Briefing Coordinator
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Job Description
Strategic Analysis, Inc, (SA) is actively looking for a driven and talented professional to support DoD's premier research agency, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), whose mission is to make pivotal investments in breakthrough technologies for national security.
SA is currently accepting applications for the position of Briefing Coordinator assigned to DARPA s Defense Sciences Office (DSO).
ACO identifies and pursues high-risk, high-payoff research initiatives across a broad spectrum of science and engineering disciplines and transforms them into important, new game-changing technologies for U.S. national security.
Briefing Coordinator Duties:
This individual will develop required presentations, unclassified and classified, to support the mission of the Defense Sciences Office (DSO). The individual should be able to quickly understand technical concepts and assist with preparing presentation material that accurately and clearly conveys these concepts. Examples of the type of support include:
Coordinating staffer briefings-sending out guidance to Program Managers and working with the Assistant Director, Program Management (ADPM) on budget information.
Developing program presentations, including visual aids that help explain complicated technical approaches to non-experts.
Developing briefings to senior Department of Defense (DoD) personnel about DARPA s technology efforts and how they support overall DoD mission objectives.
Creating and/or updating graphs, charts, data visualizations, slides, spreadsheets, or other documents with accurate information to support meetings, reviews and taskers.
Coordination with ACO leadership, program managers, security and other technical offices as needed. To include drafting timelines, scheduling dry-runs and time to review briefings with ACO leadership to meet deadlines.
Briefing Coordinator Qualifications:
Experience:
Candidate should have three-five years recent and relevant experience required.
Must have proven experience working in a briefing/writing position.
Be able to manage multiple disparate moving parts and respond quickly to often changing priorities in a high-pressure environment and be skilled at prioritization and time management.
Have excellent writing skills and be able to write in explanatory and procedural styles for multiple audiences.
Must be able to multi-task, pick up new concepts quickly and readily handle tasks ranging from briefing support to general administration.
Have excellent organization, communication, and coordination.
Have discretion, strong spelling and grammar skills, attention to detail and ability to organize last minute and often high-profile taskers is a must.
Must be proficient in MS Office, specifically PowerPoint.
Clearance:
Secret Level
Education:
BS/BA degree
Strategic Analysis, Inc. (SA) is an industry-leading government professional services firm that excels in providing innovative solutions to the problems of today and tomorrow. Founded in 1986, SA is a small business headquartered in Arlington, VA that employs approximately 200 professionals who provide all of the skills, tools, and creative ideas necessary to address the technical, operational, programmatic, and policy aspects of national defense and homeland security issues.
At SA, operational excellence and client satisfaction is our ultimate goal. Through our unique core competencies, we strive to provide leading-edge innovative solutions to meet clients needs, and our employees have a constant commitment to quality and delivering results. SA's core competencies and list of clients have also greatly expanded and diversified as new demands have been placed on the professional services industry and as the world environment has changed.
To meet these new demands, SA continues its efforts to build a talented and results-driven workforce. We recognize that the key to our business success directly comes from the diverse ideas, experiences, and backgrounds of our employees, as well as the ethical business practices embedded in our culture. Additionally, SA s extended family approach to its cultural environment fosters collaboration and teamwork among its employees, and greatly enhances our performance and efficiency.
