International Security Analyst (NWS 00609)

North Wind Services is actively seeking individuals who can contribute to national security within the science, technology, and engineering fields as part of our supplemental labor team at vital federal research and development installations supporting the Department of Energy. NWS has an established history of contributing to the success of their customer’s mission. Available employment opportunities may range from administrative and logistical support to advanced technical positions.

Qualified applicants must be a US citizen, at least 18 years of age, and able to meet pre-employment requirements including any required physicals, drug screen, and/or background investigation to satisfy clearance requirements from the Department of Energy.

Successful candidates will be employees of NWS, a premier government contractor charged with employing highly motivated and well-qualified personnel who can advance the missions of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, CA. Though employed by NWS, the employee will take day-to-day direction from technical personnel employed directly by the research laboratories. Pay, benefits, Human Resource, and Employment Management functions are provided by NWS.

The Global Materials Security group within the Global Security Principal Directorate’s Nuclear Threat Reduction (N) Program has multiple openings for an International Security Analyst to support work on nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear security issues, with emphasis on international nuclear security. The successful candidate will support NNSA and other sponsors by assessing international nuclear security problems, formulating policy options, and implementing nonproliferation initiatives to strengthen nuclear security capacity worldwide. The successful candidate will also organize and participate in international security training and outreach activities with international partners.

The successful candidate will be required to pass various on-site training modules to pursue work assignments.

Essential Duties

- Under limited direction, perform research and policy analysis and/or gap assessments related to nuclear/radiological security as well as maintain keen awareness of current events and key developments relevant to the program’s areas of responsibility.

- Contribute to the development and implementation of capacity-building materials and initiatives to strengthen nuclear/radiological security and legal and regulatory frameworks through international engagement.
- Develop, organize and participate in technical exchanges, workshops, and training courses with foreign partners to strengthen their knowledge and expertise in nuclear/radiological security.
- Represent the organization internally and externally as an analytical contact on projects in one or more assigned areas within international nuclear/radiological security.

- Independently scope and implement projects related to international nuclear/radiological security.

- Coordinate small interlaboratory teams to implement projects.

- International and domestic travel.

- Maintain and ensure timeliness, quality standards for tasks and deliverables.
- Maintain required security in classified environments.

- Perform other duties as assigned.

Marginal Duties

- Develop program growth opportunities through interactions with current and potential sponsors and creation of research proposals.

Essential Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

- Master’s degree in physical science, engineering, international relations, diplomacy, political science, or other relevant field or the equivalent combination of education and professional experience.

- Knowledge of the policy context of international security and/or nuclear/radiological security issues.
- Research experience in a field relevant to open-source information analysis with an emphasis on international security issues or weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferation.

- Experience preparing comprehensive high-quality written reports and making formal presentations that capture project results.

- Experience providing communications support to national laboratory experts and government leaders.
- Demonstrated project management skills.

- Proficient verbal and written communication skills necessary to effectively collaborate in a team environment, author analyses, give presentations, and advise management as well as external sponsors and customers.

- Expertise in managing one or more projects and championing projects that positively affected the organization’s long-term goals and objectives.

Desired Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

- Experience working with a multi-disciplinary team and/or working with foreign partners on security topics

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