Junior Program Analyst - International Cooperation Analysis Support (TS/SCI) - DODP8

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Position Overview

Qinetiq US is looking for a Jr Program Analyst - International Cooperation Analysis Support.  The contractor shall provide analytical support to the Office of International Outreach and Policy (IO&P) in OUSD R&E. The contractor also  provides expertise to support the IO&P Director in advising the USD(R&E) and senior leadership within the OUSD(R&E) on Defense S&T strategy, policy, and engagement for international matters.  Duties include:

Responsibilities

• Planning and executing meetings and events between senior U.S. officials and their international counterparts. Support includes:  coordinating logistics (e.g., requesting access to military installations, coordinating clearances and foreign visit requests, foreign visitor access to the Pentagon, etc.) for meeting delegate(s); preparing agendas; drafting read-ahead information (e.g., background briefings, issue papers, decisions papers, etc.); and drafting comprehensive meeting minutes and reports.
• Writing and maintaining OUSD(R&E) focused country products (e.g., comprehensive country papers, and “one-pagers”). Content includes but is not limited to:  S&T priority areas and/or specialized capabilities within a specific country; governmental and defense organizational structures within a specified country; assessment of project arrangements/agreements; delineating the country’s Defense S&T community and the United States; and maintaining a record of engagements between OUSD(R&E) senior leadership and the specific country.
• Acting as an action officer for an assigned geographic areas of responsibility: provide support liaising with the appropriate counterparts in the OSD Components and Services; coordinating with country-specific action officers to ensure actions are completed between major engagement meetings; and coordinating with the appropriate technical personnel within OUSD(R&E), including R&E Field Activities (e.g., Missile Defense Agency and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) to complete outstanding actions between major engagement meetings.
• Maintain situational awareness of S&T cooperative activities in assigned geographical areas of responsibility, and liaising with technical subject matter experts within OUSD(R&E) and R&E Field Activities, as well as counterparts in the Services and OSD Components.
• Liaise with the OUSD(A&S) International Cooperation Office (IC) to develop or staff Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), Project Arrangements/Agreements (PAs), Equipment and Material Transfer Arrangements (E&MTAs), Working Group Terms of Reference (TOR), and OUSD(R&E) assessment of proposed international armaments cooperative agreements.
• Coordinate foreign disclosure approvals for OUSD(R&E) products, assisting OUSD(R&E) or Service representatives in requesting foreign disclosure one-time authorizations to exchange information on OUSD(R&E) led initiatives and providing recommendations on appropriate mechanisms to support information exchange.
• Conduct data extraction and analysis from the International Agreements Data Base in response to enquiries regarding specific country activities or on technical topics.
• Work with OUSD(R&E) travel planners to set up international travel and coordinate approp