Community Outreach Specialist

Booz Allen Hamilton; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in Springfield, VA seeks a Community Outreach Specialist to support an Intelligence Community agency. You will track speaker engagements, coordinate logistics for conferences, and prepare communications plans with senior leaders.

Responsibilities include identifying speakers, gathering presentations, and writing news and feature pieces related to conferences. A TS/SCI clearance and a Bachelor's degree are required for this role.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of event planning or communications experience.
• Experience handling conference logistics and budgeting.
• Ability to work in a high-visibility, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to self-manage tasks and communicate with senior leaders.
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willing to take a polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Track and monitor speaker engagements for agency leaders.
• Coordinate paperwork and routing to stakeholders.
• Manage speaker requests and conference planning.
• Identify speakers and prepare conference communications plan.
• Write news and feature articles related to conferences.

Skills

Event planning

Communications

Self-management

Leadership communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Number: R0250353

Community Outreach Specialist

The Opportunity

Assist an Intelligence Community agency with tracking, monitoring, and making recommendations on speaker engagements for leaders across the agency. Work across divisions to ensure the paperwork is filled out and sent to the appropriate stakeholder in a timely manner. Manage speaker requests and support the agency with planning for conferences and assisting with other public affairs activities. Identify speakers, collect presentations, prepare a conference communications plan, and write news and feature articles related to the conference or other identified topics.

You Have

• 3+ years of experience in an event planning or communications role
• Experience handling logistics for conferences, including communications planning, identifying speakers, and analyzing a budget
• Experience working in a high-visibility, fast-paced environment
• Ability to self-manage tasks
• Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently with a variety of audiences, including senior leaders and executives
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have

• Experience writing articles, blogs, newsletters, and social media posts for internal and external audiences
• Possession of strong organizational skills

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page. Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $55,200.00 to $126,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

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 interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.