Strategic War Room Junior Analyst - Na Ali'i Consulting & Sales, LLC.

Nakupuna Consulting is seeking a Junior War Room Analyst to support NAVSEA 04 (Industrial Operations) strategic planning products. This individual will provide direct support to NAVSEA 04’s mission of getting ships to sea and keeping them ready.

The following reflects management’s definition of essential functions for this position.  Management may assign additional duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

• Support the Program Manager and NAVSEA 04 in providing strategic planning ensuring deliverables are accurate and timely, and ensuring the Nakupuna Program Manager and subcontractor team have the strategic direction needed to support the mission and strategy of SEA 04.
• The war room analyst provides support for daily operations of the Naval Shipyard Strategic War Room (NSY-SWR) including maintenance of the War Room storyboard, graphics preparation, and reports to the War Room Manager. Critical duties include but are not limited to:

• Provide program support for War Room layout including graphics design, product development, and drafting of internal and external documents.
• Assisting with development and maintenance of NSY-SWR metrics.
• Coordinating with the NAVSEA initiative owners for metrics transformation.
• Working with NSY-SWR Liaisons to ensure facility appearance is appropriate and walls are up to date.
• Managing NSY-SWR calendar, to include scheduling of internal and external meetings such as NSY-SWR daily stand-up, sync meetings with 00B, SEA 04, SEA 04T, meeting minutes, War Room tours, and working with SEA 04 Executive Assistant to ensure proper scheduling of strategic initiative briefs and events.
• Contributing to knowledge capture and management.
• Updating distribution lists and permissions for NSY-SWR sites including MS TEAMS pages, SharePoint, and calendars.
• Scheduling meetings and sending invitations to participants.
• Maintaining Action Item tracker located on Microsoft TEAMS.
• Maintaining space and material security of the War Room.
• Maintaining emergency procedures within the War Room. Coordinating with SEA 04 to ensure all NSY-SWR staff are included in SEA 04 emergency accountability lists.
• Coordinating with facilities to ensure War Room maintenance.
• Serving as War Room Manager (Acting) when the War Room Manager is unavailable.
• Committing to becoming knowledgeable of historical occurrences and being informed of current events influencing public shipyard maintenance.
• Assist War Room through framing issues, structuring problem statements, optimizing current processes and providing input to develop strategies and implement change management, leveraging subject matter expertise in Acquisition.

• Assist with coordinating engagements with Naval Staff, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research Development and Acquisition, as well as Systems Commands (SYSCOM), Program Executive Offices (PEO) and Directorate for Personnel and Records Management (DRPM), interfacing with client leads to include Flag and Senior Executive Service personnel.
• Assist in providing tours of the NTO War Room to high level officials such as members of the U.S. Congress, Congressional Professional Staff Members, high-level Executives from Industry, Assistant Secretaries of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), the Vice-CNO, and various other Flag and General Offices and Senior Executives within the Department of Defense.
• Assist in providing executive level program management support, technical advice and strategic guidance to plan, coordinate, implement and track change initiatives across acquisition and sustainment workforce, including Naval SYSCOMs, PEOs, and Direct Report PMs.
• Create and/or update databases and spreadsheet-analysis data in electronic formats compatible with NAVSEA-approved, web-based document sharing initiatives in support of Naval Sustainment System-Shipyards (NSS-SY) programs to include, but is not limited to, availability planning, availability duration estimation, shipyard capacity, execution status, and financial and budget status.
• Provide services to develop read-ahead materials, coordinate and provide presentations.

Skills/Qualifications: The ideal candidate possesses expertise and experience in NAVSEA, specifically program/project management supporting NAVSEA program offices. The ideal candidate will be familiar with and have experience with the following technical knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Demonstrated knowledge of DoD program management, technical, or business management.
• Experience communicating with GS-14/15/O-6, and SES/Flag level personnel is required.
• Experience with drafting/coordinating/presenting papers, briefings, and presentations at the GS-15/O-6 level.

Job location: Location is at the Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. Position is hybrid and requires three (3) days a week at NAVSEA 04, Bldg 197, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.

Education and Experience: The following are desirable levels of experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in any technical or managerial discipline is required.
• Strategic planning experience in DoD preferred.
• A minimum of two to three (2 - 3) years of professional experience in program management, or business management.
• Minimum of two to three (2 - 3) years relevant experience in DoD/Navy program management is preferred.

Clearance Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a government-issued CAC and possess a Secret clearance.

Physical Requirements: The ideal candidate must at a minimum be able to meet the following physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation:

• Ability to perform repetitive motions with the hands, wrists, and fingers.
• Ability to engage in and follow audible communications in emergency situations.
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods at a desk and working on a computer.

The Nakupuna Companies are dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment while providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you require special assistance or accommodations during your job application process, please contact recruiting@nakupuna.com.