Strategic Communications And Technical Advisor

SAIC is seeking a Program Analyst in Springfield, VA to perform as a Strategic Communications and Technical Advisor to support planning, development, implementation and measurement of departmental strategic communications focused on both internal and external communications. This position will focus on improving internal and external communications; providing clear, accurate, and consistent communication of strategic themes and messages, advertising core competencies, developing and marketing strategic vision, goals, and priorities.

Job Duties:

• Working independently and as part of a cross-functional team of technical experts and customer leadership to develop critical narratives for internal and external recipients.

• Develops communications plans identifying key messages, audience(s), and distribution methods.

• Engages with technical staff and leadership team members to extract and interpret critical program information to a wider, sometimes non-technical audience.

• Utilizes writing and presentation skills, research, design, coordinate, consult, develop, produce, edit, and prepare briefings, point papers, talking points, handouts, or other materials for senior executives, internal and external audiences.

• Interprets, synthesize, and present data on relevant metrics, environments, profiles, and trends.

• Reviews, prepare, and present executive level summaries of comprehensive research reports, studies, and technical evaluations.

• Works with senior leaders; responds to rapidly changing priorities; communicates highly technical analysis at levels comprehensible to lay- and senior-level customers;

• Keeps leadership apprised of high priority issues, requirements, and developments to meet critical milestones.

• Tracks action items and helps the client meet deadlines.

• Assists in the immediate coordination and execution of all other tasks as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's and (10) years of relevant experience OR Master's and (8) years of relevant experience.

• Experience developing strategic communication messaging for external audiences.

• Experience working directly with/for senior (Military O-6, GS-15) DoD and Intelligence Community officials.

• Previous experience briefing senior IC and/or DoD leadership on various topics.

• Expertise in MS tools including PowerPoint, Word, and Excel with special emphasis on presentation and slide development.

CLEARANCE:

• Must already hold an active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI w/CI polygraph.

DESIRED:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.

• Experience as a research historian.