Strategic Communications Consultant, Global Health

This position requires an active **Secret** clearance to be considered.

• *Strategic Communications Advisor**

We are seeking a Strategic Communications Advisor to support global health and health-related foreign assistance communications for the State Department. This role involves advising on communication strategies, managing public affairs, and providing high-level support to senior officials.

• *Responsibilities:**
• Provide strategic communication assistance for global health and health-related foreign policies.
• Advise on and execute events, speaking engagements, social media, and briefings.
• Draft, edit, and review a variety of public affairs materials including talking points, press releases, media notes, and website content.
• Ensure consistent and effective messaging across Department of State bureaus, interagency partners, media, Congress, and the public.
• Accompany senior personnel to international and domestic meetings, developing relevant materials and information.
• Prepare and request briefing memoranda for meetings, utilizing the Department of State tasking system.
• Transcribe notes during international, interagency, and public meetings.
• Assist in preparing extensive correspondence, telegrams, memoranda, and briefing papers for senior-level contacts across various government agencies.
• Ensure the appropriate management and handling of classified materials, including SCI documents.
• *Requirements:**
• **Clearance:** Must possess an active Secret clearance.
• **Citizenship:** Must be a U.S. Citizen or legal permanent resident.
• **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in International Affairs/Studies, Communications, International Politics, Peace and Conflict, National Security, or a related field.
• **Experience:**

* Seven (7) or more years of cumulative experience in areas such as project management, internal/external communications, outreach, congressional affairs, public affairs, media relations, coalition building, digital media, and/or nuclear disarmament/non-proliferation. * Demonstrated experience developing and executing healthcare strategic communications strategies. * Experience working with senior-level government officials on global health or Africa foreign aid communications.

• **Skills & Abilities:**

* Ability to succinctly present expert-level recommendations on complex topics to senior government officials without detailed guidance. * Proficiency in travel management, preferably with experience using E2 solutions. * Flexible, problem-solver with consistent performance in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. * Capable of managing multiple tasks, coordinating activities across locations, acting decisively, and thriving in a multicultural team. * Expert organizational, written, oral communication, speechwriting, interpersonal, and computer skills. * Excellent English language communication skills (written and spoken).

• *Compensation & Benefits:**
• **Estimated Starting Salary:** $142,488.00 (commensurate with experience).
• **Benefits:** Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and other potential benefits.