Strategic Communications Consultant

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What You Will Do:

A career within Guidehouse Health will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients transform care delivery and health care operations. We focus on the operations and performance of mission-oriented agencies academic medical centers and commercial health care enterprises to plan and drive change that enables best-in-class outcomes.

Our Strategic Communications Consultants help federal clients communicate complex information engage diverse stakeholders and advance mission-critical initiatives through integrated communications strategies and high-impact content.

As a Consultant II you will work as part of a team of problem-solvers with extensive consulting and health care experience helping clients solve complex business challenges through strategic communications stakeholder engagement and program support.

Specific responsibilities include:

Strategic Communications Planning

• Develop strategic communications planning for federal health initiatives that include defining objectives key messages target audiences channels timelines risks stakeholder engagement approaches and measures of success.

• Coordinate messaging across workstreams to ensure communications are proactive clear cohesive and aligned with broader client goals and mission priorities.

• Provide communications planning and counsel to support leadership decision-making anticipate stakeholder concerns and address emerging issues and risks.

Internal Communications Executive Communications and Stakeholder Engagement

• Develop executive and internal communications products including leadership messages talking points presentations briefing materials key messages and staff communications.

• Collaborate with clients leadership subject matter experts program teams and external partners to support stakeholder engagement and communications alignment.

• Translate complex policy operational technical and programmatic information into clear audience-focused communications for diverse stakeholder groups.

• Build and maintain trusted relationships across multidisciplinary teams to support effective communication and stakeholder awareness.

Communications Product Development and Content Management

• Develop high-quality communications products for multiple channels including SharePoint content web content newsletters articles emails fact sheets resource toolkits presentations talking points reports and other digital or print materials.

• Support communications campaigns outreach efforts and engagement initiatives that promote awareness understanding adoption and participation in priority programs and services

• Coordinate with cross-functional teams and subject matter experts to develop integrated communications products that are accurate engaging and aligned with approved messaging.

• Apply federal plain language accessibility and style guidance to improve clarity usability reach and impact.

Program and Project Management Support

• Support communications program management by tracking products timelines dependencies risks action items stakeholder input and deliverable status.

• Collaborate across workstreams to prioritize communications needs manage concurrent tasks and ensure timely delivery of high-quality products.

• Monitor communications effectiveness through metrics analytics stakeholder feedback and lessons learned to inform continuous improvement.

• Develop status reports after-action reviews communications trackers and other management tools that demonstrate progress impact and areas for refinement.

Team Collaboration and Practice Development

• Contribute to a collaborative high-performing consulting team by supporting business development growth internal Guidehouse initiatives and mentoring junior team members as appropriate.

What You Will Need:

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD PUBLIC TRUST; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse

• Minimum of a bachelors degree

• Minimum of 1-3 years of experience in strategic communications public affairs communications consulting journalism public relations or related fields.

• Experience supporting federal government programs or healthcare organizations

• Strong writing editing and content development skills with experience translating complex technical or policy information into clear concise audience-appropriate communications.

• Experience developing communications products such as executive communications newsletters digital content web content articles presentations fact sheets toolkits and briefing materials.

• Experience supporting stakeholder engagement organizational change transformation initiatives or large-scale program implementations.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including Word PowerPoint Excel SharePoint and Teams.

• Excellent verbal written and interpersonal communication skills.

• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with clients leadership and cross-functional teams.

• Due to contract requirements US Citizenship restrictions apply

• Currently reside in the contiguous United States

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or other federal civilian agencies or supporting Veteran-focused programs military populations or other healthcare stakeholders.

• Knowledge of federal healthcare programs healthcare delivery health policy or healthcare operations.

• Working knowledge of AP Style and federal plain language guidelines.

• Familiarity with Section 508 accessibility requirements accessibility testing and document remediation

• Masters degree in Communications Journalism Public Relations Marketing Public Health or a related field.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical Rx Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life

• Health Savings Account Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Student Loan PayDown

• Tuition Reimbursement Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

• Skills Development & Certifications

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity EmployerProtected Veterans Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law ordinance or regulation.

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