Front Office Strategy Advisor

Established in 2004, Culmen International is committed to enhancing international security, strengthening homeland defense, optimizing government operations and providing humanitarian assistance around the world.  We provide technical and management expertise, develop innovative technology solutions, and deliver youth care services, logistics, training and language services worldwide.  With experience in over 126 countries, Culmen supports our clients to accomplish critical missions in challenging environments.

Culmen International is hiring a Front Office Strategy Advisor to provide support for the Research Directorate at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and will be onsite in Springfield, VA

NGA Research sets the vision and mission for GEOINT R&D at NGA and the NSG, ensuring that NGA Research’s priorities line up with NGA Mission Imperatives, Operational End States, and long-term planning. The Contractor shall provide strategic planning to the NGA Research Front Office (RFO) to include the Director (D/R), Deputy Director (DD/R), Chief of Staff (CoS), Office Directors (ODs), and Senior Scientists (SSs) to ensure positioning NGA Research to respond to the changing threat, environmental and operational needs.

• Lead tasks, portions of tasks, projects and follow-up on actions from internal and external meetings. Identify, prioritize, and organize key technical and programmatic details in concise notes or briefing materials.
• Assist in determining optimal program strategies, to include metrics, goals, and objectives of innovative technologies.
• Support concept development, assessment and risk identification, as well as recommendations for new programs for Program Build/POM development.
• Provide support in areas pertinent to the new concepts/programs the office may be pursuing. This includes review, editing, and feedback on new program concepts and technologies, new start briefs, new solicitations through Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) and Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs).
• Research, evaluate, and analyze issues, questions, propose alternatives, and recommend solutions across the Research portfolio.
• Assist with review of ongoing programs to include input at annual reviews, site visits, demonstrations, and other events.
• Perform meeting setup and preparation, participation, note taking, and summarizing meeting discussions and decisions.
• Develop and maintain program and project schedules and calendars.
• Provide technical input as required into the Intelligence Program Budget Submission (IPBS) and Congressional Budget Justification Book (CBJB) descriptions, expected and actual accomplishments, input into congressional staff briefings, and input into other related internal or external inquiries. 

• BA/BS in physics, mathematics, chemistry, computer science, or engineering and/or BA/BS in military history, political science, or government or seven years of experience serving in a similar role in a Research organization within the IC, DoD, or with an NGA partner such as DARPA, DOE Lab, USDR&E, Joint Staff, Military Service Staff, ODNI, Combatant Command Staff, Major Command Staff, or any US Government intelligence, acquisition, or operations unit staff.
• 15+ years of work experience

• Government military or civilian experience in the National Security Council, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Offices of the Secretaries of the Military Services, Joint Staff, Military Service Staffs, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, or an intelligence agency.
• NGA Experience

• Exceptional Medical/Dental/Vision coverage with 100% of the premiums paid by the company for all employees and their eligible dependents
• 401k – Vested immediately and 4% match
• Life insurance and disability paid by the company
• AFLAC Available
• Tuition Assistance
• 12 Paid Holidays

At Culmen International we are committed to creating, promoting, and sustaining a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our commitment to these values is unwavering across all our work around the world.  We include and celebrate employees of diverse races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, ethnicities, nationalities, socioeconomic statuses, languages, (dis)abilities, ages, and religious commitments. These differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our employees and clients. Culmen is an equal opportunity employer.