Senior Communications, Policy and Strategy Development Support

Overview

We are seeking multiple highly motivated individuals with a strong work ethic to support Headquarters of the United States Air Force, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, SAF/SQ International Affairs/Negotiator Support.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical analyses and direct support for SAF/SQ.
• Delivers a high level of expertise to ensure that complex, potentially controversial, and politically sensitive issues are appropriately articulated to multiple, pre-determined audiences and amplified via appropriate communications channels.
• Develops and delivers communications products aimed at informing and influencing various audiences – internal and external – through numerous fora and all types of media.
• Creates time sensitive deliverables that are strategic, well researched, tailored to the audiences and rapidly adapted to meet changing environments and SAF/SQ goals.
• Conducts research, analysis, and interviews to write and edit a variety of materials such as speeches; interviews; social media content; conference presentations; executive summaries; reports; articles for publication in professional magazines, journals, and other media outlets; newsletters; news releases; notes and other correspondence.
• Provides support to special projects and assignments, such as preparing congressional testimony, written products, and information papers on a wide variety of issues with audiences at the highest level of the nation’s civilian and military leadership.
• Conducts technical analysis, including implications and alternatives, and writes these analyses and recommendations in clear, concise written products.
• Develops, coordinates, and provides inputs to SAF/SQ for development and implementation of policy and strategy for current and emerging national security space issues including, but not limited to, Offensive and Defensive Space Control.
• Develops, coordinates, and provides input to SAF/SQ for strategic guidance regarding Defense Space architectures, capabilities, and systems.
• Develops and/or reviews DoD inputs in support of:
  • Development of other national security space architectures, systems, and capabilities.
  • Civil, commercial, and/or international space architectures, systems, and capabilities.
• Interagency coordination and collaborative policy support with such agencies as OSTP, NSC, DoS, DoC, DoT, DHS, OSD, NRO, NOAA, NASA, Army, Navy, Air Force, STRATCOM, and AFSPC on various topics.
• Drafts NSS Position Papers and develops strategy and shapes adoption.
• Provides technical support to the Defense Space Council, as required.

Skills Required

• 20+ years of applicable experience in an Engineering, Scientific, Analysis, Policy, Planning, or Program Management field related to Defense Space.
• 5–10 years of experience in or directly supporting DoD in force development or industrial workforce issues.
• In-depth understanding of DoD staffing processes, space industrial workforce stakeholders, and applicable NSS guidance and policy.
• Senior staff, writing, and decision-making skills.
• Strong public speaking skills.

Desired Skills

• Recent work experience with National Security Space (DoD or IC) community.
• Experience facilitating IPTs by collecting stakeholder inputs and resolving/scoring critical recommendations.
• Recent experience supporting varied short-notice, high-visibility studies and assessments, meetings, and integrated product teams.
• Work experience with National Security Space launch operations, acquisition, and/or planning.

Education

Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in math, engineering, business, or the sciences.

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