Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic communications plans related to Electronic Health Record (EHR) implementations or Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) initiatives, enabling higher rates of adoption, ensuring clear messaging for stakeholders, compliance with federal standards, and alignment with organizational goals.
• Working collaboratively with project staff, the Communications Project Manager will work as a trusted advisor for the Federal government. Specifically, the Communications Project Director will be responsible to:
• Steward relationships with senior executive level clients to coordinate and manage expectations for deliverables, statement of work, and scope of contract.
• Develop and implement a department level communication strategy, which has an overarching and unifying vision to meet business goals and objectives.
• Establish partners with national and regional public affairs teams to amplify key messaging.
• Builds strong network of digital and media and influencer relationships aligned to promote and market Department priorities.
• Improve two-way communication for internal and external stakeholders to support greater education and awareness of communication campaigns or products.
• Evaluate and measure communication through digital tools to assess the impact of communications programs to refine activities.
• Ensure trending tactics, best practices, and leading methodologies are integrated across communication program.
• Provide oversight on communications and research activities such as communications planning, stakeholder assessment, research, collateral material development, multimedia engagement, events and meetings, partnership development, outreach, website management, program evaluation, and/or social media, and executive communications.
• Coordinate, track, monitor, and evaluate communications and marketing activities.
• Coordinate and lead meetings with clients
• Coordinate projects and activities with other departments, partner organizations, external spokespeople/influencers, and other stakeholders
• Generate creative and original ideas for reaching and engaging target audiences and communicating key messages.
• Maintain project documentation and financials, including project schedule and budget.
• Lead business development activities and proposal development outside of client responsibilities, which includes actively networking and building relationships with clients and partners to determine market opportunities for business growth.

Requirements

• Minimum of 12 to 15 years of professional experience
• Experience working or supporting EHR (Electronic Health Records) or EHRM (Electronic Health Records Management) initiatives either for commercial organizations or government consulting agencies
• Experience supporting the Veterans Affairs on GovCon-related projects/initiatives
• Strong oral communication and presentation skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Must be a team player with strong interpersonal skills, able to work in team setting or independently
• Applicants must have the legal right to work in the US for any employer as sponsorship is not available for this position
• Ability to obtain a US government security clearance
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex information into compelling messages
• Creative and analytical thinking skills

Preferred

• Master's Degree or advanced Certification in Business Administration, Strategic Communications, Marketing, or related field
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Bachelor's degree required preferably in strategic communications, marketing, public relations information technology or a related field.
• Prefer experience working for a consulting organization, PR/Marketing Agency, association, and/or a government contractor