Partner Coordinator Specialist

Aretum•McLean, VA

About The Position

Aretum is seeking a Partner Coordinator Specialist to support stakeholder engagement and coordination activities within a Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) environment. The ideal candidate will combine a strong understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals with experience engaging state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) organizations, government entities, regional associations, and cybersecurity industry partners. This position will serve as a trusted coordination and consulting resource, helping facilitate stakeholder relationships, manage initiatives and deliverables, and translate complex cybersecurity and program information into clear, executive-level communications.

Requirements

Strong understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals from a technical, policy, or combined perspective.
Experience working with state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) organizations, including state or municipal governments, regional associations, or similar public-sector organizations.
Experience managing relationships with industry stakeholders and external partners.
Experience working with cybersecurity industry partners or organizations.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with senior and executive-level stakeholders.
Demonstrated experience developing executive-level deliverables, presentations, reports, briefings, and other professional written products.
Experience coordinating and managing projects, deliverables, timelines, and competing priorities.
Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, organization, and general management skills.
Demonstrated consulting skills, including the ability to assess stakeholder needs, synthesize information, and provide actionable recommendations.
Ability to work effectively across technical, policy, program, and executive stakeholder groups.
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain DHS suitability.
Excellent written, verbal, and executive communication skills.
Strong relationship-building and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
Ability to understand and communicate cybersecurity concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Strong project coordination and organizational skills.
Ability to develop polished, concise, and executive-ready deliverables.
Strong analytical, consulting, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
High degree of professionalism, judgment, attention to detail, and responsiveness.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
This position supports a federal government contract and requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability Determination, depending on the agency’s background investigation requirements.
Sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience supporting DHS, CISA, or another federal cybersecurity organization.
Familiarity with DHS/CISA organizational structures, mission areas, stakeholder engagement processes, and operating environment.
Experience supporting cybersecurity-focused federal programs or initiatives.
Experience coordinating partnerships involving federal, SLTT, and private-sector organizations.
Project management experience in a federal consulting or government contracting environment.
Active security clearance, including Top Secret (TS), desired but not required, provided the candidate meets all applicable DHS suitability requirements.

Responsibilities

Build, maintain, and manage productive relationships with government, SLTT, regional, and cybersecurity industry stakeholders.
Coordinate engagement activities and initiatives involving state and local governments, regional associations, and other external partners.
Support DHS/CISA stakeholder engagement programs, processes, and mission priorities.
Apply an understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals, policy, and industry practices to stakeholder coordination and program activities.
Serve as a liaison among internal teams, government stakeholders, industry partners, and other participating organizations.
Plan, coordinate, and track projects, stakeholder activities, deliverables, milestones, and action items.
Develop high-quality written materials, including executive briefings, reports, presentations, meeting materials, correspondence, and other leadership-level deliverables.
Translate technical, cybersecurity, policy, and programmatic information into clear communications tailored to executive and non-technical audiences.
Facilitate meetings, working sessions, stakeholder discussions, and follow-up activities.
Identify stakeholder needs, risks, dependencies, and emerging issues and provide recommendations to program leadership.
Provide consulting and advisory support related to stakeholder engagement, cybersecurity initiatives, program coordination, and partnership development.
Maintain appropriate documentation, status reporting, and stakeholder engagement records.
Support additional program management and coordination activities as required.