Information Experts

Senior Strategist and Project Manager

Position Type:

Full-time Exempt

Position Profile:

Set strategic direction and support the Program Manager on a Department of Homeland Security contract for marketing, and media and Congressional outreach services. This position involves identifying stakeholders, developing and implementing outreach strategies, and following immigration issues.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement an outreach strategy that targets federal audiences, NGOs and state and local groups through traditional Congressional outreach strategies and social media
• Develop and maintain message platform
• Engage Members of Congress, staffers and liaisons
• Understand the issues and manage potential or actual opposition from local immigration groups or political leadership that may affect Congressional relations and decisions
• Prepare county briefs and overviews of political landscapes
• Prepare briefing books and slide deck presentations
• Perform tasks and deliverables associated with congressional relations activities
• Research political landscapes for relevant communities
• Support consistent messaging across all outreach efforts, including media outreach
• Develop testimony, letters and questions for the record
• Generate opportunities for client speaking events and/or vet and support speaking events
• Cooperate with other efforts under this project including training, marketing materials, media outreach and website management

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Congressional process
• Familiarity with immigration or law enforcement issues
• Understanding of local stakeholders and grassroots lobbying
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure and meet deadlines
• Can easily handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Must be able to work cooperatively as a member of a team as well as independently
• Must possess patience, flexibility, and a good sense of humor, and be solution-focused
• Must have strong professionalism and exceptional interpersonal skills

Requirements:

• College degree required with 5 years experience.
• Immigration or law enforcement work preferred.
• Must be able to work on-site for a federal client in Washington, D.C., 9 - 5:30, 5 days a week.
• Must have Secret clearance or confidence in their ability to successfully pass a background investigation.
• Must be U.S. Citizen and have resided in the U.S. for 3 of the past 5 years. Non-U.S. citizens, including Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs), need not apply.

Company Profile:

Information Experts is an award-winning strategic consulting firm offering integrated communication solutions to commercial, public sector and not-for-profit organizations. Our services help clients bridge the gap between vision and mission fulfillment through all facets of internal and external communications including branding, messaging, education, Websites and outreach materials. Clients look to Information Experts for help defining their position in the marketplace, maximizing their human capital potential, and reaching new and potential customers in forward facing and relevant ways. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area, Information Experts is an 8(a) certified, woman-owned business serving the needs of clients across the United States, in Europe and the Middle East.

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