Strategic Communications Specialist

1 month ago

Washington, Washington, D.C., United States Mele Associates, Inc Full time

MELE Associates, Inc

Job Category: Client Program Opportunities
Requisition Number: STRAT001931
Full-Time
Washington, DC 20585, USA

Job Details

Description

Job DetailsDescription

The Strategic Communications Specialist will support NA-11's Executive Director and Director of Strategic Studies with a variety of organization management functions including those related to Congressional, Intergovernmental, and Public Affairs, Nuclear Weapons Council, directives, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Inspector General audits, and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The candidate will collaborate with NA-11's senior leaders and subject matter experts.

The Strategic Communications Specialist position requires a dedicated individual with strong initiative and creativity, a strong interest in government affairs with prior experience working at another executive branch agency/department, on Capitol Hill, at a non-governmental organization (NGO), or at NNSA.

Essential Functions:

  • Coordinate and develop directives and policies
  • Facilitate congressional, intergovernmental, and Nuclear Weapons Council actions and develop strategic communications with help from subject matter experts
  • Facilitate Public Affairs actions and develop content including press releases and web articles
  • Analyze GAO and Inspector General audit actions
  • Coordinate and develop briefings and reports
  • Conduct research on government policies, orders, and legislation
  • Develop standard operating procedures
  • Assess, recommend, and help implement organizational process improvements
  • Develop FOIA responses
  • Maintain internal tracking log and data for actions
  • Review and summarize technical and programmatic documents
  • Lead and support NA-11 organization management actions
  • Manage and implement tactical day-to-day logistics, scheduling, correspondence, and other actions
  • All other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

  • College Bachelor of Arts degree with major or specialization in related field
  • Experience supporting congressional or federal government programs
  • Excellent written and oral communication
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Customer service oriented
  • Outstanding team player able to work with a diverse group of people stationed in different geographic locations
  • Hard worker that shows initiative
  • Works well with short turnaround deadlines in fast paced office environment and is adaptable to changing priorities
  • Display a talent for leadership
  • Have ambition and possess the drive the help the U.S. government
  • Minimum two years of related experience
  • Knowledge of all Microsoft Office tools and Adobe Acrobat
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Prior experience working on Capitol Hill, with an executive branch agency, or non-governmental organization (NGO)
  • Master's Degree in political science, economics, history, or English
  • Familiarity with NNSA Management and Operations (M&O) model

Location:

  • Washington DC/National Capital Region
  • Hybrid work schedule with 2-3 required in office days at the U.S. Department of Energy Headquarters (Forrestal Building)

Salary:

Salaries are determined based on several factors including external market data, internal equity, and the candidate's related knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.

Benefits MELE Offers

• Hybrid remote/office work environment.

• Employer-paid employee Medical, Dental and Vision Care.

• Low-Cost Family Health Care offered.

• Federal Holidays and three (3) weeks' vacation

• 401(k) with Employer Match

• Cross-training opportunities

About MELE Associates, Inc.

With over 275 employees and offices in Rockville, MD, Washington, DC, and Albuquerque, NM, MELE is a veteran-owned (VOSB), minority-owned small business that has been empowering its customers with innovative solutions for more than three decades. MELE has team members located across the U.S. and has served more than a hundred countries across hundreds of project locations. The company offers technical, engineering, and programmatic support expertise to a host of U.S. federal and international agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Energy, the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, INTERPOL, and the International Atomic Energy Agency. MELE's services include national security and intelligence, law enforcement and emergency management training, technical, analytical and program management support, facility management and engineering, chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRNE) defense and security, and IT/cybersecurity.

MELE Associates, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. MELE Associates, Inc. is an E-Verify employer.

QualificationsSkills Behaviors:Motivations:EducationRequired

Bachelors or better in Communications or related field.

ExperienceRequired2 years:Minimum two years of related experienceLicenses & Certifications

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR c)



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