The Engagement Protocol Communications Officer will provide support for NGA Q’s GEOINT Persistence and Space Division coordinating meetings and engagements at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) onsite in Dayton, OH. The position shall support NGA GEOINT Innovation & Research’s (NGA Q) mission to be a premier R&D organization with the unique focus of leading GEOINT research. NGA Q is responsible for performing scientific research and transitioning innovative concepts and capabilities to solve NGA, NSG, Allied System for Geospatial Intelligence (ASG), IC, and DoD hard problems. NGA Q requires support staff who can assist in the day-to-day coordination and data management that support these activities. 

TALENT PIPELINE - Qualified applicants will be contacted as soon as funding for this position is secured. - tentative start date is Early-December 2026.

Responsibilities:

Ability to plan, organize, and logistically support meetings and events for various audiences and purposes.
Help coordinate events from end-to-end.  Tasks will include handling of event registration, agenda, clearances, briefings, technical write-ups and abstracts.    

Requirements:

· TS/SCI

· BA/BS or MA/MS in communications, psychology, management or equivalent degrees

· 10+ years of work experience.

· Technical Skills - understanding the community, team, and OPIR (Overhead Persistant Infrared) capabilities. 

· Expert in PowerPoint.

· Extensive knowledge in graphic tools such as Adobe Illustrator.

· Ability to coalesce inputs from diverse technical sources and SMEs to produce high-quality briefs, reports, slide decks, and other communication products for leadership and stakeholder review.

· Coordinate NGA material of Technical Exchanges for engagements to senior leadership and stakeholders 

· Communications activities include briefing support, routine internal communication, and weekly activity reports.

· Create, review, and edit technical narrative to ensure to products are accurate, clear, visually coherent and tailored to the intended audience, including senior leadership and stakeholders.

· Desktop publishing and graphic design.

· Must be able to take briefings and content from SMEs and PMs and turn into polished material that can be presented to senior leadership and stakeholders.

· Work with graphic artists and other support personnel to develop new visual concepts, refine existing products, and improve the quality and clarity of briefing and communication materials.

· Plan, organize, and logistically support internal and external meetings, technical exchanges, and mission events, including agenda development, scheduling, coordination, and production of supporting conference materials.

· Support recurring high-visibility events such as the annual OPIR Tech Forum by helping prepare materials, coordinate logistics, and enable effective engagement among technical and mission stakeholders.

· Prior or current experience working with a research and development organization or government agency.