Technical Writer & Communications Specialist (Secret)

Chevo; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Chevo, a DC-based firm, is seeking a Technical Writer/Communications Specialist to support a DHS customer. The role involves writing and editing a range of technical and marketing documents, and maintaining the customer’s SharePoint and Teams sites. Onsite at St.

Elizabeth's Campus in SE DC with hybrid possibilities; candidates must have an active Secret clearance. Occasional travel outside the DC metro area may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• 3+ years of experience providing technical writing and/or communications support.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite (Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Proficiency with Adobe Pro.

Responsibilities

• Support development of artifacts for communicating the Department-wide Innovation, Research, and Development (IRD) Strategic Plan and implementation with strategic stakeholders.
• Support development of governance artifacts resulting from Innovation, Research, and Development Coordination (IRDC) Process forums, to include decision memoranda.
• Maintain the DHS IRDC Council website on DHS Connect.
• Maintain the Portfolio Management Branch Teams Site.
• Support the development and execution of broadcasts via MS Teams for monthly Mission Monday briefings involving Component guest speakers.
• Provide technical review and edits of PowerPoint presentations, MS Word and Excel documents, and Adobe Pro documents
• Utilize writing style guides provided by DHS.

Skills

Technical writing

Communications support

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Acrobat Pro

SharePoint

Teams

PowerPoint

Job description

Chevo, a DC-based firm, is seeking a Technical Writer/Communications Specialist to support a DHS customer. The role involves writing and editing a range of technical and marketing documents, and maintaining the customer’s SharePoint and Teams sites. Onsite at St.

Elizabeth's Campus in SE DC with hybrid possibilities; candidates must have an active Secret clearance. Occasional travel outside the DC metro area may be required.