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XLA is looking for a Program Manager to be a senior level resource responsible for the IT and Information Security portfolio. This requires oversight of existing IT/Information Security contracts, identification of expansion opportunities, and new business to grow portfolio.  This individual will be responsible for oversight of two Federal programs engaged in various IT requirements, and the implementation and adherence to information assurance and cybersecurity guidelines, regulations and mandates. The successful candidate will engage in project management serving as a liaison for the business with customers and clients, overall program development, risk management, budgeting and reporting, recruiting & staffing, and partnering with senior leadership on a regular basis. Practical experience should include, but not limited to: - Experience managing IT projects and overseeing group of technical SMEs and other technical resources providing Cyber Security services, IT Operations, and Network Infrastructure support services - Understanding of standards and regulations such as NIST Special Publications, Risk Management Framework (RMF), and demonstrated experience in an IT Infrastructure O&M environment - Acting as the day-to-day point of contact for client interaction and management; contract performance and health, customer satisfaction, and participating in meetings with customer - Understanding of project and program financial, and experience with Profit and Loss (P&L) for assigned contract - Collaborating with senior management, subcontractors, technology partners, and government customers to lay out program strategy efforts to support delivery and growth - Identification of resource requirements, and proper communication of those requirements in a timely manner to ensure projects are properly staffed - Managing and coordinating with project team(s) and providing leadership & mentoring to ensure quality and timeliness of deliverables and overall effective project execution - Program & Project Management, Operations, Budgets, Scheduling & Cost Assessment - Business Risk Management, Organizational Change Management & Negotiation - Develop and provide weekly program and staffing reports to the Operations team - Other special projects and/or duties as assigned by the agency and/or the corporate office - Experience with developing comprehensive federal proposal responses, including staffing models or plans, management, past performance, and resumes for multiple types of IT support and professional services opportunities

XLA is looking for a Program Director to support our DOJ federal clients. This position is a hybrid role and onsite meetings may be required in the Washington, D.C. metro area.   The DOJ Program Director shall display competent supervisory ability and experience by successfully performing at least eight years in a similar capacity and position as a full-time program manager and/or director role. The candidate will be responsible for continuous supervision, coordination, quality assurance, and oversight of all services and recruiting of our DOJ portfolio across multiple Task Orders:   · Organizes, directs, and coordinates the planning of all DOJ contract support activities and subordinate staff per SOW. · Dual-hat in an Account Management/Growth role, assisting XLA in the identification and pursuit of new business opportunities within the agency. Actively participate and contribute to the business development and pipeline discussions and reviews. Provide routine updates on status of new business opportunities and support the capture and proposal development processes as needed. · Ability to effectively manage multiple different Task Orders, client needs, personnel fluctuations, and changing priorities simultaneously with confidence, poise, and professional decorum. · Coordinate with Recruiting & HR Department on all open positions, assigning proper labor categories, interviewing of candidates, and coordination of meet and greets with the customer. · Plans, conducts, and supervises client projects of major significance, necessitating advanced knowledge and the ability to originate and apply new and unique project management methods and management principles. · Maintain a detailed financial forecast across the contract and at the task order levels to clearly and accurately delineate anticipated monthly/quarterly/annual status of fund view. · Responsible for creating, maintaining, and owning customer Monthly Status Report and Quarterly Staffing Report, with special emphasis on adhering to data quality integrity. · Responsible for maintaining the project budget, available funding, and other agency related financial spreadsheets. · Proposes resolutions and process improvement when necessary. · Communicate with all levels of the client and employer in a professional manner, both verbally and in writing.

  XLA is seeking a Junior Acquisition & Assistance Specialist/Contract Specialist to support the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) with specific focus on Global Health-related projects. Global Health is a priority for USAID as it works to end extreme poverty and promote resilient, democratic societies. The Agency’s global health programs are dedicated to saving lives and improving the health of the poorest and most vulnerable, so they can reach their full potential.   The primary responsibilities will involve supporting mid and senior-level Procurement Specialists within the USAID Office of Acquisition and Assistance.  Duties will include providing a great deal of activity coordination, administrative assistance, and organizational assistance in support of the procurement and distribution of health-related commodities.

XL Associates, Inc. (XLA) has provided institutional support services to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for nearly 25 years. XLA is currently seeking a Diaspora Engagement Specialist to support the USAID Mission for Lebanon. The purpose of this role is to assist USAID/Lebanon in enhancing diaspora engagement by developing and implementing an action plan to improve and/or establish diaspora-related relationships between stakeholders, including the US Government, religious and community groups, diaspora communities, non-profits, corporations and businesses, municipalities, educational institutions, donors and others. The Diaspora Engagement Specialist guides and informs stakeholders about the most effective ways to collaborate to support development efforts. The Diaspora Engagement Specialist will lead in coordinating USAID/Lebanon’s diaspora engagement and outreach efforts.   The objective for the Diaspora Engagement Specialist is to assist USAID/Lebanon in enhancing diaspora engagement by developing and implementing an action plan to improve and/or establish diaspora-related relationships between stakeholders, including the US Government, religious and community groups, diaspora communities, non-profits, corporations and businesses, municipalities, educational institutions, donors and others. The Diaspora Engagement Specialist guides and informs stakeholders about the most effective ways to collaborate to support development efforts. The Diaspora Engagement Specialist will lead in coordinating USAID/Lebanon’s diaspora engagement and outreach efforts.   Duties and Responsibilities The Diaspora Engagement Specialist will assist USAID/Lebanon, partners, local organizations, municipalities and the diaspora with connecting through innovative approaches, tools and communication channels. Technical assistance includes support to identify the needs, prioritize and start improving and/or introducing opportunities relevant to diaspora.   The Diaspora Specialist duties and responsibilities will include the following: Perform review of all documents relevant for the position; - Prepare an activity plan, encompassing actions and timelines for the entire assignment; - Support engagement with USAID staff and the public on matters pertaining to diaspora engagement; - Conduct interviews and consultations of relevant stakeholders; - Summarize findings and prepare general overview of diaspora engagement opportunities/recommendations/set of identified priority interventions for coordination efforts and diaspora activities; - Perform final consultation and obtain approval for the implementation of proposed diaspora engagement approach; - Implement diaspora engagement approach, including: - Support liaising with volunteers, diaspora organizations, and others to become a conduit of information on diaspora engagement and donation management. - Assist in the development and delivery around key messages engaging the diaspora community. - Collaborate with the Communications team on social media content, including the sharing of meeting information and photographs. - Assist in devising creative and effective presentation of new information within USAID’s websites, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. - Assist in the planning and execution of events about diaspora, using networks to secure speakers and attendees. - Using open source and direct contacts, conduct research and collect data related to diaspora and their issues. - Identify opportunities for successful diaspora engagement projects, within the scope of USAID/Lebanon programs and external to USAID. - Provide practical interactive training will be delivered to representatives of USAID/Lebanon, partners, local organizations, municipalities and the diaspora.  

XL Associates, Inc. (XLA) has provided institutional support services to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for over 25 years.  XLA is currently seeking candidates to support the Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (RFS).  Through RFS, USAID works to advance agriculture-led growth, resilience, nutrition and water security, sanitation and hygiene in priority countries to help them accelerate and protect development progress.   The Program Assistant will assist the RFS Bureau’s Program Office Inclusive Development Division (PO/ID) with a range of activities. This would be a great opportunity for someone with an interest in international development to gain valuable experience directly supporting USAID.  Candidates should be within commuting distance of Washington, DC.  Eligible for telework.   Typical duties and responsibilities will be in the following areas: - Knowledge Management: - Organize and store Inclusive Development products for easy access, including policies, strategies, evidence briefs, guidance, success stories, etc.; - Assist with PO/ID reviews of Operational Plans and Performance Reports; - Data and Learning: - Analyze sex-disaggregated data and producing charts and other products to summarize and communicate what we are learning from the data; - Represent PO/ID on the RFS Learning Team; - Lead the development of PO/ID’s input to the RFS evidence and learning cycle; - Provide logistical and other support to PO/ID for learning events and training courses; - Collect, analyze and chart gender attributions across RFS and missions; - Communications: - Organize talking points and briefers for PO/ID technical areas, including first drafts of briefers for RFS principles and others; - Develop slide decks for PO/ID on both the role of the Division and on specific technical topics within the team, in coordination with PO/ID’s Senior Technical Advisors - Represent PO/ID on the Bureau-wide Communications Team; - Develop success stories and blogs in collaboration with the Senior Technical Advisors; - Activity Management: Serve as the activity manager for PO/ID activities, as assigned; - Mission Support: Serve on a number of country support teams.

XLA is looking for a Travel Analyst to support a federal agency located in Washington, D.C. Telework is currently permitted. Responsibilities will include: - Provide a lead Analyst responsible for reviewing the priorities and deadlines for the day, week, month and assigning tasks appropriately to the contract team. - Serve as the key travel contact personnel for Fraud Section employees. In this role the contractor shall provide technical, policy, and process advice and guidance on travel to employees, attorneys, and management officials. - Interpret official temporary duty (TDY) travel requests and prepare travel authorizations based on traveler, Section, and mission needs. Ensure that the requests comply with Division and Department policies and procedures. Ensure submission of travel authorizations are completed in a timely manner that complies with Department policies and processes. - Process and submit travel vouchers for reimbursement of funds and ensure all policies and processes are followed. Ensure submissions of travel vouchers are conducted in a timely manner that complies with Department policies. - Review all travel authorizations and vouchers within the Division’s travel system (E2 Solutions) for errors prior to the submission for approval. Conduct adjustments to travel requests when discrepancies are discovered. - Provide timely updates to travelers, routing officials and authorizing officials when changes occur with travel requests. - For official travel outside the U.S., the Contractor shall coordinate and obtain documents including official passports and assists employees in applying for visas. The Contractor shall contact the foreign embassy for additional information when needed and provide information to State Department to obtain country clearances. - Conduct monthly travel updates to address any open travel obligations that remain open in E2 Solutions more than 30 days after the traveler’s departure date. - Act as a liaison between Division’s finance section and FRD travel teams concerning travel policy questions, policy interpretation and vouchers/authorizations issues. - Make reservations for travelers utilizing E2 Solutions in situations where travelers are unable to make reservations on their own. - The Contractor shall assist with evaluating the current state of FRD’s travel operations and recommend improvements, document processes, and develop and update metrics for senior leadership review. Updated metric reporting will be required monthly to ensure travel authorization and vouchers are processing timely and accurately. - The Contractor shall assist Fraud Section management with creating Power-Point slides, website content, tutorials, and other work product related to the travel program for Section dissemination.

XLA is looking for an Administrative Assistant to work onsite at a federal agency located in Arligton, VA (metro accessible). The Administrative Assistant's competencies will encompass very high level skills in the following areas: organization; time management; ability to multitask effectively; attention to detail, computer literacy; and well developed interpersonal skills.   Primary Job Responsibilities may include:  - Assisting the DEA Mobility Program with discrepancies regarding funding and invoices.  - Working with the DEA mobility program to complete applicable ‘Tech Refreshes’ with current cell phones to include meetings with prospective vendors, preparing for a Refresh, issuing new phone/devices to users and transferring device data into UFMS for improved tracking.  - Accessing UFMS to complete new acquisitions, transfers, disposals and corrections of tech property.  - Reviewing purchase requests for accuracy and completeness.  - Processing property transfers in the UFMS system.  - Working closely with the DEA Unit Chief to ensure any refresh projects are completed along with converting all of the DEA mobile phones over to a new Network. - Ability to attend high level meetings, interact and converse with all levels of management, both Federal staff and contractors, and have the ability to provide backup for multiple people on various tasks. - Supporting management personnel by answering phones and maintaining Outlook calendar, and other administrative duties as assigned.

XLA is looking for a Acquisition Policy Specialist to work for a federal agency in Fort Meade, MD.   Experience required: - Three years of experience analyzing and interpreting statutes impacting acquisition such as the National Defense Authorization Act, acquisition regulations, and DoD-level acquisition policy and guidance to determine Acquisition Service/Component-level impact; and significant writing and development assistance of formal Service/Component-level Acquisition policy and guidance documents is required. “Service/Component-level” is defined as experience at the Component Acquisition Executive level, Service Acquisition Executive level, or higher. - Ten years of DoD Acquisition experience is required, inclusive of the three years of experience identified above. - Master’s degree in Business, Engineering or IT is not required, but is preferred.

XLA is looking for a Senior Acquisition Manager to work for a federal agency in Fort Meade, MD.   Experience required: - Ten years of DoD Acquisition Program Management experience is required (two of these years must be directly engaged with developing key acquisition documentation including Acquisition Strategies as described in the current Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5000.02). - DAWIA Program Management Level III Certification, or an additional five years supporting ACAT I – III Programs is required. This experience is in addition to the above experience requirements (that is total 15 years’ experience). - Master’s degree in Business, Engineering or Information Technology is required

XLA is looking for an Acquisition Workforce Management Specialst to work for a federal agency in Fort Meade, MD.   Experience required:   - Three years of experience analyzing and interpreting DoD-level Workforce policy and guidance to determine Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)/Military Department/DoD Agency-level impact; - Significant writing and development assistance of formal OSD/Military Department/DoD Agency-level workforce policy, guidance, internal instructional documents, education/training offerings, hiring/retention/recognition plans, and gap analysis is required. - “OSD/Military Department/DoD Agency-level” is defined as experience at the Office of the Secretary of Defense (including office of Under Secretary of Defense/Assistant Secretary of Defense), Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of the Air Force (or respective office of Assistant Secretary of Defense), or DoD Agency Executive level office (including office of Component Acquisition Executive/Service Acquisition Executive/Workforce Management or equivalent Executive)  - DoD Acquisition experience is desired, but not required.

XLA is looking for a Senior Financial Data SME to work on site at a federal agency in Washington, D.C. The ideal candidate ahall have proven experience: - Inform and coach the Government to develop a better understanding of the role of data and the inherent possibilities this represents – from optimizing incremental behaviors and performance to transforming the future and fortunes of a business. - Build innovative and effective approaches to solve the Government’s analytics problems and communicating clear and relevant results and methodologies. - Design experiments and test hypotheses from which to draw possible approaches and recommendations. - Develop data strategy and building measurement framework, KPIs and data architecture, while partnering with OBPP leaders and the OCFO Office of Data Analytics. - Handle and mine of large, diverse data sets with an ability to work with both structured and unstructured data. - Build sophisticated dashboards. - Manage large scale data projects. - Partner with the Government to determine the right hypotheses to test, to define the right methodologies to query and extract insights and be brilliant in delivery of outcomes and recommendations. - Interpret the analyses to tell a straightforward and compelling business and communicate this effectively to a wide audience with different business interests and skill sets.  - 6-10 years of experience in an analytics role or equivalent experience/training. - Fluent in all Data Analysis technologies defined in in the Data Team Platform. - Recognized expert in SQL, Data Visualization and Business Intelligence. - Own and maintain one or more sections of the Data Catalog.

XLA is looking for a Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Subject Matter Expert to work on site at a federal agency in Washington, D.C. The ideal candidate shall have proven experience: - Analyze financial data related to operations, business performance, and investments. - Consolidate complex technical program descriptions and strategy to distill information into simple language for official reports. - Support the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process within DHS OBPP. - Review funding lines and correlating the submissions to strategy requirements. - Work closely with service and agency officials to collect budget data on specific program elements. - Support the creation of an annual budget certification report for the DHS OBPP - Support as the secretariat for Senior Executive Service (SES)/ Assistant Budget Director governance forum meetings. - Review, edit, and format written policy, guidance or instruction documents. - Track process deliverables and milestones in order to meet deadlines. - Draft briefings, meeting notes, and coordination materials. - Cognizant of current DHS budgetary principles and their associated operational impact - Familiarity with Program Objective Memorandum (POM) submission process with DHS organizations and or law enforcement environment services. - Experience writing and or researching within DHS Appropriations and budget documents. - Experience with planning or programming of PC&I, O&S funding at a component level. - Excellent written communication skills - Expert level user of Microsoft Office Software, specifically pivot tables in Excel. - Experience writing official public releases, strategy documents and or DHS communications experience is highly desired. - Experience with IT or cyberspace activities programing with the military services and or Defense Agencies and Field Activities is highly desired. - Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to multitask.

XLA is looking for a Senior Administrative Assistant to work on site at a federal agency in Washington, D.C. The ideal candidate ahall have proven experience: - Operating in a complex Chief Financial Officer/Budget Director organization or in a similar financial / budgeting organization performing multiple activities. The purpose of this scope is to ensure the individual is familiar with budgeting / financial lexicon in the federal Government, the federal budget calendar and is familiar with CFO operations. - Developing or supporting senior leaders in a fast-paced budgeting environment with short timelines and /or shifting priorities. - Reviewing materials for clarity, punctuation, grammar, and content - Ensuring formatting, design and terminology applies to all documents and communication prior to submission outside of the OCFO organization. - Applies plain language writing in all documents. - Organizing, preparing, and maintaining documents in an accessible Government location. - Proficiency in Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, Outlook and Power Point.  - Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. - Ability to conduct comprehensive research and analysis. - Ability to develop point papers, briefing materials, and to make oral presentation of these materials to all levels of management, if necessary - Ability to review, synthesize and prepare highly technical, sensitive, and complex documents, briefing materials, management directives and correspondence. - Experience managing calendars and / or schedules.  

XLA is looking for a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to work on a part-time basis (88%) to support a Federal Agency in Washington, DC.   The SME will support the Workiva Compliance Use-Case, to provide guidance and direction in A-123 compliance testing and training activities, the process documentation standardization task, annual risk assessment task, and audit liaison efforts. The Senior Consultant shall provide the planning and implementation at the project level for areas identified for process improvement, opportunities to standardize and integrate processes that will increase efficiencies, open obligation review and certification, developing and enhancing open obligation and open receiver processes and procedures, assistance in the execution of control testing, and draft results and recommendations for improvement. This position requires the following experience, education, knowledge and skills:   - Federal financial reporting (GTAS), reconciliations (FBWT, Payroll) and Financial Statement preparation - Chief Financial Officer Act Audits - OMB Circular A-123 audits - Certified and well versed in Wdesk cloud-based repository and reporting system - Federal financial operations and system use and preferable 3-5 years’ experience with CGI Momentum - Related federal financial management laws, standards, and guidance - Federal audit standards and guidance - Subject Mater Expert (SME) data gathering and analysis - SME with analytical tools such as Power BI, Excel, etc. - Business process reviews and reengineering - Excellent oral and written communication skills - Extensive knowledge and experience in Audit Readiness reviews at locations outside of the candidate’s normal workspace, this includes on-site reviews.

XLA is looking for a Project Manager to work on a part-time basis (88%) to support a Federal Agency in Washington, DC.   The Project Manager will provide oversight and day-to-day management of Contractor staff activities to ensure the completion of all tasks are on time, within budget, and in accordance with Contractor’s Quality Assurance Plan. The Contractor will support the Workiva Compliance Use-Case and the management of the A-123 compliance program. This Contractor shall oversee services to support the FMD in areas including, but not limited to, open obligation review and certification, developing and enhancing open obligation and open receiver processes and procedures, assistance in the execution of control testing, and draft results and recommendations for improvement. This position requires the following experience, education, knowledge and skills: - Federal financial reporting (GTAS), reconciliations (FBWT, Payroll) and Financial Statement preparation - Chief Financial Officer Act Audits - OMB Circular A-123 audits - Federal financial operations and system use and preferable 3-5 years’ experience with CGI Momentum and Workiva - Related federal financial management laws, standards and guidance - Federal audit standards and guidance - Subject Mater Expert (SME) with data gathering and analysis - SME with analytical tools experience such as Power BI, Excel, etc. - Business process reviews and reengineering - Excellent oral and written communication skills - Extensive knowledge and experience in Audit Readiness reviews.

XLA is looking for a Project Partner to work on a part-time basis (12%) to support a Federal Agency in Washington, DC.   The Project Partner will provide overall direction to the team, coordinate work activities, and support overall program-level requests from ATF. This position requires the following experience, knowledge and skills:   - Federal financial reporting (GTAS), reconciliations (FBWT, Payroll) and Financial Statement preparation - Chief Financial Officer Act Audits - OMB Circular A-123 audits - Certified and well versed in Wdesk cloud-based repository and reporting system. - Extensive knowledge and experience in Audit Readiness reviews at locations outside of the candidate’s normal workspace, this includes on-site reviews. - Federal financial operations and system use and preferable. 3-5 years’ experience with CGI Momentum - Related federal financial management laws, standards and guidance - Federal audit standards and guidance - Business process reviews and reengineering - Excellent oral and written communication skills

A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in a supervisory or management capacity with responsibilities for management of subordinates and personnel issues and direction, in addition to relevant experience with responsibility for financial management, tracking and fiscal oversight of program funding. A minimum of 2 years experience in program management related to cybersecurity government work. Working knowledge of the IRS organizations, including their infrastructure, responsibilities, programs, and initiatives is preferred.   Minimum Education: Bachelors level degree or higher in any technical, business, or management discipline from an accredited college or university.   IT Certification(s)/License(s): A minimum of one of the following; CAP, CND, Cloud+, GSLC, Security+ CE, HCISPP, CASP+ CE, CISM, CISSP (or Associate), CCISO

XLA is looking for a Travel Specialist to sit onsite at our customer's offices in Washington, D.C. - Knowledge of Federal Travel Regulations and E2 systems. - Prior experience with a web-based travel system. - Proficient in Microsoft Office, with advanced knowledge of Excel. - Excellent communications and interfacing with various levels of management. - Excellent attention detail, must be able to multi task and have a sense of urgency to complete travel task within the allotted time frame provided. - Experience working with domestic travel authorizations and vouchers processing as well as foreign travel passports and visas. - Strong written and oral communication skills, preferably in a helpdesk type environment. - Must have a Bachelor's Degree plus two years of experience in a related field, or three years of experience in a related field.  

  XLA is looking for an experienced Senior Federal Proposal Writer to join our corporate team based out of Vienna, VA. Remote is available, but the candidate must be able to participate in virtual zoom meetings as necessary.   The Senior Proposal Writer collaborates with XLA Subject Matter Experts and program/technical team members to develop compliant, responsive, and compelling proposals in response to Federal Government solicitations. The ideal candidate will have experience working past performance, corporate experience, technical approaches and staffing resume volumes, which includes qualifying opportunities to align with solicitation requirements.  The candidate will also work to further mature and maintain a company proposal library repository. This position will work as a consultant.   Position Description/Responsibilities: - Writes and leads technical, management, staffing/resume, and/or past performance sections and volumes.  Ensures Pricing volumes are properly included in final work product. - Provides direction and oversight to supporting writers; maintaining tight deadlines and color team schedules for all participants. - Works as part of a collaborative team to clearly articulate solution and strategy, approach to performing the work, experience, win themes, and discriminators. - Applies communication and interviewing skills to gather needed information from internal and external personnel to support writing activities. - Writes clear, persuasive, and articulate proposal sections; translates complex ideas into easily understandable text. - Uses initiative to anticipate proposal challenges and contribute to team efforts without managerial prompting. - Engages Business Development and Technical/Operation Subject Matter Experts to develop and refine responses to government solicitations; Interviews pursuit stakeholders to obtain information, develop appropriate content, and garner approvals. - Works to both mature and maintain a company proposal library.  - Develops and implements process improvements to help improve proposal quality.