Serco is excited to continue support to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Office. This contract provides program management support in support of the full acquisition lifecycle of the F-35 program, to include development, production, and sustainment.
In its role as the focal point for all F-35 Fleet Users, to include U.S. Services, International Partners, and Foreign Military Sales programs to ensure ID integration throughout the F-35 enterprise and to ensure the delivery of 5th Generation combat capability to Warfighters in support of coalition operations. The Contractor shall provide support to the National Deputies who are the F-35 Program’s senior national representative for their Participant country within the JSF Program Office and are responsible for providing day-to-day representation of the cognizant Partner nation on all matters related to the F-35 Program. The Contractor shall provide support to the U.S. Service Deputies who are assigned to the JPO to ensure immediate/critical U.S. Service insight to the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and Senior Leadership Team (SLT). The Contractor shall provide support to the Foreign Military Sales USG Program Managers who represent the Foreign Military Sales Foreign Liaison Officers for country within the JSF Program Office and are responsible for providing day-to-day representation of the cognizant Foreign Military Sales nation on all matters related to the F-35 Program.
Our Senior FMS Program Analyst (FMS Business Operations) serves as an FMS subject matter expert and uses information derived from military FMS policy to determine courses of action for the F-35 FMS program. Reads through highly technical full spectrum reporting and doctrinal materials to distill facts for decision makers. Attends technical symposiums and technical training as directed by the client. Conducts or supports technical training classes with briefings and demonstrations of technical techniques and tools. Participates in development of technical exchange meetings. Works directly with customers and team members to determine project scope and specifications. Provides research and analysis to support FMS activities. May support development and analysis of products, including training modules, evaluation tools, etc. Presents analysis or products to customers. May support policy and procedure development for JPO or community-wide support. May interact with outside customers and functional peer groups. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Leads and directs the work of others. Serves as the integrator for the F-35 JPO FMS Business Operations Office functioning at a senior-level of expertise with the ability to perform any task necessary to enable the efficient and effective operation of the Business Operations Office.
In this role you will;
Primary support to F-35 JPO FMS Business Operations Team supporting all aspects of F-35 FMS business operations, to include ability to conduct senior-level FMS research and analysis and develop written material for meetings and provide verbal support during briefings reflecting senior-level mastery of material being discussed.Support work environment with multiple quick turn taskings with senior-level analysis and critical thinking to minimize need for iterative follow-up discussions with customer.Consistently produce senior-level high quality products for F-35 customers, to include meeting read aheads, draft meeting minutes, reviews of draft meeting minutes, the FMS Business Operations Weekly Report, and any assigned major projects such as the Site Activation line scoping for a standard LOA.Provide senior-level F-35 JPO FMS Business Operations Team "integrator" support to enable efficient and effective office operation. This includes coordinating meeting attendees (in-office and/or remote participation), JPO ETMS2 Action Item Tracking, creation and maintence of office standard operations procedures (SOPs), and other office integration functions.International Integration and support – assist ID in facilitating the programs of two types of countries associated with the F-35 program: “Partners” (also referred to as “Participant”), –who are signatories to the JSF Production, Sustainment and Follow-on Development Memorandum of Understanding (JSF PSFD MOU), and “FMS Customers,” which have a signed Letters of Requests (LORs) and Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOAs) for purchasing aircraft, related material, and services International Programs – Assist ID in supporting National Deputies and their assistants in representing each of the F-35 Partner nations resident in ID. Assist ID in supporting Service Deputies and their assistants in representing each of the F-35 US Services resident in ID. Assist the USG Program Manager (PM) in representing each FMS customer and managing the F-35 LOA that is the foundation of each FMS country’s F-35 program. Assist FMS PMs, Service Deputies and USG Partner country managers in leading USG activities and Program Management Reviews (PMRs) for each country in the F-35 Program to ensure each program remains on track Assist the New Business team within ID in conjunction with industry and other USG security cooperation entities, in providing and coordinating F-35 information to countries considering acquiring the F-35, and in assisting in the USG effort to build a LOA for aircraft acquisition.International Agreements – Assist ID in the development, management, negotiation, and implementation of International Agreements, to include MOUs (such as JSF SDD MOUs [2001] and JSF PSFD MOU and in implementing arrangements, and LOAs.Assist ID in coordinating the review and approval of Decision Memoranda by all Partners. Coordinated Capabilities – Assist ID in serving as a cross-PMO coordination focal point for ID country requirements, PMR action items and ongoing, non-U.S. development, sustainment, and production challenges. Assist ID in maintaining ID Scorecards and coordinating the positions of ID customers to the JPO.External Interfaces – assist ID in coordinating with U.S. agencies on any programmatic or policy matter pertaining to the USG’s F-35 cooperative and FMS programs established with ID countries. International Communication – Assist ID in maintaining open lines of communication and maximum transparency between the F-35 program and external stakeholders (i.e., industry and international Ministries of Defense) with and through Partner National Deputies and FMS Foreign Liaison Officers (FLOs).Get to know your recruiter:
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QualificationsTo be successful in this role, you must have:
The ability to provide onsite support at Crystal City, Arlington, VA, F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) location no less than 2-days per week, each week. Exact days in office at the JPO must be coordinated with F-35 customer and approved by your Serco manager. (Your onsite days in JPO office including adhoc meetings may increase to support the needs of the customer.)
Five (5) years of recent work experience related to international acquisition programs.Five (5) years' experience in DoD aircraft acquisition or at least ten (10) years of aircraft operational experience.Master's degree in Science, Engineering, International Affairs/Policy or related discipline,or a bachelor’s degree with an additional four years of experience in international acquisition programs (Nine (9) years total). Experience in defense acquisition program management related to weapon systems acquisition and life-cycle management;Experience with DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.2, DoD Directive (DODD) 5530.03 (International Agreements), and the International Cooperation in Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (IC in AT&L) Handbook.Demonstrated knowledge of the principles, policies, and practices of system acquisition to plan, organize, and coordinate critical aspects of the development, production, deployment, and sustainment of systems, subsystems, and equipment.Demonstrated knowledge of the Security Assistance/Security Cooperation (SA/SC) programs to include the understanding of the FMS sales process from case development, implementation, execution, to closure in accordance with the Security Assistance Management Manual (SAMM), DoD 5105.38-MX.Ability to obtain and maintain a secret DOD clearanceUp to 25% travel
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