Senior Administrative Assistant

Company Overview

ANSER enhances national and homeland security by strengthening public institutions. We provide thought leadership for complex issues through independent analysis, and we deliver practical, useful solutions. ANSER values collaboration, integrity, and initiative and we are client focused in all that we do. Because we were established for the purpose of public service and not for profit, we measure our success in the impact of our service.

ANSER is seeking a Senior Administrative Assistant to support administrative duties and provide mission support to business areas and functions within NRO. In this role you will handle various transactional activities from moderately complex, and very complex tasks which demand a high degree of autonomy and latitude in planning, organizing, and decision making to fulfill work requirements.

• Recommend innovative processes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the office
• Draft and/or provide critical review of written communication or correspondence in response to complex customer queries
• Prepare routine status reports and track office-related metrics
• Manage routine website content updates and coordinate more complex website changes with webmaster
• Coordinate scheduling, organizing, and execution of meetings, events, conferences, and off-sites
• Attend meetings, events, and forums
• Assist in maintaining inventories, records, and receipts
• Coordinate office renovations and relocation activities
• Support TIER actions, assign actions to the appropriate divisions or branches, follow up on actions, coordinate responses in a non-conflicted manner for senior management review, provide status reports, and participate at NRO-wide TIER meetings
• Draft and/or provide critical reviews of documents such as instructions, spreadsheets, presentations and reports
• Draft and/or provide critical review of briefing packages and present information
• Analyze metrics and provide summary to senior management
• Administer databases and spreadsheets to include managing user accounts and accesses, creating reports, and performing updates.

• Active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience and/or 5 years of experience with NRO, DoD or IC.
• Demonstrated experience with protocol and precedence; NRO/IC/DoD structure, regulations, directives, and policies
• Advanced proficiency and knowledge of Microsoft Office Products and standard computer applications
• Strong oral and written communication skills

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with ANSER, please call  or e-mail Recruiting

ANSER is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We seek individuals from a broad variety of backgrounds with varying levels of experience who have a desire to do meaningful work. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.