Chief of Staff

VISTA Technology Services, Inc. (VISTA) is currently seeking a Chief of Staff to support our NAVSEAPEO customer. This position reports onsite 5 days a week at Mark Center, Alexandria, VA.

The Chief of Staff will have extensive experience and will be responsible for a broad range of acquisition portfolio strategic activities, communicating with and supporting senior leadership and Senior Executive Service (SES) and is expected to work with limited direction, executing significant discretion and judgment in all aspects of their role. This position requires an individual with strong administrative and effective communications skills, short and long-term project management experience and experience developing executive briefings and deliverables and producing high-quality written products. The Chief of Staff should be proactive, self-motivated, and be able to prioritize multiple tasks for numerous people in a fast-paced and high-demand environment.

Responsibilities:

• Work with senior leadership to plan, coordinate and execute strategic initiatives and mission priorities
• Monitor progress and provide oversight on multiphase projects
• Develop high level written products, information papers and tailored executive briefings
• Monitor and manage tracking including commitment tracking, monitoring internal and external tasks and requests for information, ensuring actions are completed and providing status updates
• Coordinate and gather information and assist with legislative affairs and public affairs
• Manage Flag Level taskers and build stakeholder executive briefs
• Build and cultivate interpersonal relationships to facilitate collaboration across multiple teams and stakeholders
• Keep track of senior leader's schedule and ensure they have materials needed (talking points, etc)
• Handle sensitive information and maintain accountability for timely completion of assignments
• Work independently and with a team to effectively manage multiple tasks within a dynamic and high-speed work environment

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• 15 years of senior-level action officer/executive assistantexperience supporting high-level DoN/DoD Senior Executive Service (SES) and military program executive office (PEO) leadership toplan, coordinate and execute strategic initiatives and mission priorities
• Experience managingmultiphase projects across multiple organizations
• Experiencedeveloping high level written products, information papers and tailored executive briefings
• Strong verbal communication, facilitation, collaborationand technical writing skills
• Ability to work under time constraints and identify and resolve problems and conflicts
• Strong analytical skills along with attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent customer interaction skills
• Proficient using in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook), Power BI, MS Teams, and SharePoint Online (SPO)
• Knowledge of DoD organization, culture, and terminology
• Familiarity with DoD and DoN policy and correspondence guidance
• Active DoD Secret Clearance required

• Prior Navy / Department of War (DoW) / Pentagon experience supporting SES level staff preferred
• Active DoD TS/SCI Clearance
• Flank Speed Access

Salary at VISTA is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is$130,000.00to $150,000.00(annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of VISTA's total compensation package for employees. We also offer a competitive leave package and a generous benefit plan which includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, tuition assistance, and an employer matching 401(k) plan.

Applicants selected for this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

For this position, VISTA will consider only applicants with an active DoD security clearance.

To learn more about VISTA and to apply for this position, please visit our website at www.vistatsi.com.

VISTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans Employer.