Administrative Assistant 4 – Programs
Posted on: 31 Aug 2021
Redondo Beach, CA
Job Description
Northrop Grumman Space Systems has an opening for an Administrative Assistant 4 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Redondo Beach, CA. This is an excellent opportunity to support the Assistant Project Manager for the Ground Element Hardware and Acquisitions organization. The successful candidate will be a vital member of the team, performing in an administrative leadership role, which involves:
high-level contacts and exposure to sensitive program, customer, new business, personnel and technical information,
necessitating considerable use of tact, diplomacy, discretion, and judgment
communicating effectively and professionally with executive, customer, supplier, staff, support and administrative personnel to gather or convey relevant information
responsible for maintaining Management staff schedule
answering phones, monitoring emails, coordinating critical customer and management visits/meetings/briefings/presentations
supporting positive customer relationships, and coordinating occasional GE events, often time sensitive.
Coordinates frequent, often dynamic travel arrangements, expense reports and routine and non-routine correspondence.
The successful candidate must be proactive, well-organized, and dependable and have the ability to work with minimal supervision. Candidate must be a team player, possess effective communication and excellent interpersonal skills and be able to demonstrate mature leadership capabilities. The position requires a high degree of professionalism, presence, flexibility, diplomacy, judgment, discretion, and the ability to multitask and work independently. Must have the ability to filter high traffic correspondence and contacts, and coordinate high volume of travel (both domestic and on occasion international). Must be effective at coordination/hosting meetings as required, and be able to interface with all levels of management and customers.Basic Qualifications:
High School Diploma or equivalent and at least 6 years of additional education and/or relevant experience
Advanced use of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) or equivalent
Experience with travel booking and expense report tools (Concur or similar)
Experience with purchasing tools (iBuy, SAP, or similar)
Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Government security clearance at the Top Secret level with a background investigation date within 6 years, OR must be able to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Government SCI access with a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) completed within the last 5 years.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in an Director or Executive level administrative assistant position
Typing proficiency at least 50 WPM
Working knowledge of Northrop Grumman policies and procedures
Northrop Grumman
Falls Church, VA
Northrop Grumman Corporation, a security company, provides products in the areas of autonomous systems, cyber, space, strikes, and logistics and modernizations in the United States, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Aerospace Systems, Innovation Systems, Mission Systems, and Technology Services. The Aerospace Systems segment designs, develops, integrates, and produces manned aircrafts, autonomous systems, spacecraft systems, high-energy laser systems, microelectronics, and other systems and sub-systems for use in the areas of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, strike operations, communications, earth observations, and space science.
The Innovation Systems segment designs, develops, integrates, and produces flights, armaments, and space systems. It offers launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; missile products and defense electronics; precision weapons, armament systems, and ammunitions; satellites and associated space components and services; and advanced aerospace structures. The Mission Systems segment offers products and services that include C4ISR systems; radar, electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR), and acoustic sensors; electronic warfare systems; cyber solutions; space systems; intelligence processing systems; air and missile defense integration systems; navigation systems; and shipboard missiles and encapsulated payload launch systems.
The Technology Services segment provides logistic solutions that supports the full life cycle of platforms and systems. Its products and services include software and system sustainment; modernization of platform and associated subsystems; advanced training solutions; and integrated logistics support. Northrop Grumman Corporation was founded in 1939 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.
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IndustryAerospace and Defense
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No. of Employees85,000
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Jobs Posted6018
