Strategic Communications Lead

T-Rex Solutions is seeking a highly capable Strategic Communications Lead to support the Stakeholder Engagement divisional lead and other program leaders on their transformational and mission continuity objectives for our Defense Health Agency (DHA) customer. They will be responsible for overseeing the Strategic Communications strategies and initiatives for the Joint Operatorial Medicine Information Systems (JOMIS), specifically by making executive-level briefings for internal to Defense Health Management Systems (DHMS) and external audiences. The Communications Lead is a critical role in supporting the agency's mission and achieving its strategic goals through the development, implementation, and execution of stakeholder communications and related processes.

You will be responsible for overseeing day to day operations of a team of 2+ resources, tracking progress of multiple priorities across technical and functional areas, making executive briefings, and providing related-coordination with senior stakeholders to gain alignment on briefings. You will supervise the Communications function, and potentially others as the JOMIS organization evolves. Success in this role includes using strategy and communications expertise to bring structure to JOMIS and help drive transformational change, as well as, maintain effectiveness and efficiency in day-to-day Strategic Communications activities. This person should think critically, drive work independently, accurately prioritize responsibilities, and develop informed recommendations. Furthermore, one must have the ability to craft materials to convey progress in an easy-to-read presentation (e.g., PowerPoint) for senior stakeholder review.

Responsibilities:

• Engage with the JOMIS PM and other government leaders to create executive briefing materials, memos, talking points, etc. for internal to DHMS and external audiences around both technical (i.e., product rollout status, new capabilities, and plans for future) and operational topics (i.e., deployment)
• Become trusted partner to the JOMIS PM for executive briefings and provide direct thought partnership &support to the Stakeholder Engagement Divisional lead as well as overall JOMIS program leadership on strategic communications
• Coordinate review discussions of briefing materials with different government stakeholders
• Add structure to large forums and executive briefing intake processes in order to push JOMIS toward the achievement of program transformation outcomes
• Coordinate day-to-day activities of 2+ resources in the Strategic Communications team
• Work directly with senior government employees to deliver executive briefings, memos, talking points, etc. on key program priorities, including providing strategic thought partnership on existing and new initiatives
• Proactively develop cohesive and convincing narratives and present these narratives to senior stakeholders for alignment
• Coordinate and facilitate cross-functional problem-solving sessions related to core priority areas
• Engage with external government and industry stakeholders to convey key messages, including setting expectations around priorities and ways of working
• Prepare and/or review key storylines and supporting materials for senior stakeholder meetings (e.g., executive briefing PowerPoint presentations, memos, talking points)
• Track progress of work products across multiple team members and guide related prioritization
• Ensure resources are sufficiently allocated to meet prioritized business needs, including identifying potential trade-offs where needed
• Engage with government leaders to verify that existing strategies and processes meet their needs
• Create templates and instill structure across the government organization
• Oversee execution of quality services and ensure services are delivered to government leaders

Requirements:

• Minimum 7 years of Strategy and/or Communications experience, preferably working with Federal Government agencies (DoD preferred)
• Minimum 3 years of people management experience
• Educational background in strategy, business management or communications preferred. Advanced degree (i.e., MBA) a plus
• Mastery of Microsoft PowerPoint is essential, including creating cohesive narratives using slides
• Ability to use DoD-approved generative AI to create outlines for executive briefings
• Overall understanding of software development lifecycle and agile methodologies to be able to discuss products across their lifecycles
• Proficient computer skills: Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Teams, Slack, SharePoint
• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain/maintain CAC

Desired Skills:

• Prior experience with DHMS, DHA, o