Program Analyst

Compensation & Benefits:

Estimated Starting Salary Range for Program Analyst: $120,185.48.

Pay commensurate with experience.

Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K and other possible benefits as provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.

Program Analyst Responsibilities Include:

• Maintain a broad, deep, and current understanding of the administration's migration policy, and stay abreast of policy changes or new initiatives that affect the Department of State's interests in irregular migration from the Western Hemisphere to the U.S. southern border.

• Draft and clear to senior office leadership, briefing memos - often on short notice - to prepare principals for weekly Principal, Deputy and Executive Committee meetings on migration issues.

• Draft and clear to senior office leadership, reports of interagency progress on key milestones in the administration strategies to stem irregular immigration at the U.S. southern border.

• As part of the MWG team, assist with leading WHA's coordination within the Bureau, as well as with PRM, INL, USAID, and DHS, on implementing the Root Causes Strategy and the Collaborative Migration Management Strategy to stem irregular migration to the U.S. southern border.

• Participate in meetings, including interagency committees and with external stakeholders from civil society, for migration-based programs.

• As part of the implementing the administration's migration policy, advise the Western Hemisphere Bureau's Migration Communications Unit in public messaging to deter irregular migration to the U.S. southern border and encourage migrants to take advantage of legal pathways to the United States.

• Monitor political, economic, and migration-related communications at both the classified and unclassified secret level developments in the Western Hemisphere that affect administration migration policy, providing assessments, analyses, and support to WHA/MWG and the Bureau, including but not limited to assembling briefing books, drafting reports, clearing thematic and regional paper to contribute to well-coordinated U.S. government policy and program recommendations to the MWG office and Bureau leadership.

• Collate interagency information and statistics on migration.

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Program Analyst Experience, Education, Skills, Abilities requested:

• Required: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a relevant field such as international studies, affairs, or development, or related program.

• Preferred: Master's degree from an accredited university in a related field.

• Demonstrated minimum of four years (two years with master's degree) of combined work experience in international affairs settings, including working with NGOs or U.S. embassies abroad, with migration-related organizations or thinktanks. A graduate degree in international studies or other relevant field is acceptable in lieu of two years of experience.

• Ability to maintain a Secret Clearance.

• Demonstrated experience working with Microsoft office products to create professional and comprehensive documents.

• As demonstrated by experience or educational attainment excellent English verbal and written communication skills adequate to prepare and present analyses and recommendations, and draft cables, official memos, and reports.

• Strong writing and analytical skills, ability to think critically, and attend to details.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines, coordinate activities in multiple locations, act decisively in daily work, and work well in a multi-cultural and virtual team environment.

• Ability to work independently to assess priorities and coordinate daily requirements with minimal supervision

• Proficiency in speaking and reading Spanish.

• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of research and analytical methods to validate, evaluate, and interpret information obtained from a variety of sources.

• Experience promoting objectives related to implementing U.S. policy in a multi-stakeholder environment.

Company Information:

Cherokee Nation System Solutions (CNSS) is a part of Cherokee Federal - the division of tribally owned federal contracting companies owned by Cherokee Nation Businesses. As a trusted partner for more than 60 federal clients, Cherokee Federal LLCs are focused on building a brighter future, solving complex challenges, and serving the government's mission with compassion and heart. To learn more about CNSS , visit cherokee-federal.com.

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