Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain communications artifacts, including newsletters, annual reports, fact sheets, and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), for testosterone screening and treatment expansion programs and initiatives.
• Develop and execute internal and external communication plans in accordance with the VA Style Guide and Section 508 accessibility compliance standards.
• Draft and edit executive-level status reports, presentations, memorandums, and other leadership-facing communications materials.
• Support content development and maintenance for VA SharePoint sites, Teams channels, and VA Intranet/Internet websites.
• Support development of policies, directives, standard operating procedures, templates, and standards of work related to program communications.
• Organize and facilitate working sessions and stakeholder meetings, managing agendas and follow-up communications.
• Translate complex program and clinical information into clear, audience-appropriate written content for Veteran, clinical, and stakeholder audiences.
• Support business plans, funding requests, and correspondence for program initiatives, as needed.
• Coordinate with program and project management staff to align communications products with program milestones and reporting cycles.

Requirements

• 8 years of experience in strategic communications, marketing, or a related field, preferably supporting federal health agency initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field.
• Experience developing communications materials (e.g., newsletters, fact sheets, FAQs, presentations) for federal or healthcare audiences.
• Familiarity with the VA Style Guide and Section 508 accessibility compliance standards preferred.
• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Strategic thinker with a forward-looking approach to marketing trends and technologies.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Experience supporting complex projects and transformation efforts within the federal government.
• Comfortability with supporting complex client relationships.

Preferred

• Strong critical thinking, analytical and time management skills.
• Proven ability to organize, prioritize and work well with others.
• Ability to communicate thoughts, ideas and solutions logically both written and orally.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to receive feedback from clients and implement changes quickly and effectively.
• Ability to get up to speed quickly on complex issues.
• Desire to work in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment.