CORPORATE PROFILE:

Acquisition Professionals LLC (AP) is a trusted strategic partner delivering comprehensive, solutions-driven services in acquisition management, administrative support, information technology, and financial management. Combining years of deep expertise with agile program management and customized learning solutions, AP offers cradle-to-grave acquisition support, ensuring client success across complex and high-risk projects. Leveraging industry’s best practices, technology, and our highly experienced professionals, AP delivers integrated and effective solutions tailored specifically to our federal government clients.
NOTE: This position is contingent upon contract award and requires on-site presence within the Washington Metropolitan Area/National Capital Region.

JOB SUMMARY:

Acquisition Professionals LLC is seeking a seasoned Defense Trade Policy Analyst – Level IV with expertise in international relations and U.S. defense trade controls to support the execution of compliance checks, interagency coordination, and high-level policy development. This senior-level role requires a strategic thinker who can independently manage critical functions such as Blue Lantern checks, export compliance training, and policy recommendations with minimal oversight.
The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in International Relations and possess at least seven (7) years of relevant experience, including five (5) years in a related career field. A Top Secret clearance is required. The candidate must demonstrate exceptional communication, analytical, and organizational skills, with a proven ability to synthesize complex information into actionable recommendations.
Key responsibilities include initiating and executing end-use monitoring (EUM) activities such as Blue Lantern checks, drafting and reviewing interagency papers and cables with minimal edits, coordinating training and outreach events, and supporting briefings for senior government officials, foreign partners, and Congress. The analyst must have an advanced understanding of U.S. defense trade regulations and policy frameworks, contributing directly to the development and interpretation of public policy affecting national security.
This position requires excellent judgment, the ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines, and a professional demeanor in diverse, high-stakes environments.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in International Relations and seven years of experience
• Possess a minimum Top Secret security clearance.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills including the ability to manage multiple projects consistent with established timeframes.
• Excellent ability to synthesize information and develop recommendations for management based on an analysis of the information.
• Excellent judgment and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in International Relations and seven years of experience.
• Ability to deal with a variety of people in a professional, courteous manner in diversified situations.
• Five years of experience in a related career field.
• Possess a minimum Top Secret security clearance

• Performs all the duties of a Level III specialist for this same track.
• Employs mastery of a professional field to apply experimental theories and new developments to problems not susceptible to treatment by accepted methods.
• Makes decisions or recommendations significantly changing, interpreting, or developing important public policies or programs.
• Isolates and defines unknown conditions, resolves critical problems, or develops new theories.
• Provides products or services that affect the work of other experts, the development of major aspects of administrative or scientific programs or missions, or the well-being of substantial numbers of people.
• Independently initiates Blue Lantern checks, including drafting and clearing cables, with little to no edits required from team lead.
• Independently provides input into papers drafted by other State offices with little to no edits required from team lead.
• Independently drafts papers with little to no edits required from team lead.
• Oversees organization of EUM training and outreach events.
• Supports briefings to senior USG personnel, foreign government officials, industry, and the Hill with advanced knowledge of U.S. defense trade controls