COMPANY OVERVIEW:

ANSER enhances national and homeland security by strengthening public institutions. We provide thought leadership for complex issues through independent analysis and we deliver practical, useful solutions. ANSER values collaboration, integrity, and initiative and we are client focused in all that we do. Because we were established for the purpose of public service and not for profit, we measure our success in the impact of our service.

SPECIFIC JOB DESCRIPTION:

ANSER is seeking a Technical Writer to support the Manpower Management Office (MMO) within the Organizational and Management Policy Directorate (O&MPD) under the Office of the Director of Administration and Management (ODA&M). The primary purpose of the position is to work with government SMEs, creating and modifying manpower management and governance-focused guidebooks, professional instructions, training materials, articles, and publications for the ODA&M MMO.

Key Tasks Include:

• Creates comprehensive documents, visuals, and diagrams, in accordance with both legal and approved DoD, ODA&M, and MMO templates and guidance.
• Evaluates existing content and develops strategies for both MMO program improvement and product refinement.
• Reviews content of technical and professional written material, in accordance with the DoD Guides and Manuals on written correspondence.
• Evaluates community training needs to plan, create, and implement a training program suitable for the serviced DoD community of practice.
• Plans and executes data gathering efforts, in coordination with MMO staff.
• Evaluates, edits, and prepares content for professional correspondence, projects, packages, the MMO SharePoint, and newsletter content, and other efforts as directed by the MMO.
• Coordinates with MMO team to ensure guidance and materials are in sync.
• Synthesize large amounts of data, identifying common threads and connections to assist in the development of briefing materials for MMO decision making.
• Demonstrated ability to identify root cause problems and recommend innovative solutions.
• Other responsibilities and duties as assigned by the MMO and O&MPD Leadership.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Knowledge and understanding of the DoD 5110.04-M, “DoD Manual for Written Material” Volumes 1 and 2, DoD Directive 1100.4, “Guidance for Manpower Management”, and associated processes and procedures used throughout the Manpower Management program.
• Demonstrated experience as an author, editor and analyst for official documents and written packages (memos, papers, strategies, etc.) with the ability to logically present information.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Active Secret Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree
• 8 years of relevant experience
• Attention to detail.
• High level of proficiency of the English language, both written and oral.
• Highly proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite of applications, especially Word, Excel, and, SharePoint, Teams, and PowerPoint.

EDUCATION & YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

Master's degree preferred. Demonstrated skills and experience to provide executive level project and program support required based on description above. More than eight (8) years’ work experience preferred.

DISCLAIMER:

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with ANSER, please call 703-416-2000 or e-mail Recruiting@anser.org.

ANSER is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We seek individuals from a broad variety of backgrounds with varying levels of experience who have a desire to do meaningful work. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.