Strategy and Organizational Communications SME

Reingold Inc•Alexandria, VA

2d•$109,700 - $185,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Reingold is seeking a Strategy and Organizational Communications Subject Matter Expert to join their Consulting Department. This full-time, individual-contributor role involves advising senior client leadership on internal and external communications strategy, analyzing program coordination within complex organizations, and integrating work into a consistent voice. The role will initially support a U.S. Census Bureau Economic Directorate engagement, providing direct advisory support to the client’s Senior Leadership Team on internal and external communications, including stakeholder engagement with partner and international organizations. This is a hybrid role, requiring consistent client site presence in Suitland, MD, with occasional remote work and/or work at Reingold’s headquarters in Alexandria, VA.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of relevant experience in strategic communications, public affairs, organizational communications, or a related field, or a master’s degree and 10+ years of relevant experience.
Demonstrated experience advising senior executives or senior leadership teams on internal and/or external communications strategy.
Experience analyzing and documenting communications practices, programs, or strategies across complex, multi-program organizations.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience developing executive-level briefings, reports, and presentations.
Active U.S. Public Trust determination, or ability to obtain one, and ability to obtain Census Bureau facility access/badging and complete required Title 13 confidentiality training.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience supporting the U.S. Census Bureau or another federal statistical or economic agency.
Active membership or experience working with international statistical or geospatial organizations.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent program/project management credential.
Experience in a professional services, consulting, or agency environment supporting government clients.
Familiarity with stakeholder engagement involving international statistical, geospatial, or standards-setting organizations.
Experience mentoring or providing subject-matter guidance to junior communications staff.

Responsibilities

Analyze and document the current state of client programmatic strategies and communication approaches across multiple programs and projects, identifying gaps and opportunities for greater integration and consistency.
Advise senior client leadership, including executive and senior leadership teams, on internal and external communications strategy, positioning, and messaging.
Support client engagement with external stakeholders, including partner agencies, international statistical or geospatial organizations, and industry or professional associations, on strategic communications matters.
Develop and deliver written reports, briefings, presentations, and recommendations to client leadership and Reingold program management on a recurring (e.g., biweekly) cadence or as directed.
Partner with cross-functional creative, research, and digital delivery teams to ensure internal communications strategy aligns with and reinforces broader outreach and communication plans.
Identify communications-related risks and issues across client programs and recommend mitigation strategies, contributing updates to the program risk register as appropriate.
Serve as a subject matter expert on internal communications and organizational strategy, mentoring less-experienced consultants supporting the same client engagement.
Maintain compliance with client confidentiality and data-protection requirements, including completing any required government data-handling or facility-access training.
Support Reingold business development activities.