PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING (PDT) AND ACQUISITION AND ASSISTANCE (A&A) SPECIALIST

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields - each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences - then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

Chugach Government Solutions, LLC is seeking a highly qualified Professional Development & Training (PDT) and Acquisition & Assistance (A&A) Specialist to support the USAID Office of Acquisition and Assistance (OAA). This position provides programmatic, technical, and administrative support to the Acquisition Career Manager (ACM) in assessing training needs, managing certifications, and supporting the professional development of the A&A workforce. This position is remote-eligible within the United States.

Salary Range- $145,000- $175,000

Work Model: Remote

Essential Duties and Job Functions:

• Perform analytical and specialized administrative duties to ensure efficient compliance functions and office operations.
• Perform advanced word processing and desktop publishing, including complex presentations, reports, spreadsheets, and graphs.
• Research, compile, summarize, and analyze information to assess A&A regulatory compliance.
• Assess the importance and priority of issues for escalation to the ACM; respond to inquiries regarding the USAID acquisition workforce via the centralized mailbox as necessary.
• Handle highly confidential and sensitive information, files, records, and reports.
• Promote and ensure clear communication within the Agency regarding Federal accreditation and training matters.
• Manage and coordinate projects and programs to ensure high-quality results within required time frames.
• Assist the acquisition workforce with FAITAS functionality, including registration, certification, and continuing learning point (CLP) modules
• Develop FAQs on Federal Acquisition Certifications (FAC) and CLPs.
• Assist in developing PDT standard operating policies and procedures.
• Support program analysis and processing of applications for Federal Acquisition Accreditation; recommend actions to the ACM to improve operations.
• Support data gathering and reporting for internal and external inquiries.
• Assist A&A Policy Analysts in managing and triaging inquiries via centralized mailboxes.

Accountable For:

• Knowledge of FAR, AIDAR, 2 CFR 200, USAID policies, and acquisition workforce certification requirements.
• Skilled in research and analysis, program and policy support, advanced document preparation, and USAID systems (GLAAS, Phoenix, ASIST).
• Ability to support training and certification programs; manage sensitive information; develop SOPs; and coordinate across offices.

Mandatory:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 3+ years of USAID-specific A&A experience (e.g., GS-1102, Management and Program Analyst, or equivalent).
• Familiarity with FAR, AIDAR, 2 CFR 200, and USAID policies.
• Strong analytical and writing abilities.
• Proficiency in USAID systems such as GLAAS, Phoenix, and ASIST.
• Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment background check and pre-hire drug test.

Preferred:

• Certification in Contracting (e.g., FAC-C, CPCM, or CPM).
• Experience supporting USAID A&A workforce training and certification programs.

Working Conditions:

• Full-time, 40 hours per week. Remote-eligible within the United States. Work requires responsiveness to training program demands, compliance deadlines, and inquiries from USAID workforce.

Physical Requirements:

• Primarily sedentary, requiring extended use of computers and frequent document preparation.

Reasonable Accommodation:

CGS will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email ada@chugachgov.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Chugach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.