Management Analyst

ROLE DETAILS             

CLIENT:            United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
PROJECT:           Enterprise Recruiting System Implementation
WORK LOCATION:     Arlington, VA (Crystal City)
WORK SITE:         Client site

CLEARANCE:                      
Active or able to obtain a favorable National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) background check
EDUCATION:                     
Bachelor’s degree from a fully accredited college or university
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:                     
– Five (5) years’ demonstrated experience in projects relevant and related to job description.
– Must be able to read, write, understand, and communicate fluently and in comprehensible English language.
– Superior written and verbal communications skills, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple assignments with varying deadlines and priority simultaneously.
– Demonstrated ability to interface with client and/or other contractor personnel at all levels of an organization to meet client and internal program manager needs.
– Be self-motivated, resourceful, require minimal oversight, and demonstrate integrity and strong work ethic.
– Experience in research regarding service matters and combined doctrine, operations, liaison, and coordination with Government agencies and industry stakeholders.
– Computer literate and able to gather information to create and maintain documents and briefings.
– Must have a current and valid driver’s license

KEY TEAM OBJECTIVES:
– December Group is supporting the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) to implement a new enterprise recruiting system, the Army Accessions Information Environment System (AIESS). We are seeking committed and passionate Management Analyst professionals to join our management consulting team at the client office in Arlington, VA (Crystal City).

ROLE DESCRIPTION:
– Assist with developing functional programs and materials, in preparing reports and other documents for use by managers, and creating operational concepts, plans, and instructions.
– Assist in tracking and evaluating ongoing operations.
– Review forms and reports and collaborate with management and users individually and in group settings regarding the format, distribution, and purpose, and to identify problems and improvements to incorporate.
– Collect, maintain, and process data.
– Use mathematical, statistical, econometric or other scientific methods and techniques in analyzing problems of management and technical nature.
– Analyze and review a variety of plans and related documents to develop recommended changes to improve efficiency.
– Provides direct support to technical and operational activities.
– Assist in developing technical and operational documents and plans to ensure compliance with standards and special requirements.
– Assist with conducting conferences and working meetings and facilitate/ lead discussions with large and small groups.
– Identify sources of relevant information and data and evaluate information to monitor status of ongoing operations.
– Plan and establish record and data storage and retrieval systems and procedures.
– Alert key personnel of operational problems and suggest solutions or methods for collecting additional information.
– Serve as functional experts in their field and act as project team and/or task lead.
– Recommend procedures and methods to be used, and/or identify/ recommend alternative courses of action as needed.
– Serve as an assistant to senior management analysts, technical directors, project managers, and the program manager.

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS:           
Highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
REQUIRED SOFT SKILLS:                     
– Creative, collaborative, detail-oriented, strong communication and listening skills (in-person and via telecon).
– Ability to work on multiple work streams at a time and manage time and deadlines effectively, to prioritize work products, and to function in a fluid, fast-paced, and dynamic environment.
– Comfortable working both in teams and independently, organized, proactive and self-motivated, and ability to be an “outside the box” thinker when needed.
– Flexible, and able to change direction quickly, and accepts this as operating in a high-performing team structure.

PREFERRED TECHNICAL SKILLS:
– Experience developing technical guides or manuals, pamphlets, standard operating procedures, how-to guides and FAQs, training curricula, visual aids and info-graphics, course ware content and documentation, and other digital learning and presentation products
PREFERRED SOFT SKILLS:
– Experience as a US Army Recruiter or served within the US Army Recruiting Command
– Experience with enterprise and/or organizational change management
– Experience with business process optimization and re-engineering