Administrative Assistant

Lynker is seeking an Administrative Specialist to support NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) in Silver Spring, MD. OR&R is a National Ocean Service program office with a mission is to develop scientific solutions to keep the coasts clean from threats of oil, chemicals, and marine debris.

The Administrative Specialist will provide support to the Director and Deputy Director. Provide complex administrative support in the areas of travel, conferences, diversity and inclusion, report preparation, human resources, and communications for OR&R.

Duties of the Administrative Specialist will include the following:

• Provide Directorate support including travel, scheduling (meetings, briefings, travel details, and other calendar events as necessary), and general logistics coordination required for senior-level briefings.
• Develop executive level briefing materials, procedures, and/or policies in coordination with the Director, Deputy Director, and Chief of Staff as requested. The incumbent will assist with the development of leadership briefing packets to prepare for senior-level engagements. The incumbent will also support the development of annual accomplishment summaries (mid and end of year) based on information provided by the director and with input from leadership.
• Provide logistics support for OR&R staff in Silver Spring, MD, including local event coordination for out-of-town staff.
• Serve as the OR&R Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Committee Executive Secretariat and Intranet Page Curator. The incumbent will be responsible for managing the schedule for all D&I Committee meetings and events as well as providing OR&R Staff with details about D&I events prior to the event dates. The incumbent will record detailed notes during meetings and coordinate with committee members to ensure all administrative needs are met. As the D&I Committee Intranet Page Curator, the incumbent will maintain all D&I related content and ensure that the content is updated and added frequently for OR&R staff.
• The incumbent will serve as the primary Controlled Correspondence Coordinator tasked with receiving all incoming/outgoing correspondence requests/actions and collaborating with the appropriate divisional POCs to respond to requests prior to the deadline. This task includes drafting correspondence, memos, and point papers based on information provided by the NOS Controlled Correspondence Unit.
• Provide HR/Personnel support as a member of the OR&R HR Team. Responsible for supporting personnel actions (recruitment, reassignments, awards, performance management, separations, telework agreements, classification, etc). As a member of the HR Team, the incumbent will attend all internal HR meetings in addition to meetings with the OHCS BA and the NOS HR Liaisons.
• Support the OR&R Management Team and Business Operations Division (BOD) with special projects as requested.
• Serve as the travel preparer for several OR&R travelers at the senior level.
• Serve as the backup conference POC responsible for preparing and routing conference packages for approval.
• Other duties as assigned.

About Lynker

Lynker is a growing, Hub-zone certified small business specializing in professional, scientific and technical services. Our continually expanding team combines scientific expertise with mature, results-driven processes and tools to achieve technically sound, cost effective solutions in hydrology/water sciences, geospatial analysis, information technology, resource management, conservation, and management and business process improvement.

We focus on putting the right people in the right place to be effective. And having the right people is critical for success. Our streamlined organization enables and empowers our talented professionals to tackle our customers' scientific and technical priorities creatively and effectively.

Lynker offers a team-oriented work environment, competitive salaries and benefits, and the opportunity to work in a culture of exceptionally skilled and diverse professionals who embrace sound science and creative solutions.

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Lynker is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply.