Monitoring and Metrics Specialist

About the Role

This position functions as the Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) Monitoring and Metrics Specialist for the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program within the Global Threat Reduction Directorate (GT) at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). CTR strengthens the capabilities of partner nations and the international community to prevent, detect, interdict, and deter weapons of mass destruction proliferation and use. The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist provides interdisciplinary technical expertise and coordination to support data collection, evaluation, and outputs relevant to measuring progress in capacity-building efforts across three geographic Departments within the GT Directorate.

The Monitoring and Metrics Specialist coordinates with CTR Project Teams to ensure data and process rigor in evaluating project implementation, development of capabilities, and sustainment risk in partner nations. This role supports all efforts to execute and utilize metrics and assessments to plan, monitor, and evaluate CTR activities, including implementing a new metrics framework, coordinating annual Metrics Validation Meetings, managing and evaluating data, and preparing high-quality assessments.

The Specialist works with CTR stakeholders to promote awareness, develop training materials, support metrics implementation, and collate metrics scores to inform future project planning and high-level messaging of CTR’s impact. The role serves as A&AS support to the Mission Support Department, coordinating and facilitating metrics trainings, briefings to senior government clients, and producing deliverables for various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Supports implementation of a new metrics framework across three geographic Departments encompassing biological, chemical, and nuclear threat reduction and WMD interdiction activities.
• Interfaces with the Knowledge Management Team to develop and improve the data entry application (Metrics App) and data visualization tool (Metrics Dashboard).
• Supports routine metrics analyses and processes.
• Strategizes and/or develops frameworks and procedures to augment CTR’s monitoring and evaluation processes.
• Serves as a primary knowledge source for metrics best practices and processes.
• Prepares analyses and summaries independently, on schedule, and with exemplary quality.
• Identifies and applies best practices, innovation, and process improvement.
• Provides technical expertise on metrics as they apply to new country assessments, gap analyses, program planning, implementation oversight, and sustainability.
• Provides high-quality technical products to inform decision-making and administer CTR’s metrics efforts (e.g., papers, action memos, talking points, briefings, metrics summaries, PowerPoint briefings, standard operating procedures).
• Reviews technical deliverables and coordinates with project teams to provide comments that inform project execution.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a scientific or technical field, including statistics and applied mathematics.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in public health, social science, biology, international development, public administration, or other related field.
• Combination of education and/or experience in monitoring and evaluation.
• Active Secret level clearance (minimum). US Citizenship is required.
• Excellent organizational and written/oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office tool suites.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently.
• Ability to work on multiple projects, including resourcing, tracking, follow-up, and follow-through to project completion.
• Strong attention to detail, communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Flexibility/adaptability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to be on-site in Lorton, VA, up to 100% of the time.

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Master’s Degree.
• 10+ years of related experience in social science, public health, international development, public administration, or other related field.
• Monitoring and evaluation education and experience.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 platforms such as SharePoint, Power App, and Power BI.
• Demonstrated ability to write for Senior Leaders.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• DTRA CTR or Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) or Counter WMD experience.

About Noblis

Noblis and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI and Noblis MSD, tackle some of the nation’s toughest challenges, delivering advanced solutions to customers’ most critical missions. We bring together leading scientific, engineering, and management expertise in a culture grounded in objectivity and collaboration, ensuring our work creates lasting impact across federal missions. We work with a broad range of government agencies in the defense, intelligence, and federal civilian sectors.

Why Work at Noblis

At Noblis, we share a passion for excellence and innovation, fostering an environment where people can do meaningful work while maintaining balance. We seek individuals with natural curiosity and a desire to collaborate and learn. Noblis has earned numerous workplace awards for our culture, commitment to employee well-being, and dedication to impactful work. We maintain a drug-free workplace.

Benefits

Noblis offers health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs.

Pay

Compensation at Noblis is determined by education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, experience, internal and external equity, location, clearance level, and contract-specific affordability. The projected salary range for this position is USD $78,900.00 - USD $123,300.00 per year for full-time status. Part-time or on-call staff compensation is proportionately adjusted based on hours worked.