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Staff Assistant Security Clearance Jobs in Washington, USA at Cherokee Federal
Position: Staff Assistant with Security Clearance
Staff Assistant This position requires an active Secret clearance to be considered. Must be able to obtain Top Secret/SCI after hire. A government contract requires that this position be restricted to U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. You must provide documentation that you are a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident to qualify. The Staff Assistant provides administrative planning, implementation services, and program support to AUKUS Senior Advisor and staff.
The position requires strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to manage sensitive information and high-level engagements. Compensation & Benefits:
Estimated Starting Salary Range for Staff Assistant: $ Pay commensurate with experience. Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and other possible benefits as provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice. Staff Assistant Duties and Responsibilities At the direction of the AUKUS Senior Advisor and Principal Deputy Advisor, ensures that proposals and orders are directed to the proper offices for implementation and prompt action.
• Working with the Senior Advisor, Principal Deputy Advisor, and other Department personnel, designs and implements a knowledge management system to track assignments, share information, and maintain core documentation.
• Accompanies the AUKUS Senior Advisor, Principal Deputy Advisor, or other T/AUKUS personnel to international and domestic meetings and conferences, developing material and information on issues which arise. Prepares vouchers upon completion of the travel.
• Ensures that all official communications to the T/AUKUS team are properly and promptly handled, in accordance with records requirements and Department standards.
• Maintains schedule for the Senior Advisor and other AUKUS personnel as required – arranging, referring to other officials, rescheduling appointments if necessary. Prepares and requests briefing memoranda for meetings, including through the Department paper tasking system; arranges for oral briefings and determines invitees to meetings.
• Makes and acknowledges social arrangements and obligations for the AUKUS Senior Advisor Principal Deputy Advisor, and other T/AUKUS personnel as required.
• Makes travel arrangements, hotel reservations, submit passports applications, visas, and travel advances, as necessary.
• Takes and transcribes notes during international, interagency, or public meetings as required.
• Drafts, clears, and submits congressional reports and other products in line with T/AUKUS and Department guidance.
• Carries out special assignments using a high degree of tact and diplomacy.
• Assists in the preparation of a large volume of correspondence, telegrams, memoranda, briefing papers, and reports, frequently working with senior level contacts at the White House National Security Council, Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, Energy, Justice, and across the Department of State.
• Serves as a liaison for administrative HR matters, e.g., performance appraisal reminders, leave restoration procedures, proxy access in performance management systems, and award nomination procedures.
• Serve as T/AUKUS timekeeper, ensuring that personnel comply with all relevant Department time and attendance requirements.
• Acts as a liaison for GSO work orders and IT maintenance and computer issues.
• Manages conference room schedule requests.
• Assists new staff members, processes new hire paperwork and coordinates equipment and security accesses.
• Assists T/AUKUS personnel in scheduling meetings at the TS and TS/SCI level, such as National Security Council or Intelligence Community briefings. Reads and tracks TS and TS/SCI materials related to special assignments and aforementioned functions. Ensures classified materials are managed appropriately, including procedures for handling and storing SCI documents. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree, or a high school diploma or GED with five (5) years experience in international politics/foreign policy, military/defense or security cooperation.
• Prior experience working with the Department of State or…
Title: Staff Assistant Security Clearance
Company: Cherokee Federal
Location: Washington, USA
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