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The Senior Acquisition Policy SME supports the organization by developing, reviewing, and implementing policy and integration processes to support Air Force space and Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition oversight processes. The Senior Acquisition Policy SME establishes and maintains effective working relationships with customers and other stakeholders of the organization, both internally and externally. The SME thrives in a work environment with high expectations and executes diverse work assignments while maintaining strict attention to detail.
Job Responsibility:
Enabling Assistant Secretary and Space Acquisition Executive (SAE) oversight and decision-making activities, PEO program execution, and oversight efforts of space systems
Providing input and support to the major Air Force and DoD decision support processes, including Air Force and Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) capability requirements processes
Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE)
Defense Acquisition System and Air Force related boards, panels, and processes, including Defense Acquisition Boards (DABs), Acquisition Review Boards (ARBs), Acquisition Strategy Panels (ASPs), Configuration Steering Board (CSBs), Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) determinations and certifications
and acquisition authority delegations
Studying, researching, analyzing, and providing recommendations on requirements, space acquisition strategies, program documentation, program phase transition plans, program integration, and program execution
Providing honest broker assessments of policy compliance for space programs approaching milestone decisions
identifying issues with stated program direction
Reviewing and evaluating the impact of national, DOD, JCS, and civil government policies and activities that affect space acquisition programs and capability areas
Providing short notice, quick-reaction analyses of critical programmatic issues in the context of Congressional, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Staff, Joint Staff, Air Force, FLDCOM/ MAJCOM, and international activities
Providing expert-level insights, research, and analysis for Congressional testimony, reports, Questions for the Record (QFRs), and Requests for Information (RFI)
reviewing and/or preparing responses to Government Accountability Office (GAO), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), DoD Inspector General (IG), and other similar reports
Researching, analyzing, and assessing annual Congressional policy and appropriation bills for impacts to space acquisition programs, policy, and funding
Providing expert-level insights, research, and analysis supporting the development and/or update of DoD issuances and Air Force mission directives, policy directives, instructions, manuals, Program Guidance Letters, Program Action Directives, and similar documents
Developing and refining executive-level briefings, correspondence, presentations, reports, staff packages, and similar products supporting a wide range of DoD and Air Force senior leader decisions, engagements, and processes
Maintaining historical space acquisition policy and process documentation and developing summary documents/briefings and training material
Monitoring on-going studies, analyses, and developmental work relevant to space acquisition policy
Handling confidential and classified (Secret/TS-SCI) information, correspondence, and communications
Any other tasks closely associated with the performance of duties listed above and as coordinated with the contracting officer’s representative
Requirements:
Active Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
Working familiarity with typical HQ staff packages and documentation to include Electronic Staff Summary Sheets (eSSS), buckslips, memoranda, and official letter correspondence
Working familiarity with standard HQ task and correspondence coordination tools to include Task Management Tool (TMT), Enterprise Task Management System-2 (ETMS-2), and Correspondence and Task Management System (CATMS)
Proficiency with using Microsoft Office and other standard computer applications
Experience working successfully with senior executives at multiple organizational levels
Experience fostering stable and productive working relationships that communicate expectations and promote cooperation
Experience communicating effectively and concisely using a variety of styles and techniques appropriate to the audience
Ability to work collaboratively with personnel at all levels of the organization
Executive-level writing and editing skills with strict attention to detail
Ability to adapt to rapidly adjust to changing work environments while maintaining high levels of performance and support
Master’s Degree and over 30 years of relevant work experience in DoD and/or Air Force policy, strategy, military operations, national security activities, space operations and/or space acquisition/integration
Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in math, engineering, business, or the sciences
Nice to have:
Familiarity with Defense Space and National Security Space in the areas of policy, strategy, requirements, capabilities, architectures, programs, acquisition, and operations
Familiarity with civil, commercial and international space capabilities
Experience with AFSPC, SMC, NRO, NASA, NOAA
What we offer:
Company Paid Major Medical Insurance for employees and family members
Dental Insurance for employees and family members
Vision Insurance for employees (employee-paid for family members)
Group Life Insurance
Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
Travel Accident Insurance
Long-Term Disability
Voluntary Short-Term Disability
Supplemental Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Account (pre-tax deferrals for health care expenses)
Money Purchase Pension Plan - 100% Company funded defined contribution retirement plan
Employee Stock Ownership Plan - 100% Company funded discretionary contribution