The Jr Program Operations Support Specialist, Falls Church, VA **The ability to get a Public Trust required**
Join the team who values your skills and expertise. From intelligence and cybersecurity to vulnerability assessment and mission assurance, Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs (CNSP) brings experience and results. Building on a reputation as a dedicated, disciplined and tightly-knit organization, CNSP supports DOD and other federal clients in their critical, strategic and operational programs. CNSP is looking for qualified talent to give our clients the support they deserve and the quality they expect from our team \xe2\x80\x93 a team of experts, like you.
Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs is part of Cherokee Federal \xe2\x80\x93 a team of tribally owned federal contracting companies focused on building solutions, solving complex challenges, and serving the nation\xe2\x80\x99s mission around the globe for more than 60 federal clients. For more information, visit cherokee-federal.com . SUMMARY The Jr Program Operations Support Specialist will provide professional consultative services including administrative support, management studies, meeting support, and preparation of responses to federal agencies, reports, and official correspondence. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Includes the following:

• The Jr Program Operations Support Specialist engages and communicates (written and verbally) with senior executive leaders within the MHS governance structure on a regular basis.
• Provides direct support to key government leaders for task execution and management including scheduling meetings, coordinating travel, logistics, preparing agendas and meeting minutes, tracking action items and due outs, collecting and preparing read-aheads, developing executive action/decision packages, as well as memorandums of support or agreement, standard operating procedures or manuals, and/or DoD or HA/DHA issuances.
• Assists in the preparation and of correspondence and task packages received through the Task Management System (ETMS2) to ensure proper routing, coordination, and progress tracking across multiple levels within DHA/HA while keeping Action Officers informed.
• Provides CSD Defense Travel System (DTS) administrator services to include preparing and adjudicate travel orders for CSD staff members.
• Assists in the preparation of reports and letters to external organizations, including Congress and special interest groups.
• Assists the workstream lead with collecting the necessary data and information to be used for drafting testimony for congressional subcommittees concerning clinical matters of the Military Health System. Source material shall come from internal research, DoD publications and published literature.
• Coordinates and manages other projects and tasks to ensure timely program delivery.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY/MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY No supervisory or management authority. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• The Jr Program Operations Support Specialist has a Bachelor\'s degree or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• One (1) to four (4) years of experience in office administration or operations is preferred.
• Experience supporting the Federal Government or Department of Defense, or the Defense Health Agency experience is highly preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• The Jr Program Operations Support Specialist has the ability and desire to work with a high-performing team in a fast-paced environment is required.
• Good organizational skills and excellent oral and written communication skills are required.
• Skill in providing meeting support to include scheduling/coordination, preparing associated documents, and adjudicating meeting minutes is required.
• The Jr Program Operations Support Specialist has skill in coordinating official government travel utilizing the Defense Travel System (DTS) is highly preferred.
• Skill using Task Management System (ETMS2) is preferred.
• U.S. Citizenship and DoD government security clearance NACI required
• Ability to successfully pass a federal background check and a drug screen
• Cherokee Federal employees are included as covered employees in U.S. Presidential Executive Order 14042, which mandates Covid vaccines for federal contractors. Executive Order 14042 is currently blocked from enforcement pending court proceedings. Therefore, Cherokee Federal is halting the application of the mandate; however, if the injunction is lifted, Cherokee Federal will restore administration of the vaccine requirement.

WORK ENVIRONMENT Work will be performed in a climate-controlled office environment.
ABOUT THE TEAM
Cherokee Federal is a collective group of subsidiary companies of Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB). CNB is the economic engine of Cherokee Nation, the largest Native American tribe in the U.S. As a trusted partner, the Cherokee Federal team of companies manages nearly 2,000 projects of all sizes across the construction, engineering and manufacturing, and mission solutions portfolios \xe2\x80\x93 ranging from advanced data analytics and telehealth to cybersecurity, cloud and logistics.
Since 2012, our team of companies has won $6 billion in government contracts and completed more than 5,300 federal missions. Our 3,600+ employees work in 20+ countries, 50 states and 2 U.S. territories.
Why Cherokee Federal? Visit cherokee-federal.com to learn why you should join our team!
Compliance
Cherokee Federal is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, union affiliation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We conform to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations governing all aspects of the relationship between the Company and its employees, including, but not limited to, recruitment, employment, promotion, transfer, training, working conditions, wages and salary administration, employee benefits, and application of policies. The policies and principles of EEO also apply to the selection and treatment of independent contractors, personnel working on our premises who are employed by temporary agencies and any other persons or firms doing business for or with the Company.
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