Program Analyst – Science and Engineering Analytical Support

Trewon Technologies is a competitive firm providing enterprise-wide solutions to federal clients. Trewon brings a sophisticated service line in IT-related solutions from Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, Big Data, to Cloud technologies coupled with a diverse skill set in research and evaluation to federal clients. While working in specified fields, we also understand the importance of meshing business process optimization with solid data and program management.

Summary/Objectives

The Program Analyst supports the federal client in managing and coordinating research program activities, proposal reviews, and community engagement initiatives. This role will play a crucial part in enabling U.S. leadership in computing, communications, and information science and engineering. This is a hybrid position with some onsite time at client offices in Alexandria, VA.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing, staffing, and clearing program solicitations and management plans
• Develop communication materials and presentations for public outreach
• Coordinate workshops, community events, and interagency planning activities
• Support program portfolio analysis and strategic planning initiatives
• Coordinate and manage the merit review process for research proposals
• Assist in organizing and facilitating review panels
• Support reviewer identification and recruitment efforts
• Maintain process documentation and templates
• Coordinate panel scheduling and logistics
• Manage site visits and reverse site visits
• Capture and document meeting minutes for panels and program activities
• Monitor project progress through review of annual/final reports
• Track project deliverables and milestones
• Analyze funded projects by technology area and application domain
• Support development of cooperative agreement terms and conditions
• Coordinate with external partners and stakeholders
• Maintain program calendars and shared document libraries

Other Skills

• Highly organized with strong project management skills and the ability to lead multiple simultaneous efforts.
• Demonstrated problem solving, organizational and time management skills.
• Experience in supporting Federal Government agencies, community-based organizations, or direct customer-facing projects.
• Proven ability to plan and coordinate evaluation projects and work schedules, following customer policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Sound research and analytical skills, including the ability to identify problems and formulate solutions appropriate to current policy and communication strategies.
• Proven ability to perform effectively in demanding environments, giving close attention to detail and accuracy while meeting tight deadlines.
• Ability to continually develop and improve the skill and knowledge of junior team members to ensure they perform effectively and adapt to change in the work environments.
• Effectively lead others to achieve shared goals through cooperation, sharing knowledge, joint problem-solving, and celebrating success.
• Demonstrated experience with merit review processes and proposal evaluation.
• Strong understanding of academic research and funding environments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote).
• Experience with collaboration tools (SharePoint, Teams, Zoom, Box, Slack).
• Experience working with federal funding agencies.
• Knowledge of NSF programs and processes.
• Project management certification.
• Experience with data analytics and reporting.
• Background in facilitating technical workshops and meetings.

Qualifications

The requirements listed above and below are the knowledge, skills, experience, and abilities required to perform this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• A minimum of (6) years of experience working in the Federal Government

Education Required

• MA or higher – applicable major preferred (Computer Science, Information Science, Engineering, or Mathematics)

Work Environment

This position can be supported remote hybrid and/or with occasional onsite, in-person working groups and/or meetings. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers. The core working hours are 9 AM – 3 PM Monday through Friday. Employees will take a mandatory meal break to cover a minimum of 30 minutes. Manager may grant variance depending on client (government or prime contractor) flow-down specifications, upon employer application.

Work Authorization/Clearance

Clearance required: None