Strategic Communications Senior Management Analyst

ThinkTek • Quantico, VA

8d • $107,030 - $115,020

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Strategic Communications Senior Management Analyst to support a high-performance Department of War (DoW) team specialized in providing executive-level support and responsible for driving, integrating, and executing top-level strategic, operational, and communication priorities. The successful candidate will be responsible for synthesizing complex technical and acquisition programmatic data into a wide variety of highly consumable, decision-ready documentation. This role requires strong written and verbal communication skills, expertise in cross-functional coordination with technical Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), attention to detail, and the ability to provide actionable insights to program leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting the strategic communications and/or executive leader support within the Department of War (DoW)
• Demonstrated experience developing, maintaining, and sustaining briefing repositories within DoW systems
• Demonstrated experience facilitating cross-functional coordination across SMEs and Government Senior Leaders
• Expertise performing schedule variance analysis, critical path analysis, driving path analysis, schedule forecasting, risk assessment, and milestone management.
• Experience facilitating schedule planning and status meetings with multiple stakeholders.
• Proficiency with PowerBI, SharePoint, and Microsoft Office suite of products
• Experience creating executive-level schedule reports, dashboards, and visual presentations.
• Strong analytical skills with experience assessing cost, schedule, performance, and risk across DoW programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present findings to senior leadership.
• Active Secret Security Clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting DoD acquisition programs.
• Knowledge of Defense Acquisition System processes and program management best practices.
• Experience supporting executive-level program reviews and governance boards.
• Project Management Professional (PMP)

Responsibilities

• Inventory existing task dashboard, repositories, templates, current products, source systems, and open taskers to develop validated artifact inventory, repository map, access list, version baseline, and open-task list
• Manage delivery, staffing, quality, and compliance to proactively identify, document, and mitigate potential risks or issues
• Establish management, editorial, delivery, and escalation cadence with Government points of contact
• Maintain integrated delivery calendar, staffing plan, and suspense tracker
• Prepare and deliver recurring contract reports, including integrated progress, status, and management reports
• Develop and maintain the Quality Management Plan and product review checklists
• Maintain staffing continuity, leave coverage, cross-training, and backfills
• Maintain updated visibility across all taskings and requirements through regular coordination across the team and with Agency senior leaders
• Provide management oversight for dashboard and task management efforts, ensuring rapid response and quality delivery across all products
• Oversee development and maintenance of briefing repository, including approved repository map, taxonomy, naming convention, roles, and product roles
• Oversee development and maintenance of accurate, unified, decision-ready executive communications
• Oversee development and maintenance of brief, accurate, and visually effective technical documentation
• Proactively monitor and adjust workload triage to enable rapid response and deliver urgent decision support without degrading delivery quality

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• PTO
• a variety of other paid leave options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree