Senior Consultant, Executive Correspondence Editor

11th Hour Service; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

11th Hour Service seeks a Senior Consultant, Executive Correspondence Editor to support high-level government communications at the Mark Center and the Pentagon, with up to 100% on-site work and an active SECRET clearance.

You will act as a subject matter expert for the CATMS system, edit and format memos and reports, and coordinate with multiple directorates to move packages through workflow while ensuring proper CUI handling and classification markings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree plus 5+ years’ experience or Master’s degree and 3+ years’ experience.
• 5+ years of experience in professional editing, technical writing, or executive-level communications within a defense, military, or federal government environment.
• 2+ years of experience administering the CATMS or comparable DoD/federal task routing software to initiate, route, track, and close executive taskers.
• 2+ years of experience reviewing and formatting memos, reports, briefings, and letters in accordance with military, defense, or federal correspondence standards.
• 2+ years of experience applying CUI, classification markings, enclosures, and references to official document packages in accordance with security protocols.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME for CATMS, including initiating, routing, tracking, and closing executive taskers.
• Review, revise, and format memos, reports, briefings, and letters to executive standards.
• Coordinate with action officers across directorates to resolve ambiguities and move packages through CATMS.
• Verify CUI, classification markings, enclosures, and references in task packages.
• Support executive correspondence workflow, permanent task record retention, and urgent actions.

Skills

Independent work

Written communication

Attention to detail

Relationship building

Project leadership

Task prioritization

Interpersonal skills

Meeting deadlines

Providing guidance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree + 5+ years experience

Master’s degree + 3+ years experience

Tools

CATMS

Job description

Title: Senior Consultant, Executive Correspondence Editor

Location: Mark Center and Pentagon (up to 100% on-site)

Clearance: Active SECRET Required

Responsibilities:

• Serving as a subject matter expert for the Correspondence and Task Management System (CATMS), including initiating, routing, tracking, and closing executive taskers.
• Reviewing, revising, and formatting memos, reports, briefings, and letters to align with executive correspondence standards and required formatting guidance.
• Coordinating with action officers and originators across directorates to resolve ambiguities, strengthen content, and move packages through CATMS.
• Verifying Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), classification markings, enclosures, and references are properly applied and maintained within task packages.
• Supporting executive correspondence workflow management, permanent task record retention, and timely handling of urgent or time-sensitive actions.

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product.
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships.
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree plus 5+ years’ experience or Master’s degree and 3+ years’ experience.
• 5+ years of experience in professional editing, technical writing, or executive-level communications within a defense, military, or federal government environment.
• 2+ years of experience administering the Correspondence and Task Management System (CATMS) or comparable Department of Defense or federal task routing software to initiate, route, track, and close executive taskers.
• 2+ years of experience reviewing and formatting memos, reports, briefings, and letters in accordance with military, defense, or federal correspondence standards.
• 2+ years of experience applying Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), classification markings, enclosures, and references to official document packages in accordance with security protocols.

Preferred:

• Experience triaging urgent taskers and coordinating staffing actions across multiple directorates.
• Experience analyzing policies, processes, and program controls and recommending improvements.
• Experience with asset visibility initiatives within a Military Service organization.
• Experience supporting boards, committees, summits, and cross-functional engagements.