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Provides strategic communication expertise on projects in the development of communications strategies and products including detailed, long-term Engagement Strategies, media analysis, and command-wide tools and templates. Develops and synchronizes strategic communication initiatives for government review and approval. Assists in the development of materials to promote strategic communication and ideas to stakeholders. Develops and implements a Stakeholder Engagement Plan and Communication Plan. Measures impact across all channels and focus on continuous improvement. Provides expert, high-level direction for targeted communications to employees using established Internal Communication best practices and tools. Helps perform quality assurance reviews on written products. Streamlines and improves communication standards, guidelines, and processes. Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral) and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. General knowledge of the defense community and strategic issues facing the community. Ability to provide accurate and efficient service under the pressure of constant deadlines.

Responsible to the Assistant Deputy Program Manager for Interacting with Government project managers to ensure timely and accurate performance status input, facilitating meetings with Government staff to include prioritizing, coordinating and scheduling meetings for Program Manager. In addition, responsible for scheduling, preparing presentations and documents for review, running the meeting and identifying and tracking action items for follow-up. While tracking, measuring, reporting, and communicating project status including risks, actions items and issues, also responsible for editing and providing polished deliverables free of errors. Additional duties include supporting data calls, performing related analysis, and developing reports for executive review.

Arlington, Va

CommunicationsResponsible for assisting Director on corporate PR, advocacy, and editorial opportunities, advertising and all traditional Corporate Communications functions. Examples include trade shows, email campaigns, newsletters, and internal communication. Work in conjunction with the Director to fulfill advertising and focused opportunities. Manage outside vendors as needed for creative services, corporate communications and any other vendors as needed to fill gaps in internal capabilities. Work in conjunction with the Director to direct and manage the creation of all print ads, digital vehicles, direct mail pieces, newsletters, email nurturing campaigns, video productions, and marketing any other vendors as needed to fill gaps in internal capabilities. Work with the Director to write, edit and/or distribute content for inclusion into the various forms of media outreach, to include website, intranet, and press releases. Project: Revamped Careers page on company website.OperationsCoordination and management of all administrative and facility functions for Corporate Headquarters.Direct lead and primary point‐of‐contact for both personnel and building management for facility maintenance requirements, ensuring that the facility maintains consistent functionality.Maintain records and databases for employee resumes, applications, employee contact information, phone listing and emergency contact listing, employee accolades, and employment anniversary dates.Responsible for office layout, construction coordination, and renovations of facility.Maintains control and signature authority for all discretionary expenditures within the division.Sole purchasing agent, accounts payable, to include all invoicing and payments to vendors for Corporate Headquarters. Responsible for events coordination and execution for corporate events.Direct point of contact for company resume database, to include collection, formatting, and dissemination of information.

Arlington, Va

Talent Acquisition Specialist: DOD programmatic support organization. Lead recruiter for JRDC Aerospace sector. Manage project scope, goals, milestones and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders. Assess and prioritize open requisitions in order to source best talent through the use of various job boards, conducting effective and insightful screening, making candidate recommendations to hiring managers, coordinating the interview process by maintaining strong communication between multiple hiring managers and interviewees, and ensuring strong candidate experience by communicating interview outcomes and scheduling second interviews when necessary. Analyze gaps and shortfalls to develop and implement proactive sourcing strategies and ensure an ongoing pipeline of external candidates and balance the speed/quality of source-to-hire turnaround. Develop and deliver progress reports and call to actions on candidate status and requirements documentation to hiring managers. Collaborate with the Director of Operations and other Senior Leadership on forward moving strategies related to social media and external marketing strategies. Manage the workflow and project flow of candidates in Schafer’s designated database system. Receives Statement of Work (SOW) and composes Microsoft Word documents to use in posting new job requisitions internally and externally. Manages new hire processing and orientation through indoctrinating and on-boarding new employees.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Organizational Communication, General

Education record

High School Diploma, General

Activities and Societies: Student Council