Special Assistant

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Paid time off

Health benefits

Flexible schedule

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks a Special Assistant to support a federal division responsible for reviewing and tracking incident reports and notifying government stakeholders.

You will assist division directors and federal supervisors with daily operations and special projects, providing analytical and coordination services for staff. The position emphasizes project support, workflow coordination, and records management, with remote work options and a comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• Requires a BA/BS degree in a related discipline and at least three years of relevant experience.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite, including Outlook and Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience providing administrative, operational, or programmatic support in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with immigrant or refugee populations and anti-trafficking programs preferred.

Responsibilities

• Project Support: Support the implementation of new initiatives and special projects. Track action items from meetings and assist division leadership with follow-up and documentation.
• Workflow and Communications Support: Track policy changes and communicate updates to division stakeholders; coordinate internal deadlines and reminders.
• Analytical and Reporting Support: Compile and analyze division trends and operational metrics; develop and edit reports.
• Records Management, Administrative Support: Maintain division records, templates, SOPs, and other documentation; provide general administrative support.

Skills

Organizational skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Administrative support

Education

BA/BS degree in related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel)

Outlook

Excel

Job description

Job Description

The Special Assistant (SA) will provide support to a federal division responsible for reviewing and tracking incident reports and notifying government stakeholders. The SA supports by assisting division directors and federal supervisors with daily operations and special projects. The SA provides analytical and coordinative services to the Division Chief and staff, assures coordination of management initiatives, special projects, and daily activities for field operations.

Position Duties

• Project Support: Support the implementation of new initiatives and special projects. Provide project support for system processes, policy updates, and program improvement initiatives. Track action items from meetings and assist division leadership with follow-up and documentation. Provide support as needed for ongoing engagements and interactions that involve external divisions and other stakeholders.
• Workflow and Communications Support: Track changes in policies, guidance, and operational procedures and communicate updates to division stakeholders to promote alignment. Serve as the central point for coordinating internal deadlines and reminders. Track and maintain streamlined communications, tasking, and priorities across the division. Develop and implement systems that promote coordination and communication within the division and with external stakeholders.
• Analytical and Reporting Support: Compile and analyze division trends and operational metrics to identify gaps, bottlenecks, and opportunities for improvement. Develop, compile, review, and edit periodic and ad-hoc reports.
• Records Management, Operational, and Administrative Support: Maintain division records, shared drives, templates, SOPs, and other documentation to ensure information is current and accessible. Provides general administrative support as requested. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Requires a BA/BS degree in a related discipline and at least three years of relevant experience.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite, including Outlook and Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience providing administrative, operational, or programmatic support in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with immigrant or refugee populations and anti-trafficking programs preferred.

Additional Requirements

This position requires an existingMBI T2 Public Trustor the ability to obtain one. This position is 100% remote.

Benefits and Compensation

The likely salary range for this position is $61,625 - $83,375. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Work Schedule and Location

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Travel Required: None
Telecommuting Options: Remote Work Location: Any Location / Remote Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards

• Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
• To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire.
• The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
• Other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
• We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

About GDIT

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

Equal Opportunity

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