Senior Executive Advisor to Royal Saudi Air Force
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About the Role
Leidos is seeking a Senior Executive Advisor to support a US Air Force Foreign Military Sales program in Saudi Arabia. The advisor will provide strategic consultation to the Royal Saudi Air Force Commander on air and space operations.
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Responsibilities
- Provide advice on operational procedures and transformation initiatives for the RSAF
- Prepare recommendations for aircraft retrofit, recapitalization, sustainment, and disposal
- Proactively prepare in depth, critical analyses, reports, studies, briefings and recommendations covering the full spectrum of RSAF Programs
- Conduct research and analyses on key topics from internal and external sources regarding the RSAF strategic agenda
- Promote RSAF objectives through active engagement at all levels of staff
- Prepare senior leadership team meetings, including agenda, content, and key messages
- Facilitate management of Commander's information exchange to ensure effective communication across staff
- Ensure urgent inquiries and emerging issues are brought to the Commander's attention
Requirements
- Master's degree and minimum 15 years' directly relevant experience; additional experience may be considered in lieu of advanced degree
- Retired USAF Brigadier General or above (O 7) strongly preferred; retired USAF Colonel (O 6) with exceptional aviation experience and international relations background would be considered
- Graduate of senior level Professional Military Education (PME)
- Previous experience on United States Air Force or US Joint Staff delivering support to senior leadership
- Demonstrated knowledge of Air and Space combat operations, planning, communications, and training
- Experience in international acquisition practices including arms control and high tech equipment
- Ability to work long hours and travel as necessary
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Description
- Leidos is seeking a Senior Executive Advisor to support a US Air Force Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- This is a one year assignment with option to renew. Assignment location will be Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Primary Responsibilities
- The Senior Executive Advisor is responsible for ensuring superior consultation to the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) Commander and Commander's staff regarding strategic decisions related to RSAF Air & Space Operations.
- The advisor will provide graduate level papers, executive summaries, and briefings to the Commander and senior leadership, as well as facilitate timely and comprehensive coordination with external agencies.
- Providing advice on the operational procedures and transformation initiatives for the RSAF.
- Preparing recommendations for aircraft retrofit, recapitalization, sustainment, and disposal.
- Proactively preparing in depth, critical analyses, reports, studies, briefings and recommendations covering the full spectrum of the RSAF Programs.
- Conducting research and analyses on key topics from internal and external sources on selected topics regarding the RSAF strategic agenda and prepare input for the Commander.
- Promoting RSAF objectives through active engagement at all levels of staff.
- Ensuring relevant perspectives regarding RSAF Programs across all staff levels are articulated to the Commander.
- Preparing senior leadership team meetings, including agenda, content, and key messages.
- Facilitating management of Commander's information exchange to ensure effective communication across staff.
- Ensuring urgent inquiries and emerging issues are brought to the Commander's attention.
- Participate actively in relevant ad hoc projects.
Basic Qualifications
- Master's degree and minimum 15 years' directly relevant experience; additional experience may be considered in lieu of advanced degree.
- Retired USAF Brigadier General or above (O 7) strongly preferred; retired USAF Colonel (O 6) with exceptional aviation experience and international relations background would be considered.
- Graduate of senior level Professional Military Education (PME).
- Previous experience on United States Air Force or US Joint Staff delivering support to senior leadership.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Air and Space combat operations, planning, communications, and training.
- Experience in international acquisition practices including arms control and high tech equipment.
- Ability to work long hours and travel as necessary and governed by contract provisions.
- Proven performance supporting all aspects of Base Operations, Sector Operations, and contractual compliance with demonstrated performance in program management and associated tools.
- Demonstrated communication ability adept at designing professional presentations and public speaking.
- Strategic and top down problem solving capabilities and able to think holistically with attention to detail.
- Strong analytical skills able to translate data into easy to understand briefs that drive strategic decisions.
- Highly developed communication aptitude, both written and verbal, with an ability to prepare high level reports for the Commander and staff, and communicate complex issues and concepts clearly, succinctly.
Preferred Qualifications
- Accomplished writer and public speaker
- Knowledge of and experienced in: Royal Saudi Air Force and Air Defense Operations.
- Knowledge of and experienced in: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Vision 2030 and MoD Transformation.
- Knowledge of and experienced in: KSA strategic documents to include the National Defense Strategy.
- Knowledge of and experienced in: Unclassified and 'open source' Partner nation Strategic Master Plans and Military Strategies.
- Knowledge of and experienced in: Unclassified and 'open source' Benchmarked military readiness and training procedures, systems, and requirements.
- Knowledge of and experienced in: International business agreements to include arms control and acquisition processes.
- Knowledge of and experienced in: Project management and accomplishing complex tasks within specified timeframes.
- Knowledge of and experienced in: Change management processes and procedures.
Pay Range
- Pay Range $139,100.00 $251,450.00
- The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary.
- Additional factors considered in extending an offer include responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
About Leidos
- Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.
- Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025.
Pay and Benefits
- Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.
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