Communications Manager

Join the HJF Team!

HJF is seeking a Communications Manager to develop strategies and implement tactics to expand HJF's outreach and digital presence. This position will research, design and create social media and digital outreach tools as well as develop ways to connect online with a variety of audiences.

This position will be in support of the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence (TBICoE) in Silver Spring, MD. The TBICoE is a branch of the Research Support Division in the Research and Engineering Directorate (R&E) of the Defense Health Agency (DHA). DHA is a Federal Program within the Department of Defense (DoD). TBICoE, known previously as the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC), has been congressionally mandated since 1992 and is currently a matrixed research, dissemination, and knowledge translation program, supporting warfighter brain health and readiness by advancing the traumatic brain injury state of the science and clinical standards.

TBICoE's mission to support the warfighter is executed through subject matter experts embedded across DHA facilities with expertise in TBI clinical research investigations, surveillance, clinical tool development and training, cognitive monitoring and assessment, and dissemination of TBI tools, products, and education/training materials to DoD medical personnel, service members, including Guard, Reserve, and operational medics/corpsmen, veterans with TBI, and families/caregivers of the warfighter.

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing military medicine. We serve military, medical, academic and government clients by administering, managing and supporting preeminent scientific programs that benefit members of the armed forces and civilians alike. Since its founding in 1983, HJF has served as a vital link between the military medical community and its federal and private partners.

HJF's support and administrative capabilities allow military medical researchers and clinicians to maintain their scientific focus and accomplish their research goals.

This position is contingent upon contract award.

• Develop and project manage new and creative digital outreach and marketing campaigns for HJF and, potentially, for its customers. Maintain lists of publication citations for internal reporting and public website, and compile schedules of conference participation through publication tracking process.
• Plan, implement and maintain social media and digital outreach strategy and tactics for HJF initiatives, events, and other communication efforts.
• Create, curate, and manage online content via HJF-owned digital assets, including websites.
• Track and report metrics to measure and improve outreach efforts through surveys and other tools.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor. This may include attendance of and participation in required training for role.

• Assigned Lead:
  May recommend the following: employee hiring, disciplinary action, and starting salaries; provide input on employee performance evaluations. Provides administrative and personnel actions supervision for Communications Team.

• Bachelor's degree in a communications related field required. 5 years of experience managing similar work settings may be accepted in lieu of educational minimums.
• Minimum 8 years in related experience preferred. Prior experience within the DoD system preferred.

• Knowledge of the principles and methods of oral and written communication and skill sufficient to develop a wide variety of complex written and visual informational materials.
• Knowledge of technical and professional guidelines applicable to communication initiatives such as libel and copyright laws, Privacy Act implications regarding the release of information, and relevant DoD regulations and practices.
• Skill in utilizing software applications in the development of communications products such as web design and content, social media platforms, briefing materials, and marketing…