Senior Strategic Process SME Active Top Secret/SCI Clearance Req with Security Clearance

About the Role

The Senior Strategic Process Subject Matter Expert (SME) provides senior-level strategic advisory and action-officer support to Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC), Installations and Logistics (I&L), Logistics Current and Future Operations Branch (LPOV). Working on-site at the Pentagon, this role directly supports Senior Executive Service (SES) and General Officer leadership by translating strategic guidance into executive-level products, integrating logistics equities across Headquarters initiatives, and developing strategic communications, concepts, policies, and planning products.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior action-officer and strategic advisory support to SES and General Officer leadership within HQMC I&L and LPOV.
• Translate strategic guidance, organizational priorities, and leadership intent into executive-level presentations, briefings, correspondence, decision papers, and strategic communications products.
• Develop speeches, executive talking points, congressional testimony input, information papers, issue papers, and briefing materials supporting senior leadership engagements.
• Conduct research, assessments, and analysis supporting organizational modernization, Force Design initiatives, logistics transformation, and enterprise strategic planning.
• Integrate Marine Corps logistics equities into Headquarters initiatives involving policy, concepts, strategy, capability development, and organizational priorities.
• Coordinate executive tasking and workflow through ETMS2, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and other Headquarters collaboration tools.
• Review and analyze policies, concepts, doctrine, strategic guidance, and planning documents at the Unclassified, CUI, Secret, and TS/SCI levels.
• Support development and execution of strategic communications plans, executive messaging, and organizational outreach initiatives.
• Assist with development of concepts of employment (CONEMP), concepts of operations (CONOPS), strategic implementation plans, resourcing strategies, and PPBEA documentation.
• Coordinate with Headquarters Marine Corps organizations, Fleet Marine Force commands, Joint Staff, Geographic Combatant Commands, and other stakeholders to synchronize strategic initiatives.
• Support Installations and Logistics Board (ILB), Executive Offsite Symposium (EOS), senior leadership conferences, workshops, and executive engagements through document development, analysis, and briefing preparation.
• Support Requests for Information (RFIs), executive correspondence, budget planning sessions, and senior leadership decision support activities.
• Develop and maintain executive-level templates, planning products, briefing packages, and organizational communications materials.
• Support continuous process improvement initiatives through strategic process analysis, workflow optimization, and implementation of organizational best practices.
• Provide strategic recommendations supporting Marine Corps logistics modernization, Force Design implementation, and future naval logistics operations.
• Perform other strategic advisory and organizational leadership support duties necessary to accomplish contract requirements.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen with an Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance and ability to obtain a CAC card.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Eight (8) years of experience supporting Headquarters Marine Corps organizations and coordinating with the Fleet Marine Force (FMF).
• Demonstrated experience providing strategic advisory support to Senior Executive Service (SES) and General Officer leadership.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with senior military and civilian leaders at the General Officer (3-Star) and SES levels.
• Demonstrated ability to translate strategic guidance, organizational priorities, and executive direction into high-quality executive presentations, briefings, correspondence, and decision products.
• Experience reviewing, researching, analyzing, and drafting speeches, briefings, executive correspondence, and strategic communication products.
• Experience supporting congressional testimony development, executive responses, and senior leadership engagements.
• Experience supporting Marine Corps Force Design initiatives and integrating logistics equities into strategic planning efforts.
• Experience supporting Geographic Combatant Commands, Service Components, or Headquarters organizations involving planning, prioritization, force management, or resource allocation.
• Demonstrated experience developing concepts of employment (CONEMP), concepts of operations (CONOPS), strategic implementation plans, resourcing strategies, and PPBEA actions.
• Experience coordinating executive tasking using ETMS2 or equivalent Headquarters task management systems.
• Experience developing executive-level presentations, issue papers, white papers, decision briefs, reports, and policy documents.
• Excellent analytical, writing, communication, organizational, facilitation, and briefing skills.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and collaboration platforms.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Public Administration, Strategic Studies, National Security, Logistics, Business Administration, or related discipline (Preferred).
• Previous experience supporting Headquarters Marine Corps, Department of the Navy, Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, or other DoD Headquarters organizations (Preferred).
• Experience supporting Marine Corps logistics modernization, Force Design, naval logistics integration, or expeditionary logistics initiatives (Preferred).
• Experience supporting executive-level strategic communications, organizational transformation, or enterprise modernization initiatives (Preferred).
• Experience facilitating strategic planning sessions, executive workshops, or senior leadership conferences (Preferred).
• Lean Six Sigma certification or comparable process improvement experience (Preferred).
• Familiarity with Marine Corps logistics doctrine, PPBEA, Force Design, Joint planning processes, and Headquarters staff operations (Preferred).

Benefits

LTC Solutions offers a dynamic team setting and generous benefits, including 401K, PTO, and Health, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Insurance.

Location: Pentagon, Arlington, VA

Status: Contingent Hire – Full-Time – On-Site

Clearance: Active Top Secret/SCI Clearance Required