Responsibilities

• Developing communication strategies, plans, resources, and outreach.
• Developing communication campaigns of various sizes leveraging a variety of techniques and approaches to reach both target and new audiences.
• Technical editing of reports on program office activities, strategy, execution, and more in response to regular reporting requirements and ad hoc requests from leadership.
• Preparation and polishing of presentations and talking points to support program office leadership engagements with DHS, interagency, state, local, international, industry, and public stakeholders, ensuring that messaging is impactful, concise, and compelling.
• Coordinating activities and priorities for high profile media events including managing speaker requests and interfacing with media representatives.
• Tracking metrics and outcomes from program activities and communication projects.
• Implementing plain-language best practices and ensuring program office communications are impactful and understandable to all readers regardless of technical familiarity.
• Developing visual graphics/art for program office reports, presentations, and other publications.
• Tracking and organizing print and digital materials including data dashboards and extracting approved content for re-use.
• Coordinating publication of documents and maintaining records of cleared documents and those in progress.

Requirements

• Eligibility to receive a Secret Clearance and DHS Suitability.
• Experience and demonstrated expertise developing a variety of communications materials for publication, internet, strategic initiatives, training materials, white papers, reports, etc.
• Demonstrated experience distilling highly technical information into impactful, concise, plain-language work products, particularly for senior executive-level audiences.
• Demonstrated experience with graphics and associated tools.
• Experience developing communication strategies and identifying current and future potential communication channels and target audiences.
• Mid Level: A Master’s Degree and 3 years of relevant experience or a Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of relevant experience; domain knowledge of communications.
• Senior Level: A Master’s Degree and 5 years of relevant experience or a Bachelor’s Degree and 10 years of relevant experience; domain knowledge of communications.
• Principal Level: A Master’s Degree and 10 years of relevant experience or a Bachelor’s Degree and 15 years of relevant experience; domain knowledge of communications.

Preferred

• Active DHS Suitability and a SECRET clearance is preferred.
• Advanced degree in communications, journalism, or similar field.
• Demonstrated experience providing communications support to programs and projects serving DHS or national security-focused mission areas.
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, implementing, and managing/executing strategic communication plans, initiatives, and campaigns.
• Demonstrated excellent written, communication, collaboration, and presentation skills. Proven results-oriented problem-solving abilities.
• Experience providing guidance, feedback, and consulting services to federal program managers or similar roles.
• Ability to work in a dynamic team-oriented environment, demonstrate teamwork and initiative, and function productively in the face of new assignments and the re-prioritization of existing assignments.
• Experience supporting DHS components and agencies either operationally or through project management. Relevant experience in the national security or intelligence communities is also of interest.
• Experience with project tracking, collaboration, and work management tools such as Excel, SharePoint, PowerBI, and MS Teams.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously inclusive of demonstrated experience prioritizing, tracking, and adjusting work streams as required with sufficient attention to detail to ensure efficient follow-through to project completion.

Benefits

• Total Rewards: At Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Benefits page on our Careers site.