Staff Officer/Editor

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Staff Officer/Editor to join our team! In this role you will provide document editing/revision expertise, as well as dynamic tasker management for the NGA Front Office. 

• Review draft material and correct grammar, word usage, spelling, style, format, punctuation, logic, and organization errors. Ensure that all edits adhere to prescribed grammar, style, and formatting guidelines.

• Provide guidance that helps authors generate material that is comprehensive and relevant.

• Review portion marks and classification banners on draft materials to ensure consistency and to prevent material from being handled inappropriately.

• Work on multiple projects with varying deadlines under fast-paced conditions.

• Process and disseminate materials in many hardcopy, softcopy, and web formats.

• Assist with the coordination process for drafting documents as necessary.

• Attend regularly scheduled editor and staff meetings.

• Demonstrate superb customer service by clearly and concisely communicating work status, problems, requirements, and concerns with team members, managers, and customers.

• Participate in meetings with customers and authors to exchange information, make decisions, or provide updates.

• Support the office and division in accomplishing the mission by taking on special assignments or ad hoc taskings, as necessary.

• Use Microsoft Office Suite to create, review, maintain, and edit documents in support of the DXCE mission.

• Assist with developing and conducting training for Agency personnel on business processes, editing, systems and processes. Training topics may include, among other things, N-CERTS task management, Front Office Staff Packages, and editorial requirements.

• Provide assistance to other DXCE members in execution of Agency-level tasking and action item support to the NGA Executive Committee (EXCOM) including the Director, Deputy Director, Chief of Staff, and Associate Directors, along with other Components and offices.

• Prepare condolence letters and other correspondence for the EXCOM members.

• Collect, process, organize, and manage records in accordance with appropriate NGA Instructions or guidelines.

• With the assistance of the Government lead, establish milestones and schedules with wide latitude for independent judgement regarding the resolution of staff and administrative management problems.

• Analyze data related to the DXCE mission.

• Assist in planning and implementing programs/projects involving diverse objectives and problems that may require frequent coordination across multiple areas, disciplines and organizations.

• Transfer data across various networks as needed by the EXCOM, DXC and DXCE.

• Schedule meetings on behalf of DXCE, schedule conference rooms and coordinate VTC connectivity, and ensure appropriate read-ahead support is provided to attendees, as needed.

• Organize and support various NGA, IC, and DoD joint meetings, forums, and events, as required. Establish and maintain liaison partnerships with external NGA partners, e.g., other government agencies, industry, academia, etc., on behalf of DXCE.

• Represent DXCE equities at meetings, such as the suspense coordinator meetings, N-CERTS demos, or the internal tasking working group.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree and 11+ years' of relevant experience. An additional 8 years' experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

• 2 years' experience demonstrated experience in analyzing and editing correspondence documents and communicating actions/deliverables to senior leaders such as General/Flag officers, civilian SESs, or corporate equivalents.

• Ability to identify errors in grammar, word usage, and punctuation and is able to refer to a prescribed style guide such as Chicago, Associated Press, and/or in-house guidance to make corrections.

• Refer to Merriam Webster Dictionary or internal NGA references to ensure correct spelling, acronym establishment, and word usage.

• Must be organized and work with the team to meet internal NGA style and formatting guidelines and requirements.

• Must be able to reorganize and edit documents for content, readability, and logic.

Required Clearance:

• Candidate must possess an ACTIVE TS/SCI Clearance.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• CI Polygraph clearance

• 2 years' experience demonstrated experience designing and delivering briefings, and presenting complex information to varied audiences, including senior leaders such as General/Flag officers, civilian SES or corporate equivalents.