International Engagement Support SME (SOCOM) with Security Clearance

Responsibilities

• Provide SME support to the J3-I Support Cell for the planning, coordination and execution of all bi-lateral and multi-lateral key leader engagements.
• Prepare and review executive correspondence, including review with partner nation personnel, to ensure accuracy of content and correspondence is error free.
• Support the planning, coordination, and execution of multinational events and other executive-level conferences and symposia, including preparation of invitations and agendas.
• Capture notes and prepare read-outs for multinational events; coordinate and follow-up actions, as required.
• Conduct research and coordination as necessary to develop conference invitations, letters of congratulations, thank you notes and other executive correspondence for the Command Group.
• Maintain awareness of international engagements across the Command via monitoring of and inputs to information tools, such as J3-I and Command calendars, coordination with the Commanders Action Group (CAG), Engagement Tracker, Long Range Calendars, and the HQ Visit Tracker.
• Maintain a directory of international SOF key leaders and contacts: draft, conduct research, develop, manage, and update information regarding key leaders across the USSOCOM and international SOF enterprise to enable rapid and accurate exchange of information.
• Provide conference updates to internal and external meetings, to include updating calendars, meeting slides and other briefing materials.
• Track PN Foreign Visit Requests (FVR) and Headquarter Visit Requests (HQV) as necessary to support attendance of international personnel at conferences held at USSOCOM HQ.
• Prepare packets for the Division leadership (bios, interview sheets, and corresponding annexes) to facilitate initial and exit interviews of assigned allied and partner personnel.
• Provide information and support to PN SOF personnel and their families; facilitate in-processing and on-boarding to enable PN SOF performance as a member of the USSOCOM staff.
• Manage and track all PN SOF efficiency reports and ensure timely submission of PN reports, awards and decorations.
• Support out-processing of departing PN SOF personnel in a timely manner, to include planning and coordination for departure awards and farewell ceremonies.
• Perform close-out and escort duties as part of the Division’s Security Procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in international relations, communications, or other social sciences.
• 5 years’ experience using marketing or communication skills, both written and oral, to include preparation of written products for senior leader (general officer/flag officer/senior executive service level).
• Demonstrated executive writing skills.
• 1 year experience in a multinational environment. Experience can be military, academic, business, non-governmental organization, or with another agency of the US Government.
• Desired: Basic language proficiency (1/1; basic conversation/writing) in Romance or European language (i.e., French, Spanish, Italian, other).
• Experience as Event Planner for Executive Level conferences and engagements.
• Experience in use of social media analytic tools.
• Ability to organize complex, inter-governmental events for over 500 people.
• Current Secret clearance and eligible for SECRET access.