Program Administrator

Overview

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter . Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. Objective. Responsive. Trusted.

SPA’s Sea Land Air (SLA) Division supports a diverse portfolio of national security government clients, including the Undersea Enterprise, the Navy Surface Community, the Navy MPTE Enterprise, the Air Force, Army, DoD Agencies, DARPA, international clients including the Canadian Navy and Australian Defense Force. Our primary objective is to provide timely, objective and analytic assessments that integrate the policy, operational, technical, programmatic and acquisition aspects of our clients’ challenges.

Leveraging both in-domain and cross-domain expertise to maximize our clients’ success, SLA Division acts as trusted agents to senior decision-makers and key leaders and excels at providing data driven analytic insights, systems engineering, strategies and plans that address current and emerging challenges to national security.

The AUKUS Group, within SPA's Sea, Land, and Air Division, provides timely, objective, analytic assessments that integrate technical, operational, programmatic, policy and business analysis to NAVSEA's AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Program Office and associated partner organizations. Analysts and Engineers supporting AUKUS will continue SPA’s decades of support to the undersea force and assist in developing a trilateral submarine force for the future. This is a high-profile, major international program of significant importance to the future of the US Navy and its partners in an era of renewed strategic competition.

Responsibilities

Your role as Program Administrator will be to manage program and office activities in support of SPA and our Navy clients. You will primarily support meeting execution, coordinating across program, office services and other support organizations within SPA to ensure seamless support to high-level client meetings. You will also coordinate program wide administrative functions including onboarding, program admin (e.g. tracking CAC expirations and visit requests), and provide administrative support to SPA's program leadership team. You will also assist the AUKUS Group with the management of office and contract functions including across a variety of areas including meetings, facilities, travel, and staff management. This position is located at SPA HQ in Alexandria, VA.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Strong organizational skills with attention to detail Strong experience in MS Office suite and solid verbal/written communication skills Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment, autonomously with minimal supervision, and to multi-task, providing high quality services and products while meeting strict deadlines and time constraints US Citizenship; must be able to meet eligibility for a DoD Secret Clearance and maintain clearance throughout employment

Additional Qualifications Desired, But Not Required

Active DOD Secret Clearance Experience working in an fast-paced office environment, with documentation, protocols, formats, and deadlines