CGI Federal Job Requisition Form

Project Name

Thought Leadership

Project Description

CGI Group’s thought leadership program is a high-profile activity providing practical, actionable insight and analysis to executives in the U.S. federal government. The assistant director’s position provides an opportunity to apply communications skills and knowledge of federal operations in an entrepreneurial environment to build skills in communications, strategic planning, online and print publishing and writing and editing while helping to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government.

CGI's Thought Leadership program was designed to increase CGI's profile within the federal information technology market by enhancing CGI’s relationships with key government leaders and influencers and differentiating CGI as an expert executive adviser on improving management and operations using IT.

In partnership with academic, media and non-profit organizations, the thought leadership program creates printed and digital publications and videos and live and online events that address federal leaders’ challenges and areas of CGI expertise.

Hiring Contact

Anne Laurent

Position Location

Fairfax

Target Salary

$125,000

Maximum Salary

$125,000

Member Title (Consultant, Director, etc…)

Executive Consultant

Education/Special Certification Requirements

N/A

Date Required

11/15/10

# of Resources Required

1

Clearance Required

No

US Citizenship Required?

No

Is this a NEW position or a REPLACEMENT position?

New

Billable or Non-billable?

Non-billable

Job Title for Opening

Assistant Director, CGI Initiative for Collaborative Government

Travel Required? If yes, what % and where will they travel?

Minimal to attend conferences and training

Position Description

The assistant director for thought leadership works with the director to run CGI’s internal public policy project and interacts closely with executives across the CGI Federal and Defense and Intelligence business units to align thought leadership and business strategy. This executive consultant-level staffer will work closely with the director to deepen relationships with the leaders of strategic accounts, meeting with them regularly to understand and align with their strategies. He or she also will write and help review and copy-edit articles for a quarterly publication featuring thought leadership in critical topic areas for federal executives and the business unit. He or she also will draft and copy-edit content for publications, reports, issue briefs, white papers, the thought leadership program’s Web site, event invitations, email marketing pieces and other artifacts. The EC will supervise the Web master and monitor the Web, media and interest group and academic publications to feed the daily enewsletter. These duties require tact and diplomacy in dealing with executives within the business unit group, federal policymaking organizations and federal departments and agencies. Also necessary: adaptability, curiosity and a firm grasp of constantly evolving policies in federal management, IT management and acquisition, the federal market and the operations of the Executive Branch and Congress. A strong candidate will have experience with government and writing and editing for a general audience and with Web publishing. Experience with digital video would be a plus. He or she also will be self-starter, a quick study, a multi-tasker, an experienced relationship-builder, a pragmatic problem-solver, an excellent communicator, utterly reliable, client-focused, efficient, and results-oriented.

Could this work be performed in Southwest Virginia?

No

List Skills Needed

Year(s) of Experience Desired for the Skill

Demonstrated ability to build excellent working relationships with highly independent senior executives

Five or more

Writing that translate complex concepts for a general readership

Two to three

Editing, copyediting, proof-reading

Two to three

Web publishing

Two

Corporate communications

Three to five

List Interviewers (for external candidates only)

Anne Laurent, Andrew McLauchlin, Gregg Mossburg,

Other information you wish to provide

(“Selling points”, etc.)