall explain the transparency initiative, purpose of the data collection, access to and means of using the automated tools, plus policy and procedures for data collection. The materials will include any automation changes, the format of the data collection files, quality control trends, quality control reviews and the ETR.
EDUCATION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor's degree. Have a minimum of four (4) years of experience and expertise in Force Development duties. Experience may be obtained at varying levels of Army organizations, but candidates should have experience at most senior levels of the Army such as HQDA, MACOMs, or Army Service Component Commands. Must have a Secret clearance. Must possess superior skills in Microsoft Excel to enable manipulation of large amounts of data and managing databases (especially Excel w/ pivot tables) and being skilled performing data analytics. Must be familiar with acquisition and programming (to include budget exhibits).
Job Types: Contract, Full-time
Pay: $100,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
Experience:
- Army HQDA: 2 years (Preferred)
- Equipment tracking, programming & budgeting: 2 years (Required)
Security clearance:
Work Location: In person