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Sr. Public Relations Specialist

Deloitte
Deloitte Salary
Honolulu, HI Full Time
POSTED ON 4/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/17/2026
Our Deloitte AI & Engineering team to transform technology platforms, drive innovation, and help make a significant impact on our clients' success. You'll work alongside talented professionals reimagining and reengineering operations and processes that are critical to businesses. Your contributions can help clients improve financial performance, accelerate new digital ventures, and fuel growth through innovation.

Work You'll Do

Strategic Engagement Action Officer

  • Support USINDOPACOM Leadership and Combatant Command Staff by coordinating logistics and products for strategic engagements with State of Hawaii stakeholders.
  • Create and track tasks using the Task Management System (TMS).
  • Draft engagement papers, information papers, talking points, and executive summaries.
  • Manage calendar invites, provide meeting support, and coordinate across organizations.
  • Develop agendas, prepare background materials, and produce meeting summaries.
  • Collaborate with INDOPACOM Public Affairs, Protocol, NCIS, and other entities to manage engagement details.
  • Support and coordinate recent high-profile events such as Memorial Day Ceremonies, Vietnam War Veterans Day, and the Hawaii Military Affairs Council Bi-Annual State of the Indo-Pacific.

Community Relations Action Officer

  • Plan, manage, and support community outreach across USINDOPACOM components and with the State of Hawaii.
  • Synchronize service component engagements and outreach through the Hawaii Strategic Engagement and Government Affairs (SEGA) Sync monthly meetings.
  • Develop and maintain a monthly engagement calendar (45-day Outlook Calendar).
  • Create outreach vignettes to highlight positive military engagement in Hawaii.
  • Maintain updated resources for component and installation commanders, public affairs, and community relations contacts (Hawaii Installation PAO Roster).
  • Assist with land lease program initiatives within the DoD.
  • Support strategic planning, reporting, and messaging to improve program execution efficiency.
  • Contribute to understanding historical challenges related to land retention, considering cultural and natural resource perspectives.
  • Support outreach efforts with Native Hawaiian organizations, state and local government, academic institutions, and community groups.
  • Attend and assess community events; represent USINDOPACOM at monthly meetings such as the Hawaii Military Affairs Council, Military Youth Advisory Council, and Joint Venture Education Forum.

Government Affairs Liaison

  • Coordinate communications, requests, and engagements with the State of Hawaii Governor and the Mayor of Honolulu.
  • Serve as the primary contact for matters related to the Hawaii State Legislature.
  • Organize the annual Hawaii State Legislature Visit to USINDOPACOM, including leadership briefs and coordination with service components and the Hawaii National Guard.
  • Track legislative bills and resolutions, produce the Hawaii State Legislature Bills of Interest Report, and conduct weekly legislative syncs.
  • Educate components on legislative procedures and resources via the SEGA Government Affairs Report.

The Team

Deloitte's Government & Public Services (GPS) practice - our people, ideas, technology and outcomes - is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Our Industry Solutions clients seek verticalized solutions that transform how they sell products, deliver services, generate growth, and fulfill mission-critical operations. The Industry Solutions offering delivers integrated business expertise with repeatable scaled technology solutions that are specifically engineered for each sector's IndustryAdvantageTM.

The Project Delivery Talent Model is designed for professionals with specialized skills that align to a current client need. Team members focus on delivering services to clients, without additional expectations related to business development or promotion. Their employment is tied to their role on a project, and they are eligible for a benefits package that is competitive for project delivery-focused professionals.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, Political Science, Public Administration or related field
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
  • 5 years experience in public relations, community outreach, government affairs, or strategic communications
  • Demonstrated experience coordinating multi-stakeholder engagements and managing complex projects
  • Active Secret security clearance required
  • Ability to work onsite 100% of the time in Honolulu, HI.

Information for applicants with a need for accommodation: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles/join-deloitte-assistance-for-disabled-applicants.html

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $113,300 to $188,900.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Salary : $113,300 - $188,900

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