Sentinel (Gbsd) Administrative Assistant 4 - 12724

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Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking an Administrative Assistant 4. This position is located in Manhattan Beach, CA and supports the Sentinel program.

What You’ll Get To Do:

• Performs normal office functions such as setting up and maintaining files.

• Coordinates travel and expense reimbursement.

• Gathers, compiles and reports on information relevant to the supervisors’ assignments.

• Arranges meetings and conferences.

• Receiving, referring, or answering mail.

• Coordinates calendars.

• Reviews drafts and finished documents for appropriate grammatical usage.

• Answers questions relating to office operations and established policies and procedures.

• The nature of the position involves exposure to sensitive information necessitating considerable use of tact, diplomacy, discretion, and judgment.

• Initiate, research, and obtains information for reports and special assignments.

• May act as coordinator of special projects, following up on pending details, coordinating activities, and ensuring deadlines are met.

• Uses various PC software packages such as PowerPoint, Excel spreadsheets, word processing, graphics, etc., to produce high quality reports, presentations, or other documents.

• Contacts company personnel at all organizational levels to gather information for reports, projects, meetings, and events.

• Will also be responsible for routine administrative duties: coordinates staff meetings, teleconferences, answers telephones, screens calls and forwards messages, prepares expense reports, and maintains filing system.

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent with a minimum of 6 years of administrative experience.

• Experience supporting senior executives.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook the ability to manage multiple calendars and Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint the ability to create, manipulate professional deliverables.

• Demonstrated ability using travel and expense reporting programs and tools.

• Ability to obtain DoD Secret Security Clearance.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Outstanding verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.

• Demonstrated ability in prioritizing multiple tasks.

• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively across all levels of the organization and with outside organizations.

• Demonstrated ability using SharePoint in an administrator role.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

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