Overview:

Boston Government Services has a need for a State & Community Energy Program, Strategic & Stakeholder Engagement Specialist.

BGS is an engineering, technology, and security firm helping to advance missions of national importance for government programs, national laboratories, national security facilities, nuclear operations, and complex projects. We support clients at every stage, from strategic planning and program management to the execution of engineering and technical activities. We work to attract and retain the best talent because the best talent delivers the best results for our clients. Our capabilities are based on our experience in complex, secure, and highly regulated environments. We leverage our experience and capabilities to provide mission-driven solutions tuned to our client’s mission needs and strategic direction.

This position directly supports the Department of Energy’s (DOE) State & Community Energy Program in communications and stakeholder engagement. The candidate will work closely with the communications team to help develop materials to communicate program information to various stakeholders both internal and external to DOE. The position requires a high level of organization, strong attention to detail, and professional and proficient communication. We seek a motivated and organized self-starter with strong writing skills who can multitask with minimal direction or oversight.

The candidate will be responsible for:

• Helping to draft progress alerts, press releases, and announcements.
• Developing amplification plans, including relevant messaging and media pitches.
• Developing stakeholder toolkits.
• Reviewing and editing technical publications, reports, and presentations.
• Drafting memos and talking points for SCEP and DOE leadership speaking engagements.
• Guiding submissions through approval workflows while maintaining tight version control, including concurrence and greenlight processes.
• Reviewing and drafting social media posts, including accompanying images/graphics, and providing content for listicles, carousels, and threads.
• Writing and editing web content.
• Writing communication, stakeholder newsletter.
• Coordinating with DOE Public Affairs on media inquiries.
• Drafting talking points and backgrounders for media interviews.
• Coordinating with national laboratories and cross-cutting offices for SCEP-funded projects.
• Working with Congressional Affairs to prepare information for Members of Congress when needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field (Communications, Public Policy, Public Affairs, Journalism, or another appropriate discipline).
• 7+ years of experience.
• Professional attitude.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, including plain language.
• Self-starter with the ability to work both independently and as part of a highly dynamic collaborative team.
• Ability to balance multiple long- and short-term projects and competing priorities.
• Understanding of social media platforms (esp. Twitter, Facebook, and Linked In).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working within DOE and clean energy.
• Working knowledge of and/or experience in energy efficiency technologies.
• Knowledge of federal plain language guidelines.

Salary Range: $75-95,000

Boston Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.