Capabilities Portfolio Analyst

Capabilities Portfolio Analyst

The Capabilities Portfolio Analyst supports portfolio management by analyzing USTRANSCOM’s capabilities development and support processes to improve and influence requirement management and investment decision-making. Portfolio management activities include analyze, select, control, and evaluate (ASCE) relative to mission capabilities, the command vision, and performance impact, and integrates efforts associated with investment- management across USTRANSCOM capability areas.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in conducting, assessing, and exploring efforts necessary to develop capabilities to refine USTRANSCOM processes and to improve and influence the requirements management and investment decision-making process across USTRANSCOM capability areas.


• Develop problem statements, mission needs statements, or similar.


• Compare and evaluate current portfolio management processes and identify ways to evolve it into a capabilities portfolio management process.


• Collect and assess required OSD and Joint Staff process information to assist USTRANSCOM to develop a capabilities-based portfolio management process. 


• Assist in the change management effort to implement USTRANSCOM’s capabilities portfolio management process, to include leading meetings, as required, and capturing meeting minutes.

Required Qualifications:

• Must obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.


• Bachelor’s degree in a Business , Information Technology, Finance, and Project Management related to the field of work, or equivalent work experience


• At least 5 years related experience in asimilar positions.


• Exceptional analytical skill and a methodical approach to work activities


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work well with all levels of management, staff, and executive teams.


• High proficiency in Microsoft Office (including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) is required.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with USTRANSCOM and component organization and missions


• Experience coordinating issues with the Joint Staff and various offices within the Office of the Secretary of Defense structure. 


• Working knowledge and demonstrated experience relevant to capability development through changes to doctrine, organization, leadership and education, personnel, and policy.