About the Position

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise for evaluations of counterterrorism, law enforcement, border security, security cooperation, and related foreign assistance programs.
• Support evaluation design, data collection planning, interview protocol development, and analysis.Participate in key informant interviews, document reviews, and fieldwork activities, as needed.
• Review and validate evaluation findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Contribute to written evaluation reports, briefing materials, and presentations for U.S. Government stakeholders.
• Advise evaluation teams on technical trends, emerging issues, and best practices within assigned subject-matter areas.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting, implementing, advising, or evaluating U.S. Government-funded programs.
• Experience working with U.S. Department of State, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, or partner-nation security institutions.
• Demonstrated analytical writing and briefing skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to engage senior government stakeholders.
• Active SECRET security clearance required.
• Minimum 15 years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT)
  • Border Security
  • Aviation Security
  • Watchlisting and Screening
  • Investigations and Intelligence
  • Counter-IED / EOD
  • Counter-UAS / UAS
  • Crisis Incident Management
  • Counterterrorism Prosecutions and Detentions
  • Corrections and Prison Intelligence
  • Security Sector Assistance or Security Cooperation

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting evaluations, assessments, monitoring activities, or lessons-learned efforts.
• Experience working in fragile, conflict-affected, or high-risk environments.
• Experience with U.S. foreign assistance, security assistance, or international capacity-building programs.
• International field experience supporting security, law enforcement, justice, or counterterrorism initiatives.
• Foreign language skills relevant to international environments.