Senior Business Analyst

THOR Solutions is actively seeking a Senior Business Analyst/Portfolio Council Coordinator to join our corporate operations support contract at NIWC Pacific in San Diego, CA. In this position, the applicant serves as a conduit between NIWC PAC Business Portfolio Managers (BPMs) and outside organizations, coordinating and facilitating joint events. This individual will also review and validate project changes from BPMs, and conduct and present project status reviews to Executive leadership. The ideal candidate will possess significant experience in U.S. Navy applications and in delivering speeches/briefs to high-level government Civilian and active-duty Military customers.
Primary Responsibilities: The candidate's responsibilities may include (but are not limited to) performing or supporting the following actions:

• Coordinate meetings, maintain charters and facilitate annual project/portfolio reviews.
• Request inputs from contributors, collate, organize agenda and facilitate on-site.
• Facilitate Project Status briefs, Portfolio Reviews & Strategic Sessions.
• Conduct Command-level surveys.
• Cross-reference individual stakeholder priorities to create weighted priority scores.
• Provide monthly reports to NIWC PAC Executive Director.
• Validate project statuses twice per year (ID expired projects, missing quad charts, corrections).
• Maintain Hub/SharePoint pages.

Job Details:

• Target Pay Range: $28.00 - 34.00/hour
• Existing Security Clearance Required: This position requires a DoD Secret security clearance. A qualified candidate must already possess an active or interim Secret (or above) clearance.
• Worksite: Primarily onsite at NIWC Pacific in Point Loma, San Diego, CA. Some telework flexibility may be allowed, in accordance with NIWC's current remote work allowance.
• Schedule: California Alternate Work Week schedule. Typically Mondays - Thursdays 9 hours daily, and Fridays alternate between 8 hours or 0 hours.
• Travel: Up to 5-10% local travel anticipated.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor's degree in a project/organizational management, finance, business administration or related field.
  • In lieu of a relevant Bachelor's degree, other qualifications such as a lesser degree, Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, or Navy Project Portal experience may be considered in conjunction with additional years of highly relevant experience.
• Five (5) to ten (10) years of recent, relevant professional experience in program, project, and/or financial management in a U.S. Navy or other Department of Defense (DoD) environment (e.g., as active duty military personnel, Civilian Government employee, and/or as a DOD-supporting contractor). Ideal experience includes:
  • Direct experience providing formal verbal & PowerPoint presentations to Senior-level executives within DoD commands.
  • Developing and coordinating multiple schedules, collecting and consolidating meeting input materials, facilitating meetings and collecting participant & viewer takeaways.
  • Firsthand knowledge of NIWC PAC and NAVWAR processes and tools
  • Skills in creating and editing/updating MS SharePoint sites/pages
• Certifications in Navy scheduling, planning, business and/or financial applications are highly preferred.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated confident interaction with senior/executive-level active duty military and civilian Government employees.
• Effective organizational, time management, and multi-tasking skills.
• Proficient with common productivity software including Microsoft Office, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Some experience with MS Power BI preferred.
• Some experience with Navy Project Portal preferred.

Typical Physical Activity:

• This position's essential functions typically include (but are not limited to): typing, hearing, talking, and vision.

THOR Solutions, LLC is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. THOR considers all qualified applicants for employment, without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
Please be aware that many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.
Founded in 2009, THOR Solutions, LLC (THOR) is a rapidly growing Center for Veteran's Excellence (CVE) verified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing mission critical support across the Department of Defense, federal civilian agencies and commercial maritime industry, worldwide. THOR provides innovative and tailored expertise in multidisciplinary engineering, project and program management, business and financial management, technical support, integrated logistics support, training support, fleet support, corporate operations support, assessments and studies. THOR is privileged to deliver service solutions to the nation's most complex military, public sector and industry challenges.
THOR is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability. THOR complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) is the law.
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