Partner Coordinator Specialist

Responsibilities:

Build, maintain, and manage productive relationships with government, SLTT, regional, and cybersecurity industry stakeholders.
Coordinate engagement activities and initiatives involving state and local governments, regional associations, and other external partners.
Support DHS/CISA stakeholder engagement programs, processes, and mission priorities.
Apply an understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals, policy, and industry practices to stakeholder coordination and program activities.
Serve as a liaison among internal teams, government stakeholders, industry partners, and other participating organizations.
Plan, coordinate, and track projects, stakeholder activities, deliverables, milestones, and action items.
Develop high-quality written materials, including executive briefings, reports, presentations, meeting materials, correspondence, and other leadership-level deliverables.
Translate technical, cybersecurity, policy, and programmatic information into clear communications tailored to executive and non-technical audiences.
Facilitate meetings, working sessions, stakeholder discussions, and follow-up activities.
Identify stakeholder needs, risks, dependencies, and emerging issues and provide recommendations to program leadership.
Provide consulting and advisory support related to stakeholder engagement, cybersecurity initiatives, program coordination, and partnership development.
Maintain appropriate documentation, status reporting, and stakeholder engagement records.
Support additional program management and coordination activities as required.

Requirements
Strong understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals from a technical, policy, or combined perspective.
Experience working with state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) organizations, including state or municipal governments, regional associations, or similar public-sector organizations.
Experience managing relationships with industry stakeholders and external partners.
Experience working with cybersecurity industry partners or organizations.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with senior and executive-level stakeholders.
Demonstrated experience developing executive-level deliverables, presentations, reports, briefings, and other professional written products.
Experience coordinating and managing projects, deliverables, timelines, and competing priorities.
Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, organization, and general management skills.
Demonstrated consulting skills, including the ability to assess stakeholder needs, synthesize information, and provide actionable recommendations.
Ability to work effectively across technical, policy, program, and executive stakeholder groups.
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain DHS suitability.
Excellent written, verbal, and executive communication skills.
Strong relationship-building and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
Ability to understand and communicate cybersecurity concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Strong project coordination and organizational skills.
Ability to develop polished, concise, and executive-ready deliverables.
Strong analytical, consulting, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
High degree of professionalism, judgment, attention to detail, and responsiveness.
Preferred Qualifications:

Prior experience supporting DHS, CISA, or another federal cybersecurity organization.
Familiarity with DHS/CISA organizational structures, mission areas, stakeholder engagement processes, and operating environment.
Experience supporting cybersecurity-focused federal programs or initiatives.
Experience coordinating partnerships involving federal, SLTT, and private-sector organizations.
Project management experience in a federal consulting or government contracting environment.
Active security clearance, including Top Secret (TS), desired but not required, provided the candidate meets all applicable DHS suitability requirements.
Clearance / Suitability

DHS Suitability: Required. Candidate must be eligible to successfully complete and maintain all DHS suitability requirements associated with the position.
Security Clearance: Top Secret (TS) clearance desired.