Location: * Arlington, VA (VA - 7) JOB DESCRIPTION: * Serve as the CMO Director's primary staff officer, responsible for ensuring and maintaining continuity of message and intent when developing and reviewing strategic and external communications products and preparing for and executing CMO Director strategic engagements. Strategic engagements include interactions with senior DoD officials, Federal Agencies, and Industry. * Working in coordination with the CMO Executive Assistant and/or CMO Deputy Director, research, collect, and analyze quantitative and qualitative data to provide recommendations and alternate courses of action to support management decisions. * Prepare content supporting various types of briefings, speaking engagements, and outreach efforts. * Create and modify communications strategies and lead and/or support special projects. * Analyze and synthesize observed verbal and written information resulting from CMO Director meetings/engagements and develop actionable plans and tasks as required. * Assist with Policy Analyst duties (Section 4) as required, and bandwidth allows. * Act as action officer support for CMO by preparing leadership for meetings with outside entities, developing presentations, coordinating schedules and talking points, and drafting staff packages. EXPERIENCE: * Bachelor's degree; either a major in or 24 semester equivalent hours in any of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, or organization and management is preferred. * Five (5) years of experience like action officer requirements above. Organized, detail-oriented, and proficient in all Microsoft 365 Office Suite products. Professional, excellent written and oral communication skills, time management skills, experience producing quality briefings for senior officials. Familiarity with acquisition/contracting preferred. Military experience in a similar role would be beneficial to excel in this position. EDUCATION: * Bachelor's degree: Accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, or organization and management is preferred. WORK ENVIRONMENT: * Hybrid - Onsite 2-3 days a week - remote work Must be a US Citizen CLEARANCE LEVEL: * Active Secret Security Clearance