Research Specialist

3 days ago

Arlington, United States Xcelerate Solutions Full time
Research Specialist Xcelerate Solutions is currently seeking a Research Specialist. As a Research Specialist, you will provide senior leaders with recommendations on crafting strategic communication plans that advance the organization mission and goals. Come join our award-winning organization and work with the most talented and brightest minds in the GovCon industry. Location: Arlington, VA Clearance: TS/SCI Responsibilities: Communicate activities effectively to target audiences. Provide recommendations on technical content to build effective presentations of DoD efforts. Work directly with senior leaders to shape and build briefings, speeches, and papers for a wide range of audiences, both technical and non-technical. Take general guidance on intent, target audience, and venue to build draft products with significant technical content for briefings or papers that effectively deliver the desired message or content. Communicate the overall organization strategy and connect technical activities to the broader strategic context. Coordinate joint strategic communication efforts with the efforts of other agencies and organizations within the guidance provided by senior leadership. Develop and implement standardized strategic communication planning tools to foster consistency over time and across initiatives. Monitor, measure and assess the effects of implemented strategic communications initiatives. Adapt strategic communication planning initiatives/tools continuously and iteratively based on feedback received from senior leadership. Effectively deliver rapid and timely responses to evolving policy changes that may have a strategic impact on the organization. Draft organizational content including weekly activity reports, Congressional testimony, Newsletter content, year in review summaries, National Defense Strategy Initiatives messages to the workforce. Provide messaging and logistical support to organizational level meetings to include All-Hands and/or Town Halls. Develop a program that will familiarize both internal and external customers with the capabilities and services provided by organizations. Coordinate with the executive administrative support and International Cooperation support staff to ensure logistics, security clearances, communication, and coordination with contacts at speaking venues, country briefs, and events in support of Senior leadership engagements both CONUS and OCONUS. Provide recommendations on acceptance, de-confliction, and priority of speaking engagements and events in close coordination with Public Affairs specialists, General Counsel, executive administrative support staff, and government personnel. Requirements: Clearance: Active Top Secret/SCI. Bachelor's degree is required from an accredited college/university. Minimum of five (5) years of specialized experience in strategic communications. Executive level support experience, experience within DoD and other federal agencies. Experience in leading and providing technical guidance and direction involving multiple projects of high complexity. Must have experience in managing customer expectations and working directly with customers. Must have outstanding customer service abilities to initiative, judgement, creativity, flexibility, and confidence. Must have the ability to multi-task across multiple projects. Demonstrate a strong grasp of the larger science, technology, acquisition, and sustainment efforts in the Department, understand the organizational elements across the enterprise, and have the ability to liaison and coordinate with the technical communities in each of the Services. About Xcelerate Solutions: Founded in 2009 and headquartered in McLean, VA, Xcelerate Solutions (www.xceleratesolutions.com) is one of America's fastest-growing companies. Xcelerate's culture is defined by our diversified workforce of dynamic and versatile professionals, supported with growth and development opportunities that contribute to individual and company growth. This strong commitment to our employees has been recognized by our inclusion on the Washington Business Journal's '50 Best Places to Work' list as well as being a 'Great Place to Work' certified company with a 4.6 star, and a 99% CEO approval Glassdoor rating. Come find out why Xcelerate Solutions is one of the DC Metro top employers Xcelerate Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, equal pay, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or expression of another protected characteristic. As part of this commitment to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals, Xcelerate provides reasonable accommodations if needed because of an applicant's or an employee's disability. Pay Transparency Notice: Xcelerate Solutions 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. J-18808-Ljbffr

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