Branch Office Administrator & Talent Developer

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab; Laurel, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 37,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education assistance

Retirement contributions

Healthy work-life balance

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is seeking a Branch Administrator to manage daily administrative activities for the AMDS Multi-Domain Surveillance & Tracking Branch. The role focuses on coordinating calendars, meetings, data calls, and presentations, while promoting efficient information flow and cross-branch collaboration.

You will support division leaders, develop staff, and lead sector-wide administrative initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business-related field or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of administrative or operational support experience.
• Strong calendar and database management skills for efficient day-to-day operations.
• Proficient with MS Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Experience as a key office contact, delivering presentations and leading meetings.
• Able to analyze, summarize, and recommend improvements to administrative practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, proofreading and quality checks.

Responsibilities

• Maintain administrative cognizance over Branch activities in a fast-paced environment.
• Manage calendars, craft agendas, plan meetings, and track action items.
• Coordinate branch-wide activities and data calls, incl. sensitive information.
• Develop presentations with research, data collection and organization.
• Promote security and compliance with branch rules and procedures.
• Lead training and career development efforts for administrators.

Skills

Calendar management

MS Office

Presentations

Data reporting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field

Tools

MS Excel

Word

Outlook

PowerPoint

Box Folders

Zoom

Slack

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is seeking a Branch Administrator to manage daily administrative activities for the AMDS Multi-Domain Surveillance & Tracking Branch. The role focuses on coordinating calendars, meetings, data calls, and presentations, while promoting efficient information flow and cross-branch collaboration.

You will support division leaders, develop staff, and lead sector-wide administrative initiatives.