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We provide thought leadership for complex issues through independent analysis, and we deliver practical, useful solutions. ANSER values collaboration, integrity, and initiative and we are client focused in all that we do. Because we were established for the purpose of public service and not for profit, we measure our success in the impact of our service.\nPosition Summary:\nAnalytic Services, Inc. (ANSER) is seeking a Cybersecurity Staff Action Officer to support the Department of War Chief Information Security Officer (DoW CISO) onsite at the Pentagon in Arlington VA. In this key role, you will communicate and support with senior DoW officials and must be an organized self-starter capable of performing tasks and managing projects in a fast-paced organization with minimal oversight.\nThis position does not permit hybrid or remote work with all job duties performed full-time onsite at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA.\nDay to Day Responsibilities:\nOversee and report on the timely execution, quality, and completeness of assigned CISO projects, actions, and taskers.\nSupport the development, implementation, and refinement of project management frameworks, tools, processes, and governance structures.\nCollaborate with subject matter experts and stakeholders to proactively advance actions and sustain progress toward key milestones.\nEnsure initiatives and products are staffed and coordinated appropriately at all required levels, including preparing, routing, and refining materials for senior level information and decision.\nDraft and refine talking points, briefings, and other senior level communications, ensuring message clarity, adherence to DoW standards, audience-appropriate content, leadership appropriate tone, and consistent formatting.\nPrepare senior leaders with clear materials, talking points, and strategic context; and support presentation of issues across increasingly senior forums.\nParticipate in department wide forums and identify issues requiring higher level adjudication.\nTrack governance issues such as the execution of decisions and directives and provide periodic updates to stakeholders on progress toward established milestones and objectives. \nRequired Qualifications:\nPossess an active TS/SCI security clearance.\nMaster’s degree in information systems, cybersecurity, project management, business administration, government, public policy, organizational leadership, or similar related field and 10+ years of related Staff Action Officer experience or a Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of related experience.\nExperience distilling and briefing complex topics for senior leader decision-making.\nExceptional and executive-level interpersonal and communication skills.\nExperience supporting GO/FO/SES clients or similar senior leaders in the DoW.\nFamiliarity with cybersecurity concepts, policies, and governance sufficient to support executive level discussions and documentation.\nExperience developing, maintaining, and improving staff products, decision support materials, and project-related documentation with technical, managerial, and / or procedural content.\nAbility to take initiative, prioritize, plan, and execute with limited oversight in a fast-paced and high-visibility environment.\nProven ability to navigate complex organizational structures and priorities to support decision making and ensure alignment with enterprise goals.\nKnowledge of DoW correspondence requirements.\nHigh proficiency in Microsoft Office Software.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nBackground in cybersecurity cyber policy and / or cyber governance forums.\n2+ years of experience supporting Office of the Secretary of War (OSW) clients.\nExperience working in a senior-level DoW front office.\nIndividual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to: business considerations, local market, internal equity, candidate qualifications such as skills, education and experience. 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