Strategic Communications Consultant (On-Site)

Oxley Enterprises • Washington, DC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Strategic Communications Consultant provides management consulting support to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) for strategic planning and portfolio management, with a focus on strategic communications. The role develops and maintains the Strategic Communications Plan; creates communication strategies, methods, processes, tools, and graphics; and coordinates internal communications in support of change management. It also supports executive-level strategy formulation, organizational improvement, business process reengineering, performance measurement, and mission-support capability initiatives.

The consultant facilitates executive and working-group sessions, manages Integrated Project Teams and improvement efforts, and develops project plans, roadmaps, metrics, risk strategies, and business analyses. The position is on-site at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Virtual or remote work is permitted only as approved by the Government. CONUS and OCONUS travel may be required. The role requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Federal Civilian Public Trust and U.S. citizenship or qualifying permanent-resident status with at least three years of U.S. residence.

The projected annual pay range is $88,100–$174,780, with compensation depending on factors including qualifications, experience, responsibilities, and geographic location. Oxley Enterprises offers medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, life, and disability coverage, supplemental insurance options, and a 401(k) plan.

Requirements

• 5–15 years of experience in program and project management, meeting facilitation, strategic communications, and organizational change management supporting the USCG or other federal agencies with defense, homeland security, or law-enforcement missions.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Business, or a related field.
• Ability to guide executive-level and concurrent strategic communications projects.
• Experience developing communication strategies, tactics, methods, and processes that inform key audiences and support change-management initiatives.
• Experience designing and developing strategic communication tools and providing graphic support.
• Experience developing and maintaining strategic communications plans.
• Experience coordinating internal communications focused on change management.
• Experience preparing training materials that build stakeholder awareness and engagement.
• Ability to manage highly complex projects to completion on schedule and within resource constraints.
• Experience with business process improvement analysis, Lean Six Sigma analysis, and performance metrics analysis.
• Experience with business case analyses, alternatives analyses, concept development, and requirements analysis.
• Experience developing project charters, schedules, roadmaps, and risk-mitigation strategies.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, including OneDrive, Teams, Microsoft Project, and SharePoint.
• Ability to apply established change-management frameworks, such as Prosci ADKAR, to prepare for, manage, and sustain change.
• Ability to conduct detailed research and analysis of technical data.
• Ability to read and interpret Government policy, regulations, and directives and apply interpretations as directed by the Project Manager or designee.
• Ability to coordinate task participants and review work products for completeness, quality, and compliance with customer requirements.
• Ability to facilitate in-person and virtual meetings, working-group sessions, and executive-level sessions.
• Strong technical writing and editing skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with executive-level personnel.
• Experience supporting a federal agency.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Federal Civilian Public Trust.
• U.S. citizenship or permanent-resident status with at least three years of residence in the United States.
• For OCONUS travel, a valid passport and current immunizations are required.

Nice To Haves

• PMP certification, DHS mid-level Project Management certification, Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification, or an equivalent certification.
• Experience supporting the USCG or federal agencies with defense, homeland security, or law-enforcement missions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Strategic Communications Plan.
• Develop communication strategies, tactics, methods, and processes to inform key audiences and support change management.
• Design and develop strategic communication products, including briefs, brochures, playbooks, and videos, and provide graphic support.
• Prepare training materials to build stakeholder awareness and engagement.
• Coordinate internal communications focused on change management.
• Ensure communication products are well designed, clearly written, expertly edited, and compliant with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
• Support integration of functions, processes, and policies that build Coast Guard systems and mission-support capability, including change management, strategic planning, and analysis.
• Facilitate executive-level sessions and support strategy formulation.
• Develop and manage Integrated Project Teams carrying out improvement efforts based on project plans.
• Align and integrate enterprise priorities across directorates and with operational partners.
• Establish standard, disciplined, repeatable, and scalable processes, and link performance measures to business strategies and objectives.
• Support organization-wide strategic planning, program evaluation, monitoring, and measurement, including developing strategic plans and analyzing alternative pathways.
• Support development and maintenance of project selection processes, project pipelines, and portfolios aligned with strategic priorities; track and oversee high-priority projects.
• Develop and maintain initiative prioritization matrices.
• Conduct business analyses, business cases, and alternatives analyses to improve organizational performance.
• Apply Lean Six Sigma and the MSBM to review and document processes, identify improvements, and expand business process improvement to candidate initiatives.
• Execute business process reengineering initiatives and identify opportunities to improve cost, schedule, and performance across the enterprise.
• Develop actionable process-improvement and cost-efficiency recommendations.
• Develop and maintain program evaluation criteria, performance metrics, and risk-management strategies to assess program performance against intended goals.
• Develop project charters, strategies, schedules, and iterative roadmaps with tasks, milestones, and deliverable sequencing.
• Track and mitigate risks and issues affecting milestones and deliverables; support project closeout, documentation, and identification of replication opportunities.
• Document and disseminate best practices and lessons learned.
• Apply established change-management frameworks to develop and implement change initiatives.
• Assist in developing governance structures that support organizational improvement and integration.
• Use information analytics and knowledge management to support data-driven decision-making.
• Deliver training and facilitation services to support organizational changes.
• Facilitate meetings and working-group sessions; draft agendas, prepare materials, write minutes, track action items, and provide technical writing and editorial support.
• Coordinate task participants and review work products for completeness, quality, and adherence to customer requirements.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage for the employee and family.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Company-paid short-term disability coverage.
• Company-paid long-term disability coverage.
• Supplemental accident, critical illness, and hospital coverage.
• Additional life insurance coverage for employees and dependents.
• 401(k) plan with multiple options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time