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Executive Assistant
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Provides direct onsite executive support to the DARPA Biological Technologies Office Deputy Director, receiving, tracking, escalating and closing action items and taskers across Pentagon, Joint Staff and interagency channels.
About this role
Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted.
The Joint, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Interagency Division provides expert support services to a range of customers spanning across the Department of Defense, Federal Civilian, and international markets. JOID provides a diverse portfolio of analytical and programmatic capabilities to help our customers make informed decisions on their most challenging issues.
SPA provides critical decision support to enabling and executing a strategy of technological superiority and enabling the delivery and sustainment of secure, resilient, and preeminent capabilities to the warfighter quickly and cost effectively. Our team of experienced military, technical, and operations research analysts is skilled in evaluating military problems, identifying the driving factors, devising innovative approaches, collecting applicable data, developing necessary software tools, and performing thorough and timely assessments to inform technology and acquisition governance decisions to ensure U.S. military forces retain military superiority in the future.
We have an immediate need for an Executive Assistant to provide onsite support out of DARPA's HQ in Arlington, VA.
Responsibilities
The Executive Assistant will provide direct support to the DARPA Biological Technolgies Office Deputy Director. Working with the Front Office staff, Principal Advisors, Briefing Coordinators, and Executive Assistants, the candidate will receive, frame, assign, track, escalate, and close action items and taskers. Apply an understanding of how taskers move through the Pentagon, the Services, Joint Staff, OSW, and interagency channels to drive actions and taskers toward resolution. The candidates's daily support will allow the Deputy Director to operate at full speed with confidence that every commitment, however it arrived, is being owned, tracked, and driven to resolution.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years of experience
- Prior DoD Executive Assistant experience
- Active Secret clearance
- Ability to work fully onsite in Arlington, VA
Desired:
- Active TS/SCI clearance
Pay Range Information
At SPA, we strive to deliver a robust total compensation package that will attract and retain top talent. Elements of the compensation package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. SPA provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, etc. Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only. Salaries are commensurate with experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. Virginia, Pay Transparency Salary range: USD $100,000.00/Yr. - USD $130,000.00/Yr.
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