Communication Specialist III

Summary Come join a company that strives for Extraordinary People and Exceptional Performance! Chenega Enterprise Systems and Solutions, LLC, a Chenega Professional Services’ company, is looking for a Communication Specialist III to provide communications and engagement in support of OCIO’s implementation of enterprise scientific infrastructure and data and IT products and services. The contractor assists OCIO with leading-edge and operational support for communications and engagement with stakeholders and partners. We are looking for creative, collaborative, experienced, and driven individuals to join our team! Our company offers employees the opportunity to join a team where there is a robust employee benefits program, management engagement, quality leadership, an atmosphere of teamwork, recognition for performance, and promotion opportunities. We actively strive to channel our highly engaged employee’s knowledge, critical thinking, and determination to innovate scalable solutions for our clients. Responsibilities Provide expertise in communication and marketing, partner strategy and engagement, and stakeholder management to ensure OCIO is effectively engaging critical audiences to achieve the modernization objectives. This task includes the development of plans, tools, and materials to facilitate communication needs related to OCIO’s modernization of the agency’s scientific infrastructure Develop an engagement plan to support OCIO modernization objectives to include creating relevant materials and resources which generate appropriate awareness of relevant OCIO activities that support, enable, and extend CDC and DMI priorities. Develop a communications plan that defines the various target audiences, how key content shall be delivered, communication channels, frequency and timeframes, and success metrics to track the efficacy of each communication effort. This document shall be “living document” and shall be updated continuously as partners and stakeholders are identified and as other entities request information. Develop and disseminate internal and external communication materials/documents, as needed, to support agency and OCIO priorities and ensure situational awareness and updates are reaching critical audiences. Support external communications with key audiences’ mechanisms and tools to share information, resources, and materials among CIOs within CDC and with external partners (including states) to meet CDC's requirements. Conduct stakeholder assessments and analyze program requirements. Perform environment scans, reviews and analysis of policies and or regulations related to public health / health data strategies and data modernization. Provide operational support Qualifications Requires a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience, of which approximately (3) years must be specialized in the areas of public health communication and engagement Experience analysis of policies and or regulations; Experience developing communication plans; Excellent verbal and written communication skills, prioritization skills, ability to recognize client needs, exceptional organizational and collaboration skills, capable of taking direction and being adaptable to change; and Exceptional customer service orientation, attention to details and deadlines ensuring effective task management, be comfortable public speakers who can provide presentations and reports on their findings, and work well as part of a team