DoD Issuance/Policy Analyst - ANSER

Company Overview:

ANSER enhances national and homeland security by strengthening public institutions. We provide thought leadership for complex issues through independent analysis and we deliver practical, useful solutions. ANSER values collaboration, integrity, and initiative and we are client focused in all that we do. Because we were established for the purpose of public service and not for profit, we measure our success in the impact of our service.

Position Summary:

Analytic Services Inc. (ANSER) is seeking an Issuance Policy Analyst. You will support the OSD Office of the Director of Administration and Management (ODA&M) Organizational and Management Policy (O&MP) Directorate. Specifically, this position supports the Directorate’s leadership as the DA&M Primary Issuance Focal Point, providing editorial, analytic, and operational support in accordance with the DoD Issuances Program. This includes day-to-day assistance within all facets of the ODA&M, Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) and Washington Headquarter Services (WHS) issuance process throughout the development, staffing, and publication of issuance packages.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Support DoD issuances, including creating a new issuance, reissuing an existing one, or changing or cancelling an issuance
• Work with the five stages and the associated substages of the issuance process
• Serve as a liaison with knowledge of the current DoD functions and organization, including working knowledge of applicable issuances, among them are:
  • DoDD 5105.53, “Director of Administration and Management”
  • DoDD 5100.01, “Functions of the Department of Defense and Its Major Components”
  • DoDD 5101.1, “DoD Executive Agent”
  • DoDD 5105.79, “DoD Senior Governance Councils”
• Support the adjudication and processing of official DoD documents, such as DoD directives, DoD instructions, Administrative Instructions often in highly pressurized timeframes throughout all stages of the DoD Issuance Process.
• Coordinate with external stakeholders to ensure timely and responsive completion of tasks within the WHS Directives Portal System.
• Provide staff coordination requests via the Correspondence and Task Management System (CATMS).
• Advise government personnel in correctly preparing documentation in accordance with all relevant standards, such as: DoD Issuances Style Guide, Issuance Process Checklist, and Special Considerations Checklist.
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Plan of Action Milestones (PO&AMs) templates and customizable briefing slides to aid in the training and preparation of the DoD Issuances Process.
• Develop formulation and dissemination involving DoD Issuance
• Edit and proofread all government documentation related to the creation or review of issuances to ensure accuracy, clarity, and conformance to templates and standards, such as DoD 5110.04-M, “DoD Manual for Written Material” and DoD Issuances Style Guide
• Track the currency of published issuances and creation of new DoD Issuances.
• Create metrics, maintain, track, and report on all pending actions related to issuances.
• Support special projects as assigned by the Director or Deputy Director, O&MP.

Required Qualifications:

• Active Secret Clearance
• 8 years of DoD Issuances relevant experience with the development, Principal-level staffing, and General Counsel of the DoD coordination efforts to obtain Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary of Defense, or Component head-level approval.
• Master’s degree
• Highly proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite of applications, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Completion of relevant WHS Directives Division training classes: 1) DoD Issuances Process Class and 2) Writing DoD Issuances Class prior to date of hire or within one month of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge and understanding of the DoD 5110.04-M, “DoD Manual for Written Material” Volumes 1 and 2, DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5025.01, "DoD Issuances Program," “Processing ODA&M Issuances”, and associated forms used throughout the ODA&M issuance process.
• Knowledge of the current DoD functions and organization, including working knowledge of applicable issuances.
• High level of proficiency of the English language, both written and oral.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with ANSER, please call 703-416-2000 or e-mail Recruiting@anser.org.

ANSER is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We seek individuals from a broad variety of backgrounds with varying levels of experience who have a desire to do meaningful work. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, color, gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.