Strategic Communications Planner

Horizon Strategies LLC•Tampa, FL
•Hybrid

About The Position

This contract supports U.S. Central Command's theater-level planning mission by providing experienced professionals who develop strategies, campaign plans, operational orders, assessments, and coordination products that integrate military, interagency, allied, and partner-nation activities throughout the USCENTCOM area of responsibility. The position involves developing and synchronizing communication strategies, narratives, themes, key-leader engagement activities, strategic messaging, assessments, and Annex Y products.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of planning experience in Public Affairs, Information Operations, Key Leader Engagements, or Civil Affairs.
  • Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently.
  • Skills, knowledge, training, current certifications, and licenses necessary to perform the assigned PWS services.
  • Common Access Card eligibility and completion of required Information Assurance training and the USCENTCOM Staff Officer Orientation Course before network access.

Nice To Haves

  • Joint Professional Military Education I.
  • Corporate marketing experience.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and synchronize communication strategies and plans.
  • Provide subject matter expertise for Key Leader Engagement policies and recommend KLE management tools.
  • Manage KLE data, read-outs, and strategic messaging content.
  • Support communication initiatives and strategies, including themes, narratives, actions, activities, and key-audience identification.
  • Track themes and messages from USG leaders and synchronize communication efforts in CONPLANs and OPLANs.
  • Unify communications among USCENTCOM, subordinate commands, Joint Staff, and interagency partners.
  • Integrate communication planning, operations, and assessments across Public Affairs, Information Operations, and KLE.
  • Prepare oral and written presentations and senior-leader briefings.
  • Develop and update Annex Y, Commander’s Communication Strategy, for CONPLANs, OPLANs, and OPORDs.
  • Coordinate FOIA requests and MDRs for designated CCJ5 files.
  • Safeguard classified and unclassified Government information, property, controlled forms, facilities, equipment, and materials.
  • Maintain Government records separately from company records and comply with applicable federal records, FOIA, Privacy Act, DoD, and USCENTCOM requirements.
  • Perform work to the PWS quality standards and correct identified product deficiencies within applicable performance thresholds.
  • Support required contract deliverables and provide products to the designated government task lead, COR, or alternate COR through approved USCENTCOM channels.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive employee benefits package
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