his position requires a proactive, forward-leaning individual that will develop executive-level artifacts and make recommendations with little to no direction. Additionally, the candidate will be interfacing with all levels of the organization and coordinating between multiple program offices, so communication skills that are clear, crisp, and concise are critical to success. The environment is dynamic and client needs are often evolving; flexibility and forward-thinking views are important for success. This will be a fully remote position.
Responsibilities
- Provide support to the VA Acquisition leadership team with analysis, progress tracking, status reporting, and strategic recommendations regarding various acquisition execution activities.
- Track status of all API/DVP acquisitions (including internal and external contract actions), ensuring deadlines and timeframes are met, and preparing all required documentation for execution.
- Process program CMA actions (Computer Matching Agreements) for external stakeholders like the FCC and SBA.
- Assist with drafting acquisition packages – work with stakeholders to develop acquisition requirements, draft required documentation, and edit acquisition package based on feedback.
- Develop and maintain program acquisition plans and documentation.
- Create and manage a tracker of tasks/action items by key personnel to depict workload volume, capacity, and capabilities.
- Required Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s with 5+ years (or commensurate experience). 8+ years of relevant experience may be substituted for education.
- Proven ability to create visual depictions of quantitative information (e.g., charts, graphs, etc.).
- Proven experience with either managing a government contract or supporting government acquisition processes
- Effective written and oral communication skills and understanding of how to interact with multiple GS levels within the federal government (e.g., GS 13s and above)
- Experience presenting financial analysis and summaries to executives
- Intermediate to Expert-level Excel Skills (vlookups, networkdays, sumif, pivot tables)