Strategic Communications - Briefing Coordinator
Arenatechnologies, Alexandria, VA, United States
Overview
Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. Objective. Responsive. Trusted.
The AUKUS, Submarines, and Industrial Base Group (ASIG), within the Sea, Land, Air Division, provides timely, objective, analytic assessments that integrate technical, operational, programmatic, policy and business analysis to NAVSEA Team Submarine program offices and key stakeholders surrounding submarine platform construction. Team Submarine unifies submarine platform procurement activities, which includes the Columbia-class SSBN program (a Major Defense Acquisition Program and the Navy’s top acquisition priority), the Virginia-class SSN program and the new SSN-X program (developing the next generation attack submarine), to bring improved capabilities to our undersea forces. Analysts and Engineers supporting Team Submarine will continue SPA’s decades of support to the SSBN force, as well as supporting oversight of cutting‑edge attack submarine construction, assisting in developing the design requirements for the SSN platform of the future, and helping plan and execute new and innovative strategies to strengthen the critical submarine shipbuilding industrial base. These are high-profile, major acquisition and manufacturing programs of significant importance to the future capabilities of the US Navy in an era of renewed strategic competition.
Responsibilities
The Analyst will provide support to the strategic communication team within the DRPM SUBS office. Specific duties include serving as a briefing coordinator, acting as the primary point of contact to solicit, track, and aggregate technical inputs to briefs, with ability to translate technical inputs into attractive graphic concepts, and responsibility to review and refine presentations for both consistency in messaging and to ensure enforcement of formatting standards and version control under tight, mission‑critical deadlines. Other responsibilities may include developing and executing strategic communication activities and products, responding to congressional and public RFIs, collaborating with leadership on engagement strategies, and proactively addressing potential public concerns. This is a high‑visibility position in a fast‑paced and dynamic office, and is expected to independently take action and make recommendations, including to leadership, and assist the program in maintaining message discipline.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
2 - 5 years' experience in strategic communications
Experience in either public or congressional affairs
Ability to work onsite in Washington, D.C. up to full time, depending upon client requirements
Exceptional writing ability and attention to detail for a range of formats, to include press releases, presentations, reports to Congress, fact sheets, and more
Ability to provide representative writing samples at the time of interview
Proficiency in using Microsoft Office, including Word and PowerPoint, to communicate to decision makers
Experience in simplifying technical inputs to graphic concepts in PowerPoint
Current DoD security clearance - minimum Secret, with the ability to maintain it throughout employment
Additional Qualifications Desired, but not required:
Experience with, and knowledgeable of, Navy program office organizations and processes
Experience serving as a briefing coordinator or similar position within DoW or other federal government agency
Experience with Department of Defense website content management system (AFPIMS) and/or SharePoint management
Experience working within Team Submarine
Experience in legislative or executive branch
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Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. Objective. Responsive. Trusted.
The AUKUS, Submarines, and Industrial Base Group (ASIG), within the Sea, Land, Air Division, provides timely, objective, analytic assessments that integrate technical, operational, programmatic, policy and business analysis to NAVSEA Team Submarine program offices and key stakeholders surrounding submarine platform construction. Team Submarine unifies submarine platform procurement activities, which includes the Columbia-class SSBN program (a Major Defense Acquisition Program and the Navy’s top acquisition priority), the Virginia-class SSN program and the new SSN-X program (developing the next generation attack submarine), to bring improved capabilities to our undersea forces. Analysts and Engineers supporting Team Submarine will continue SPA’s decades of support to the SSBN force, as well as supporting oversight of cutting‑edge attack submarine construction, assisting in developing the design requirements for the SSN platform of the future, and helping plan and execute new and innovative strategies to strengthen the critical submarine shipbuilding industrial base. These are high-profile, major acquisition and manufacturing programs of significant importance to the future capabilities of the US Navy in an era of renewed strategic competition.
Responsibilities
The Analyst will provide support to the strategic communication team within the DRPM SUBS office. Specific duties include serving as a briefing coordinator, acting as the primary point of contact to solicit, track, and aggregate technical inputs to briefs, with ability to translate technical inputs into attractive graphic concepts, and responsibility to review and refine presentations for both consistency in messaging and to ensure enforcement of formatting standards and version control under tight, mission‑critical deadlines. Other responsibilities may include developing and executing strategic communication activities and products, responding to congressional and public RFIs, collaborating with leadership on engagement strategies, and proactively addressing potential public concerns. This is a high‑visibility position in a fast‑paced and dynamic office, and is expected to independently take action and make recommendations, including to leadership, and assist the program in maintaining message discipline.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
2 - 5 years' experience in strategic communications
Experience in either public or congressional affairs
Ability to work onsite in Washington, D.C. up to full time, depending upon client requirements
Exceptional writing ability and attention to detail for a range of formats, to include press releases, presentations, reports to Congress, fact sheets, and more
Ability to provide representative writing samples at the time of interview
Proficiency in using Microsoft Office, including Word and PowerPoint, to communicate to decision makers
Experience in simplifying technical inputs to graphic concepts in PowerPoint
Current DoD security clearance - minimum Secret, with the ability to maintain it throughout employment
Additional Qualifications Desired, but not required:
Experience with, and knowledgeable of, Navy program office organizations and processes
Experience serving as a briefing coordinator or similar position within DoW or other federal government agency
Experience with Department of Defense website content management system (AFPIMS) and/or SharePoint management
Experience working within Team Submarine
Experience in legislative or executive branch
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