Policy Analyst

Aptive is seeking a Policy Analyst to support governance and policy development for a large-scale stakeholder engagement contract. The role develops and maintains governance documentation and models, supports stakeholder communications, and helps ensure the client program office meets legal, policy, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Support engagement agreements, Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), and other policy documents
• Facilitate stakeholder actions such as drafting, updating, and revising policy and governance documents, including charters
• Maintain governance documents and Governance SOPs, and maintain a Compliance Artifact Dashboard
• Assist in designing, documenting, and maintaining a governance model/matrix for products and services that addresses information security, privacy, content management, and management of user access
• Communicate appropriate policy and governance information to stakeholders per guidance from client senior management
• Assist with communications and meetings with advisory groups, steering committees, working groups, and governance bodies as needed
• Help ensure the program office complies with applicable legal, policy, and regulatory requirements (e.g., FISMA, privacy, and data governance)

Requirements:

• The Policy Analyst is a self-starter, proactive problem-solver, and action-oriented team player with experience supporting policy and governance in federal IT or information-sharing environments
• • Minimum of 5 years of policy or governance support experience in a federal IT or information-sharing environment
• • Bachelor's degree in a related field
• • Familiarity with FISMA, privacy, and data governance frameworks
• • Experience supporting complex projects and transformation efforts within the federal government
• • Ability to obtain and maintain a DHS suitability/public trust determination
• • Legal authorization to work in the U.S
• • Strong critical thinking, analytical and time management skills
• • Proven ability to organize, prioritize and work well with others
• • Ability to communicate thoughts, ideas and solutions logically both written and orally
• • Ability to stay calm under pressure and in a fast-paced environment
• • Ability to receive feedback from clients and implement changes quickly and effectively
• • Ability to get up to speed quickly on complex issues
• • Desire to work in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment