Strategic Operations Advisor

Orbis

Strategic Operations Advisor leading program planning and evaluation activities for the US Intelligence Community. Engaging with stakeholders to improve performance and implement recommendations.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeMcLean • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

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About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Consult with teammates and clients on the development, prioritization, and implementation of process improvement and program evaluation tasks.
Develop recommendations for changes to policy, processes, communications, and training to enable achievement of vision.
Develop and implement research designs with practical strategies for measuring performance of organizational units and/or unit activities--to include development of performance measures and design of actionable methods for collecting and analyzing data; implement strategies and refine as needed.
Perform a variety of research activities to include document reviews, structured interviews, and gap analyses--to include stakeholder identification and logistical coordination for data collection activities and documentation of discussions.
Analyze both qualitative and quantitative information to provide the customer with comprehensive insights into organizational strengths and challenge areas.
Socialize results and recommendations with the team at the working-level.
Prepare visual presentations of data and analysis.
Prepare reports and presentations for senior leadership based on research plans, activities, findings and recommendations.
Brief senior level customers on research plans, activities, findings and recommendations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A Bachelors degree is required for this position.
Minimum of 10 years' experience in a consulting role in the IC or at least 10 years combined experience with the IC and positions relevant to required skills.
Active TS/SCI clearance with Poly
Must have a Bachelors degree and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience as an analyst, targeting officer, technical Targeter, desk officer, operations officer, or reports officer within the sponsor's organization or other relevant organization(s) in the Intelligence Community.
Excellent analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.
Excellent oral presentation and briefing skills.
Knowledge of and experience in the fundamentals of all-source intelligence analysis.
Familiarity with the customers report writing standards.
Attention to detail and the ability to effectively follow through and manage status reporting, scheduling, and project communications.
High degree of personal integrity.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well both independently and as part of a team.
Ability to work in a dynamic environment, juggling concurrent tasks and meeting deadlines.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities
Flexible work arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

data analysisperformance measurementresearch designqualitative analysisquantitative analysisgap analysisstakeholder identificationdata collectionreport writingpresentation preparation

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solving abilitiesoral presentation skillsbriefing skillsattention to detailproject managementinterpersonal skillsteam collaborationindependencetime management

Certifications

TS/SCI clearancePolygraph