Senior Communications Analyst

Govcio LLC•Burlington, MA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

GovCIO is hiring a Senior Communications Analyst to support program management, public relations, strategic planning, and reporting activities for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The position provides on-site support to the Boston Field Office, executing government taskings, strategic communications, Chief of Staff support, presentation materials, documentation management, and other programmatic needs. The role also connects with communications specialists providing support from headquarters.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 10 or more years of work experience; two years of experience may be removed for a master’s degree.
Ability to attain and maintain DHS clearance.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Advanced writing skills to translate complex issues and information into clear, concise narratives.
Excellent presentation development skills, including preparing agendas and synthesizing complex information into visualizations.

Nice To Haves

Ability to translate mission needs into tactical execution of visual artifacts, reports, taskings, and data analytics.
Excellent oral communication skills.
Strong understanding of visual design tools and methodologies for externally facing presentation materials.
Strong problem-solving and organizational abilities.
Ability to work independently in an extremely fast-paced environment.
Ability to foster collaborative relationships with teams and external stakeholders.
Flexibility to change direction quickly while tracking and executing tasks in progress.
Ability to think outside the box when communicating or addressing varied situations.
Clear understanding of activities, roles, and responsibilities on large-scale projects.

Responsibilities

Provide thought leadership on visual design, marketing materials, strategic plan composition, and externally facing mission documentation.
Collaborate with mission and field office leadership, external organizations, and internal program teams to collect and compile information for timely responses to requests and ad hoc assignments.
Facilitate client needs, issues, and challenges; perform gap analyses and recommend solutions.
Provide Chief of Staff support for reporting and tasking requirements originating from headquarters.
Create deliverables and artifacts that adhere to team compliance and quality standards.
Contribute to strategic materials, including graphic design, videos, marketing materials, press releases, strategic plans, standard operating procedures, and guidebooks.
Develop, gather, and disseminate information and documentation among customers and external stakeholders in support of the program.
Analyze changes in requirements with team members and recommend timely, expedient solutions.
Translate complicated issues from multiple information sources into clear points of view and compelling, concise narratives.
Develop presentations, prepare meeting agendas, and synthesize complex information into succinct visualizations using tools such as PowerPoint.