Jr Acquisitions Analyst
$80,000–$80,000 year
On-siteSan Diego, California, United States
Job Summary
Provide foundational acquisition, administrative, and coordination support for Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) stakeholders. Collect, validate, and maintain acquisition documentation, milestone schedules, action item logs, risk inputs, and dashboards. Research and prepare inputs for acquisition documents including the Acquisition Strategy, Acquisition Program Baseline, and Integrated Master Plan. Facilitate routing processes for acquisition documents and support work group meetings, Integrated Product Team sessions, and other program cadences. Track deliverable development, submission, review, and closure while identifying late or at-risk actions. Assist with cost, schedule, performance, resource, and readiness information for analysis and reporting. Prepare routine written analyses, status summaries, briefing materials, and data-call responses for internal and Government review. Support the COR and APM with acquisition or contract strategy support, including approaches, risks, contracting methods, and budget information.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a business or technical field
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
- Ability to conduct research, organize and review information, identify discrepancies, follow established processes, and communicate matters requiring additional review
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to prepare clear status updates, reports, meeting documentation, and briefing materials
- Proficiency with the Microsoft 365 productivity and collaboration environment, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Access
- Ability to efficiently create, manage, analyze, communicate, and maintain information in support of program and acquisition requirements
- Basic familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform tools, including Power BI, Power Apps, and Power Automate
- Ability to navigate and use existing reports, dashboards, applications, and automated workflows
- Strong organization, attention to detail, records discipline, and ability to manage multiple assigned priorities and deadlines
- Ability to work collaboratively in a Government-contractor team environment
- Ability to independently complete assigned tasks within established guidance
- Ability to obtain and maintain the clearance, credentials, and system access required by the contract
Desired Qualifications
- Experience supporting, or familiarity with, NAVWAR, NIWC Pacific, PEO C4I, NAVSEA, Fleet Readiness Directorate activities, Navy program offices, or comparable DoD organizations
- Familiarity with Navy C4I modernization, acquisition documentation, advanced planning, installation execution, configuration management, systems fielding, or Fleet readiness processes
- Demonstrate the unique requirements and challenges of ACAT I Programs and the Major Automated Information System acquisition process
- Exposure to DoD acquisition documents, NAVWAR technical requirements, or related policy
- Experience maintaining schedules, trackers, risk inputs, metrics, dashboards, process maps, or controlled program documentation
- Active DoD Secret security clearance
- Foundational analytical problem-solving and sound judgment
- Research, data collection, validation, and reconciliation
- Acquisition planning and stakeholder-coordination support
- Schedule, milestone, action-item, and deliverable tracking
- Clear technical writing and routine briefing development
- Data quality, documentation, records, and configuration discipline
- Organization, reliability, adaptability, and attention to detail
- Ability to learn and apply Government and program-specific processes
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