Acquisition & Communications Coordinator

Acquisition And Communications Coordinator

As an Acquisition and Communications Coordinator, you will be instrumental in streamlining and optimizing the acquisition process, ensuring compliance with regulations, and facilitating communication across various stakeholders in support of our Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) client's groundbreaking programs, ensuring they stay on track and deliver impactful results.

Responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to :

• Advise Program Managers (PMs) on the research and development acquisition process.
• Advise PMs and other support staff on processes and ensure quality assurance on all documents before submission.
• Manage the creation, revision, routing, and tracking of all acquisition documentation, including Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs), program solicitations, and justification and approval documents (J&As).
• Coordinate the scientific review process to ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
• Lead ad-hoc tasks and projects to support programmatic communications to various stakeholders.
• Maintain up-to-date templates for required program documentation and make them accessible to PMs and other support staff.
• Update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) annually and as needed to reflect personnel changes or procedural updates.
• Coordinate seamlessly with DARPA leadership, Program Managers (PMs), Front Office staff, DARPA support offices, and external stakeholders throughout the program lifecycle.
• Become a subject matter expert on Department of Defense (DoD) and DARPA instructions, guides, policies, and templates.
• Provide regular updates to Front Office government clients on the status of submitted documents.
• Collect data, track, and analyze timeline metrics to identify areas for increased efficiency and process improvement.

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What We Offer :

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

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About Guidehouse

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