Security Assistance Coordinators; Mid-Level and Junior-Level

Security Assistance Coordinators (Mid-Level and Junior-Level), DOS Office of Security Assistance Support Project, Washington, DC

Social Impact, Inc. (SI) is a global development management consulting firm. We provide monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity building services to advance development effectiveness. We work across all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. Since 1997 we have worked in over 100 countries for clients such as US government agencies, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and nonprofits.

SI is pursuing a contract to support the DOS Bureau of Political-Military Affairs' Office of Security Assistance's capacity to provide effective program management, design, monitoring and oversight of security assistance. The PM Bureau’s need to provide consistent oversight of U.S. security assistance programs is vital. In a context of scarce resources, the need to demonstrate clear alignment with U.S. Foreign policy through effective program management is paramount.

The Office is composed of multiple regional teams and a dedicated Global Strategy and Oversight (team) that leads on policy, knowledge management and resource management. PM/SA staff includes Foreign Service Officers (FSOs), Civil Servants, third-party contractors, and military detailees.

SI is seeking full-time mid-level and junior-level Security Assistance Coordinators to support the Office’s program management of security assistance accounts. A distinction between the junior-level and mid-level Coordinators may include the size of the assigned portfolio or the extent of responsibility of that portfolio (exercising a lead role versus a supporting or assisting role). The Coordinators are responsible for reviewing and coordinating funding case development documents, tracking security assistance expenditure data, providing data for congressional briefs and reports, coordinating within the DOS PM and other bureaus on security assistance programming.

• Base Period:
  March 17, 2026 - March 17, 2027
• Option Period 1:
  March 17, 2027 - March 16, 2028
• Optional Option Period 2:
  March 17, 2028 - March 16, 2029
• Option Period 3:
  March 17, 2029 - March 16, 2030

These are full-time positions based in Washington, DC for duration of the contract, contingent upon contract award. These positions require U.S. citizenship and a security clearance is required.

• Provide program analysis and develop and coordinate both functional subject matter and geographic area for security assistance accounts.
• Develop program options, negotiate, and integrate contributions from various Departmental offices as well as other USG agencies.
• Performs various analyses, including but not limited to strategic planning and forecasting, program design, and metrics and performance monitoring expected results (i.e., deliveries, training schedules), to support policy-making officials and ensure implementation of their decisions.
• Draft and coordinate, as necessary, a variety of documents such as analytical reports; briefing materials, decision, and information memoranda; emails; congressional letters; standard operating procedures; escalation justifications; and other communications on matters relating to the area(s) of assignment.
• Provide information on Foreign Military Sales (FMS), arms transfers, and security assistance, as well as administrative practices and/or other relevant policy areas.
• Maintain current knowledge in foreign policy, industrial and technological advances as related to his/her assigned responsibilities, and other commodities outside of his/her assigned responsibilities.
• Liaise with interagency counterparts, military service components, and program offices to coordinate on security assistance-funded programs.
• Provide administrative and logistics support for intradepartmental and interagency events (e.g., Joint Security Sector Assistance Review (JSSAR)), including recurring synchronization meetings to deconflict and align State and DoW budgets and programs in the area of responsibility.
• Support…