Join the team who values your skills and expertise. From intelligence and cybersecurity to vulnerability assessment and mission assurance, Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs (CNSP) brings experience and results. Building on a reputation as a dedicated, disciplined and tightly-knit organization, CNSP supports DOD and other federal clients in their critical, strategic and operational programs. CNSP is looking for qualified talent to give our clients the support they deserve and the quality they expect from our team – a team of experts, like you.

Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs is part of Cherokee Federal – a team of tribally owned federal contracting companies focused on building solutions, solving complex challenges, and serving the nation’s mission around the globe for more than 60 federal clients. For more information, visit cherokee-federal.com .

SUMMARY

Receives work guidance from a geographical regions senior physical security specialist or the lead program analyst within the Project Coordination Division (PCD) of Diplomatic Security’s (DS) Countermeasures Directorate. Provides dedicated analytical, logistical and information tracking within a geographic region in support of the section.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the guidance of a Senior Physical Security Desk Officer:

• Design Review Coordination: Analysts are responsible for receiving physical copies of blueprints, logging those blueprints into an internal tracking SharePoint system and sending out memoranda requesting review to various DS offices. Analysts then receive and upload any comments into a collaboration site for resolution. Analysts also must “back check” the comments once final responses are received, in order to ensure open issues are fully resolved. Once all comments are resolved, the Analyst must draft correspondence memorandum documenting completion.
  

• Quality Control Checks on Residential Security Funding Requests: Analysts review incoming funding requests for errors. Analysts are also responsible for monitoring the progress of the request to include maintaining an internal tracker, notifying the assigned desk officers for action and ensuring requests are fully completed within a two-business day period.
  

• Document Editing: Analysts are tasked with drafting, reviewing, and editing written products within their assigned section, including Ambassadorial Briefing Papers, Waiver/Exception Requests, Action Memos, Informational Memos, Score Cards, and miscellaneous correspondence often while adhering to short deadlines. Analysts look for grammatical mistakes, contextual errors, and ensure all written products strictly conform to the PCD and Department templates.
  

• Proofreading Surveys: Analysts review and edit all Physical Security Surveys to ensure that there are no formatting errors, grammatical mistakes, or missing content from the originator before it reaches the next level of review. Analysts are responsible for communicating with originator when the surveys are missing required content, and for passing the survey to the next level of review in the business unit.
  

• Taskers: Analysts provide dedicated support for a variety of informational taskers, researching PCD databases to generate useful information for reports that are often received by senior persons within the Department. Analysts will learn to operate the Department’s tasker system.
  

• Working Group Coordination: Analysts provide support to the Residential and Overseas Schools Security Grant Program working groups, organizing the meetings, recording minutes, and tracking issues.
  

• Quarterly Progress Review: Analysts compile the data from various tracking applications in order provide a useful analysis to decision makers on their section’s accomplishments during the periodic quarter.
  

SUPERVISORY/MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

No supervisory or management responsibilities

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree or 3-4 years of related work experience
• Experience in basic budgetary accounting procedures and recordkeeping
• Experience drafting c orrespondence, procedures, memos, and preparing draft reports for executives for decision making with minimal editing required
  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Must be a US citizen.
• Must possess a SECRET clearance.
• Ability to learn and apply DS, Overseas Security Policy Board regulations, and physical/residential security requirements.
• Demonstrative ability to perform basic data analysis, statistical analysis and demonstrated attention to detail or related educational experience.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task, prioritize and track activity.
• Demonstrated teamwork and team building experience with those who are not direct reports.
• Organized, self-starter who has demonstrated they are internally motivated, take ownership of their program, can work well independently or with a team, and with minimal supervision.
• Good interpersonal skills and an effective communicator, both orally and in writing, that can explain complex details to different audiences including working level employees , subject matter experts and lead analyst.
• Excellent writing skills to including proofing, editing, ability to identify grammar mistakes, contextual errors, and ability to ensure products conform to established standards.
• Excellent research skills.
• Demonstrated competence: SharePoint, Microsoft Suite (including Excel), Office 365.
• Must be able to pass a background investigation and drug screening.
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Work is performed in a secured federal office environment.
  

Cherokee Federal has suspended it’s COVID mandate. However, it’s important to note that Cherokee Federal employees are included as covered employees in U.S. Presidential Executive Order 14042, which mandates Covid vaccines for federal contractors. Executive Order 14042 is currently not subject to enforcement by the Federal government. Therefore, Cherokee Federal has suspended application of the mandate and continues to monitor the government’s guidance on administration of any vaccine requirement.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Cherokee Federal is a division of Cherokee Nation Businesses, the economic engine of Cherokee Nation, the largest Native American tribe in the U.S. As a trusted partner, the Cherokee Federal team of companies manages nearly 2,000 projects of all sizes across the construction, engineering and manufacturing and mission solutions portfolios — ranging from advanced data analytics and telehealth to cybersecurity, cloud and logistics.

Since 2012, our team of companies has won $6 billion in government contracts and completed more than 5,300 federal missions. Our 3,600+ employees work in 20+ countries, 50 states and 2 U.S. territories.

Why Cherokee Federal? Visit cherokee-federal.com to learn why you should join our team!

Compliance

Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and we prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status or for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing compensation.. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please copy and paste the links to the following two sites: https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf and https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/ofccp_eeo_supplement_final_jrf_qa_508c.pdf

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may e-mail CNB.Compliance@cn-bus.com for assistance. This email address is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the application process or status. Please do not send email request pertaining to recruiting as this email box is not for resumes or follow up on job applications.

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We maintain an Affirmative Action Plan for proactively seeking employment and advancement for qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Upon request, we will schedule time Tuesdays – Thursdays from 10:00am – 2:00pm CST to make applicable Affirmative Action Plans accessible. Please submit a written request with the email subject line: 2021 Request to View Affirmative Action Plan to the Compliance Administrator at CNB.Compliance@cn-bus.com .

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