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Location Springfield, VA Virtual Office/Telecommute? (Things you should know about Virtual Office) Virtual Work Not Available Shift First Business Unit Integrated Defense Sys Division Networks & Space Systems Program Intelligence&Security Systems Occupation Title Program Management Skills Management Title Generalist Project Mgmt Job Classification WAMWP5 Job Type Non-Management Experience Level Senior Level (15+ years of experience) Exemption Status Exempt Union No Security Clearance Required? (Security Clearance definitions) Current SSBI/Special Programs Access - US Citizenship Required Work Eligibility Required? Yes US Person Status Required? Yes Export Control Required? Yes Relocation Money Available? Yes Date Posted 07/30/2008 Closing Date (Things you should know about closing dates) 09/29/2008 Position Description Selected candidate will be responsible for providing experience and expertise in support of the strategic planning for out-year project development for the COST. Assisting in building a strategic plan, to include NGA goals and objectives supporting a National COST strategy. This requires understanding NGAs combat roles within the DoD, IC and CENTCOM communities. Reviewing office priority lists of goals and objectives and advising management to ensure the COST is meeting Agency and Community goals. Facilitating collection of division project requirements consistent with the offices overall tactical and strategic goals and objectives. Assisting COST management in the development of an executable financial (spend) plan to ensure GEOINT data, services, technology, and enabling activities specified in the plan are achievable, and assisting in the coordination of the spend plan with appropriate NGA elements. Assisting COST management in the development of modifications, reprioritization, or any other changes to the financial plan necessitated by unexpected or unforeseen circumstances during the execution year and coordinate said changes with appropriate NGA elements. Support to COST efforts to meet NGA, counter terrorism, IC, and DoD customer geospatial data, intelligence products, and GEOINT service needs for national security. Assistance in planning and advising senior managers in developing operational project guidance. Working closely with the Office Director, Deputy Director, and all division managers in collecting information for developing project guidance and budget execution plans for COST. The following skills and abilities are necessary for the consultation services to achieve success in this mission requirement: In-depth knowledge of the NGAs COST budget process and how the NGA COST project is adjudicated through NGA and external partners. In-depth knowledge of operations in theatre to include NGA's relationships with other IC Agencies supporting combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Understanding of GEOINT and its application across the IC, to include civilian and military components, as well as NGAs Foreign Mission Partners. Knowledge regarding how to formulate budget and cost estimates in support of major project activities as well as COST project activities, including Project Objective Memorandum (POM), Budget Estimate Submission (BES), Congressional Budgetary Justification Book (CBJB), and execution year financial plan. Expertise in building, monitoring, and modifying financial and budget execution plans using MS Excel, MS Access, MS Project, and other database projects. Ability to convey technical topics both verbally and in writing and to brief senior leadership and their staff members. Ability to work in a very dynamic and demanding work environment. Strong data management skills. Competencies General/Leadership [ + ] Building A Successful Team Consistently ensures that the purpose and importance of the team are clarified (e.g., team has a clear charter or mission statement); guides the setting of specific and measurable team goals and objectives. Clarifies roles and responsibilities of team members; helps ensure that necessary steering, review, or support functions are in place. Is called upon to mentor employees and other team leaders in making procedural or process suggestions for achieving team goals or performing team functions; provides necessary resources or helps to remove obstacles to team accomplishments. Listens to and fully involves others in team decisions and actions; values and uses individual differences and talents. Shares important or relevant information with the team. Adheres to the team's expectations and guidelines; fulfills team responsibilities; demonstrates personal commitment to the team. [ + ] Communication Consistently and proactively clarifies purpose and importance; stresses major points; follows a logical sequence. Guiders others in keeping their audience thoroughly engaged through use of techniques such as analogies, illustrations, humor, an appealing style, body language, and voice inflection. Frames highly complex and or advanced information in line with audience experience, background, and expectations; uses terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience. Regularly seeks input from audience; checks understanding; presents message in different ways to enhance understanding. Uses syntax, pace, volume, diction, and mechanics appropriate to the media being used. Attends to both direct and indirect messages from others; correctly interprets messages and responds appropriately. Mentors and advises fellow project leads and other internal employees on effective communication techniques. [ + ] Customer Focus Provides enterprise level modeling for making customers and their needs a primary focus of one's actions; develops and sustains productive, high-level customer relationships as they relate to complex and large scale projects; actively seeks information to understand customers' circumstances, problems, expectations, and needs; presents project level information to senior level customers to build their understanding of issues and capabilities; considers how complex project level decisions/actions/plans will affect customers; responds quickly to meet significant customer needs and resolve complex problems; provides enterprise level thought leadership on monitoring and evaluating customer concerns, issues, and satisfaction and to anticipate customer needs. [ + ] Systems Thinking Consistently and proactively evaluates job tasks and processes on how well they help meet program/project objective(s); identifies non-value-adding components and barriers. Expertly formulates complex change strategies; frequently seeks input from others to evaluate options for change and encourage buy-in. Makes appropriate changes to job/role structures and processes by assigning accountability appropriately, communicating effectively, focusing on new skill development, and integrating with related systems or processes. Uses accurate measurement systems to monitor the implementation. Technical [ + ] Analytical Skills Skill and ability to: collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data; summarize findings; develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources at the business unit level. [ + ] Proj Management Theory/Concept Advanced, expert knowledge of Project Management theory, concepts and principles (e.g. theory of constraints, critical path methodology, project risk management, triple constraints, project scope management, project management lifecycle etc.) contained in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK[R] Guide). [ + ] Proj Sched & Resource Mgmt Advanced/expert ability to plan, organize and direct the creation of comprehensive multi-tiered project schedules for significant organization, enterprise, and business unit projects. Advanced/expert ability to identify time frames for key project milestones, ensure alignment of sub tier activities for overall project visibility, tracking and completion, direct and manage more complex project schedules requiring interfacing with multi regional or international activities, independently identify project resource requirements, and integrate and direct multi project elements into a single collective overall project plan. Advanced/expert ability to collaborate with others on the extremely complex projects assigned. [ + ] Project Leadership Advanced/expert ability to direct, delegate, and ensure performance of assigned responsibilities and tasks as a project team leader in support of enterprise wide and/or extremely complex large scale projects. Advanced/expert ability to identify and resolve any issues to ensure the successful completion of the project. Education and/or Experience Bachelor's degree and typically 15 or more years' related work experience, a Master's degree and typically 13 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Other Job related information Position will be based in Springfield, VA and will require on-site work at various locations throughout the DC Metro area. This position requires a TS/SCI clearance and customer approval pre start. Candidate must be willing and able to take and pass a polygraph.