JCD Capability Portfolio Management Analyst (8617)

LOCATION: Arlington, VA (Pentagon)

STATUS: Contingent Actively Recruiting

TRAVEL: Up to 10% of time

CLEARANCE: Active Top Secret Clearance required

BENEFITS: 401K, Life/Health/ Dental/Disability Insurance, Flexible Paid Leave, and Tuition Reimbursement.

DESCRIPTION: Patricio Enterprises (PE) is seeking a JCD Capability Portfolio Management Analyst to help conduct portfolio level reviews of designated or selected capability or focus areas (e.g. protection, logistics, force application, etc. or Warfighting Function) to determine an as-is status (at program and project levels) aligned to ownership (e.g. Service, CCA, CSA or other entity). Capability portfolio management serves to advise the CJCS on how to optimize capability investments across the defense enterprise (both materiel and non-materiel) and minimize risk in meeting the Department’s capability needs in support of strategy.

Primary duties will include (but not limited to): 

• Identify and recommend priority gaps aligned to Capability / Key competitive advantages and disadvantages contained in current strategic documents such as the National Military Strategy, Joint Concepts and their subordinate or supporting concepts. These prioritized gaps will serve as candidates for additional studies and analysis, modeling and simulation, or exercise and war-game candidate topics.  
• Identify and recommend portfolio priorities and activities across the DOTMLPF-P spectrum to address gaps/threats and articulate portfolio recommendations for investments, divestments, or sustainment.
• Identify programs, efforts, and documents that are suited for Joint designation and support interoperability and key attribute activities.
• Conduct a review of current portfolio products and documentation (e.g. requirements documents and when available, DODAF architectures, Chairman’s Program Recommendations, Capability Gap Assessments, and Science and Technology initiatives and projects, and other high level documents, to identify portfolio redundancies/outdated recommendations for trade-offs or divestment.
• Conduct assessments and traceability of cross-portfolio impacts and dependencies essential to the creation of materiel and non-material warfighter capabilities.
• Apply analytical support and rigor to reviews of the contributions which on-going, new, or altered capabilities and capability requirements make toward mitigating capability gaps and reducing risks within portfolios; and which otherwise help ensure warfighters have sufficient ability to conduct tasks and missions under applicable threat conditions.
• Participate in daily, weekly, and monthly meetings where data exchanges are discussed and provide regular follow-up briefings to leadership.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Understanding of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Joint Staff, Military Departments, and how they coordinate.
• Knowledge of handling CUI, FOUO, classified documents, secure communications, and visitor access procedures.
• Familiarity with PPBE and Defense Acquisition System, or similar (depending on role).
• Ability to write clearly and concisely for senior-level audiences.
• Professional verbal communication with DoD personnel and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience.
• Five (5) years of experience working on the Joint Staff.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Typical office setting.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Could travel up to 10% of the time.

EOE. Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
Patricio Enterprises Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.