QED Systems, LLC, is currently recruiting for a Public Affairs Officer (Specialist) to join our team at Fort Meade, MD to support USCYBERCOM J0/J1 contact.

Duties:

• Respond to routine, non-technical requests for information (RFI); schedule appointments; make arrangements for conferences, meetings, and presentations, including location, schedule, and agenda; and coordinate all other arrangements with PAO staff/participants.
• Assist with office procedures, Command protocol, correspondence, messages, reports, forms, filing, mail, training, travel security, personnel procedures, and preparation for office moves.
• Produce unclassified written and visual (still photo and video) products to keep USCYBERCOM personnel, the U.S. public, and private media properly informed of activities conducted by the Command or impacting the Command.
• Objectively assess market penetration and public/media perception of the Command’s strategic messaging and recommend adjustments as necessary.
• Provide advice on public messaging to the other J-Directorates during the development of plans, exercises, and operations in and through cyberspace.
• Compose routine/non-technical correspondence, prepare reports, and make content contributions and corrections to internal Command administrative/clerical correspondence or other appropriate subjects Command PAO Products.
• Prepare PowerPoint presentations in support of PAO management briefings.
• Maintain the MS SharePoint and shared file locations for KM of documentation and office-related information.
• Provide administrative coordination activities for obtaining spaces to accommodate meetings, working groups, events, conferences, conference support, materials required to support such events, and the IT and audio/visual video teleconference (VTC) services and equipment that may be needed at the UNCLASSIFIED, SECRET, and TOP SECRET levels.
• Initiate and make recommendations to Government Leadership on process changes to optimize efficiency and effectiveness and on new product/service offerings to enhance support to the PAO.
• Provide a weekly written Progress, Status and Management Report summarizing specific tasks completed/deliverables provided and a brief synopsis of ongoing work that had not yet resulted in a completed deliverable.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Remain attuned to on-going and future planned Command activities.
• Be deeply conversant with the vision, mission, and intent of the USCYBERCOM leadership, and remain well-informed and proactive in understanding and clearly communicating facts based USCYBERCOM perspectives and concerns to the USCYBERCOM workforce, media, and the U.S. public.
• Detailed-oriented with excellent technical, verbal, and written communication skills.

Required Clearance:

• ACTIVE CLEARANCE LEVEL REQUIRED: TS/SCI with CI Poly

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher degree in related field, which includes, but is not limited to: English, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or Strategic Communications from an accredited college or university is required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience as a DoD Public Affairs Specialist is required.
• High School diploma with six (6) additional years of specialized experience in Military Public Affairs may be substituted in lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree.

Travel:

Less than (Not less than) 10% travel is expected for this position. Travel may include continental United States and outside continental United States locations.

Work Environment:

This position will be co-located with customers and other contractors in USCYBERCOM (also co-located with the National Security Agency (NSA)). This position is full-time on-site and does not allow for a regular hybrid or telework structure. Telework may be required due to exceptional circumstances (extreme weather, pandemic, etc.).

Physical Demands:

Physical demands of this position include ability to:

• Be independently mobile.
• Communicate effectively with co-workers and customers.
• Withstand prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and computer use.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full‐time position, Monday through Friday. Flexibility around core hours. Travel may occur outside of normal core hours.

Additional Information:

Please note this job description is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Actual assigned tasking will change with or without notice to best support client requirements.

Compensation

QED offers a competitive compensation package for employees. Our total compensation package is value-based and negotiable depending upon the candidate’s specific skills and applicable relevant experience.

QED Systems, LLC provides equal employment opportunities for all persons and prohibits discrimination in employment because of race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, creed, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, disability, non-disqualifying disability, or any other protected class.

QED Systems, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer - M/F/D/V