Delta Solutions & Strategies is seeking a Senior Advisor, Strategic Communications, to provide strategic communications, executive advisory, organizational engagement, and communications planning support to the Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Cyber and Data (SF/S6), Headquarters United States Space Force. The position requires a proactive, intellectually curious professional capable of developing a deep understanding of the SF/S6 mission, strategic priorities, and organizational objectives. The advisor will support the development and integration of internal and external communications, provide independent analysis and recommendations, produce high-quality executive communications, and personally coordinate strategic engagements and events. The successful candidate must combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution, exercise sound judgment, constructively challenge assumptions, and independently identify opportunities to strengthen communication effectiveness and organizational alignment.
What you will be doing:
Strategic Communications Advisory and Planning
Develop, maintain, and recommend updates to an integrated SF/S6 strategic communications plan aligned with government-established mission priorities and organizational objectives.
Provide independent research, analysis, and recommendations concerning communications strategy, stakeholder engagement, organizational messaging, and senior leader communications opportunities.
Proactively identify emerging communications needs, strategic engagement opportunities, organizational information gaps, and potential inconsistencies in messaging.
Evaluate alternative communications approaches, constructively challenge assumptions, and provide evidence-informed recommendations for government consideration.
Develop recommended annual and quarterly communications priorities, engagement plans, and associated measures of effectiveness.
Organizational Engagement and Mission Understanding
Proactively engage SF/S6 directorates, staff, and relevant stakeholders to develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of organizational missions, strategic priorities, ongoing initiatives, challenges, and accomplishments.
Independently research, gather, and synthesize information from multiple sources to inform executive communications and strategic recommendations.
Identify opportunities to improve organizational understanding, message consistency, collaboration, and alignment with enterprise objectives.
Support organizational transformation communications by developing recommended strategic narratives, workforce engagement approaches, leadership messages, and other communications products.
Executive Communications
Research, develop, write, edit, and assess executive-level communications products, including speeches, talking points, presentations, articles, correspondence, testimony, discussion materials, and strategic briefings.
Translate complex cyber, data, technology, space, policy, and operational concepts into clear, accurate, persuasive communications tailored to intended audiences.
Anticipate upcoming communications requirements and independently prepare recommended themes, talking points, audience assessments, and supporting materials.
Develop original communications products that reflect senior leader strategic intent and established communication preferences, requiring minimal substantive revision.
Maintain awareness of emerging national security developments, Department of Defense and Space Force priorities, and relevant organizational issues to inform communications recommendations.
Strategic Engagement and Event Coordination
Support the planning, coordination, execution, and assessment of senior leader engagements, meetings, conferences, roundtables, workforce forums, and other communications activities.
Personally coordinate with internal and external stakeholders regarding schedules, participants, agendas, preparatory materials, event logistics, and follow-up requirements.
Develop recommended engagement objectives, audience-specific messages, briefing materials, anticipated questions, and post-engagement assessments.
Maintain an integrated communications and engagement calendar and proactively identify associated planning and preparation requirements.
Support government personnel in tracking actions, capturing outcomes, and coordinating follow-up activities.
Communications Effectiveness Assessment
Develop and recommend measures of effectiveness for internal communications, external engagements, executive communications, and organizational messaging.
Assess whether communications activities are achieving intended objectives, including audience understanding, stakeholder engagement, message consistency, and organizational alignment.
Gather stakeholder feedback, identify areas for improvement, and recommend adjustments to communication plans, products, and engagement approaches.
Prepare periodic assessments of communications activities, emerging concerns, and recommended improvements.
AI-Enabled Communications and Analysis
Employ government-authorized generative AI and other approved digital tools, where appropriate, to support research, information synthesis, communications planning, content development, and product improvement.
Apply independent critical judgment to AI-assisted work, including verification of factual claims, evaluation of assumptions, and assessment of mission relevance.
Identify opportunities to improve communications workflows, knowledge organization, and product quality through responsible use of emerging technologies.
Comply with all applicable security, information handling, records management, and government AI-use requirements.
What you will need:
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree plus a minimum of 10-15 years of experience in Space Operations.
Space Analysis, Policy, Planning, or equivalent experience/responsibility
Strong communicator/writer for senior COCOM leaders
Speech writing experience
MS Office experience
TS/SCI Security Clearance
Progressively responsible experience in strategic communications, executive communications, public affairs, organizational communications, or related advisory work.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience developing strategic communications plans supporting organizational transformation or enterprise change.
Familiarity with cyber operations, data, digital transformation, national security, or space missions.
Demonstrated ability to assess communications effectiveness and recommend improvements.
Experience using generative AI tools for research, analysis, drafting, or communications workflows in a secure and responsible manner.
Delta Solutions & Strategies offers a generous benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), PTO, paid holidays, parental, military and jury duty paid leaves.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices based on race, sex, age, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring, and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items. EEO/AAP, M, F, V, D
