Senior Communications Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Savan is actively recruiting for a Senior Communications Specialist to provide communications strategy and execution support for a major federal health agency information technology (IT) organization. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of internal and external audiences. The Senior Communications Specialist will work with the members of a larger team supporting IT an agency Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) in a large, decentralized agency.

Role Responsibilities:
The Senior Communications Specialist will be client-facing, helping to coordinate the work of a team of professionals and be a critical part of our delivery team. The candidate should be comfortable communicating, both verbally and in writing, with a range of internal agency stakeholders to OCIO. The Senior Communications Specialist will be responsible for mentoring a small team of communications staff to contribute to and execute a communications strategy for a federal OCIO seeking to modernize the IT agency while driving down costs through enterprise optimization.

Additional specific requirements for the role include:

• Support the client with the creation of the communication strategy, key messages, target audiences, and project timelines.
• Support the execution of the communications strategy.
• Produce professional-looking reports and presentations, including the development of graphics.
• Effectively communicate to a variety of audiences, including senior-level management
• Contribute updates to a monthly status report on the progress of the evaluation of the state programs, incoming complaints, and overall communications opportunities and activities completed.

• Plan, support and facilitate governance meetings.
• Identify and implement process improvement opportunities.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Six years of experience with federal client-facing exposure.
• Experience writing intranet and web content, reports, and emails.
• Ability to work collaboratively.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to analyze and apply critical thinking to a wide variety of complex problems.
• Ability to coordinate and build relationships with diverse stakeholders and senior-level clients.
• Ability to plan and facilitate meetings across various stakeholder groups
• Experience developing reports, briefings, and decks and helping to present them to clients in a professional way.
• Experience developing infographics and/or marketing slick-sheets.
• Ability to effectively complete individual tasks, work in a team environment, and be proactive with little guidance.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Outlook
• Bachelor’s degree
• Ability to hold a public trust clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with communications strategy for large-scale organizational redesigns

Work Location and Schedule:
Hybrid Schedule
(Savan, HQ, Vienna, VA)

Application Process
Submit your application to the link on this page. Applicants selected for interviews will be notified by email or phone.

Compensation
Savan believes in offering fair and competitive compensation to all employees. Our salary structures are based on industry standards, market conditions, and the specific demands of each role. Salary determination for potential new employees is influenced by a combination of factors, including years of experience, educational qualifications, specialized skills and expertise relevant to the job, complexity, and scope of the role's responsibilities, internal salary structures, as well as the geographic location of the job. Salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.

EOE, including disability and veterans.
Savan is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a workplace free of discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, and sexual orientation, national origin, age (40 or older), marital status, disability, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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