Strategic Communications and Engagement SME

About the role

Gemini Industries Inc. seeks an experienced Strategic Communications and Engagement SME to support the Office of the Secretary of War / Economic Defense Unit Division. The ideal candidate will engage with a variety of customers to identify strategic needs that support the Department of War (DoW) and intelligence communities (IC).

Responsibilities

• Provide expert conference support for all types senior stakeholders, related engagements, coordination and planning.
• Create a plan for engagement and collaboration to identify strategic needs across the DoW EDU enterprise to include all of the functional areas.
• Analyze and develop long-term plans pertaining to strategy, modernization, force structure composition and disposition, doctrine, policy, and programming activities.
• Collaborate with DoW EDU to create Measures of Performance (MOPs), Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs), and decision matrices and frameworks.
• Construct and maintain, as required, logs and databases that allow for tracking and recording of events within strategic efforts and programs for the purpose of end-of-year analyses and performance report preparation.
• Analyze annual congressional authorizations and appropriations to determine potential strategic impacts to planned and ongoing OSW EDU activities, and development of a Congressional tracker to account of EDU's appropriated budgets.
• Support the development of engagement plans to effect resourcing support from OSW EDU stakeholders and customers.

Qualifications

• Minimum of fifteen (15) years of related work experience, minimum of ten (10) years of specific work related experience in support of a DoW component.
• Experience supporting strategic planning, conferences, and developing and supporting the implementation of strategic plans, initiatives, and programs that align with the OSW’s stakeholders, including engaging with government agencies, industry partners, and international organizations, to foster collaboration, build partnerships and advance mutual interests.
• Strong oral and writing communication skills to convey complex concepts, policies, and strategies effectively.
• Ability to think critically, anticipate challenges, and lead development of innovative engagement strategies aligned with the evolving defense landscape.

Skills and knowledge

• Advanced Excel and other data analytic visualization skills.
• Skills and knowledge of Generative AI tools and methods.

Other Requirements

• Travel: Minimal travel