Public Affairs Specialist

Strategic Insight is actively seeking a Public Affairs Specialist (Staff Associate) to support our DoD client as the principal action officer for Public Affairs. Overall contract provides client support in admin, research, policy, Public Affairs, strategic comms, project management, and systems engineering to the Department of the Navy (DON) Disruptive Capabilities Office (DCO) at the Pentagon.

Mandatory Requirement:Applicants selected for this position must meet eligibility for access to classified information at the Top Secret/ SCI clearance level.

Strategic Insight, Ltd., established 1985, is committed to sustaining excellence and quality growth across our workforce as we strive to improve our clients’ services and products. Strategic Insight staff members enjoy opportunities for growth and are provided with robust benefits from healthcare and 401K to merit bonuses. This position will give you the opportunity to make a positive impact within a collaborative team environment.

Quote from the Secretary of the Navy: The Disruptive Capabilities Office (DCO) “will push the bounds of rapidly delivering warfighting capability though the innovative application of existing and new systems, and harnessing today’s exponential growth in technology.” 

Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop, implement and review Public Affairs guidance and procedures for the Director of the Disruptive Capabilities Office (DCO),
• Prepare news releases, speeches, talking points , fact sheets and briefing cards for DCO Leadership,
• Coordinate and respond to media queries,
• Prepare and train Subject Matter Experts for media interviews,
• Develop, implement and communicate key messages to internal and external stakeholders,
• Review and edit all written products for Congress/external stakeholders,
• Prepare the DCO team for outreach events,
• Serve as a subject matter expert on strategic communication engagements both internal and external facing,
• Identify and develop communication, outreach, and partnership projects and initiatives,
• Serve as an interface between senior staff within the Office and other DoD/DON organizations to plan implement, and communicate policies, programs and resources developed,
• Support the preparation of Congressional testimony,
• Help develop and manage SharePoint pages, in coordination with a development team,
• Track congressional taskers as assigned by client and verify responses to the taskers are drafted in a clear and concise manner and shall identify any discrepancies for Office review and resolution,
• Coordinate with the office of the DON Chief Information Officer (CHINFO) and Navy Judge Advocate General (JAG) to ensure written products are approved for public release,
• Conduct frequent environmental scanning of news stories, congressional reports, and legislation to provide updates, synopsis and impacts to client,
• Prepare responses and briefing documents to include Requests for Information, Questions for the Record and Reports to Congress,
• Supporting the preparation of information and responses to audits by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and other auditing organizations,
• Assemble summaries, and briefs for relevant congressional defense committee hearings and markups, and
• Fulfill government and company regulations by drafting and submitting monthly financial and contractual data reports.

Success for working in this position requires:

• MS Microsoft skills are essential, especially SharePoint, Teams, Excel, and PowerPoint,
• Must have the ability to work both in a team environment and independently, and often under short, multiple deadlines,
• Media Training,
• Experience with Naval Rank Structure,
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with senior leaders to develop and disseminate key Naval messages,
• Familiarity with DoD, Navy and Congressional jargon,
• Experience with Navy tasking systems including TMT/ETMS2, and
• Knowledge of data analysis and visualization tools.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree,
• Desired work experience in the Navy and specifically within the Navy Staff/OPNAV,
• Experience in the DoD/DON Public Affairs area is a plus,
• Knowledge of DoD policies and procedures preferred, and
• Preferred work experience dealing with either the U.S. House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate or both.

Team Culture:

Diversity: All staff members are expected to accomplish their work in a businesslike manner, and always be courteous toward all other staff members, clients, business associates, guests, and visitors. All staff members should be treated in a manner free from bias, favoritism, and any form of illegal discrimination.

Ethics: All members of Strategic Insight should be marked by a commitment to excellence, professional integrity, self-discipline and wise judgment. Our employees reflect this by attention to detail, comprehensive staff work, and honorable behavior.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of the employee assigned to this job.

Strategic Insight, Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, gender, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other class protected by applicable state or federal law.