Public Health Subject Matter Expert (Psychological Health Campaign)-Hybrid

ICF is seeking a Public Health subject matter expert (SME) with at least ten (10) years of relevant experience to support a Department of Defense (DoD) client in the Washington, DC Metro Area (i.e., the DMV).  This position will work with a varied team of professionals comprised of mental health, communications, and marketing specialists to maintain a highly visible DoD public health campaign designed to promote mental health help-seeking behaviors, reduce stigma associated with mental health, and work towards the ultimate goal of reducing suicide among our nation’s active-duty service members. 

The SME will be responsible for informing strategies for public mental health education to further the aims of the campaign as well as monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on campaign activities. This role focuses on targeting active-duty service members, their families, medical providers, commanders, and other relevant individuals. The SME will ensure the accuracy, relevance, and currency of all campaign materials throughout their lifecycle, monitor campaign performance, and assess its impact on help-seeking behaviors, stigma reduction, and suicide prevention

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a methodology to measure and report on the campaign’s contributions to help-seeking behavior, stigma reduction, and suicide prevention.

• Monitor the performance of campaign activities.

• Produce and deliver a quarterly Campaign Content Review Report that includes (for each content item) the date of release, the date of most recent review, total product views/downloads, a recommendation to update, remove or replace, and the rationale for the recommended action.

• Contribute to the development of campaign content for multiple communication channels (e.g., print, digital, social media, broadcast, etc.) targeting active-duty service members, family members, medical providers, commanders, and others as directed.

• Work with the communications lead to deliver robust product lifecycle management services to ensure the currency and accuracy of all materials; and to modify lifecycle management processes as necessary to ensure product currency and accuracy at all times.

• Assist in maintaining a comprehensive list of all publicly available RWC products

• Represent the campaign at public events and conferences and conduct other outreach activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in public health education, health science, health communication, social or behavioral science, or a related field.

• 10+ years of professional experience.

• 3+ years of experience conducting public health outreach and education.

• Demonstrated experience applying strong written and oral communication skills required to translate evidence to practice for broad based uptake.

• Ability to demonstrate excellent written, oral, and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate directly with peers, managers, and clients while leading projects to successful completion.

• Ability to demonstrate strong organization skills to manage multiple timelines and complete tasks quickly within the constraints of clients’ timelines and budgets. 

• At least 5 years of experience applying advanced MS Office skills, specifically Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Beneficial Experience:

• Doctoral degree (Ph.D. or DPH) in public health education, health science, health communication, social or behavioral science, or a related field.

• Experience in psychological health outreach and education.

• Experience working in, or with, DoD or other federal agencies.

• Experience conducting meta-analysis or evidence grading in military mental health.

• Prior experience supporting federal service contracts.

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