International Armaments Cooperation (IAC) & International Agreements

Position Description :

Serco is excited to begin support to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Office (JPO). This contract provides program management support in support of the full acquisition lifecycle of the F-35 program, to include development, production, and sustainment.

Our International Armaments Cooperation (IAC) & International Agreements Program Analyst, Senior, F-35 International Directorate (Hybrid) located in Crystal City, Arlington, VA, provides program management support to the International Directorate (ID) (which includes F-35 Partner Nations and Foreign Military Sales) to ensure ID integration throughout the F-35 enterprise and to ensure the delivery of 5th Generation combat capability to the Warfighters in support of coalition operations.

You will be part of a dynamic team of F-35 JPO Program Analysts and Program/Project Managers who works closely with the customer and other key F-35 National Security and Allied stakeholders to deliver quality F-35 systems.

In this role, you will:

Assist ID in facilitating the programs of two types of countries associated with the F-35 program: “Partners” (also referred to as “Participant”), –who are signatories to the JSF Production, Sustainment and Follow-on Development Memorandum of Understanding (JSF PSFD MOU), and “FMS Customers,” which have a signed Letters of Requests (LORs) and Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOAs) for purchasing aircraft, related material, and services.

Assist ID in supporting National Deputies and their assistants in representing each of the F-35 Partner nations resident in ID.

Assist ID in supporting Service Deputies and their assistants in representing each of the F-35 US Services resident in ID.

Assist the USG Program Manager (PM) in representing each FMS customer and managing the F-35 LOA that is the foundation of each FMS country’s F-35 program.

Assist FMS PMs, Service Deputies and USG Partner country managers in leading USG activities and Program Management Reviews (PMRs) for each country in the F-35 Program to ensure each program remains on track.

Assist the New Business team within ID, in conjunction with industry and other USG security cooperation entities, in providing and coordinating F-35 information to countries considering acquiring the F-35, and in assisting in the USG effort to build a LOA for aircraft acquisition.

Assist ID in the development, management, negotiation, and implementation of International Agreements, to include MOUs (such as JSF SDD MOUs [2001] and JSF PSFD MOU and in implementing arrangements, and LOAs.

Qualifications:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

The ability to provide onsite support at F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) located in Crystal City, VA no less than 2-days per week, each week. Exact days in office at the JPO must be coordinated with F-35 customer and approved by your Serco manager. (Your onsite days in JPO office including ad hoc meetings may increase to support the needs of the customer.)

An active Secret clearance.

Experience in defense acquisition program management related to weapon systems acquisition and life cycle management; and a minimum of five (5) years out of ten (10) years of recent work experience related to international acquisition programs.

Master’s Degree in the stated discipline or a Bachelor’s Degree plus 4 years additional work experience related to the labor category functional description.

Experience in a business or technical position supporting strategic planning efforts in major DoD, other government agency, or private sector acquisition program.

Possesses demonstrated experience in Joint Service or international cooperative projects within the DoD or other government agency.

Knowledge of the Security Assistance/Security Cooperation (SA/SC) programs to include the understanding of the FMS sales process from case development, implementation, execution, to closure.

Possesses demonstrated experience working with foreign disclosure and releasability processes and procedures.

Possesses demonstrated robust initiative, and the ability to work independently under general supervision and function as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Up to 10% Travel.

Company Overview :

Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco’s 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role, we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters.

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