Administrative Assistant

Akima; Dahlgren (VA); Hybrid; USD 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits program

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Job summary

Akima Mission Optimization (AMO), an Akima company, is seeking an Administrative Assistant to support NSWCDD in Dahlgren, VA. This hybrid role requires occasional travel to NSWCDD and living within commuting distance.

You will handle onboarding/offboarding, scheduling, records management, and coordination for multiple contracts. Responsibilities include preparing paperwork, maintaining trackers, compiling deliverables, and supporting program management staff across active contracts.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship required; Interim Secret or higher clearance preferred.
• Associate's degree, OR 3+ years of related administrative or program support work experience.
• Comfortable working independently across multiple tasks with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail with a customer-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Provide onboarding and offboarding support for new employees and separations across programs.
• Coordinate deliverables, maintain trackers, prepare status reports and meeting minutes.
• Assist program managers with project schedules, timelines, and milestone tracking.
• Schedule meetings, distribute agendas, capture notes, and track action items.
• Maintain personnel rosters, contact lists, and records for audits and continuity.
• Track government furnished equipment and employee lifecycle documentation.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Customer-focused

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Associate's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Shared drives

Collaboration tools

Job description

Akima Mission Optimization (AMO), an Akima company, is hiring an Administrative Assistant to support active task orders at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) in Dahlgren, VA. AMO requires remote administrative support providing clerical, secretarial, and professional operational services. The role will focus on providing behind-the-scenes administrative support to program management staff across multiple active contracts, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations through organized recordkeeping, scheduling, tracking, and coordination. While this position is remote, there will be occasional travel to NSWCDD for onboarding and team coordination.

This Hybrid position requires that you live within commuting distance from Dahlgren VA.

Responsibilities

Onboarding & Offboarding Support:

• Serve as a key administrative point of contact for new employee onboarding and employee separations across supported programs
• Assist with preparation, collection, and routing of all required onboarding and offboarding paperwork and documentation
• Coordinate with program managers and relevant points of contact to ensure all onboarding steps are completed accurately and on time
• Maintain and update onboarding and offboarding checklists, tracking progress and flagging any outstanding items
• Help ensure departing personnel have completed all required out-processing steps and that records are updated accordingly
• Support continuity of operations by keeping personnel records, contact lists, and access documentation current throughout employee lifecycle changes

Deliverable Coordination & Reporting:

• Assist program managers in coordinating, compiling, and submitting required monthly deliverables on time
• Maintain a deliverable tracker to monitor due dates, submission status, and any outstanding items across supported contracts
• Help prepare, format, and organize deliverable packages including monthly status reports, meeting minutes, training logs, equipment inventory reports, and program updates
• Follow up with team members to collect required inputs and ensure deliverables are complete and accurate prior to submission
• Maintain organized records of all submitted deliverables and supporting documentation for reference and audit purposes

Project Planning & Scheduling:

• Assist program managers in maintaining project schedules, timelines, and milestone trackers
• Monitor and log upcoming deadlines and flag items requiring attention
• Help track labor hours, telework, PTO, and leave across the team to support workforce planning

Communication & Coordination:

• Assist with scheduling and setting up meetings, reviews, and team calls on behalf of program managers
• Track attendance, distribute agendas, capture meeting notes, and follow up on open action items
• Help route documentation and correspondence to the appropriate points of contact in a timely manner
• Maintain up-to-date personnel rosters, contact lists, and emergency POC records
• Assist with visitor coordination and personnel access documentation as needed

Documentation & Reporting:

• Maintain organized project files, logs, and records in accordance with applicable records management practices
• Assist in preparing and formatting status reports, meeting minutes, and program updates for distribution
• Assist with financial tracking documentation including monitoring contract funding levels and supporting report preparation
• Maintain electronic and hard copy filing systems; organize and upload documents to shared drives and collaboration platforms

Resource Management:

• Help track government furnished equipment and property inventory on behalf of the program team
• Assist with compiling and routing personnel documentation such as training records, performance-related forms, and recognition nominations
• Monitor and log mandatory training completion across the team and provide reminders for upcoming due dates
• Provide general administrative support to program leadership to help manage day-to-day operational needs across supported work areas

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with a current Interim Secret or higher (active DoD Secret clearance preferred).
• Associate's degree, OR three (3) years or more of related administrative or program support work experience.
• Comfortable working independently across multiple tasks and systems with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail with a customer-focused mindset.
• Must be a dependable and collaborative team member who works well in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); experience with shared drives and collaboration tools a plus.
• Must be able to come into office on occasion (Approximately 1-2 days a week as needed).

Job ID

2026-25453

Work Type

Hybrid

Pay Range

$28.00 per hour

Benefits

Regular - The company offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) and a range of other voluntary benefits. Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to regular full-time and part-time employees.

Company Description

Work Where it Matters

Akima Mission Optimization (AMO), an Akima company, is not just another federal logistics contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At AMO, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, AMO provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, AMO delivers innovative administrative support services that streamline operations, and enhance productivity.

As an AMO employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.