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Ascension is seeking a Financial Management Analyst to support the Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC), Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems Directorate (N6), in managing budgetary resources for C4/IT programs and investments. MSC N6 is responsible for delivering and sustaining secure C4/IT capabilities across ashore and afloat environments, including a portfolio of approximately 71 C4/IT programs supporting nine ashore sites and 129 ships. The PWS identifies Financial Management as Task Area 4 and requires planning, reporting, analysis, and funding execution support tied to IT products and services.

This position is ideal for a detail-oriented financial analyst who understands federal budget execution, spend plan tracking, financial data entry, reporting, and briefing development. The successful candidate will help the customer maintain visibility into committed, obligated, and executed funds; support PPBE-related reporting; prepare financial briefs; and ensure financial information is accurate across systems and decision-support tools.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Financial Management Analyst will support MSC N6 financial planning, reporting, analysis, and budget execution activities for C4/IT investments. The analyst will gather and enter financial data, document financial processes, prepare resource reports, and support program reviews, midyear financial reviews, end-of-year financial reviews, and ad hoc funds execution reporting. The PWS specifically requires support for PBIS-IT data entry, use of authoritative systems such as PBIS-IT, Navy ERP, and PBR, and development of financial reports, budget control reports, dashboards, meeting materials, and supporting analysis.

The ideal candidate should bring strong Excel skills, working knowledge of federal financial management, comfort with financial systems and structured data, and the ability to translate financial information into clear reports, slides, talking points, dashboards, and action-oriented recommendations. This role requires someone who is organized, dependable, careful with details, responsive to data calls, and capable of working in a fast-paced environment where funding status, procurement packages, and financial reporting deadlines directly affect mission execution.

Expected Day-to-Day Activities

• Track MSC N6 budgetary resources across commitments, obligations, expenses, and execution status.
• Enter and update financial data in PBIS-IT and support analysis of PBIS-IT data.
• Prepare weekly commitment reports, monthly expensing reports, NOR responses, PBIS-IT submissions, and ad hoc funds execution reports.
• Develop spreadsheets, slides, talking points, and briefing materials for weekly program reviews, midyear financial reviews, and end-of-year financial reviews.
• Support reporting on C4/IT requirements and investments as planned, programmed, budgeted, unfunded, or placed into service.
• Create and maintain dashboards that connect financial execution data to spend plans and fielding plans.
• Facilitate financial planning and reporting meetings by preparing agendas, minutes, briefs, and supporting analysis.
• Conduct financial analysis, financial risk analysis, internal assessments, and process reviews.
• Support financial analysis IPTs, working groups, audit teams, advisory boards, and data calls.
• Evaluate financial management processes and recommend improvements to strengthen accuracy, compliance, and reporting discipline.
• Prepare budgetary request materials for USFFC and USTC resourcing as part of the PPBE process.
• Track, monitor, and report Defense Business System expenditures.
• Assist with ITPR submission, PR package preparation, funding execution tracking, invoice support, realignments, and end-of-year closeout activities.
• Perform quality checks on financial data, funding execution actions, and supporting documentation.
• Reconcile financial data across systems of record and identify dormant or inactive balances requiring review.
• Maintain version-controlled financial files, reports, and supporting documentation in government-approved repositories.

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Ascension is seeking a Senior Data Governance / Enterprise Analyst to support the Navy’s Information Technology Governance and Mission Support effort for Military Sealift Command N6. This role supports the governance, quality, availability, and compliance of C4/IT data, repositories, dashboards, workflows, and enterprise information management processes. The position is important because MSC N6 relies on accurate, secure, and well-governed data to support portfolio visibility, executive oversight, reporting, investment decisions, and compliance with DoD, DON, and MSC policies.

The ideal candidate is a senior-level data governance and enterprise analysis professional with strong experience developing governance frameworks, supporting data calls, improving data quality, creating policies and procedures, and translating complex mission and IT information into clear business requirements, dashboards, SOPs, reports, and leadership-ready decision products. The PWS specifically requires data repository maintenance, dashboards, data dictionaries, data standards, validation rules, governance controls, training, SOPs, and data maintenance reporting under Task Area 3. It also requires information management support, business process automation, data call coordination, policy and organizational support, and quality control under Task Area 5.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Senior Data Governance / Enterprise Analyst will serve as a lead advisor responsible for helping MSC N6 strengthen the integrity, quality, consistency, availability, and reliability of organizational information. The role will support data management and governance across repositories, dashboards, workflows, applications, and related solutions used for C4/IT portfolio management and financial management. The analyst will help maintain data dictionaries, establish standards and validation rules, assess repository compliance, recommend process improvements, support workflow automation, and develop SOPs and training materials for data tools and processes.

This position requires a candidate who is organized, analytical, mission-focused, and comfortable working across technical, business, governance, and policy stakeholders. The analyst must be able to work independently in an environment where priorities may shift based on leadership needs, data calls, policy changes, dashboard updates, or compliance requirements. The role is expected to support approximately 200 annual data calls across task areas, develop or update policies and procedures, prepare leadership briefings, and interpret Federal, DoD, and DON directives.

Tools and Processes Needed

The role will likely require experience with:

Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams
Power Platform tools such as Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, and Dataverse
Tableau or similar dashboard/reporting tools
Data dictionaries, data catalogs, metadata standards, validation rules, naming conventions, data quality rules, access controls, and version control
SOP development, governance charters, workflow documentation, QMS/MIC documentation, policy crosswalks, data call trackers, action item trackers, and executive briefing templates
DoD/DON policy interpretation, DoD Data Strategy alignment, and Government-approved repositories and dashboards

Expected Day-to-Day Activities

• Lead data governance support for MSC N6 repositories, dashboards, workflows, applications, and related solutions.

• Maintain data dictionaries, data standards, validation rules, naming conventions, authorized values, and required fields.

• Assess repository and dashboard health, data quality, access controls, performance, and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, DoD policy, DON policy, and MSC Component policy.

• Generate monthly data maintenance inputs covering change logs, feature updates, completed maintenance activities, outages, data integrity issues, corrective actions, reliability, and data quality.

• Facilitate compliance assessments and recommend improvements for data management, workflow automation, data quality, and governance controls.

• Develop SOPs for new products and update SOPs when existing repositories, dashboards, workflows, or processes change.

• Coordinate with program managers, portfolio managers, financial management stakeholders, IT staff, and subject matter experts to gather, validate, and reconcile data.

• Support approximately 200 annual data calls by identifying, assessing, compiling, validating, and packaging data for leadership, DoD, Congressional, and other Government inquiries.

• Draft and update guidance for information collection, storage, availability, communication processes, charters, MOAs, MOUs, organizational charts, policies, and procedures.

• Prepare leadership-ready briefs, reports, official correspondence, decision packages, and analytical products.

• Support business process automation by identifying manual workflows and translating business needs into automated process requirements.

• Support training development for repositories, dashboards, workflows, and data governance processes.

• Apply quality control to ensure documentation, dashboards, reports, SOPs, and data products meet Government expectations and require minimal rework.

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Ascension is seeking a Data Analytics & Reporting Specialist to support Navy Information Technology Governance and Mission Support activities for the Military Sealift Command’s C4/IT portfolio. This role is intended for a data-driven, detail-oriented professional who can turn complex portfolio, financial, program, and repository data into dashboards, KPIs, reports, and executive-level decision-support products.

This position is important because MSC N6 is responsible for sustaining secure C4/IT capabilities across ashore and afloat environments, including a portfolio of approximately 71 C4/IT programs supporting nine ashore sites and 129 ships. The PWS identifies Task Area 2 for C4/IT Portfolio Management, Task Area 3 for Data Management and Data Governance, and Task Area 4 for Financial Management. The ideal candidate will help Government leaders improve visibility into IT investments, portfolio health, financial execution, data quality, risks, dependencies, and performance trends.

The best-fit candidate will bring strong experience with data analysis, dashboard development, KPI design, data governance, business process improvement, and executive reporting. The person should be comfortable working with program managers, financial analysts, portfolio managers, and senior stakeholders to define reporting needs, validate data, build dashboards, and communicate findings clearly.

Summary of Contractor Role

The Data Analytics & Reporting Specialist will support MSC N6 by developing and maintaining dashboards, KPIs, analytic reports, data repositories, data dictionaries, and reporting tools used to manage C4/IT portfolio performance, financial execution, investment decisions, and data governance. The PWS requires dashboards and reporting for C4/IT Portfolio Management, including financial execution, PPBE-related data, POM data, spend plans, fielding plans, and investment inventory data using Government-approved tools such as SharePoint, Tableau, and Dataverse.

The role also supports data management and governance by maintaining repositories, dashboards, workflows, applications, and related solutions; ensuring data accuracy, availability, consistency, and reliability; maintaining data standards and validation rules; supporting monthly data maintenance reporting; and helping improve workflow automation and governance controls. The position also supports financial reporting and analysis by helping maintain financial execution dashboards, preparing reports and briefs, supporting data calls, and analyzing financial and portfolio data for leadership decision-making.

This individual must be self-driven, organized, analytical, and capable of working in a complex environment where data is pulled from multiple systems, repositories, spreadsheets, and stakeholder inputs. The candidate should be able to anticipate data quality issues, recommend reporting improvements, build user-friendly visualizations, and help Government stakeholders interpret what the data means.

Expected Day-to-Day Activities

• Develop and maintain executive dashboards, KPI trackers, data visualizations, and analytic reports supporting C4/IT portfolio management, financial management, and data governance.
• Analyze portfolio, program, budget, spend plan, fielding plan, POM, PPBE, and investment inventory data to identify trends, gaps, risks, dependencies, and decision points.
• Build and refine dashboards using Government-approved tools such as SharePoint, Tableau, Dataverse, Microsoft Excel, Power BI, or similar approved platforms.
• Maintain and update existing data repositories, dashboards, workflows, applications, and reporting tools that support MSC N6 PfM and financial management toolsets.
• Develop data dictionaries, data standards, validation rules, naming conventions, authorized values, and required field definitions to support consistent reporting.
• Perform data quality checks to identify incomplete, inconsistent, duplicate, outdated, or unreliable data.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports, briefs, charts, talking points, and decision-support products for Government program managers and senior leaders.
• Support C4/IT investment reviews by preparing meeting materials, analyses, dashboard extracts, and KPI briefings.
• Support financial reporting by correlating current-year financial execution to spending plans, fielding plans, and approved requirements.
• Monitor dashboard and repository performance and document issues, outages, corrective actions, and data integrity concerns in recurring maintenance reports.
• Translate stakeholder reporting needs into clear data requirements, dashboard mockups, analytic use cases, and reporting products.
• Recommend improvements to data management processes, reporting workflows, data governance controls, and dashboard usability.
• Coordinate with program, portfolio, financial, and technical stakeholders to validate data sources and ensure reports reflect accurate business context.
• Support SOP development and updates for dashboards, repositories, workflows, reporting processes, and data governance procedures.
• Support training materials or user guidance for dashboards, data repositories, workflows, and reporting processes.

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Ascension is seeking an IT Portfolio & Governance Lead to support the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems Directorate (N6) in strengthening C4/IT governance, investment planning, portfolio visibility, and mission-aligned decision support. MSC N6 is responsible for delivering and sustaining secure C4/IT capabilities across ashore and afloat environments, including approximately 71 C4/IT programs supporting nine ashore sites and 129 ships. The IT Portfolio & Governance Lead will help ensure C4/IT investments are planned, prioritized, evaluated, and governed in a way that supports mission execution, lifecycle planning, resource alignment, and compliance with DoD, DON, and MSC policy.

This role is ideal for a detail-oriented, analytically strong portfolio management professional who understands how IT governance, investment reviews, strategic roadmaps, program schedules, performance metrics, dashboards, risk analysis, and stakeholder coordination come together to support executive decision-making. The ideal candidate should be comfortable working in a structured federal environment, translating complex C4/IT investment data into clear recommendations, and helping leadership determine which projects should continue, accelerate, change, pause, or receive additional funding.

Summary of Contractor Role

The IT Portfolio & Governance Lead will support Task Area 2, C4/IT Portfolio Management, and related Task 1 and Task 5 governance coordination. The role will help MSC N6 conduct analysis, implement and mature portfolio management policies and processes, align C4/IT investment decisions with business and strategic goals, and support the investment management roadmap and review process. The PWS states that C4/IT Portfolio Management is intended to improve decision-making, reduce risk, maximize resources, increase stakeholder value, and create repeatable governance processes.

The contractor will maintain the C4/IT Investment Management Roadmap and investment inventory, help identify priorities, dependencies, strategic drivers, schedules, milestones, and stakeholder direction, and support quarterly updates to the roadmap and inventory. The role will also facilitate investment management reviews by preparing agendas, minutes, briefs, and analyses; reviewing and prioritizing programs and requirements; developing recommendations on funding and investment decisions; and helping establish criteria to evaluate alignment with mission needs, risk, performance, and expected benefits.

This position also supports PfM process improvement by helping develop policies, procedures, justification statements, requirements packages, metrics, benchmarks, and leadership dashboards using government-approved tools such as SharePoint, Tableau, and Dataverse.

Tools / Processes Needed to Perform the Role

The candidate should be able to use or quickly learn the following tools, systems, and processes:

Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook; Microsoft Project or similar scheduling tools; SharePoint for collaboration, document management, version control, and dashboards; Tableau and/or Dataverse for dashboards and data-driven portfolio views; portfolio management tools and repositories used by MSC N6; performance metrics/KPI trackers; investment inventory and roadmap templates; risk registers and issue logs; requirements package templates; meeting agenda/minute templates; document review forms; action item trackers; and DoD/DON/MSC governance, PPBE, portfolio management, and C4/IT investment review processes.

Position’s Expected Day-to-Day / Recurring Activities

• Maintain the C4/IT investment inventory by tracking current and planned investments, strategic goals, dependencies, estimated schedules, milestones, policy drivers, and stakeholder-directed priorities.
• Update the MSC N6 strategic roadmap on a quarterly basis, including changes to investments, schedules, milestones, strategic guidance, and dependencies.
• Develop tailored roadmap views for leadership and stakeholder audiences, including views by investment type, supporting branch, modernization area, communication system, or other portfolio category.
• Coordinate with MSC N6 staff, program managers, internal departments, and external stakeholders to validate investment data and understand portfolio impacts.
• Monitor DoD, DON, and MSC policy changes that may affect existing investments, investment dependencies, roadmap priorities, or required governance actions.
• Facilitate roadmap review processes using document review forms, comment trackers, change request logs, decision records, and follow-up action tracking.
• Schedule and support formal review meetings to obtain approval of roadmap products and communicate approved roadmap content to stakeholders.
• Prepare C4/IT investment management review agendas, minutes, briefs, and supporting analyses on a quarterly or as-needed basis.
• Analyze C4/IT programs, projects, and requirements against the roadmap to support prioritization and investment recommendations.
• Prepare recommendations for capabilities to be funded and for investments that should continue, accelerate, be modified, or be suspended.
• Develop evaluation criteria for investment alignment using mission need, business value, performance, risk, and expected benefit factors.
• Conduct reviews and assessments of PfM strategies, governance structures, policies, procedures, and processes to improve portfolio maturity.
• Prepare justification statements and requirements package documentation to support NWCF, TWCF, RDT&E, OPN, and OMN resource decisions.
• Develop and maintain portfolio metrics, benchmarks, dashboards, and performance trackers for MSC leadership, portfolio managers, and program managers.
• Support acquisition and portfolio planning by preparing briefing packages, white papers, supporting analyses, risk assessments, and stakeholder decision materials.
• Coordinate across internal and external stakeholders to document risks, issues, decisions, proposed mitigations, and program progress.

Ascension is seeking an experienced Quality Control Manager / Senior NSF Peer Reviewer to support a university-based National Science Foundation (NSF) grant development initiative designed to improve faculty competitiveness in NSF proposal development and submission.

The ideal candidate is a highly experienced research administration professional, NSF grant reviewer, university research leader, or quality assurance specialist who understands the importance of precision, compliance, and continuous improvement in the grant development lifecycle. This individual will ensure that NSF-related proposal materials, faculty feedback, administrative submissions, and supporting documentation are complete, accurate, compliant, and aligned with customer expectations before submission.

The successful candidate will bring demonstrated experience establishing or managing quality control processes, reviewing complex professional documents, providing constructive feedback, and improving workflows that support successful grant development outcomes.

This role is ideal for a detail-oriented professional who enjoys working with faculty researchers, research administrators, and consulting teams to strengthen proposal quality and improve institutional research competitiveness.

Summary of Contractor Role

The Quality Control Manager / Senior NSF Peer Reviewer will establish and execute a contract-specific quality control framework supporting NSF grant consulting services for Morgan State University. The consultant will develop QC processes, review checklists, acceptance criteria, and quality review procedures to ensure that faculty proposal materials, grant development products, reports, presentations, and administrative submissions meet established standards.

The consultant will support Ascension’s delivery team by independently reviewing deliverables, identifying deficiencies, recommending corrective actions, and validating that corrections have been successfully incorporated prior to submission.

This position requires an individual who can operate independently, manage multiple review activities, communicate effectively with consultants and university stakeholders, and maintain a high level of attention to detail while working within an academic research environment.

Key Responsibilities / Anticipated Activities

• Develop and maintain a contract-specific Quality Control Plan aligned with client requirements, quality standards, and delivery expectations.
• Establish quality review checklists, acceptance criteria, templates, and review procedures to support consistent evaluation of deliverables.
• Review NSF grant proposal materials, faculty feedback documents, workshop materials, reports, presentations, and administrative submissions for accuracy, completeness, formatting, and compliance.
• Perform independent quality reviews of deliverables prior to submission to Morgan State University.
• Evaluate proposal documentation against NSF requirements, client expectations, and established review criteria.
• Identify document deficiencies, inconsistencies, missing information, and potential compliance risks.
• Provide actionable recommendations and corrective feedback to improve deliverable quality.
• Track quality review activities, findings, corrective actions, and resolution status through documented review logs.
• Validate that corrective actions have been completed prior to final submission.
• Maintain version control and documentation management practices for reviewed materials.
• Support continuous improvement activities by recommending enhancements to templates, workflows, and review processes.
• Collaborate with NSF grant consultants, faculty support personnel, and Ascension project leadership to improve overall service quality.
• Prepare quality status updates and communicate emerging issues, risks, or improvement opportunities.

Ascension is seeking a Senior HBCU/NSF Grant Development Consultant / Project Lead to support Morgan State University faculty and research leadership in strengthening their competitiveness for National Science Foundation (NSF) funding opportunities.

The ideal candidate is a recognized expert in NSF proposal development with demonstrated experience navigating NSF funding mechanisms, merit review criteria, proposal strategy, and faculty research development. The successful candidate will work directly with faculty researchers, research administrators, and university leadership to identify targeted NSF opportunities, strengthen research concepts, improve proposal readiness, and provide strategic guidance throughout the grant development lifecycle.

This role requires an experienced consultant who understands the unique challenges and opportunities of HBCU research institutions and can effectively mentor faculty across multiple STEM disciplines. The consultant should be comfortable working independently, facilitating virtual workshops, reviewing proposal materials, and providing actionable recommendations that improve proposal competitiveness.

The successful candidate will bring:

• Deep understanding of NSF programs, directorates, and funding priorities.
• Experience developing, reviewing, or managing competitive NSF proposals.
• Ability to translate NSF requirements and merit review criteria into practical guidance for faculty researchers.
• Strong facilitation, mentoring, writing, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience working with faculty, research offices, or higher education institutions.

Summary of Contractor Role

The Senior HBCU/NSF Grant Development Consultant will provide specialized consulting support to Morgan State University’s Office of Research Administration (ORA) and faculty community. The consultant will lead individualized faculty consultations, facilitate NSF grant development workshops, provide proposal reviews and written feedback, support research strategy development, and advise university leadership on NSF funding approaches.

The consultant will help faculty improve proposal competitiveness by:

• Identifying appropriate NSF funding opportunities.
• Aligning research concepts with NSF program priorities.
• Strengthening proposal narratives and supporting components.
• Improving compliance with NSF submission requirements.
• Providing mentoring and professional development related to grant acquisition.

The consultant will support approximately five faculty members through individualized consulting engagements, monthly cohort meetings, NSF presentations, customized workshops, and ORA advisory support.

Anticipated Position Activities

The consultant will:

• Lead individualized consultations with Morgan State University faculty to assess research concepts, identify NSF funding opportunities, and develop grant pursuit strategies.
• Advise faculty on NSF program solicitations, funding priorities, merit review criteria, and proposal expectations.
• Support development of research plans, proposal outlines, submission strategies, budgets, and proposal timelines.
• Review NSF proposal drafts and provide detailed written feedback, recommendations, and improvement strategies.
• Provide limited non-technical drafting and editing support for proposal components.
• Facilitate monthly virtual faculty cohort meetings focused on NSF funding opportunities, proposal development strategies, and common submission challenges.
• Develop and deliver NSF grant development presentations covering NSF programs, merit review processes, funding strategies, and proposal preparation.
• Design and facilitate customized interactive NSF grant development workshops for faculty researchers.
• Provide follow-up mentoring sessions with faculty pursuing NSF opportunities.
• Meet with the Vice President for Research and Office of Research Administration leadership to provide recommendations on NSF funding strategies.
• Review and improve existing grant development resources, templates, and faculty guidance materials.
• Conduct NSF proposal compliance reviews to ensure required submission components are complete before Research.gov submission.
• Prepare progress updates and communicate project status, recommendations, and issues to university stakeholders.

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Ascension is seeking a Deputy Program Manager / Operations Lead to support the Navy’s Information Technology Governance and Mission Support effort for Military Sealift Command’s C4/IT Systems Directorate. This role supports the execution, coordination, reporting, and day-to-day management of contract workstreams across IT governance, portfolio management, data management, financial management, and information management functions.

This position is ideal for a project management professional who can integrate multiple workstreams, manage staffing and schedule visibility, coordinate with Government and contractor stakeholders, and help the Program Manager identify and resolve issues before they affect performance. The Navy requirement includes contract program management, C4/IT portfolio management, data governance, financial management, and organizational governance support, with MSC N6 responsible for C4/IT lifecycle planning, operations, sustainment, and governance across ashore and afloat systems.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Deputy Program Manager / Operations Lead will support the Program Manager in managing daily contract execution, coordinating assigned task areas, tracking deliverables, managing action items, supporting staffing plans, and preparing status reports and briefings for Government review. The role will help ensure work is performed on time, within scope, and in accordance with contract requirements, performance standards, quality expectations, and Government-approved processes.

The ideal candidate should be organized, detail-oriented, responsive, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced federal IT mission support environment. The candidate should be able to manage competing priorities, coordinate across technical and non-technical teams, support escalation management, and maintain accurate project documentation. This role will support monthly reviews, Contract Management Reviews, performance measurement, risk and issue tracking, deliverable coordination, and quality control. The PWS requires monthly reviews to discuss task status, prior progress, plans, issues, risks, and action items, and requires monthly performance reporting that includes resource usage, risks, issues, deliverables, and project schedule/performance status.

Expected Day-to-Day Activities

• Coordinate daily execution across assigned task areas, including Contract Program Management, C4/IT Portfolio Management, and Information Management / Organizational Governance.
• Support the Program Manager in maintaining the Contract Management Plan, staffing plan, performance trackers, issue logs, risk logs, action item trackers, and deliverable calendars.
• Track workstream status, upcoming deadlines, staffing needs, resource usage, and Government requests.
• Prepare and update weekly, monthly, and quarterly status materials, including meeting agendas, minutes, action item summaries, and briefing inputs.
• Monitor deliverable development and submission timelines to support on-time CDRL delivery.
• Coordinate with task area leads, analysts, financial management staff, data governance staff, and documentation specialists to integrate status updates into consolidated reporting.
• Identify execution risks, staffing concerns, schedule delays, quality issues, and unresolved action items; recommend mitigation or escalation actions.
• Facilitate meetings with internal teams and Government stakeholders, capture decisions, and follow up on assigned actions.
• Support Contract Management Reviews by preparing task status, performance metrics, variance explanations, risk updates, and forward-looking work plans.
• Assist with quality control reviews to ensure documentation is accurate, complete, properly formatted, and aligned with Government expectations.
• Support governance reporting, stakeholder coordination, policy/process updates, internal control activities, QMS/MIC reporting, and cross-functional communication requirements under Task Area 5.
• Maintain project files, version control, meeting artifacts, and performance records in Government-approved repositories.
• Use project management tools and Microsoft Office products to support schedules, trackers, dashboards, briefings, and executive reporting.

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Ascension is seeking a senior Program Manager to serve as the Contract Program Manager and primary contractor point of contact for the Navy Information Technology Governance and Mission Support effort. This role will lead contract execution, oversee cost, schedule, scope, performance, staffing, risk, deliverables, quality assurance, stakeholder engagement, and transition activities across the full contract.

This position is critical because the Government requires the Program Manager to be the single contractor representative responsible for communicating issues, concerns, and problems; committing the contractor organization; and ensuring performance across IT governance, C4/IT portfolio management, data governance, financial management, and organizational governance support. The PWS specifically designates the Program Manager as a key position and requires the PM to be readily available and proactive in identifying contractual and technical issues.

The ideal candidate will bring senior-level federal program management experience, strong Navy/DoD stakeholder management skills, disciplined contract oversight experience, and the ability to manage multiple task areas without losing control of schedule, quality, risk, staffing, and deliverable compliance.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Program Manager will provide full contract oversight for Ascension’s support to MSC N6. MSC N6 is responsible for delivering and sustaining secure C4/IT capabilities across ashore and afloat environments, including a C4/IT portfolio of approximately 71 programs supporting nine ashore sites and 129 ships. The broader effort supports IT governance processes that are integral to lifecycle planning, production, sustainment, and compliance for MSC C4/IT systems and capabilities.

The Program Manager will manage the contract as an integrated delivery operation. This includes developing and maintaining the Contract Management Plan, leading kickoff and recurring reviews, maintaining performance visibility, managing risks and issues, coordinating task area leads, overseeing deliverable quality, supporting ISO 9001:2015-aligned quality controls, and ensuring timely communication with the COR and Government leads. The role requires a disciplined, senior professional who can anticipate problems, drive corrective actions, maintain accountability across multiple workstreams, and protect mission continuity during phase-in, ongoing performance, surge support, and phase-out.

This position requires use of project/program management processes, integrated schedules, quality controls, risk and issue management, contract status reporting, document control, meeting governance, stakeholder engagement, and Government-approved tools such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, MS Project or other approved scheduling tools, and contract deliverable tracking repositories.

Expected Day-to-Day Activities

• Serve as Ascension’s single point of contact for the Government on contract performance, technical issues, staffing, risks, concerns, and corrective actions.
• Lead execution across Task Area 1 and provide oversight across Task Areas 2 through 5.
• Develop, maintain, and brief the Contract Management Plan as the foundation for technical, resource, production, and management planning.
• Schedule, prepare, and facilitate the contract kickoff meeting within required timelines.
• Prepare meeting agendas, minutes, action item trackers, and follow-up documentation.
• Conduct monthly reviews with the Government Lead to discuss task progress, plans, issues, risks, action items, performance, cost, schedule, and recovery actions.
• Lead quarterly Contract Management Reviews with the COR and prepare CMR agendas, presentations, mitigation plans, and meeting minutes.
• Monitor performance standards and submit monthly Contract Status Reports covering task status, resources planned and used, risks, issues, deliverables, schedule, and performance.
• Manage quality assurance processes and ensure deliverables meet acceptance expectations with minimal rework.
• Oversee version control, records management, document standardization, and Government-approved repository use.
• Coordinate with task area leads supporting C4/IT portfolio management, data governance, financial management, and information management.
• Identify contract performance risks early and develop mitigation plans before issues affect delivery.
• Oversee staffing readiness, onboarding, phase-in activities, and transition planning.
• Ensure key personnel and staffing commitments are met, including onboarding expectations identified in the PWS.
• Prepare executive-level briefings and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support compliance with DoD, DON, MSC, security, quality, and contract reporting requirements.

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Ascension is seeking an accomplished Senior Advisor to provide executive-level consultation, strategic guidance, quality oversight, and stakeholder engagement support to FEMA’s National Training and Education Division, or NTED, and its Training Partners Program.

The selected professional will serve as a trusted advisor to Ascension’s project leadership and FEMA stakeholders by helping ensure that federally funded training programs are strategically aligned, operationally sound, technically credible, and capable of producing consistently high-quality training for first responders, emergency managers, and public officials.

This role is suited for an experienced management consultant, emergency management executive, training-program advisor, government program leader, or former senior federal official who can evaluate complex information, identify strategic and programmatic risks, advise decision-makers, and help diverse stakeholders reach defensible conclusions.

The strongest candidate will combine executive judgment with a practical understanding of federal program operations, emergency management, adult learning, curriculum review, stakeholder facilitation, quality assurance, and performance improvement. The individual must be comfortable entering complex situations, rapidly understanding the underlying issue, and providing clear recommendations with limited direction.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Senior Advisor will provide high-level consultative support across the FEMA NTED Training Partners Program. The broader engagement supports curriculum review, instructor audits, grant-application review consultation and logistics, and Section 508 testing and evaluation. Its objective is to ensure that Training Partners Program funds result in the development and delivery of consistently high-quality training.

The Senior Advisor will not manage routine administrative work. Instead, this individual will be engaged at critical decision points where senior judgment, independent analysis, quality review, stakeholder alignment, or issue resolution is required. The advisor may review proposed methodologies, advise on difficult curriculum or program questions, assess risks, support consensus-building, review executive deliverables, and help the project team respond to complex FEMA or training-partner concerns.

The role requires a self-directed professional who can work in an ambiguous federal environment, distinguish strategic issues from operational details, anticipate problems, and communicate recommendations in a concise and credible manner. The advisor must also be capable of challenging assumptions professionally while supporting constructive working relationships among FEMA, training partners, subject matter experts, instructional designers, consultants, auditors, and project leadership.

The Government evaluates contractor performance based on timeliness, quality, organization and coordination, and effective reporting. Accordingly, the Senior Advisor must provide advice and work products that are accurate, actionable, well supported, and suitable for senior Government review.

Anticipated Day-to-Day and Periodic Activities

The Senior Advisor is expected to:

• ADVISE Ascension and FEMA project leadership on strategic, programmatic, operational, training, and stakeholder matters affecting the Training Partners Program.
• REVIEW complex curriculum-review findings, instructor-audit results, grant-review materials, executive reports, and recommendations before submission to FEMA.
• ASSESS whether proposed approaches, tools, review methodologies, and decisions align with NTED objectives, FEMA requirements, accepted industry practices, and the needs of first-responder training audiences.
• EVALUATE program risks, unresolved stakeholder concerns, quality issues, schedule pressures, and recurring process challenges.
• RECOMMEND practical corrective actions, decision options, risk responses, and process improvements to project leadership.
• ALIGN project recommendations and work products with FEMA mission priorities, NTED program goals, applicable training standards, and established quality expectations.
• FACILITATE or support senior-level discussions, review boards, advisory sessions, and consensus-building activities involving Government officials, training partners, subject matter experts, and contractor personnel.
• GUIDE the application of structured consensus-building methods, including the Delphi Method or similar techniques, when used to gather expert input and reach defensible conclusions.
• RESOLVE or help mediate complex disagreements related to course development, instructional quality, audit findings, grant reviews, stakeholder expectations, or recommended corrective actions.
• PROVIDE independent quality assurance of briefing materials, decision memoranda, assessment reports, review findings, and other high-visibility deliverables.
• IDENTIFY strategic gaps, inconsistencies, unsupported conclusions, emerging risks, and issues requiring escalation.
• MENTOR project managers, consultants, management analysts, instructional personnel, and subject matter experts on advisory practices, stakeholder management, analysis, and executive communication.
• SYNTHESIZE technical, instructional, operational, and stakeholder information into concise findings and recommendations for senior decision-makers.
• SUPPORT curriculum and training-program reviews by interpreting findings in the context of emergency management doctrine, first-responder needs, adult learning, training quality, and program outcomes.
• ADVISE on review-board structure, decision criteria, governance, escalation procedures, and documentation requirements.
• CONTRIBUTE to lessons learned, annual reports, special studies, executive briefings, and recommendations for continuous improvement.
• PARTICIPATE in scheduled or ad hoc virtual meetings, teleconferences, in-person sessions, and occasional travel events when senior advisory support is needed.
• MAINTAIN independence, confidentiality, professional objectivity, and appropriate contractor identification in all communications.

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Ascension is seeking a mission-focused, analytical, and collaborative Senior Management Analyst to support FEMA's National Preparedness Directorate (NPD), National Training and Education Division (NTED), Training Partners Program (TPP). This position is ideal for professionals who enjoy solving operational challenges, improving program effectiveness, coordinating complex reviews, and supporting national preparedness initiatives.

The successful candidate will serve as one of the operational leads responsible for evaluating and improving FEMA-sponsored all-hazards training programs through curriculum reviews, instructor audits, grant application evaluations, review board coordination, stakeholder engagement, and logistics management. This role is well suited for professionals who enjoy balancing analytical work with program coordination and who thrive in collaborative environments involving Federal staff, training partners, subject matter experts, and multiple stakeholders.

We are looking for someone who is naturally organized, detail-oriented, intellectually curious, and capable of managing multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional quality standards. Candidates should possess strong communication skills, exercise sound judgment, and demonstrate the ability to identify issues before they become problems while developing practical solutions that improve program performance.

Position Summary

The Senior Management Analyst provides analytical, operational, and program management support that enables FEMA to administer, evaluate, and continuously improve its national training partner programs. Working closely with Government program managers, training partners, curriculum developers, instructors, and technical subject matter experts, this individual will coordinate review activities, analyze findings, monitor program performance, prepare reports, facilitate meetings, and support decision-making across multiple initiatives.

The ideal candidate combines business analysis, program management, stakeholder coordination, and operational planning experience with excellent written and verbal communication skills. The individual should be comfortable working independently in an evolving environment while collaborating across geographically dispersed teams.

This position requires someone who can anticipate customer needs, organize large volumes of information, monitor multiple projects simultaneously, and ensure all reviews, audits, and supporting documentation are completed accurately and on schedule.

Typical tools, technologies, and business processes include:

• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Microsoft Teams
• SharePoint
• Power BI (preferred)
• Adobe Acrobat
• Data analysis and reporting
• Workflow tracking
• Document quality assurance
• Meeting facilitation
• Business process improvement methodologies
• Program performance monitoring
• Risk and issue tracking
• Stakeholder engagement and communications

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Senior Management Analyst may perform the following activities throughout the period of performance:

• Coordinate curriculum review activities with Government staff, SMEs, and training partners.
• Analyze curriculum packages for completeness, quality, compliance, and alignment with FEMA program standards.
• Support instructor audit planning, scheduling, documentation, and follow-up activities.
• Review grant applications and supporting documentation for completeness and compliance.
• Prepare analytical reports, executive summaries, briefing materials, and recommendations.
• Track project milestones, action items, deliverables, and performance metrics.
• Facilitate meetings, review boards, workshops, and stakeholder discussions.
• Develop spreadsheets, dashboards, and status reports supporting program oversight.
• Coordinate logistics for curriculum reviews, audits, meetings, and review boards.
• Maintain project documentation, repositories, and document control processes.
• Identify operational risks, issues, and process improvement opportunities.
• Recommend workflow improvements that improve efficiency and reduce administrative burden.
• Communicate effectively with Federal leadership, training partners, instructors, and contractors.
• Support quality assurance activities and documentation reviews.
• Ensure timely completion of assigned deliverables while maintaining high quality standards.
• Assist with special projects supporting FEMA preparedness and training initiatives.

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Ascension is seeking a dependable, analytical, and highly organized professional who can operate effectively in a federal training, emergency management, grant administration, or program support environment.

The ideal candidate will bring experience supporting complex programs involving multiple stakeholders, deadlines, reviews, documentation requirements, and quality standards. The Consultant should be comfortable organizing information, analyzing program materials, coordinating subject matter experts, preparing decision-support products, and helping stakeholders resolve issues that could affect the timeliness or quality of training program reviews.

The strongest candidate will:

• Understand federal program operations and the importance of documentation, objectivity, quality assurance, and responsible stewardship of public funds.
• Be capable of managing assignments with limited supervision while maintaining regular communication with project leadership.
• Demonstrate sound judgment when reviewing sensitive or procurement-related information.
• Anticipate scheduling, documentation, or coordination risks before they affect deliverables.
• Communicate professionally with Government personnel, training providers, instructors, reviewers, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders.
• Translate complex review findings into concise reports, trackers, presentations, recommendations, and action items.
• Remain effective in an environment where workload may be intermittent, deadline-driven, and distributed throughout the year.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Consultant will provide execution-level support to FEMA’s Training Partners Program through program analysis, reporting, coordination, logistical support, documentation, and stakeholder engagement.

The position may support activities associated with:

• Curriculum review and recertification.
• Instructor audits.
• Grant application review consultation.
• Review Board planning and execution.
• Subject matter expert coordination.
• Review comment collection and reconciliation.
• Documentation and records management.
• Process improvement.
• Performance reporting.
• Section 508 coordination and accessibility review support, as assigned.

The Training Partners Program sponsors the development, delivery, and evaluation of training through grants, cooperative agreements, and interagency agreements. Its training programs support first responders, emergency managers, and elected and appointed officials. The program applies the Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation model to curriculum development and evaluation.

The Consultant is expected to support the operational processes that help FEMA determine whether training materials and delivery methods meet applicable quality, accuracy, instructional, administrative, and program requirements. The overall objective is to help ensure that federal funds result in consistently high-quality training.

Anticipated Day-to-Day Activities

• Coordinate curriculum reviews, instructor audits, grant application reviews, Review Boards, and related program activities.
• Develop schedules, review calendars, task trackers, milestone plans, contact lists, and status reports.
• Communicate review requirements, deadlines, evaluation criteria, and submission instructions to training partners, reviewers, subject matter experts, and FEMA stakeholders.
• Distribute course materials, review packages, instructor credentials, evaluation forms, reference materials, and other documentation to authorized participants.
• Review submitted materials for completeness, consistency, organization, and readiness for technical or programmatic evaluation.
• Analyze reviewer feedback, program data, audit results, evaluation comments, and supporting documentation to identify trends, risks, discrepancies, and required follow-up actions.
• Compile comments received before, during, and after curriculum reviews, instructor audits, grant reviews, or Review Board activities.
• Reconcile conflicting or duplicative reviewer comments and prepare consolidated findings for Government review.
• Prepare briefing materials, meeting agendas, minutes, decision documents, correspondence, executive summaries, presentations, reports, and recommendations.
• Facilitate meetings, working sessions, review panels, and consensus-building discussions involving geographically dispersed subject matter experts.
• Apply consensus-building techniques, including the Delphi Method or comparable structured review methods, when supporting grant application reviews or SME panels.
• Track reviewer assignments, deliverable due dates, open actions, risks, approvals, and final dispositions.
• Monitor whether reviews and audits are completed within applicable turnaround periods and promptly elevate potential delays.
• Support instructor audits by coordinating with training providers and arranging access to course materials, credentials, delivery schedules, and evaluation requirements.
• Document observations concerning instructor methodology, adult learning practices, course delivery, participant engagement, and adherence to established standards.
• Process post-review and post-audit paperwork, approvals, records, and final documentation.
• Maintain organized electronic files, review histories, trackers, correspondence, and supporting records in accordance with FEMA and Ascension requirements.
• Evaluate existing workflows and recommend practical improvements to reduce administrative burden, strengthen consistency, and improve review-cycle visibility.
• Coordinate with Section 508 specialists when training products or supporting materials require accessibility testing or remediation.
• Protect procurement-sensitive, proprietary, personally identifiable, and other controlled information.
• Participate in quality control reviews to ensure work products are complete, accurate, professionally written, and ready for Government acceptance.
• Travel to training delivery sites, audit locations, meetings, or other authorized locations when required and approved.

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Ascension is seeking a Senior Business Data Analyst IV / Senior Consultant to provide analytical leadership and advisory support for FEMA’s National Training and Education Division (NTED) Training Partners Program (TPP). The ideal candidate is a seasoned business analyst who can evaluate complex operational processes, analyze program performance data, identify improvement opportunities, and translate findings into actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders.

This position is best suited for an experienced consultant with a background in program analysis, training program evaluation, business process improvement, performance measurement, and data-driven decision support. The successful candidate will bring the ability to analyze information from multiple sources, facilitate discussions with stakeholders, develop executive-level products, and support FEMA’s mission of delivering effective emergency management training programs.

The candidate should be comfortable working in a mission-focused environment requiring independent judgment, strong analytical thinking, and the ability to manage competing priorities while delivering high-quality consulting support.

Summary of Contractor Role

The Senior Business Data Analyst IV / Senior Consultant serves as a senior analytical advisor supporting FEMA NTED’s Training Partners Program. The position provides expertise in evaluating training program effectiveness, reviewing operational processes, analyzing performance information, and developing recommendations that improve program efficiency and outcomes.

The consultant will support FEMA stakeholders by transforming operational information into meaningful insights through data analysis, reporting, dashboards, briefings, and decision-support products. The role requires someone who can bridge business operations, training management, and analytics by understanding customer needs, identifying process challenges, and recommending practical improvements.

The ideal candidate will have experience supporting federal programs, developing performance metrics, conducting assessments, facilitating stakeholder engagements, and producing executive-level deliverables using tools such as Microsoft Excel, Power BI, SharePoint, and Microsoft 365.

Key Responsibilities / Expected Activities

The Senior Business Data Analyst IV / Senior Consultant will:

• Analyze program data, operational information, and performance measures to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Evaluate training program processes, curriculum review activities, instructor performance assessments, and operational workflows.
• Develop analytical reports, dashboards, briefing materials, and executive decision-support products.
• Translate stakeholder needs into measurable objectives, performance indicators, and actionable recommendations.
• Facilitate discussions with FEMA program stakeholders to gather requirements, validate findings, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assess existing business processes and recommend workflow improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Support program reviews, evaluation activities, and Review Board preparation through data analysis and documentation.
• Create performance measurement frameworks, KPI reports, and analytical summaries to support leadership decision-making.
• Prepare executive briefings, presentations, and written recommendations for senior government stakeholders.
• Coordinate with project teams, subject matter experts, and functional stakeholders to ensure alignment of analytical findings with mission objectives.
• Identify operational risks, dependencies, and process gaps and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Apply analytical methodologies to improve program visibility, accountability, and performance outcomes.

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Ascension is seeking an Emergency Management Analyst I (SME Support) to provide research, analytical, and program support services in support of FEMA’s National Training and Education Division (NTED) Training Partners Program (TPP). The ideal candidate will support the evaluation, review, and continuous improvement of emergency management training programs designed to strengthen national preparedness capabilities.

This position is suited for a detail-oriented professional with foundational knowledge of emergency management, homeland security, training development, or public-sector program support. The successful candidate will bring strong research, documentation, communication, and organizational skills to assist senior subject matter experts, reviewers, and program managers in evaluating training materials, documenting findings, and supporting FEMA-sponsored preparedness initiatives.

The candidate should be comfortable working in a collaborative environment, analyzing information from multiple sources, developing written products, and supporting program activities with limited supervision.

Summary of Contractor Role

The Emergency Management Analyst I will provide analytical and administrative support to FEMA NTED’s Training Partners Program by assisting with curriculum reviews, training evaluations, research activities, documentation, and stakeholder coordination.

The contractor will support senior emergency management professionals by conducting research, reviewing training content against established criteria, documenting observations, preparing reports, and maintaining program records. The role requires someone who can organize information, identify trends, communicate findings clearly, and support the development of products used for training quality assurance and program improvement.

The ideal candidate demonstrates:

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to research, analyze, and summarize complex information
• Ability to prepare professional documentation and briefing materials
• Ability to work independently while supporting a larger project team
• Interest or experience in emergency management, homeland security, disaster preparedness, or training programs

The contractor may use tools and processes such as:

• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Document review and tracking tools
• Training evaluation templates
• Research databases and online resources
• Collaboration platforms such as Microsoft Teams and SharePoint

Position Responsibilities / Expected Activities

The contractor will:

• Conduct research on emergency management topics, training programs, and preparedness initiatives.
• Review all-hazards training curricula and supporting materials for completeness, accuracy, and alignment with program requirements.
• Assist senior SMEs with curriculum evaluations and training quality reviews.
• Analyze training documentation, instructor materials, participant feedback, and evaluation results.
• Prepare summaries, reports, briefing materials, and review documentation.
• Support Training Review Boards by organizing materials, documenting findings, and tracking recommendations.
• Participate in virtual meetings, working sessions, and stakeholder discussions.
• Capture meeting notes, action items, and follow-up activities.
• Maintain organized project documentation and records.
• Assist with quality reviews of training products and deliverables.
• Support preparation of presentations, spreadsheets, and program tracking materials.
• Identify potential issues, trends, and improvement opportunities based on research and analysis.
• Coordinate with project team members to support timely completion of assigned activities.

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Ascension is seeking an experienced Emergency Management Analyst II / Emergency Management SME II to support FEMA’s National Training and Education Division (NTED) Training Partners Program (TPP). The ideal candidate will bring practical emergency management domain expertise combined with analytical skills to evaluate training programs, review all-hazards curricula, assess training effectiveness, support review boards, and provide recommendations that improve national preparedness training outcomes.

This role is designed for a professional who understands the emergency management training ecosystem, including FEMA preparedness doctrine, training delivery standards, curriculum evaluation processes, and stakeholder coordination. The successful candidate will be comfortable analyzing complex program information, translating findings into actionable recommendations, and collaborating with government stakeholders, instructors, training partners, and subject matter experts.

The candidate should be a self-directed professional who can operate independently, manage competing priorities, communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders, and apply analytical judgment to support FEMA’s mission of strengthening the nation’s emergency preparedness workforce.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Emergency Management Analyst II / SME II provides analytical, evaluative, and consultative support to FEMA NTED’s Training Partners Program. The contractor will assist with reviewing emergency management training curricula, evaluating training delivery effectiveness, supporting instructor audits, participating in review board activities, and preparing analytical products that support program decisions.

The position requires an individual capable of combining emergency management knowledge with program analysis, reporting, performance measurement, and stakeholder engagement skills. The contractor will support FEMA’s efforts to ensure training products meet quality standards, align with preparedness objectives, and effectively support emergency responders and homeland security professionals.

The role will support activities such as:

• Training curriculum evaluation and review
• Emergency management program analysis
• Training partner assessment
• Instructor and course delivery evaluation
• Performance metric development and reporting
• Review board preparation and coordination
• Stakeholder engagement and meeting support
• Development of recommendations, reports, and briefing materials

The candidate should be familiar with analytical tools and processes used to support government program management, including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, data collection methods, reporting dashboards, and structured evaluation frameworks.

Position Day-to-Day Activities

The Emergency Management Analyst II / SME II will:

• Analyze emergency management training programs, curricula, and instructional materials to assess alignment with FEMA preparedness objectives.
• Review and evaluate all-hazards training courses for completeness, accuracy, relevance, and consistency with established requirements.
• Conduct research, interviews, and data collection activities with training partners, instructors, and stakeholders.
• Support instructor audits by reviewing training delivery methods, course execution, and compliance with established standards.
• Participate in Training Partners Program review boards by preparing evaluation materials, documenting findings, and supporting recommendations.
• Develop analytical reports, briefings, dashboards, and performance summaries to communicate program effectiveness.
• Analyze performance trends and identify opportunities for improving training quality, delivery methods, and learner outcomes.
• Support development and maintenance of evaluation criteria, assessment tools, and review methodologies.
• Coordinate with FEMA stakeholders, training partners, and subject matter experts to gather information and validate findings.
• Facilitate meetings, capture action items, and support stakeholder communication activities.
• Prepare executive-level presentations, decision papers, and program documentation.
• Maintain organized documentation repositories using collaboration tools such as Microsoft SharePoint and Teams.
• Provide recommendations to improve training program effectiveness, consistency, and mission alignment.

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Ascension is seeking an experienced Emergency Management Subject Matter Expert III (SME III) to provide senior-level advisory support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Training and Education Division (NTED) in support of the Training Partners Program (TPP). This role is designed for an emergency management professional who understands national preparedness doctrine, all-hazards training programs, curriculum development, instructional quality standards, and stakeholder engagement.

The ideal candidate will serve as a trusted advisor responsible for evaluating and improving emergency management training programs, supporting curriculum review activities, participating in expert review boards, and helping ensure training products meet FEMA mission objectives and quality expectations.

This position is best suited for a highly experienced emergency management professional who can independently analyze complex training materials, provide objective recommendations, facilitate discussions with subject matter experts and stakeholders, and translate operational requirements into actionable improvements.

Summary of Contractor Role

The Emergency Management SME III provides senior-level consulting and subject matter expertise supporting FEMA NTED’s Training Partners Program. The contractor will support activities associated with all-hazards curriculum review, training delivery assessments, instructional quality reviews, and training program governance activities.

The SME III serves as a lead advisor responsible for applying emergency management expertise to evaluate training content, identify opportunities for improvement, validate curriculum alignment with FEMA preparedness objectives, and support review boards that assess training effectiveness.

The successful candidate should be a self-directed professional capable of operating independently in a complex federal environment while collaborating with curriculum developers, instructors, government stakeholders, and other subject matter experts. The individual should demonstrate strong analytical thinking, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to provide constructive recommendations supported by emergency management principles and industry practices.

The role supports FEMA’s mission by helping ensure emergency management training programs remain accurate, relevant, accessible, and aligned with national preparedness priorities.

Position Responsibilities / Day-to-Day Activities

The Emergency Management SME III will:

• Provide senior-level emergency management subject matter expertise supporting FEMA NTED Training Partners Program activities.
• Review all-hazards training curricula, instructor materials, lesson plans, and supporting training products for accuracy, relevance, and alignment with FEMA objectives.
• Evaluate curriculum effectiveness and recommend improvements to strengthen training outcomes.
• Participate in curriculum review boards, technical review sessions, and stakeholder discussions.
• Assess training delivery approaches and provide recommendations regarding instructional effectiveness and learner engagement.
• Analyze emergency management policies, doctrine, standards, and operational requirements to inform training recommendations.
• Facilitate discussions among instructors, curriculum developers, government representatives, and technical reviewers.
• Develop written assessments, review comments, recommendations, and decision-support documentation.
• Support quality assurance activities associated with FEMA-sponsored training programs.
• Validate training materials against emergency management concepts, operational practices, and mission requirements.
• Identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for improving training content and delivery methods.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior analysts, reviewers, and project team members.
• Prepare briefings, reports, review summaries, and stakeholder communication materials.
• Maintain awareness of current emergency management practices, FEMA doctrine, and national preparedness initiatives.