Program and Budget Analyst

Calibre Systems Incorporated - Arlington, VA

Full-time

Arlington, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Program and Budget Analyst will support the National Guard Bureau J8 by engaging in all phases of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) processes. This role involves program and budget analysis, formulation of advice, and preparation of reports and briefings. The analyst will work closely with NGB leaders to provide timely analysis and recommendations, ensuring effective participation in senior leader forums.

Responsibilities

• Participate in program and budget development, analysis, and review primarily related to NGB matters.
• Assist in assessing issues, providing timely analysis, and developing recommendations for NGB leaders in support of their participation in senior leader forums over the program and budget cycles.
• Assist in developing, staffing, and finalizing NGB senior leader correspondence providing input to programming and budgeting processes and other staffing actions via ETMS2.
• Employ analytical skills to develop an empirical basis to support analysis and recommendations.
• Collaborate with staff across the NGB to develop working relationships to maintain situational awareness on programming and budgeting issues as well as to facilitate developing recommendations for leaders.
• Provide senior level advice and oversight in support of client requirements.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen
• Current Secret clearance; Top Secret and eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) preferred.
• Proven analytical and strong organizational skills.
• Detail oriented and able to multi-task across concurrent initiatives.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication and organization skills.
• Advanced proficiency with groupware applications (e.g., SharePoint, MS Teams) and the Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ability to travel.

Nice-to-haves

• Proficiency in DOD tasking systems (e.g. CATMS, ETMS2)
• CDFM certification; Defense FM certification.
• Four to six years of experience working within senior defense organizations in the Pentagon (Services, Joint Staff, National Guard Bureau Joint Staff, OSD); 10+ years preferred.
• Four to six years of experience in program and budget development, analysis, and review as performed by the Army or Air Force, JS, or OSD; 10+ years preferred.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/protected veterans.