STRATEGIC PLANNING AND COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

STRATEGIC PLANNING AND COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

Department: Department of Defense

Location(s): Fort Lee, Virginia

Salary Range: $111183 - $144540 Per Year

Job Summary: This position Reports to the Director of Strategic Initiative Office (SIG). Serves as a principal strategic planner and engagement advisor to the DeCA Director of the Strategic Initiative Office informing and educating both internal and external audiences. Read the entire announcement before starting the application process.

Major Duties:

• As the Strategic Planning and Communications Specialist, you will be responsible for the following duties: Leads development and alignment of DeCA's long-range strategic plans with DoD and agency priorities. Creates and coordinates agency-wide communication strategies, including senior leader messaging and high-visibility products. Provides strategic analysis and recommendations to leadership on initiatives, performance measures, and organizational impacts. Facilitates cross-directorate collaboration to synchronize planning, modernization, and operational initiatives. Develops and implements change-management and stakeholder-engagement plans for agency transformation efforts. Evaluates program effectiveness, tracks performance metrics, and prepares reports and dashboards for leadership review. Read the entire job announcement. Focus on the following sections to understand whether or not you qualify for the position. This critical information is found under: Duties and Qualifications How to Apply (including a preview of the assessment questionnaire, if applicable) How You Will be Evaluated Your resume must thoroughly describe how your skills and experiences align to the criteria defined in the Qualifications section of this announcement and it must support your responses to the assessment questionnaire. We do not assume you have the necessary experience to successfully perform in this job regardless of your employment history or academic career.

Qualifications: To qualify for Strategic Planning and Communications Specialist your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. Creditable specialized experience includes:GS-13 Leading development of strategic plans aligning agency priorities with guidance. Developing agency-wide communication products and senior leader messaging. Advising leadership using performance data to identify gaps and recommend improvements. Coordinating cross-directorate planning efforts to synchronize enterprise initiatives. Executing change-management and stakeholder-engagement activities for major reforms. Time-in-grade applies to the promotion of current and former federal employees who hold or have held a permanent GS position in either the competitive or excepted service in the previous 52 weeks, including current employees applying under VEOA. Your application package must contain proof you meet this requirement. See Required Documents for more information. For GS-13: You must have 52 weeks of Federal service at or equivalent to GS-12 Time after competitive appointment. Current federal civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since being selected for a non-temporary appointment from a competitive examination register of eligibles (an announcement opened to the public) or under a direct hire authority. As part of the online application process, you will respond to a series of questions designed to evaluate your level of experience in these competencies: Communication Critical Thinking Planning and Evaluating Stakeholder Management Vision Overtime: Occasional Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt. Bargaining Unit Status: Not Covered. Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered: No. DoD criteria not met. Obligated Position: No. PCS Available: No. Telework eligible: Yes. Remote work eligible: No. At a minimum, your resume MUST contain your name, address, and contact information, and the following for each listed job experience: Job title; Series and grade, if it is a federal civilian position; Employer's name and address; Employment beginning and ending dates (Month/Year); Number of hours worked per week, and Description of duties performed. DO NOT send a list of competencies or skills in place of a description of the duties performed.

How to Apply: Your complete application package must be received by 11:59 PM ET on 05/18/2026. You are responsible for verifying your application package is complete, accurate, and submitted timely. As uploaded documents may take one or more hours to clear the virus scan, plan accordingly to ensure your application process is complete and your application package is submitted by the specified closing date and time. To begin, click Apply to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your resume, required documents, and/or other supporting documents. You need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply or create an account before applying. You will be taken to an online application. Follow all prompts and complete the online application, verify you've included all required and supporting documentation, and submit your application. Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application is found at the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center. To receive consideration, you must complete all steps of the application process. You can verify your application status by logging into your USAJOBS account, selecting the Application Status link, and then selecting the More Information link for this position. The Application Status page displays your application status, the documents received and processed, and your questionnaire responses.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-18