Senior Communications Specialist

Savan • Vienna, VA

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About The Position

Savan is actively recruiting for a Senior Communications Specialist to provide communications strategy and execution support for a major federal health agency information technology (IT) organization. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of internal and external audiences. The Senior Communications Specialist will work with the members of a larger team supporting IT an agency Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) in a large, decentralized agency.

Requirements

• Six years of experience with federal client-facing exposure.
• Experience writing intranet and web content, reports, and emails.
• Ability to work collaboratively.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to analyze and apply critical thinking to a wide variety of complex problems.
• Ability to coordinate and build relationships with diverse stakeholders and senior-level clients.
• Ability to plan and facilitate meetings across various stakeholder groups.
• Experience developing reports, briefings, and decks and helping to present them to clients in a professional way.
• Experience developing infographics and/or marketing slick-sheets.
• Ability to effectively complete individual tasks, work in a team environment, and be proactive with little guidance.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Outlook.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Ability to hold a public trust clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with communications strategy for large-scale organizational redesigns.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the work of a team of professionals and be a critical part of the delivery team.
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a range of internal agency stakeholders to OCIO.
• Mentor a small team of communications staff to contribute to and execute a communications strategy for a federal OCIO.
• Support the client with the creation of the communication strategy, key messages, target audiences, and project timelines.
• Support the execution of the communications strategy.
• Produce professional-looking reports and presentations, including the development of graphics.
• Effectively communicate to a variety of audiences, including senior-level management.
• Contribute updates to a monthly status report on the progress of the evaluation of the state programs, incoming complaints, and overall communications opportunities and activities completed.
• Plan, support and facilitate governance meetings.
• Identify and implement process improvement opportunities.

Benefits

• Fair and competitive compensation based on industry standards and market conditions.
• Salary determination influenced by years of experience, educational qualifications, specialized skills, and geographic location.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees