Responsibilities

• Lead communications planning efforts in support of DHA Headquarters activities and designated portfolio requirements.
• Research, plan, manage, execute, and assess the effectiveness of communications plans and broad communications campaigns.
• Serve as the Senior Communications Team Lead for DCPAD, leading efforts required to support and deliver communications planning requirements.
• Attend meetings with senior leaders, program managers, and subject matter experts to identify communications opportunities and recommend actions to the government communications lead.
• Coordinate requests for communications support from DHA leaders, program offices, and experts across the assigned portfolio.
• Track portfolio actions, emerging issues, and future communications requirements, while keeping the Government informed of relevant developments.
• Prepare communications plans and recommend tactics using government-approved processes and procedures.
• Provide cradle-to-grave campaign and plan management, including synchronization of multi-platform, multi-channel delivery across media, social media, news, websites, customer messaging, graphics, video, outreach, and email communications.
• Draft senior leader talking points, media question-and-answer documents, information papers, decision papers, public affairs guidance, executive summaries, and related communications materials.
• Draft news articles, news releases, and initial social media content; coordinate review with subject matter experts and leadership; and support delivery to target audiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Public Affairs, Journalism, English, Marketing, or a related field, and 6+ years of professional experience in strategic communications, public affairs, or communications planning.
• Demonstrated experience researching, developing, and executing communications plans and enterprise-level campaigns.
• Experience supporting senior leaders and developing executive-level communications products such as talking points, information papers, decision papers, and public affairs guidance.
• Strong writing, editing, and message development skills across multiple communications formats, including articles, news releases, digital content, and social media.
• Experience coordinating with diverse stakeholders, including leaders, program managers, subject matter experts, and cross-functional communications teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, identify emerging communications issues, and execute in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Experience measuring communications effectiveness and using metrics to inform planning and execution.
• Knowledge of communications planning processes, campaign integration, and synchronized multi-channel delivery.
• Ability to support crisis communications, internal communications, and enterprise-level strategic messaging initiatives.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain any required security clearance.

Preferred

• Prior military or civilian service is preferable.
• Experience supporting the Defense Health Agency, Military Health System, DoD, or other federal health or defense organizations.
• Experience working in healthcare communications, military public affairs, or headquarters-level strategic communications environments.
• Familiarity with SOP development, communications governance, and enterprise communications toolkits.