Department Lead-Africa
2 days ago
About the job Department Lead-Africa
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ResponsibilitiesThis position leads the A&AS support for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Africa Department (CT-AF). The Africa Department strengthens the capabilities of partner nations and the international community to the goals and objectives of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program.
The Africa Department Lead serves as lead A&AS support to the Government Department Chief and is directly responsible for overseeing a diverse team of A&AS Project Analysts, Subject Matter Experts, Project Managers, Financial and Acquisition Managers and Scientists. The Department Lead is responsible for the overall direction of the Africa A&AS Team and is responsible for client delivery across all positions and functions of the team.
Key Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To
- Serves as senior program strategy advisor to and directly supports the Africa Department Chief on all facets of program execution. Maintains broad situational and scientific awareness in support of CTR missions and future strategy, advising the Africa Department Chief, as appropriate.
- Provides program management support for the full range of CT-AF deliverables across various missions and activities in one or more countries/projects.
- Responsible for providing capable, competent, and qualified A&AS support to the Africa Department and the CTR mission.
- Ensures program-level deliverables across the Department meet quality and schedule requirements.
- Leads over 25 A&AS personnel organized in three Teams: Project Management, Science, Operations, and Acquisitions and Agreements. Personnel expertise includes program and project management, financial management, technical Cooperative Threat Reduction, construction, and acquisition.
- Leads a broad range of activities, including Department-level strategic planning; coordinating multiple projects and their interdependencies; managing and utilizing staff resources to ensure team success; and generally supporting government Project Officers and Africa Department leadership with recurring and pop-up deliverables.
- Leads oversight of program-level acquisition life cycle preparation, tracking, and management (monitor cost/schedule/scope, budget, deliverables, expenditures, and other needs).
- Supports management of the annual budget for Africa focused cooperative threat reduction activities.
- Directly supervises the Division Team Leads and the Senior Operations Manager.
- Provides overarching leadership of the Africa A&AS team in support of the full range of CTR activities.
- Ensures comprehensive project-level support for the full range of CT-AF deliverables across the CTR mission and activities in portfolios in the Africa geographic region.
- Defines Africa A&AS team tasking, metrics, and milestones; responsibilities and resources; and cultural and quality expectations across the team. Continuously monitors progress, on-time delivery, quality, and cost/schedule control to identify and resolve risks and issues early.
- Champions best practices, innovation, and process improvement across the team.
- Coordinates with the CTR A&AS Program Manager and fellow CTR A&AS Department Leads in support of Africa needs and strategic objectives.
- Proactively works with Team Leads and government counterparts to identify deficiencies in key knowledge, skills, and abilities, and coordinates/delivers training to mitigate potential risks.
- Identifies risk areas across the Department, highlighting impact to mission and proactively developing solutions.
- Adjusts A&AS organization and billets (including FTEs and LCATs) to manage activities and balance workload across A&AS teams. Monitors and, as needed, realigns A&AS staff to ensure mission coverage and program priorities, as well as pivot to address emerging threats/risks.
- Monitors team travel, resolves conflicts, and ensures reasonable travel loads.
- Ensures development, implementation, and tracking of the Director's Operational Imperatives.
- Prepares and monitors staffing realignments for A&AS and government members to incorporate personnel changes, policy priorities, and emerging threats/risks
- Oversees Department-level travel planning and requirements (ATRIP submission, ATFP plans, logistics support requests, trip book development, trip report, and others as needed).
- Supports Department country assessments and validating project metrics on a recurring basis.
- Ensures consolidation, review, and approval of quarterly project fact sheets and regional/country summaries for the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
- Leads annual management cycle activities, including Program Management Reviews (PMRs), Program Objective Memorandum, Annual Reports to Congress, Annual Spend Plans, and metrics reviews as required.
- Prepares for and leads A&AS Program Management Reviews and Quarterly quality meetings with the client; follows up on action items and develops and implements solutions for areas of improvement.
- Ensures the A&AS team is appropriately aligned and integrated to most effectively support the Government team.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of experience. Additional years of experience could replace degree
- 3+ years of managing team or staff
- Active Secret or higher Clearance or ability to obtain a clearance
- Program and project management experience
- Experienced with the Federal Acquisition Regulation
- Experience and successful track record building effective relationships with clients
- Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to manage a diverse multi-level organization
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office tool suites
- Demonstrated ability to write for and brief Senior Leaders
- Ability to work collaboratively and independently
- Strong attention to detail, communication, critical thinking, and problem solving skills
- Must be available for in-person work in Lorton/Fort Belvoir, VA up to 2-3 days per week
- Travel up to 25% of the time (as needed)
- Master's Degree
- TS/SCI Security Clearance
- 15+ years of related experience
- Certified Scrum Master or PMP Certification
- International cooperative threat reduction experience
- Previous DoD, DTRA, and or WMD experience
Why work at a Noblis company?Our employees find greater meaning in their work and balance the other things in life that matter to them. Our people are our greatest asset. They are exceptionally skilled, knowledgeable, team-oriented, and mission-driven individuals who want to do work that matters and benefits the public. Noblis has won numerous workplace awards . Noblis maintains a drug-free workplace.
Total RewardsAt Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Benefits page on our Careers site.
Compensation at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is based on full time status. For part time or on-call staff, compensation is proportionately adjusted based on hours worked. While monetary compensation is important, it's just one component of Noblis' total compensation package.
Posted Salary RangeUSD $145,100.00 - USD $226,700.00 /Yr.
Equal Employment OpportunityNoblis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race (as well as because of or on the basis of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.
Noblis is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Noblis will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact employee-relations@noblis.org .
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