
Security Assistance Coordinator
ARLINGTON, VA · HybridJob$98–163K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Job overview
The Security Assistance Coordinator supports security assistance programming and portfolio management for the federal government, coordinating with Department and Office senior leaders. The role involves foreign assistance budget formulation and analysis, policy support, stakeholder coordination, document preparation, program execution tracking, and financial management reviews. The position requires an active Secret clearance and the ability to work at a client site in Washington, DC four to five days per week.
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Full job description
Job Family :
Operational Effectiveness Consulting
Travel Required :
None
Clearance Required :
Active Secret
What You Will Do :
The Security Assistance Coordinator will support security assistance programming and portfolio management within the federal government while providing coordination between Department and Office senior leaders.
Responsibilities will include:
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Lead cross-functional coordination with agency leaders on the formulation and justification of foreign assistance budget
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Analyze, evaluate, and provide recommendation on programmatic outcomes, rationales, and exceptions for foreign assistance funding
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Perform various analyses to support policy-making officials, lead stakeholder coordination around key policy issues, and ensure implementation of their decisions.
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Draft and coordinate, as necessary, a variety of documents such as analytical reports; briefing materials, decision, and information memoranda; congressional letters; and other communications on matters relating to the area(s) of assignment.
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Assist in compiling and analyzing program budget data to assist in tracking program execution, financial planning, analysis, and responding to Department and Congressional reports, questions regarding CNs, other inquiries and requirements.
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Provide support for program and financial management reviews and compile responses and reports to requests for information.
What You Will Need :
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An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance. Once onboard with Guidehouse, new hire MUST be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "TOP SECRET" security clearance.
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Bachelor's degree
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THREE (3) years with U.S. security assistance programs; a Master's degree may be used in lieu of TWO (2) years' of security assistance experience
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Ability to work on client site in Washington, DC 4-5 days/week
What Would Be Nice To Have :
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Demonstrated experience managing budget and fiscal processes for foreign assistance programs
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Ability to professionally represent Guidehouse when participating and leading client-facing discussions and meetings
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Excellent attention to detail
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Excellent organizational, written, and oral communication skills
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Experience providing timely narrative and data-driven responses to requests for information or reporting requests.
The annual salary range for this position is $98,000.00-$163,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
What We Offer :
Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
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Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
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Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
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Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
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Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
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401(k) Retirement Plan
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Basic Life & Supplemental Life
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Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
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Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
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Student Loan PayDown
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Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
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Skills Development & Certifications
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Employee Referral Program
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Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
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Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
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Mobility Stipend
About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.
If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at [email protected] . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.
All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or [email protected] . Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.
If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact [email protected] . Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties.
Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.
How this job compares
Set against the 10,762 open Program Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$98–163K/yr
- Virginia median$139–200K/yr459 salary ranges
- US median$127–201K/yr7,751 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $131K, is 24% below the Virginia median midpoint ($171K) — in the lowest quarter of Program Management salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 698 open Program Management jobs in Virginia and 10,762 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — less than three in four Program Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 9,219 postings).
- Education
- 4,200 of the 10,762 open Program Management jobs (39%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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