Strategic Initiatives Officer

Description

Position:
Strategic Initiative Officer

Location:

Springfield, VA

Clearance:
Active TS/SCI

To secure an award, we are recruiting a highly experienced Strategic Initiatives Officer with an active TS/SCI Clearance to drive the development and execution of the organization’s critical strategic initiatives. This role supports senior leadership by aligning enterprise-wide strategies, guiding complex processes, and ensuring the successful integration of projects across the agency and with key external partners. Officers at all levels contribute to strategic planning, process optimization, multinational engagement, and policy implementation, with responsibilities scaled to experience and seniority.

This role is essential to ensuring that organizational strategies translate into measurable operational outcomes. Strategic Initiatives Officers anticipate challenges, identify opportunities, and implement solutions that enhance enterprise performance. They provide critical guidance to leadership, synchronize complex activities across divisions and external partners, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. By supporting international engagements, policy analysis, and strategic planning, this position directly impacts mission success, organizational efficiency, and the achievement of long-term goals.

Location:

DMV area

Serve as the focal point for overseeing and coordinating all activities associated with the development, implementation, execution, maintenance, sustainment, and management of the NGA Certification Program in alignment with the provisions outlined in draft DoD Manual 3305.10. Formulate and document the associated requirements for the GEOINT Certification Program and institutional accreditation, ensuring their integration into the NGA's planning, programming, and budgeting framework.

• Coordinate the identification of GEOINT Certification Program resource requirements and prepare for submission in the NGA Program Build.
• Identify and quantify GEOINT Certification Program education, training, and renewal requirements including associated costs for time required for professional development and incorporate into Planning, Programming and Budgeting documents.
• Design, develop, and implement a plan for evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of the GEOINT Certification Program.
• Coordinate the development of a position review that will identify and categorize GEOINT positions to be included in the GEOINT Certification Program according to the requirements and prescribed format in DODM 3305.10.
• Engage with NGA and NSG senior leadership to convey strategic workforce planning.

• 7 years of demonstrated experience developing GEOINT tradecraft competencies and engaging with GEOINT Analysts, training bodies, and leadership to advance GEOINT tradecraft development and strategic human capital initiatives
• 5 years demonstrated experience leading credentialing program management office functions
• Institute for Credentialing Excellence Certified (ICE-CCP)
• 1 year of demonstrated experience working in the arena of applicable laws, external accreditation standards, and chapter 126 of title 42, United States Code (also known as “The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990”)

• Demonstrated experience working within the U.S. Intelligence Community
• Specific demonstrated experience working within NGA or NSG
• Demonstrated experience working with classification markings for the Intelligence Community

• This position requires you to have an active TS/SCI Clearance. A government background investigation will be conducted on selected applicants to determine whether they qualify for access to classified information.

The pay range for this job is determined by various factors, including but not necessarily limited to location, responsibilities of the job, and alignment with market data. When determining a salary for this role, the following factors may be taken into consideration: contract-specific affordability, education, knowledge, skills, competencies and experience. The estimate…