SENIOR ADVISOR

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 is seeking a highly qualified Senior Advisor to provide strategic acquisition and assistance policy guidance, executive-level advisory support, and operational oversight to the USAID Office of Acquisition and Assistance (OAA). The Senior Advisor will serve as a key consultant to OAA leadership, providing expert-level input on acquisition reform, policy development, and interagency coordination. This position requires full-time, in-office presence at USAID Headquarters in Washington, DC.

Salary Range: $145K - $180K

Work Model: Onsite/In-Office

Primary Duties:

• Advise USAID/OAA senior leadership on acquisition and assistance policy, reform initiatives, and strategic direction.
• Provide expert analysis of federal acquisition regulations, USAID procurement policies, and organizational impacts.
• Support development, interpretation, and implementation of acquisition and assistance guidance across OAA.
• Prepare policy briefs, white papers, reports, and official communications for senior executives.

Secondary Duties:

• Represent OAA leadership in interagency working groups, meetings, and external engagements.
• Provide mentorship and subject matter expertise to junior staff, ensuring professional development and knowledge transfer.
• Support cross-office collaboration, program alignment, and execution of Agency-wide priorities.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Manager or USAID leadership.

Accountable For:

• Knowledge of: Federal acquisition regulations (FAR), USAID-specific acquisition and assistance regulations (AIDAR), policy development, and interagency coordination.
• Skilled in: Strategic policy analysis, advisory communications, executive-level coordination, and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to: Exercise discretion and judgment in sensitive policy matters; manage competing priorities under tight deadlines; develop and deliver high-level written and verbal communications; work collaboratively with Agency leadership and interagency partners.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience planning, conducting, and reporting on audits; evaluating policies, procedures, and internal controls; and making recommendations on audit issues.
• Expert knowledge of accounting and auditing theory, principles, concepts, and practices, as well as applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures for federal grants and contracts.
• In-depth familiarity with FAR, AIDAR, 2 CFR 200, ADS 300 series, and OMB guidance.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and audit-related systems.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret clearance.
• Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment background check and pre-hire drug test.

Preferred:

• Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, MPA, MS in Accounting).
• Prior USAID audit experience.
• Experience with indirect cost rate negotiations and audit resolution.

Working Conditions:

• Full-time, 40 hours per week. Remote-eligible within the United States. Work involves collaboration with multiple federal audit agencies, USAID staff, and implementing partners under recurring deadlines.

Physical Requirements:

• Primarily sedentary, requiring extended periods of desk and computer work. Must be able to review detailed financial and audit documentation.

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.