PD 10: Business Analyst – Skill Level 3 – HDN Office (NGA-W)
Duties include:
- Conducting focused analysis and assessments (as required), at the direction of the NGC Leadership that supports NGA strategies. Examples may include, but are not limited to;
- Targeting partnerships and relationships with internal and external entities to advocate, promote, and/or further NGC’s corporate goals and equities.
- Developing and recommending long-term organizational strategies, interoperability strategies, and strategic policies
- Developing and recommending visions and goals for the organization that contribute to NGA’s visions and goals.
- Identifying future requirements based on projected technological advances and NGA’s long-term objectives.
- Developing and recommending organizational performance metrics to measure and report progress against NSG, ASG, NGA, HD, and NGC strategic intent and plans.
- Developing, facilitating, implementing, and documenting (in policy, if required), initiatives that support long-term NSG, ASG, and Community Geospatial-Intelligence Training Council (CGTC) strategies, interoperability, and strategic policies that may include:
- Baselining GEOINT training
- Mapping GEOINT competencies
- Establishing, assessing, and mapping community GEOINT training standards
- Developing and maintaining common GEOINT course catalog and GEOINT portal
- Implementing standard and repeatable GEOINT Training Advisory Group (GTAG) requirements processes
- Supporting development and assessment of NGC Program and Annual Plan (as required)
- Developing, communicating, and implementing standardized organizational planning templates/plans (e.g., annual operating plan, project management plans, concepts of operation, standard operating procedures, and plans of action)
- Supporting discussions at internal and external meetings and participate in targeted issues or theme-specific activities related to strategic initiatives, NGC strategic transformation activities, strategic communication, or representation. Examples might include:
- Participate in office-level leadership offsites to provide insights into ongoing NGC activities or issues (e.g., stakeholder engagement meetings, CGTC, ASG Training Working Group (ATWG)).
- Participate in DNI, USD(I), or NGA conferences or other related venues as directed.
- Coordinate and facilitate NGC meetings.
- Facilitate NGC leadership offsites.
- Meet and coordinate with NSG and ASG training organizations to exchange ideas, issues, and concepts.
- Supporting HDN with providing policy input and required reporting to ODNI, USD(I), Congress, Council on Occupational Education, and DITEB
- Serving as HDN’s strategic and long-range planner and consultant responsible for developing HDN’s view of the future and recommends detailed strategic policy, plans, initiatives, and concepts related to GEOINT training, internal relations, and selected other activities for the organization.
- Synchronize HDN corporate and business activities to develop measurable strategic timetables, goals, objectives, and milestones implementing instructions, local plans, policies, and programs.
- Reviewing USD(I), DoD, NGA, GEOCOM, HD, and other agency or external planning documents (i.e., NSG Strategy, ASC Campaign Plan, Defense Planning Guidance) and ensuring the organization’s strategic plan remains synchronized with current topics, future initiatives, and higher-level planning documents.
- Coordinating with customers, HDN Registrars and MTT Coordinator to support GEOINT training requirements and enrollments.
Required Skills:
- Possess a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience within related field.
- At least 3 years of demonstrated experience as a primary author of mission and vision statements, policy or requirements statements or documents, or operating concepts.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience within related field which cannot be substituted for work experience.
- At least 2 years demonstrated experience formulating, developing, documenting, or implementing policy, plans, or processes.
- At least 2 years demonstrated experience planning and leading an organization to meet objectives or short-suspense time schedules.
- At least 2 years demonstrated assembling project information to include objectives/outcomes/deliverables; writing, revising, and editing drafts including executive summaries, conclusions, and organization credentials.
- At least 2 years demonstrated experience compiling and delivering decision briefs to seniors and their staff.
- At least 2 years demonstrated experience formulating, analyzing, and resolving plans, policy, and business issues.
- At least 2 years demonstrated experience building and maintaining a project schedule using MS Project
Desired Skills:
- Level 1 Knowledge of DoD doctrine and other military GEOINT support
- Knowledge of Joint/IC/Service GEOINT activities, GEOINT doctrine, and NSG and ASG membership.
- Knowledge of the DITEB
- Knowledge of NSG and ASG partner/sharing agreements.
- Knowledge of NGC’s GEOINT Learning Program and GEOINT curriculum.
- Knowledge of US Military Schoolhouse training programs.