GBS Solutions Corporation (www.gbssol.com) is a small business founded in 2014 to deliver high quality, innovative business and technical solutions. GBS has a reputation for outstanding leadership, customer and employee care, and innovation. We take pride in providing highly trained professionals with in-depth expertise in many technical areas as well as professional and administrative services.

GBS is looking for a Communications Specialist to support the Journal of DoD Research and Engineering (JDR&E). The successful candidate will be responsible for office management of the JDR&E publication's development. Support will be provided at the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) in Ft. Belvoir, MD. Secret Clearance Required.

Job Functions

• Coordinate with the rest of the journal development team and DTIC counterparts to ensure maintenance of quality standards in publishing this scientific journal
• Maintain electronic publication sites, assist with journal planning, help maintain tracking documents, organize and maintain databases, assist in user registration, and prepare and coordinate meetings in support of journal promotion activities and development
• Organize and coordinate office operations and procedures to ensure organization effectiveness and efficiency; maintain the JDR&E SharePoint site; and support community outreach events through maintenance and shipment of JDR&E promotion materials
• Monitor the day-to-day operations and overall performance of SharePoint
• Provide knowledge management support, involving database searches, generating database management reports reflecting trend analysis and ability to effectively access / search web-based, collaborative software platforms like SharePoint, assisting in the planning and future development of database requirements, compiling data from various sources and formats into spreadsheets and databases to be used in reports and/or databases, and developing Boolean search strings

Experience Requirements

• Prior office management experience working in a government office environment is highly desired
• Experience with official document quality publication in MS Word; MS Excel; databasing in MS Access, presentations in MS PowerPoint, and use of MS Project is highly desired
• Familiarity with the DoD Information Analysis Center (DoD IAC) program or mission of the DTIC is highly desired
• Experience
• Operating in an automated workflow process environment such as SharePoint;
• Experience in PowerApps is a plus
• Researching and navigating databases to include basics of Boolean searches and establishing metadata to support literature searches of databases;
• With relational databases; and
• Ensuring storage and archiving procedures are functioning correctly

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite is required
• Proficient writer with excellent communication skills
• Creative thinker with a solid foundation in logic and reasoning
• Very strong attention to detail
• Very customer focused with good listening and verbal communication skills, telephone skills, and research skills
• Ability to
• Manage multiple, on-going projects;
• Prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a busy environment;
• Perform tasks with minimal supervision and infrequent instructions;
• Work independently to solve technical issues; and
• Establish the needs of users and monitor user access

Education / Certification Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts degree, preferably in English or communications, and two years of general office experience is required
• Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active Secret Clearance