EEO STATEMENT Yorktown Systems Group, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, are an Equal Opportunity Employer. No employee or applicant for employment is denied equal opportunity because of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, any other non-merit-based factor, or other characteristics protected by law. As part of the company's equal employment opportunity policy, Yorktown Systems Group, Inc., and its subsidiaries, will also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces service medal veterans, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities. The Unconventional, LLC. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yorktown Systems Group, Inc.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION Yorktown Systems Group, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, are a committed team of dedicated former military and civilian professionals who believe in providing ethical and quality services to Government customers. Our leadership team is composed primarily of Veterans who are now serving in a corporate environment rather than in uniform. Our customer's missions become our own and we are committed to working as a team to achieve success. Because of the depth and experiences of our corporate leadership, we can assure all our customers that "we will do what we say we can do" and will focus on our customer's missions rather than corporate goals. Our business model is based on a personal commitment from our leaders to maintain contact with our customers to continually and consistently gauge our performance. Yorktown Systems Group was founded on the idea that providing quality and ethical services with a laser focus on our customer's goals is an effective long-term business model. Our mission, therefore, is to help our customers meet their requirements and goals. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. This provision shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of such employee's essential job functions discloses the compensation of such other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information, unless such disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or is consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. The Unconventional, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yorktown Systems Group, Inc.
Job Description
Summary:
Yorktown Systems Group is seeking an Assessments Analyst to support the mission of the USAF Culture and Language Center (AFCLC) as the AF focal point for creating and executing programs that sustain the career-long development of linguistically, regionally, and culturally competent Airmen to meet the Service’s global mission. In addition to providing subject matter expertise and support for Air Force Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture (LREC) governance, the AFCLC designs, develops, and delivers: 1) LREC familiarization education to AU officer, enlisted, and accessions programs; and 2) pre-deployment training and training products; and 3) LREC training, education, and sustainment for the GPF and other DoD and USG partners.
Specific duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Perform assessment/analytical support to include administering, collecting and analyzing assessment data (such as demographic surveys, pre- and post-course attitudinal surveys, pre-course tests, situational judgment tests, exit surveys, and end of course surveys) for events such as courses, LEAP boards/participation, e-Mentor interactions, LITEs, CSP AFNC events, and other emerging requirements. The contractor will also identify performance trends and indicators, to include accessing and analyzing data for significant course periods (e.g., the first and second half performance periods of the ITC and CCC courses, eMentor windows and LEAP performance trends). The contractor shall conduct course effectiveness assessments and provide the Client end of course feedback and all other assessment analysis data within six weeks of the defined assessment period and/or end of the course, as requested by Client. Based on data discovery, the contractor shall modify presentation format and recommend curriculum or program updates to correspond to education levels necessary for target audience.
- Validate cross-cultural competencies to be used to provide cultural guidance to AU schools (including by considering minutes captured from pertinent accessible research focus groups).
- Assist the Client in conducting comprehensive assessments/analysis of education and training courses created or managed by the Client.
- Assist the Client in conducting on-going psychometric (e.g., reliability and validity analyses), longitudinal, multivariate, and nonparametric analyses using sophisticated statistical, measurement and programmatic assessment techniques and manage large databases in Excel/SPSS. These activities involve statistics and measurement techniques with applied or experimental data such as by conducting laboratory or field research and/or working on applied projects focused on collecting, analyzing, and reporting data.
- Coordinate/schedule PAC assessments activities with the course director and academic advisor. These activities include, but are not limited to, conducting assessment interviews and collecting formal documentation throughout the PAC execution period; compiling draft assessments after-action report (AAR) in coordination with the course director and academic advisor; and making recommendations to the AFCLC staff and faculty based upon assessment findings.
- Identify, recommend, and implement viable new analytic techniques and capabilities to improve program efficiency and learning effectiveness.
- Provide inputs for, participate in, and execute guidance from periodic Analytics Requirements Panel (ARP) process.
- Access and utilize LEADeR to gather information for post-course assessments, language score analysis, and other purposes.
- Be familiar with database design tools (i.e., Hadoop, Pig, Hive, SQL, Java)
- Be familiar with and be able to use data visualization tools (i.e., Tableau, Excel, HighCharts, Flare and other)
