Joint Strategic Analyst

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This position supports NGB-J5J (J55) and the Joint Staff by developing strategies, campaign plans, and policies. The location for this work is on site at NGB TARC Arlington, VA.

• Provide support the strategic and special plans branch reports, assessments, documents analysis, general research, meeting coordination and support
• Provide real-time support to NGB J5-J led or NGB J5-J attended working groups supporting the NG Joint Staff, Army National Guard (ARNG), Air National Guard (ANG), Chief’s Action Group, and the Judge Advocate (JA)
• Facilitate and coordinate working group meetings, draft and distribute meeting invitations to attendees, as determined by the Government, identify and document attendee names, collaborate with Government personnel to develop meeting agendas and timelines for each session
• Gather topics from all relevant parties, develop and distribute electronic read-ahead materials and briefings prior to each working group meeting
• Observe and take notes during meetings, ensuring accurate tracking of the issues, concerns, requests for information (RFIs), tasks, and responsibilities
• Provide meeting minutes in the form of an Executive Summary, summarizing the topics discussed, actions assigned, and ongoing after-action activities
• Establish and sustain relationships with interagency and NGO partners to inform the National Guard’s preparedness, contingency response, and disaster response planning
• Maintain current partner POCs and a database summarizing all meetings and interactions
• Analyze guidance, documents, senior leader meetings, and working groups relevant to the Joint Strategic Planning System (JSPS)
• Deliver a written summary report, not to exceed two (2) pages, identifying documented differences between prior and current versions of the analyzed documents and describing their potential operational or planning impacts on the National Guard
• Support the development of NGB strategic communications and congressional reports
• Collect and compile comments and data from stakeholders (NGB-J5 divisions, NGB Staff, State entities and any other required stakeholders)
• Utilize a Comment Resolution Matrix (CRM) to track, resolve, and recommend adjudication measures for discrepancies
• Design and implement surveys or other reporting formats to gather additional input
• Provide analysis of policy statements, speeches, and publications made by Government officials to assess their impact on the National Guard’s interests within the JSPS
• Analyze policy statements, speeches, and strategic publications made verbally or in writing by Government officials
• Conduct ongoing research and analysis of strategic documents addressing emergent topics and security challenges produced by the DoD and other relevant government entities
• Develop an information paper analyzing how updates to these strategic documents or the introduction of new documents impact the National Guard
• Support the NGB J5-J by scheduling, coordinating, and participating in J5-J related meetings, reviews, and workshops to ensure situational awareness and actionable outcomes
• Conduct meetings via Microsoft TEAMs or other electronic means
• Provide support for NGB-J5-J attended events approximately 90 events annually
• Develop required documents including electronic Staff Summary Sheets (eSSS), ETMS2 instructions, and other task-related…