Communications Specialist with Security Clearance

Security Clearance required: Able to obtain Public Trust Do you want to make a difference? Cognosante employees are passionate about improving people's lives. With an innovative mindset and an unwavering commitment to those we serve, we partner with healthcare, civilian and defense agencies to deliver exceptional public services and programs. Our multi-faceted technology and customer experience (CX) solutions achieve program outcomes, solve critical challenges and create meaningful change. Whether we are helping Veterans access healthcare faster, ensuring that members of the military complete their missions safely, or helping people obtain health insurance, our work touches millions of people. Are you ready to make a difference? What is the position? Change Management / Communications focuses on preparing users and stakeholders for the migration to a new financial management system, facilitating the acceptance of the new solution amongst staff, and keeping everyone informed of the project's status. The Communications Specialist shall assist the JPMO in managing and overseeing these efforts. What will I get to do? Assist the JPMO in creating and maintaining a Communications Plan that outlines the framework and approach to managing communication across the JPMO and Component FSM programs.
Produces and Coordinates Communications to Department Leadership and external stakeholders such as Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congress. These may include 'one-pager' memoranda, PowerPoint presentations, white papers, and other media.
Develop talking points or elevator pitches and language for Program Manager, Modernization Manager, Chief Financial Officer, and other DHS stakeholders to use when briefing program status.
Take meeting minutes and record action items at all Executive Steering Committees, Executive Stakeholder Briefs, Deputy Under Secretary for Management briefs, and other meetings as required.
Assist the JPMO to develop and execute a communication plan and strategy for each Component undergoing a migration of its financial management systems.
Develop agenda, meeting logistics, briefings, presentations, reports and other communication products for a wide variety of audiences including executives.
Identify key communication activities relating to program milestones.
Review internal and external reports (e.g., OMB Exhibit 300, monthly program reviews).
Coordinate activities with and support Organizational Change Management (OCM) team initiatives.
Refine communications work-plan for pre-implementation and implementation activities.
Write, correct, and support continuous execution of communications plan.
Analyze current communications and mitigate gaps by improving communication strategy and plan. This may include the creation of documents. What qualifications do I need? US Citizen able to pass a government level background check and obtain a Public Trust.
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Management, Systems Science, Engineering, Math, Business, or a related field
8+ years of relevant experience
Proficient using 365 Microsoft Suite; Word, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook OneNote, Access and Publisher. Visio experience highly desired.
Strong quality control experience and detail oriented.
Strong analytical skills and experience is expected writing communication pieces on SELC lifecycle (System Engineering Life Cycle Development) and Project Management skills will significantly enhance your ability to thrive. Able to work in a fast paced remote environment juggling multiple tasks simultaneously. Candidates that do not meet the required qualifications will not be considered . What additional characteristics will help me thrive? Significant focus on detail for a host of continuously moving functions on the Program ensuring that appropriate information is disseminated thorough various channels to the multitude of Clients and Stakeholders in a timely and accurate fashion. Must be a strong team member and a professional in both capturing, editing, and disseminating communications. Must always be able to communicate to a wide spectrum of Client audiences rapidly and effectively, from the executives through entry-level staff and stakeholders. Must be able to seriously multi-task in a very fast paced and demanding work environment. Strong experience in meeting scheduling and knowledge of meeting scheduling tools is essential. What We Offer Our mission is to provide comprehensive and competitive pay, benefits, services, and programs to eligible employees and their dependents that: Ensure optimal health and productivity of our employees
Support employee retention and attraction
Provide work/life balance to ensure our employees succeed inside and outside of the office Compensation $91,242.70 - $150,555.93 The pay range for this job is determined by various factors, including but not necessarily limited to location, responsibilities of the job, and alignment with market data. When determining a salary for this role, the following factors may be taken into consideration - contract-specific affordability, education, knowledge, skills, competencies and experience. The estimate displayed represents the salary range for this position and is just one component of Cognosante's total compensation package for employees. It is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific employee. Cognosante will not provide sponsorship for employment-based immigration benefits for this position. What We Promise Cognosante employees are inspired by our bold mission to improve lives. To achieve this mission, we put our people first. No matter wherethey're located around the nation, our innovative workplaces enable individuals to apply theirskills and experience to work toward a greater good. We foster a winning culture of solutioncreators built on innovation, collaboration, flexibility, and work-life balance.And we invest in thenext generation of diverse talent to foster an inclusive, progressive, adaptable workplacethat prioritizes advancement for all. As an affirmative action employer, we are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class. Your safety during your job search is important. Recruiting communications will always be sent through one of the following corporate domain emails We will never send communications through any other domain, We will never request payment from you, nor will we send payment to you, prior to your start date. If you have been asked to send or receive any payment, or if you have any doubt about whether you have been contacted by a Cognosante employee, please contact us at