Counter WMD Threats Mid-Level Analyst

Company: EM Key Solutions
Location: Washington
Posted on: November 13, 2024

Job Description:

Counter WMD Threats Biological Mid-Level Analyst
Washington, DC
This is an onsite position with the potential for 1 day a week of telework, responsibilities allowing.
EM Key Solutions/Cortek is seeking a Counter WMD Threats Mid-Level Program Analyst to support the Department of State's Biological Policy Staff to reduce threats from biological weapons, mainly through efforts to strengthen and maintain international coordination and capabilities to prepare for and respond to outbreaks of infectious disease in humans and/or animals.
Duties:

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• Provide expert advice to the BPS Director and senior Department officials and represent the Department in various interagency meetings.
  
• Develop and support the implementation of strategies and policies to prevent biological weapons and to strengthen global capabilities to prepare for and respond to outbreaks of infectious disease.
  
• Draft and develop products in support of office and Department leadership, including briefing checklists and talking points, background and issue papers, reporting cables, meeting notes, information, and action memos, strategies, press guidance and releases, speeches, and blog entries, as determined and assigned by the client.
  
• Liaise regularly with Department and interagency experts to develop, synchronize, and support strategies, policies, engagements, and projects designed to prevent biological weapons and to strengthen global capabilities to prepare for and respond to outbreaks of infectious disease, as determined and assigned by the client.
  
• Balance and prioritize complex tasks with limited supervision and demonstrate initiative to develop solutions.
  
• Travel from time to time, including international travel.
  
  Required Qualifications:
  
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  • A. or B.S. degree with two or more years of experience in nonproliferation, international public health, or terrorism-related field - OR four or more years of experience in bioterrorism, agroterrorism, or outbreak response-related field, including team or project leadership experience.
    
  • Strong analytical skills.
    
  • Must be able to write clearly, concisely, and rapidly and to adapt tone and content for different audiences.
    
  • Knowledge of/experience with interagency coordination processes is desirable.
    
  • Teamwork and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities are essential.
    
    Clearance:
    
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    • A TOP SECRET clearance is required with eligibility for access to SCI. (an interim Secret clearance is acceptable to start). Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
      
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