Senior Communications Specialist

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

SSBI (T5)

Job Family:

Communications

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Communication, Internal Communications, Technical Writing

Certifications:

None

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

Apply your expertise to advance the mission and optimize our business strategy as a Senior Communications Specialist at GDIT. Here, you’ll support solving some of our clients’ biggest challenges and help us grow the business.

Our work depends on a Senior Communications Specialist joining our team to support the Indian Health Service (IHS) Electronic Health Records (EHR) program. As a Senior Communications Specialist supporting the IHS EHR program, you will provide communications efforts under the PMO team.

This role is fully remote!

HOW A COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST SENIOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Participates in the development, revision, and delivery of internal and external communications materials

• Perform communication and administrative tasks in support of the program contract

• Develop communication materials including talking points, PowerPoint presentations, reports, infographics, briefing memos, emails, meeting agendas

• Review subject matter expert materials to ensure content aligns with key messaging

• Coordinate and organize Sharepoint working files

• Support internal communications and information sharing among core team

• Ensure brand consistency for customer deliverables

• Participate in external stakeholder meetings related to key communication activities

• Collaborate with subject matter experts to obtain key program information and coordinate communication plans and messaging with external stakeholders and partners

• Support development, implementation, and evaluation of strategic communications plans including audience identification, message development, channel identification, and evaluation practices

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

• 5+ years of experience supporting communications, change management, project management, public relations, or marketing for federal government, private health care or health related organizations

• Experience supporting and delivering communications projects and tasks  

• Knowledge of communications activities and resources that deliver project outcomes as defined by program requirements

• A background of tracking and reporting on project outcomes as they pertain to communications

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Adobe Suite

• Extensive understanding of communication processes and practices including strategic communication planning, audience identification and analysis, development of communication products (including PowerPoint presentations, reports, talking points, briefing memos, email templates, etc.), implementation and execution of communication campaigns, and evaluation of communication activities and tasks

• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Level 5 clearance

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the year, if needed

​DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 8+ years of relevant communications experience

• Experience with medium to large IT projects to include performance reporting and system setup is a plus

• Strong writing skills, public speaking skills, and ability to be able to convey complex technical knowledge into plain language for multiple audiences

• Experience supporting a federal contract program

• Strong facilitation skills to engage with external stakeholders and partners

• Excellent organizational and time management skills; ability to manage frequently changing priorities of competing importance

• Ability to communicate and interact effectively with internal/external teams including key stakeholders and customers

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and within tight deadlines, following detailed written policies, processes, procedures, and work instructions

• Ability to produce high-quality documentation that contributes to the overall success of our program

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home

• 401K with company match

• Comprehensive health and wellness packages

• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications

• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from

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The likely salary range for this position is $83,300 - $112,700. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

10-25%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

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