Strategic Communications Analyst

About the Position: This position is assigned to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (M&RA), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness (USD (P&R)). This position may be eligible for situational telework as determined by the agency policy.

Major duties

• Lead, plan, organize, manage, and oversee cross-organizational activities that pertain to strategic communications and stakeholder engagement.
• Develop policies or strategies supporting implementation and/or administration of strategic communication plans.
• Govern a broad range of media engagement activities addressing manpower and reserve affairs.
• Influence representatives of diverse organizations align strategic messaging and engagement efforts of communications across the department.
• Validate accuracy of responses to media requests for information.
• Develop goals that integrate organization and strategic communications objectives.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. GS-14 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes developing communication plans and outreach strategies for manpower and reserve affairs, measuring the effectiveness of media engagement program operations, preparing external engagement strategies and messaging on manpower and reserve affairs, and evaluating the impact of changes in legislative and regulatory requirements on programs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.