Executive Assistant

OBXtek; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

OBXtek seeks an Executive Assistant to provide administrative and personnel management support to the Office of Award Terminations leadership for USAID. The role requires strong executive skills, quick learning, emotional intelligence, and meticulous tracking across multiple workstreams.

Responsibilities include maintaining the SPE calendar, onboarding new hires, coordinating office logistics, and drafting communications for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Business Administration/Management, Public Administration, or Communications).
• Proficient in Google Suite – especially Calendar and Meet.
• At least 3 years of experience supporting senior executives in workflow coordination, cross‑department tasks, data/reporting, and communications.

Responsibilities

• Maintain SPE calendar and track pending tasks daily.
• Take notes during executive meetings and identify actions for SPE’s steer.
• Coordinate office-wide meetings and staff directory; manage seating chart.

Skills

Google Suite

Executive support

Data reporting

Workflow coordination

Cross-department coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Management/Public Administration/Communications

Tools

ASIST filing system

Job description

Responsibilities

OBXtek is seeking an Executive Assistant to provide administrative and personnel management support, to the Office of Award Terminations (OAT) leadership for USAID. The role requires strong executive skills, the initiative to learn quickly, emotional intelligence, and the ability to track and trace work through multiple workstreams. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience with internal and external communications, executive coordination, and impeccable attention to detail.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting the Senior Procurement Executive (SPE)
  • Maintain the calendar for the SPE.
  • Track and report pending tasks for the SPE’s action on a daily basis.
  • Take notes in executive level meetings and identify actions for the SPE’s steer.

• Office Logistics
  • Coordinate, schedule, and maintain office-wide meetings and social gatherings.
  • Maintain the staff directory, staffing metrics, and office seating chart.

• Onboarding New Hires
  • Work with the Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs) to coordinate the onboarding of new employees.
  • Create and maintain new hire onboarding agendas.
  • Serve as the one of the main points of contact for new hires during the onboarding process.

• Voucher and Claims Tracking
  • Assist in managing the submissions of vouchers and certified claims for both SPE and Chief Acquisition Officer (CAO) approval.
  • Assist in managing the submission of approved vouchers and certified claims back to the submitting Contracting Officer (CO).

• Internal Communications
  • Assist in drafting emails for the SPE, CAO, or Executive Action Division Lead to share with the entire office regarding office logistics and important announcements.

• Data Calls
  • Support responses to rapid data call requests from Agency leadership and other federal agencies.
  • Use the Agency’s ASIST filing system to pull valuable information on contracts and awards.

• Agency Clearance Process
  • Manage the clearance process for the SPE and CAO.
  • Coordinate with the Executive Secretariat for Clearances from the Front Office.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g Business Administration/Management, Public Administration, or Communications)
• Must be proficient in the Google Suite - especially Google Calendar and Google Meets
• Must have at least 3 years of experience supporting senior executives in the following areas:
  • Workflow coordination
  • Streamlining daily tasks between departments and top leadership
  • Data and reporting
  • Compiling research, metrics, financial records, and Communications
• Experience supporting government agencies.
• Contract requires candidates with no USAID experience.
• Work on-site 3 days per week.

Security Clearance

Public Trust

Company Information

Headquartered in McLean, Virginia and founded in 2009, OBXtek is a fast-growing leader in the government contracting field. Our mission Our People Our Reputation. Our people are trained professionals who enhance our customers’ knowledge and innovation using technology, collaboration, and education.

We offer a robust suite of benefits including comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, matching 401K, paid time off, tuition reimbursement plans and much more.

As a government contractor, OBXtek pairs lessons learned across disciplines with industry standard quality practices such as CMMC Level 2, CMMI-Dev Level III, ITIL, 6Sigma, PMI, and ISO. Our rapid growth has been recognized by INC500, the Washington Business Journal, and Washington Technology magazine.

OBXtek is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, gender identity, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law.