Administrative Assistant

Job Details

Location:

McLean, VA or Falls Church, VA.

Relocation Assistance:
No relocation assistance available.

Clearance Required for Start:
Yes.

Clearance Type:
Secret (TS/SCI preferred).

Travel:
Yes, 10% of the time.

We are looking for an Administrative Assistant to support the Space Systems Business Development (BD) organization.

• Collaborative approach, good listening and communication skills, and discretion interacting with leadership and representing the Space BD leadership team.
• Collaborate effectively with executive leadership administrative team to support tasks, ensuring seamless communication and coordination across functions while encouraging partnership and development.
• Proactive mindset, self‑motivated, well organized and detail oriented for fast‑paced environment with high expectations, diverse assignments, and competing priorities.
• Ability to independently solve administrative issues and conflicts, with limited guidance or contact with supported principal in a timely fashion.

• Provide administrative support to include:
• Travel planning
• Managing expense reports
• Meeting planning and execution
• Schedule development and tracking
• Budget support
• Coordinating events/meetings with other Administrative Assistants & Business Operations leads
• Prepare presentation materials for executive leadership teams.
• Support logistics planning and execution of meetings of varying classification levels that may span multiple computer networks (i.e. unclassified and classified computer systems).
• Support engagements of a sensitive nature inside and outside the company.
• Proactively manage calendar, travel, and scheduling conflicts, ensuring the team is well supported.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or equivalent with 5+ years of professional administrative support in a law firm or other corporate setting.
• Extensive experience with timely and accurate expense reporting for complex travel scenarios.
• Advanced experience in Microsoft Office suite (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and Excel), SharePoint (or equivalent), and intranet/internet proficiency.
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to juggle multiple tasks and competing priorities across a geographically dispersed team.
• Experience interfacing with executive level contacts (internal as well as external).
• Experience coordinating Outlook calendars, conference calls, and shared applications.
• Experience coordinating on and off‑site meetings and/or events.
• Experience and proficiency with Concur or SAP for travel and expense reporting systems.
• Must have DoD Secret security clearance at the time of application.

• Active TS/SCI clearance preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Primary Level Salary Range: $66,600.00 – $. The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Benefits:
Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company‑paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit  U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.