Strategic Outreach Lead

The Strategic Outreach Lead serves as a key representative for the National Cyber Range Complex-University (NCRC-U) supporting engagement with Government leadership the NCRC Enterprise universities industry partners and the cybersecurity workforce-development community.

This position is responsible for expanding NCRC-Us national presence developing strategic partnerships attracting high-quality cybersecurity talent and communicating NCRC-U programs and capabilities to executive academic technical and student audiences.

The ideal candidate is an exceptional communicator with experience in strategic outreach marketing presentations stakeholder engagement and developing professional communications and marketing materials. A working understanding of cybersecurity and technical environments is preferred; however this is not an engineering position.

Key Responsibilities

• Represent NCRC-U at Government university industry conference recruiting and workforce-development engagements.
• Develop and maintain relationships with universities faculty career centers Government organizations industry partners and NCRC Enterprise stakeholders.
• Support outreach and recruiting efforts to identify highly qualified cybersecurity students and early-career professionals.
• Develop and deliver professional PowerPoint presentations executive briefings program overviews recruiting materials flyers brochures social and digital content and other marketing and outreach materials.
• Use modern marketing and content-development tools including AI-enabled tools to develop professional presentations graphics messaging and outreach materials.
• Translate complex cybersecurity and technical information into clear compelling content for executive academic student and non-technical audiences.
• Support marketing and promotion of NCRC-U internships fellowships Capture the Flag competitions Innovation Challenges training programs and workforce-development initiatives.
• Engage NCRC Enterprise organizations to understand workforce needs and incorporate feedback into recruiting outreach and program-development activities.
• Coordinate with cybersecurity subject-matter experts universities industry representatives speakers and mentors supporting NCRC-U programs.
• Maintain consistent NCRC-U messaging branding and professional communications across external engagements.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Business Marketing Communications Cybersecurity Information Technology STEM Education Workforce Development or related field.
• 5 years of relevant professional experience in strategic outreach marketing communications program management workforce development university relations Government engagement cybersecurity or related areas.
• Demonstrated marketing and communications experience including development of professional marketing and outreach materials.
• Strong experience developing and delivering PowerPoint presentations and executive-level briefings.
• Experience using tools such as PowerPoint Canva Adobe Creative Suite AI-enabled content-generation tools or similar marketing and presentation platforms.
• Strong public speaking written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with senior Government academic industry and executive stakeholders.
• Ability to independently manage multiple outreach recruiting marketing and engagement initiatives.
• Active Secret security clearance or ability to obtain and maintain one.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working with universities cybersecurity programs career centers or student organizations.
• Experience supporting Government DoW cybersecurity test and evaluation or national security programs.
• Familiarity with cyber ranges cybersecurity operations Capture the Flag competitions Innovation Challenges or cyber training environments.
• Experience with cybersecurity recruiting internships fellowships or workforce-development programs.
• Experience developing digital marketing campaigns recruiting campaigns presentations graphics flyers and event materials.
• Experience using generative AI tools to support content development marketing presentations graphics research and communications.
• Experience engaging senior Government officials university executives industry leaders and C-suite audiences.
• Secret clearance or eligibility; Secret preferred.

About us: We are Command Post Technologies Inc. (CPT). CPT is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing engineering services in the areas of Cyber Security Software Development Test & Evaluation and Strategic Planning. CPT employees appreciate working in a caring environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance. As individuals we come together as a team supporting a culture rooted in our core principles of integrity determination and all of CPTs collaboration efforts our team prioritizes communication accountability and being resourceful in order to maximize efficiency and results.

Whats In It for You

Great health benefits (for more info contact us directly)

Leadership training

401k with generous company matching

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Career professional development

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible hours

Work/Life balance

Rewards and recognition

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Command Post Technologies Inc. (CPT) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) founded in 2008 and headquartered in Suffolk VA with personnel in various states including Virginia Maryland Florida and Texas. With 2/3 of our staff being former military CPT firmly believes in employing veterans. Command Post Technologies Inc. is a unique provider of innovative solutions that enhance our corporate clients productivity and empower our government clients with the ability to protect against all enemies: foreign and domestic. CPT adapts its successful military experiential approach to the needs of leaders in a global business environment and provides an elite leadership curriculum that results in a world-class leadership-altering event.

Command Post Technologies Inc. (CPT) is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We consider applicants without regard to race color religion age national origin ancestry ethnicity gender gender identify gender expression sex sexual orientation marital status veteran status disability genetic information citizenship status or membership in any other group protected by federal state or local law. We take Affirmative Action to ensure equal opportunities for employees and potential employees without regard to race color religion age national origin ancestry ethnicity gender gender identity gender expression sex sexual orientation marital status veteran status disability genetic information citizenship status or membership in any other group protected by federal state or local law.

We abide by the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision and will refrain from discharging or otherwise discriminating against employees or applicants who inquire about discuss or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants. An exception exists where the employee or applicant makes the disclosure based on information obtained while performing his or her essential job functions.