Knowledge Manager

McBride has an exciting opportunity for a Knowledge Manager providing support to the Command Control Communications and Battle Management Division (C3BM).

Command Control Communications and Battle Management (C3BM) has been tasked with delivering an integrated Department of the Air Force (DAF) Battle Network providing resilient decision advantage and enabling the USAF USSF Joint and Coalition Force to win against the pacing challenge. C3BM supports execution in many different focus areas. C3BM s main efforts are Architecture and Systems Engineering (ASE) Operational Response Team (ORT) and multiple mission integration teams such as Air Maritime and multiple acquisitions consisting of both the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) and Space.

Responsible for overseeing the capture storage distribution and accessibility of organizational knowledge at both the unclassified and classified levels to ensure endusers have access. Documenting policies strategies and initiatives. Developing and implementing a knowledge management framework within the organization. Developing internal processes for documenting and storing information. Evaluating and improving the knowledge program. Creating a searchable database for endusers to access data or knowledge of any kind. Encouraging a culture of knowledge sharing at the appropriate classification level. Training employees on knowledge management practices and tools. Must be efficient communicative and organized. MICT and employment of knowledge management tools/resources (via solutions like SharePoint and OneWeb). Travel is mandatory. Will need access to classified meeting space and classified emails.

This is a fulltime position located at Hanscom AFB Bedford MA or the Pentagon Washington DC.

Duties include but not limited to:

• Finding mapping gathering and filtering information
  
• Supporting development of new knowledge
  
• Conversion of personal knowledge into shared knowledge
  
• Shaping understanding and learning to include training manager functions including MICT and employment knowledge ENT Tools/Resources (via solutions like SharePoint and OneWeb).
  
• Support cost and schedule reduction activities for acquisition and development efforts.
  
• Provide program level acquisition support to the Program Manager and Integrated Product Team Leads by helping guide successful program execution to maintain the acquisition battle rhythm and deliver war fighter capability
  
• Provide support and solutions to program leadership to facilitate successful contract execution for the program and analyzes overall program health and advises program leadership on options to maintain cost schedule and performance objectives
  
• Support and develop various briefings/schedules of program status and acquisition tasks to senior management
  
• Provide expert Program Management inputs to Request for Proposal (RFPs) including systems specs Electronic Warfare Systems (SRDs) Statement of Work (SOWs) and Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs) and other RFP products
  
• Review acquisition documents and provides comments with programmatic perspective to ensure consistency and accuracy. Documents may include but are not limited to ADMs LCSP Acquisition Strategies APBs Risk Management Plans PMRs and milestone decision briefings
  
• Support prepare review and develop acquisition reports including statutory and regulatory acquisition report and milestone review documentations identified in DoDI 5000.02
  
• Support implementation and execution of acquisition and development effort processes in concert with Government and weapon system prime contractors
  
• Provide nontechnical acquisition program management to include guidance and expertise necessary to apply principles criteria and procedures of DoD Directive 5000.1 DoDI 5000.02 NSSAP 0302 and other DoD AF AFMC and AFLCMC Instructions Directives Regulations and guidance documents as applicable
  
• Outline policy disconnects policy interpretation and management of all acquisition efforts
  
• Advise the PM on best practice PM principles to achieve substantial process improvements efficiencies and potential cost avoidance
  
• Assist with planning evaluating and implementing program acquisition strategies. This includes DoD and AF policy and/or guidance; technical approach and/or requirements; risk assessment; and realism in achieving a product suitable for the war fighter within cost schedule and performance constraints. Also includes broad range of program acquisition strategies market research evaluating deliverables requirements and best practice management; this includes support to Urgent Capability Acquisitions and Middle Tier of Acquisition as defined in DoDI 5000.80 Operation of the Middle Tier of Acquisition and DoDI 5000.81 Urgent Capability Acquisition
  
• Support and coordinate with program level scheduling personnel
  
• Develop maintain and update program risk management plans IAW the Risk Management Guide for DoD Acquisition AFPAM 63128 and the Air Force RI3 Guidebook; facilitate program risk identification risk analysis risk handling and risk monitoring; assist with execution of program risk management boards risk management working groups (or equivalent) and document meeting minutes; includes analyzing prime and subcontractor risk management processes
  
• Assist with development maintenance and update of acquisition reports such as the Monthly Activity Reports (MAR) Source Approval Request (SAR) Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES) Acquisition Program Baseline (APB) and supplemental reports as required by DoD policy for ACAT I ACAT II and ACAT III programs and IAW DoDI 5000.02 AFIand AFPAM 63128. This requires use of standardized and specialized software applications such as M/S Office Integrated Budget Documentation and Execution System (IDECS) Electronic Document Access (EDA) Comprehensive Cost and Requirement s System (CCaR) and any other DoD/Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) mandated system(s)
  
• Provide direct support in preparing and submitting funding documents (e.g. Purchase Request MIPR Purchase Orders etc.). Requires familiarity with Financial systems such as Comprehensive Cost and Requirement s System (CCaR)
  
• Assist with preparation of briefings graphics and reports in direct support of the acquisition program management functions
  
• Provide services critical to Life Cycle Logistics and operational supportability
  
• Interpret organize execute and coordinate acquisition project assignments and make recommendations to the Government Program Manager regarding problems with unique or controversial items that may have a major effect on the overall performance and execution of acquisition & sustainment projects
  
• Compare program direction and program plans for consistency
  
• Review and track prime contractor deliverables status and schedules
  
• Review program integration plans and provide comments
  
• Monitor interface control between IT systems
  
• Assist with drafting contractual letters on program management issues
  
• Assist with development of source selection strategies evaluation criteria Request for Proposal (RFP) documentation and other source selection administrative support
  
• Keep abreast of DoD acquisition reform policies and Air Force Instructions and recommend revisions to new and existing programs impacted by the changes such as Review Discuss and Concur (RDC) and Evolutionary Acquisition including Spiral Development and Incremental Development
  
• Assist with mission execution to include but not limited to operational planning operational analysis capability development event integration event execution analysis and reporting
  
• Ensure Mission Planning Environment systems are planned managed and developed to support requirement and capability demonstrations testing at developer evaluations user evaluations FQT Developmental Test and Operational Test and MPE fielding requirements meets Operational Flight Program (OFP) schedule requirements
  
• Provide direct support to the MPEs in the PMO. Support preparation and review of program documents (i.e. BCRDs APBs ADM MAR RDT&E Documents (RDOC) 1537 Obligation/Spend Plans for CAF MPEs
  
• Ensure that these MPEs effectively support the applicable aircraft OFP need and meet the cost schedule and quality requirements and expectations for the MAJCOM operational users
  
• Prepare and review ECPs/RFPs for MPEC DOs. Evaluate proposals complete technical evaluations and provide written recommendations to Government PM
  
• Support development of the key criteria for Incentive clauses for the MPECII Dos
  
• Correlate EVM Cost Performance Report analysis with the monthly IMS CDRLs for programs
  
• Support risk assessments for these strategies based on evaluation of the MPE s needs schedule (OFP driven or otherwise) technical risks as well as programmatic funding and cost realism
  
• Provide guidance and advice to division branch chiefs and individual program/project managers regarding DoD Directives to include 5000.1/2 AFIs to includeAFPD 626 AFI 91117/118/and AFMAN 63119
  
• Experience working with Mission Planning Independent Validation Verification & Evaluation FQT and Development Evaluations in software development
  
• Outline policy disconnects policy interpretation and management of all acquisition efforts
  

Minimum Required Qualifications:

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a Secret level clearance

Education: Highschool diploma or equivalent

Years experience: 7 years of directly related experience five of which must be in the DoD

• Familiar with cloudbased systems including management and projection of cost and performance
  
• Familiar with agile methods and CI/CD DevSecOps and DevOps principals
  
• Comprehensive knowledge of principles policies and practices of systems acquisition and program management as defined in DoDI 5000.02 and 5000.75 as well as knowledge of roles and relationships within the DoD and the Air Force
  
• Possess knowledge of qualitative and quantitative techniques for gathering analyzing and measuring the effectiveness efficiency and productivity of acquisition programs
  
• Possesses the ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing providing quality acquisition and program documentation including but not limited to briefings documentsand plans
  
• Will need access to classified meeting space and classified emails
  

Additional Information:

Location: Hanscom AFB Bedford MA or the Pentagon Washington DC

Travel: Travel is mandatory per the customers discretion