Enhance your career, join our Outreach & Engagement Team! You will be on the cutting edge of planning, developing and strategizing our marketing, communications and outreach program. The position supports the Center for Development of Security Excellence, located in Linthicum, MD. As a Communication Specialist you will perform a full range of duties and responsibilities to expand the organizations reach, digital footprint, and other targeted relationship building to the nation's Gatekeepers.

Duties

As a PROGRAM ANALYST you will be responsible for the following duties: This position as a Program Analyst (Marketing and Communications Specialist) is located in the Shared Services Division of the Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE), Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), Department of Defense (DoD). Duties as follows: The Marketing and Outreach Team Leader: - Designs, develops, and deploys survey instruments to gain critical insights about the effectiveness of CDSE's marketing and communications strategies and channels with internal and external stakeholders, and seeks to uncover opportunities to extend audience reach. - Defines key performance indicators for channels, then monitors, reports upon performance and makes recommendations for adjusting strategies to achieve objectives. - Leads efforts to manage and respond to stakeholder feedback gleaned through various feedback loops, as requested and appropriate. - Supports the development and execution of the strategic direction, goals and initiatives for the team, strategic communications plan and campaigns that tell the CDSE story and promote its products, services, and events to furthest extent possible. - Builds and maintains the marketing and communications editorial calendar, ensuring team members are apprised of and adhere to plans. - Oversees development of and finalizes command briefings, talking points, fact sheets, questions and answers, one pagers and in progress review briefings for leadership ensuring accuracy, completeness, and consistency of message and brand. - Assists with marketing and communications events and exhibits in various capacities from planning to execution, including developing requirements and conducting market research. - Develops and/or reviews SOPs, policies, and marketing/communications plans for comprehension, completeness, accuracy, and currency. - Works on project teams across various parts of the organization to recommend and develop marketing and communications plans to achieve objectives. Thinks strategically about how marketing and communications can drive added value and makes recommendations. - Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be a US citizen
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. For more information http://www.sss.gov
• Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59PM EST will be considered
• This is a Drug Testing designated position
• Position is a (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under U.S.C. 1601
• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• PCS (Permanent Change of Station): Not Authorized
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Not Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible, but is not a full time telework position. The incumbent will be required to report to the office on a routine basis.
• If selected, the incumbent must obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance as indicated in job announcement.

Qualifications

. The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See:General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov) for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 08/19/2024 Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade (GS-/ GG- 12) in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility. Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. - Designing, developing, and deploying marketing and communications creating products or mediums using various channels for internal and external stakeholders. - Utilizing creativity and critical thinking to achieve organizational outreach and engagement objectives to drive value. - Developing presentations, talking points, fact sheets, or other informational media for stakeholders. - Planning events such as conferences or exhibits and is able to work collaboratively while supporting multiple projects Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: 1. Program Management - Designs, implements and manages multiple or ongoing programs/projects, and directs the related resources, personnel and activities. 2. Management Analysis ( - Conducts research and solves organizational inefficiencies to increase the effectiveness of the organization. 3. Creative Thinking - Uses imagination to develop new insights into situations and applies innovative solutions to problems; designs new methods where established methods and procedures are inapplicable or unavailable. 4. Flexibility - Is open to change and new information; adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; effectively deals with ambiguity. 5. Organizational Awareness Knows the organization's mission and functions, and how it's social, political, and technological systems work and operates effectively within them; this includes the programs, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations or the organization.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency 27130 Telegraph Road Quantico, VA 22134 US
• Name: Ferris Pleasant
• Phone: 614-692-1553
• Email: [email protected]