Senior Data Management Consultant – DOD Dsca Teams

Senior Data Management Consultant – DOD Dsca Teams

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Political Science, Public Administration, International Affairs, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in change management, business reform, data science, or policy analysis, including delivery of high-impact products to senior leaders.
• Experience conducting research and literature reviews to identify knowledge gaps or methodological inconsistencies.
• Experience creating data documentation such as codebooks and analytical protocols.
• Experience applying social science methods to evaluate and refine analytical deliverables.
• Experience in open-source data related to security cooperation, defense policy, or international security.
• Proficiency in STATA, R, or Python, along with strong Excel and database management skills.
• Experience building and presenting executive-level briefings, dashboards, and visual analytics to inform strategic decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical insights into practical recommendations.
• Active secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic advisory support across business management services to enhance DSCA’s use of data for operational planning, policy development, program evaluation, and decision-making.
• Identify, research, and assess various open-source and classified data platforms—including government databases, repositories, and academic sources—relevant to security cooperation.
• Develop criteria to evaluate the utility, relevance, and quality of collected data and its sources; apply this evaluation framework consistently across platforms.
• Design and implement scalable, efficient data storage and management systems that enable organized retrieval, version control, and routine updates using appropriate tools such as cloud solutions and databases.
• Develop user-friendly interfaces or platforms that ensure stakeholder access to structured datasets, visualizations, and reports in formats suitable for advanced analysis and decision support.
• Conduct quantitative analysis using techniques such as regression modeling, aggregation, index construction, and survey data interpretation to support strategic planning and policy formulation.
• Collaborate with DSCA leadership and stakeholders to understand requirements, respond to data-related inquiries, deliver training as needed, and support the effective use of data products.
• Develop and present analytical deliverables such as briefings, policy memos, dashboards, and strategic communications tailored to executive audiences.
• Guide and support Knowledge Management (KM) efforts across the contract by coordinating stakeholder inputs and developing tools that promote data-driven learning and institutional memory.
• Evaluate stakeholder feedback and identify opportunities to enhance data quality, streamline access, expand data coverage, and continuously improve data systems.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of emerging tools, techniques, and trends in data management, business intelligence, and international security policy.
• Support the design and implementation of training and communications strategies to increase stakeholder adoption of new systems, processes, and data tools.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.