Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Specialist

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT); Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 72,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) seeks a versatile communications and stakeholder engagement professional to support outreach activities for multiple federal government areas. You will help develop stakeholder engagement strategies and communications to guide program updates and system upgrades.

You will coordinate meetings, create content for print and digital platforms, and prepare materials for external events, working in a fast-paced, distributed team environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., communications, marketing/outreach).
• Ability to obtain a Level 5 public trust clearance with background investigation.
• 4+ years of related experience.
• Experience working in government/client space (preferred).
• Strong editorial communications abilities (writing, editing, content development).
• Experience writing and editing on deadline for publication.
• Experience conceiving and developing content for print and digital platforms.
• Familiarity with style guides, AP Stylebook, and federal plain language requirements.
• Ability to coordinate tasks, timelines and communication among stakeholders.
• Comfortable working on a distributed team remotely.

Responsibilities

• Support ongoing interaction and collaboration with the key external stakeholder groups.
• Assist with coordination of meetings with key internal and external stakeholder groups
• Create and maintain documentation related to stakeholder engagement strategies and external stakeholder information
• Serve as liaison between business units to support information sharing and coordination of activities for the notification and rollout of program updates and system enhancements
• Plan and facilitate meetings on various platforms (in-person, MS Teams, Webex, etc.) with cross-functional stakeholders
• Conceive and develop print and digital content for internal and external audiences, including in support of outreach events
• Prepare, edit, and revise presentations, talking points, and materials promoting external events that raise stakeholder awareness of program enhancements

Skills

Collaboration

External Audiences

Marketing Communications (MarCom)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

SharePoint

Job description

Req ID: RQ229434

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: BI Full 6C (T4)

Job Family: Marketing and Communications

Skills:

Collaboration,External Audiences,Marketing Communications (MarCom)

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Overview

GDIT’s Strategy and Performance Group (SPG) is looking for a versatile communications and stakeholder engagement professional to support an array of outreach activities for multiple functional areas of a federal government organization. The successful candidate will work on a team of top-notch professionals to support creation and implementation of stakeholder engagement strategies and associated communications to assist stakeholders in navigating program updates and system upgrades. Activities include in-person and virtual informational briefings, support call sessions and other engagement with the external stakeholder community. The candidate also will welcome the chance to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced, distributed-team environment.

What you get to do …

• Support ongoing interaction and collaboration with the key external stakeholder groups.
• Assist with coordination of meetings with key internal and external stakeholder groups
• Create and maintain documentation related to stakeholder engagement strategies and external stakeholder information
• Serve as liaison between business units to support information sharing and coordination of activities for the notification and rollout of program updates and system enhancements
• Plan and facilitate meetings on various platforms (in-person, MS Teams, Webex, etc.) with cross-functional stakeholders
• Conceive and develop print and digital content for internal and external audiences, including in support of outreach events
• Prepare, edit, and revise presentations, talking points, and materials promoting external events that raise stakeholder awareness of program enhancements

What you need to have …

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., communications, marketing/outreach, etc.)
• Ability to obtain a Level 5 public trust clearance with background investigation
• 4+ years of related experience
• Experience working in government/client space (preferred)
• Knowledge of or experience with the import/export industry (preferred)
• Strong editorial communications abilities (writing, editing, and content development)
• Experience writing and editing on deadline for publication
• Experience conceiving and developing content for print and digital platforms
• Familiarity and experience adhering to common content standards and quality-assurance resources such as style guides, AP Stylebook, and federal plain language requirements
• Ability to coordinate task activities, timelines and communication among various stakeholders during task execution
• Ability to adapt to evolving/changing project requirements
• Ability to problem-solve basic technical issues
• Competency in use of standard office tools (e.g., MS Office suite, SharePoint, etc.)
• Comfortability working on a distributed team while working remotely
• Experience and comfortability working in a fast-paced work environment with rapidly shifting priorities
• Strong attention-to-detail mindset
• Natural team-oriented mindset, including willingness to readily assist colleagues when needed
• Ability to work independently, exhibiting accountability for assignments and work products
• Natural inclination to engage in and contribute to ideating, brainstorming and troubleshooting exchanges

GDIT is your place

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

The likely salary range for this position is $72,250 - $97,750. 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.

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. 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.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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