Communications Consultant

Communications Consultant

Who are we?

Dynamic Integrated Services (DIS) is a proud Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business based in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area providing management consulting services to federal agencies and organizations supporting the public sector. DIS offers exceptional client services in the areas of Strategic Communications and Integrated Marketing (SCIM), Information Technology (IT), and Enterprise Optimization (EO).

Most Importantly!

At DIS, we are team oriented, continuous learners, hard-working, creative thinkers, and most of all 'kind people. We are a different kind of company with a truly unique culture, we celebrate people in all forms; one that values our employees and shares a mutual devotion for serving our clients with the highest forms of integrity.

We're seeking a Communications Consultant to support the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in strategic communications consulting for external clients, experience working with or supporting VA, and is ambitious with the ability to lean into complex challenges. If you thrive in dynamic environments and want to make an impact serving Veterans, we'd love to hear from you!

This position is a hybrid role with some travel when needed, on-site, located in Washington, DC.

What does a DIS Team Member look like?

• An ambitious, convergent thinker with a passion for solving complex problems.
• An action-oriented team player with demonstrated experience in strategic planning and assessment for Federal agencies and/or large commercial organizations
• A curious, intuitive lifelong learner with experience researching and analyzing policies and/or legislation and supporting client policymaking initiatives
• A customer-focused, proven writer and advisor comfortable engaging across the hierarchy of federal and commercial client organizations and crafting a variety of written materials to effectively conduct outreach and engage identified audiences.
• If this sounds like you, then we would love to meet you!

Essential Duties

• Develop and execute strategic communications plans related to Electronic Health Record (EHR) implementations or Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) initiatives, enabling higher rates of adoption, ensuring clear messaging for stakeholders, compliance with federal standards, and alignment with organizational goals.
• Support nationwide internal and external communications campaigns.
• Provide strategic guidance to government programs around the latest communications strategies to reach their key audiences.
• Strategize and create original ideas for reaching and engaging target audiences and communicating key messages.
• Develop materials such as communication plans, fact sheets, FAQ sheets, website content, talking points, newsletters, and email messages to support campaigns.
• Help coordinate development of print/web materials and ensure adherence to branding strategies, including presentations, brochures, data, images, proposals and reports
• Conduct research and provide data analysis using a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods including but not limited to environmental scanning, focus groups, interviews, surveying, literature review, statistic analysis of web data, etc.
• Coordinate and lead meetings with clients.
• Generate creative and original ideas for reaching and engaging target audiences and communicating key messages especially around complex topics like risk and compliance in health care settings.
• Assist in maintenance of project documentation.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree highly desired, preferably in communications, marketing, public relations, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of professional communications experience.
• Experience working or supporting EHR (Electronic Health Records) or EHRM (Electronic Health Records Management) initiatives either for commercial organizations or government consulting agencies.
• Experience in communications/marketing and a fundamental knowledge of core communications/marketing best practices.
• Excellent writing and copy-editing skills.
• Creative and analytical thinking skills.
• Strong oral communication and presentation skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Adaptive team player.
• Applicants must have the legal right to work in the US for any employer as sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Preference will be given to qualified Veteran candidates.

Preferred Experience & Qualifications

• Prefer experience working for a federal government contractor, a consulting organization, PR/Marketing Agency, and/or Association.
• Previous experience supporting strategic communications efforts at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and/or one of its three administrations.
• Change Management certification or Prosci Project Management Professional (PMP)

Physical and Cognitive Requirements

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Physical

• Frequently required to sit and work at a desk/computer for extended periods of time of up to 8 hours a day.
• While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear.
• Must be able to have repetitive wrist/hand/finger movement to work on computer and/or related office equipment.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Cognitive

• Ability to learn new tasks.
• Ability to maintain focus and complete tasks independently.
• Ability to remember processes.
• Ability to complete tasks in situations that have a speed or productivity quota.

Salary is commensurate with experience.

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*Dynamic Integrated Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer which is committed to a diverse workforce and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, gender/sex, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, citizenship status, the basis of genetic information or any other group protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance. People with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation to apply or compete for employment may request such accommodation(s) by contacting DIS Recruiting.

accommodation to apply or compete for employment may request such accommodation(s) by contacting DIS Recruiting.