Senior Strategic Communications Specialist

ACT1 Federal•Arlington, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Strategic Communications Specialist will provide high-level administrative and operational support to the F-35 CAG by performing outreach to the media, Congress, the DoD, and the public/taxpayers by preparing communications materials for external messaging and distribution; support the Chief of Staff/Corporate Operations with providing information and communications support to the ELT, SLT, JPO Community, and to F-35 stakeholders; perform quality control checks and gate reviews of packages requiring Executive Leadership signatures, reports and documents, ensuring correctness, conformance to procedural and regulatory instructions, and high quality correspondence.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject or discipline for the position (5 years additional experience in lieu of a degree).
10 years of demonstrated experience with Military Departments and Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) policy and documentation along with experience with DoD reporting tools and major reports is required.
Excellent and professional verbal and written communication skills required.
Active Secret Clearance is required.

Responsibilities

Provide administrative and operational support to the F-35 Commanders Action Group (CAG) in anticipating the changing global landscape and communicating timely, high-quality, precise, and unified information that enables the F-35 Enterprise to deliver essential capabilities to the Warfighter.
Support CAG by providing outreach to the media, Congress, the DoD, and the public/taxpayers by preparing communications materials (e.g., Congressional reports, Government Accountability Office reports, speechwriting) for external messaging and distribution.
Support the development of JPO-wide Requests for Information (RFI). The Contractor shall utilize the latest technology to provide first drafts for all products ensuring the proper formatting and instructions are provided to the Subject Matter Experts.
Support the management of workflow assignments from external sources to the F-35 JPO organizations through the ETMS2.
Manage the F-35 JPO Front Office’s ETMS2 account and review correspondence requiring the Executive Leader’s signature for correctness, conformance to procedural and regulatory instructions, as well as perform quality checks for proper format, grammar, typographical errors, and necessary attachments.
Perform quality control reviews of reports and documents, ensuring high quality correspondence.
Distribute correspondence to designated recipients in accordance with approved guidelines and processes.
Support CAG with the planning, development, and posting of updates to the F-35 JPO Intranet, and social media channels.
Support efforts to provide digital media support for events.