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Government Contracting, Management Consulting, IT Consulting

Policy and Planning Analyst

Quantico, VAHybridFull Time$95,000–$125,000 /yrPosted 1 month ago

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Required skills

  • U.S. citizenship
  • organizational assessments
  • preparing management documentation
  • project planning
  • schedules
  • cost tracking
  • risk management
  • performance reporting
  • analytical
  • facilitation

Nice to have

  • federal governance
  • portfolio management
  • technology programs
  • PMI PMBOK
  • CMMI
  • Lean

Role summary

MDW Associates is seeking a remote-eligible Policy and Planning Analyst to support a federal organization focused on personnel security, mission assurance, and workplace protection. The role involves translating information into practical plans and decision materials. Key duties include drafting policies, developing project plans (schedules, costs, risks), supporting governance reviews, and analyzing stakeholder information. Required skills include organizational assessment, procedure development, documentation preparation, project planning support, analytical abilities, facilitation, technical writing, and Microsoft Office proficiency. A Bachelor's degree or 8+ years of relevant experience is required, along with U.S. citizenship and an active Secret security clearance. Periodic on-site support in Quantico, Virginia may be needed.

MDW Associates is seeking a Policy and Planning Analyst to support policy development, strategic planning, governance, and program-management activities for a complex Department of War organization. This role translates information from multiple sources into practical plans, decision materials, and management actions.

This role supports a federal organization responsible for personnel security, mission assurance, and protection of sensitive work environments.

This position is remote eligible; periodic on-site support in Quantico, Virginia may be required based on mission needs.

The Policy and Planning Analyst may perform a combination of some or all of the following duties:

  • Draft and update policies, procedures, standards, templates, and management documentation for government review.
  • Develop and maintain work breakdown structures, integrated schedules, cost estimates, assessment reports, and status dashboards.
  • Support governance reviews, boards, working groups, and program-management reviews; prepare briefings, minutes, and action-item trackers.
  • Analyze information from multiple stakeholders, reconcile conflicts, identify issues and risks, and present options to leadership.
  • Support change-control, process-baselining, continuous-improvement, and special-project activities.

Required Experience/Skills:

  • Experience conducting organizational assessments, developing procedures, and preparing management documentation.
  • Experience supporting project planning, schedules, cost tracking, risk management, or performance reporting.
  • Strong analytical, facilitation, technical-writing, and Microsoft Office skills.
  • This position requires U.S. citizenship in accordance with applicable government contract requirements

Preferred Experience/Skills:

  • Experience supporting federal governance, portfolio management, or technology programs.
  • Familiarity with PMI PMBOK, CMMI, Lean, Agile, or similar process-improvement methods.

Education Requirement(s):

  • Bachelor's degree in business, public administration, management, or a related field; or 8+ years of relevant policy, strategic planning, or operational-management experience.

Security Requirement(s):

  • Candidates for this position must have an Active US Security Clearance (Secret).

Company Description

Incorporated in 2012, MDW is a small business headquartered in McLean, VA with offices in Huntsville, AL. We provide Federal government clients with consulting, management services, advisory and assistance services, decision support, strategic planning, process planning and improvement, task execution and metrics analysis. Our mission is to make our clients more successful by providing honest assessments, exceptional analysis, prudent advice, direct communication, and hard work.

Our core capabilities include:

  • Strategic Planning
  • Cost Estimating
  • Budget Programming and Justification
  • Budget Execution
  • Acquisition Management
  • Financial Systems Support & Integration

MDW Associates, LLC ("MDW") is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, marital status, covered veteran status, mental or physical disability, pregnancy or any other unlawful basis unrelated to the ability to do the job. MDW seeks to employ talented, ethical, and entrepreneurial-minded persons. Our applicants and employees are protected from discrimination as required by Federal law.

Additional Information

We offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits and compensation package for our employees, including but not limited to:

  • Health
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Group Life Insurance/Long Term Disability/Short Term Disability
  • Retirement/401(k)
  • Flexible Leave Policy

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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