Program Manager
CurrentJob Description:In this role you will have comprehensive knowledge of principles, policies and practices of Small Business Innovative Research, system acquisition and program management, as well as knowledge of roles and relationships within the HB and small business community. Responsibilities:*Support and develop various briefings/schedules of program status and acquisition tasks to senior management. The Contractor shall support Program Acquisition Reviews (PAR), senior level meeting/reviews and IMP/IMS reviews.*Extensive background supporting all aspects of sound acquisition planning (e.g., industry day, market research, source selection planning, ASP planning, SOO/SOW/PWS writing, RFP planning, RFP document preparation, contract negotiation prep) with a special emphasis on FMS-specific peculiarities (e.g., mandatory use of in-country subcontractors; interface with SAF/IA, AFSAC, DSCA, AFLCMC/WFNFM, FDO; TSC).*Knowledge and experience in executing programs with prime contractors, sub-contractors and suppliers from foreign countries.*Ability to independently and successfully perform as representative (with no decisional authority) for the program office to the customer country’s Ministry of Defense (MOD), Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC), Air Force, U.S. Security Cooperation Office (SCO) representatives in country, and capability to answer complex questions in real-time to customer country representatives.*Demonstrated experience in the preparation and support of various program office activities and meetings, to include U.S. Government-internal meetings, case meetings, design reviews, Program Assessment Reviews, Interface Control Working Groups (ICWG), Technical Interchange Meetings, and case reviews.*Working level understanding/knowledge of customer country customs, etiquette and business practices.*Working level understanding of the DoD Command and Control System as it relates to technology insertion and Small Business Innovation.