Senior Operational and Strategic Planning Analyst

Job Family:

Strategy & Transformation Consulting

Travel Required:

None

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

Guidehouse is seeking a Senior Operational and Strategic Planning Analyst to join our Defense and Security Segment, where they will support the the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on a contract that provides strategic planning, business transformation, advanced data analytics, financial modeling, strategy, and training. For this opportunity, a specific CBP agency requires support in developing and establishing a five year strategic plan that is backed by key performance indicators and measures to drive the agency's programs, goals, objectives, and activities. The CBP agency's available data will be a key component that influences how their goals, objectives, and performance against those goals and objectives will be tracked and evaluated by the leadership.

What You Will Do:

• Collaborate with the integrated project team to compile, collate, and integrate both qualitative and quantitative portfolio, program, project, information and data

• Identify, prioritize, and execute programs to help refine, enhance, and expand organizational capabilities

• Derive insights and synthesize analytically-driven narratives

• Lead studies, analyses, assessments, and other research to address a wide range of challenges

• Use basic data analytics to develop, populate, and analyze dashboards for project, program, and portfolio measurement results and metrics

• Socialize dashboards and performance measures for executives and managers to inform strategies and decisions

• Analyze program and project cost, schedule, technical performance, and quality data for trends and issues common across the program management office to identify areas needing management attention or new strategies and opportunities to improve

• Leverage analytics, business processes, and policy insights to identify programmatic enhancements and new investments/divestments to meet operational goals.

• Utilize Six Sigma and Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC) -based approaches, supported by appropriate tools and techniques.

• Gather and analyze both qualitative and quantitative and other data; identifies relationships, sensitivities, and trends; and develops insights and recommendations based on substantiated findings.

• Perform analyses and trade-off studies related to operational requirements or systems development; supports the life cycle development and acquisition of systems and technologies with appropriate analysis.

What You Will Need:

• US Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a federal Public Trust

• Bachelors degree

• TEN (10) or more years' professional office experience; Masters degree may be used in lieu of 2 years professional experience

• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite applications

• Experience in leading studies, analyses, assessments, and other research to address operational and/or organizational challenges resulting in

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

• Ability to adapt quickly and develop successful professional relationships with key stakeholders

• Ability to conduct environmental scans and analysis to inform strategy planning, strategic direction, and execution

• Experience in collaborating in a team environment to to compile, collate, and integrate both qualitative and quantitative portfolio, program, project, information and data

• Experience in performing basic data analysis and building basic data visualizations in MS Excel

• Ability to apply technical principles, theories, and knowledge of a client’s mission area to enhance the deliverables associated with a particular task order

• Experience in providing technical assistance to the team in the areas of problem definition, analysis, requirements development, and implementation for complex solutions

• Experience conducting interviews or gathering feedback from external stakeholders

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Master’s degree

• Proficiency in SharePoint

• Experience working in DHS or CBP

• Experience in federal government management consulting

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

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