Job Family:

Operational Effectiveness Consulting

Travel Required:

Up to 25%

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Secret

What You Will Do:

Guidehouse is seeking a Strategic Communications & Policy Consultant to join the Defense and Security Segment (D&S) Defense & Intelligence (D&I) Practice Area. The candidate will support a D&I team dedicated to advancing the mission of a Defense program & policy office.  

The Strategic Communications & Planning Consultant II will support the development of deliverables and interact with the client daily to ensure engagement success. This includes supporting day-to-day operational meetings with client sponsors and consulting leaders. The Senior Consultant is expected to have experience managing workstreams, advising clients, and creating effective reports and presentations for the client and internal executives.

Typical duties include:

• Providing communications support with consistent messaging and compliance with government standards

• Developing and producing a toolkit of outreach strategies and professional correspondence

• Providing support to Congressional and Legislative responses

• Supporting strategic events through administration, planning and coordination, and execution to ensure success

• Supporting the development of policies and strategies, along with commensurate compliance assessment methodologies

• Providing program management support to uphold cost, schedule, and quality standards

• Support government outreach efforts to create and promote partnerships with communities

What You Will Need:

• Ability to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a SECRET Federal or DoD security clearance 

• Bachelor's degree

• THREE (3) years of experience in communications and/or business analysis/policy

• Ability to work onsite up to 5 days per week at client location(s) in the DMV

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Experience focused on strategic communications.

• Experience with Department of Defense, Public Health domain and/or Suicide Prevention or Legislative Affairs

• Ability to adapt quickly and develop successful professional relationships.

• Ability to assume ownership of significant portions of tasks while collaborating with a close-knit team.

• Ability to use flexible approaches for the identification of client challenges and solutions.

• Ability to work independently in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. 

• Excellent communication skills across all levels of business, both written and verbal.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

• Ability to manage several tasks simultaneously, prioritize and plan work activities while meeting respective deadlines.

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 Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at [email protected]. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.