Technical Writer-Communications Specialist

Chevo Consulting

$80K — $90K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active secret clearance required.
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
  • Minimum 3 years of technical writing or communications experience.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Teams and SharePoint.
  • Proficient in Adobe Pro for document editing.

Responsibilities

  • Develop artifacts for the DHS IRD Strategic Plan and stakeholder communication.
  • Create governance documents from IRDC Process forums.
  • Maintain the DHS IRDC Council website on DHS Connect.
  • Manage the Portfolio Management Branch Teams Site.
  • Execute broadcasts via MS Teams for monthly briefings.
  • Review and edit technical documents in various formats.
  • Adhere to DHS writing style guides.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Paid leave and observance of all 11 federal holidays.
  • 401K plan with employer matching contributions.
  • Monthly SMART card contribution for commuting expenses.
  • Tuition assistance for continued education.
Full Job Description
Job Type

Full-time

Description

Chevo is hiring a Technical Writer/Communications Specialist to support a DHS customer. You will be responsible for writing and editing a variety of technical and marketing documents, as well as maintaining the customer's SharePoint and Teams sites.

Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Support development of artifacts for communicating the Department-wide Innovation, Research, and Development (IRD) Strategic Plan and implementation with strategic stakeholders.
  • Support development of governance artifacts resulting from Innovation, Research, and Development Coordination (IRDC) Process forums, to include decision memoranda.
  • Maintain the DHS IRDC Council website on DHS Connect.
  • Maintain the Portfolio Management Branch Teams Site.
  • Support the development and execution of broadcasts via MS Teams for monthly Mission Monday briefings involving Component guest speakers.
  • Provide technical review and edits of PowerPoint presentations, MS Word and Excel documents, and Adobe Pro documents
  • Utilize writing style guides provided by DHS.


Requirements

Required Qualifications:
  • Active secret clearance.
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
  • 3+ years of experience providing technical writing and/or communications support.
  • High level of proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office products, applications, and services, including but not limited to Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  • High level of proficiency in the use of Adobe Pro.


Desired Qualifications:
  • Previous experience supporting DHS or a Federal research and development program.
  • DHS suitability.


Work Environment:

Work will be performed onsite at St. Elizabeth's Campus in SE DC. Due to the sensitive nature of the work environment, candidates must have an active Secret clearance. Hybrid may be an option but is not guaranteed.

Occasional travel outside of the DC metro area may be required.

SALARY RANGE: $80K To $90K (subject to change)

ELIGIBLE FOR PERFORMANCE BASE BONUS

Chevo offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage, paid leave, observes all 11 federal government holidays, 401K plan with matching, monthly SMART card employer contribution for commuting expenses, tuition assistance and more!

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