Public Relations Manager II

Socket.dev; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a seasoned operations and public affairs professional to support national-level engagement across DHS/CISA governance structures. The role requires delivering comprehensive engagement packages, briefs, and logistics for meetings with senior officials in a classified environment.

The candidate will generate post-engagement summaries, track action items, and analyze stakeholder inputs to measure engagement effectiveness, with rapid-response support for emergent events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• TS/SCI clearance required.
• 6+ years of operational and PR management in national coordination programs.
• Experience delivering Engagement Packages with agendas, pre-reads, briefing materials, schedules, and logistics.
• Ability to produce Post-Engagement Summary Notes and action-tracking updates within 3 business days.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery of engagement products (agenda, pre-reads, briefing materials, schedule, logistics) following CISA/DHS guidelines.
• Develop and deliver Post-Engagement Summary Notes and action-tracking updates within 3 business days after each session.
• Manage final development and delivery of participation data analysis, stakeholder inputs, and engagement metrics.
• Provide logistical support in a classified environment and interface with senior government officials.
• Deliver strategic communications support during dynamic events to ensure timely, clear, actionable information.

Skills

Operational support

Public relations management

Engagement package development

Meeting logistics and coordination

Stakeholder communications

Emergency/event rapid-analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Required Experience:

• 6 years of experience providing operational and public relations management support in the context of a dynamic, national-level coordination framework consisting of CISA Stakeholder Engagement Division (SED) sector-specific and cross-sector councils, high-level governance entities, and specialized working groups.
• Effectively lead in the development and delivery of complete Engagement Packages consisting of agenda, pre-reads, briefing materials, meeting schedule, and logistics documentation in adherence with CISA and DHS style guidelines.
• Capable of leading in the development and delivery of Post-Engagement Summary Notes and Action-Tracking Updates within three (3) business days following each engagement session.
• Manage the final development and delivery of participation data analysis, stakeholder inputs, and engagement effectiveness metrics from Council Meetings and Council related Requests for Information.
• Ability to provide logistical support, in a classified environment, for council meetings to include engaging and interfacing with senior government officials and development of work plans to execute the meeting.
• Proven track record of providing support for strategic communications during dynamic and rapidly evolving events to ensure the timely delivery of clear, concise, and actionable information to a diverse array of stakeholders in classified and unclassified settings.
• Available to provide virtual and in-person meeting support with little to no notice during emergent events.
• Shall lead in the delivery and development of event-specific briefing notes, coordination summaries, and rapid-analysis products when activated for emergent events; ensure emergency event deliverables are documented and included in a consolidated After-Action Summary delivered within ten (10) business days after Government deactivation of the event.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Clearance: TS/SCI