Administrative Assistant

Worker Type

Job Description

 

Administrative Support Specialist - JNWC

Summary

As a J-Code Administrative Support Specialist in the Joint Navigation Warfare Center (JNWC) you will help empower the Department of Defense’s navigation warfare (NAVWAR) mission ensuring positioning, navigation and timing superiority. You will serve as a member of a team providing combatant commanders and joint force commanders with subject matter expertise on planning and conducting NAVWAR by providing knowledge of friendly and enemy NAVWAR order of battle and PNT-related successes and threats.  You will support the Government with the integration, at the theater strategic level, of C4, cyber, and cyberspace operations into JNWC's strategic and operational objectives.

Position Responsibilities

• You will ensure proper disposition of significant administration workload to maintain pace and scale of ongoing operations.
• You will provide support to action officers planning executive events.
• You will maintain personnel and other files; prepare correspondence, deconflict schedules and coordinate travel.
• You will assist with the management of Task Management Tool (TMT) and act as a TMT SME providing training to new users.
• You will assist in the preparation of documents and support the development of contract deliverables and reports.

Position Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Seven years of relevant Administrative Assistance experience.
• Four years of Executive Administrative experience.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong attention to detail
• Current Secret Security Clearance.

Location

• Customer site at Kirkland Air Force Base

Preferred Qualifications & Desired Competencies

• Certification as an Administrative Assistant, Administrative Professional, Microsoft Office Specialist or equivalent.
• Must work independently with limited government oversight and function effectively as part of a team in a joint working environment.

Physical Demands 

• Travel required to domestic US sites – up to 10%. 
• Ability to work in an office
• Required to sit and stand for long periods (Frequent). 
• Required to talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (Frequent). 

Clearance Level

 

The salary range for this role is:

AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the location, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills.

ITAR Requirement:

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Benefits:  AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.  For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:  http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits.

We also encourage you to review our company website at http://www.avinc.com to learn more about us.

Principals only need apply.  NO agencies please.

About AV:

AV isn’t for everyone. We hire the curious, the relentless, the mission-obsessed. The best of the best.

We don’t just build defense technology—we redefine what’s possible. As the premier autonomous systems company in the U.S., AV delivers breakthrough capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. From AI-powered drones and loitering munitions to integrated autonomy and space resilience, our technologies shape the future of warfare and protect those who serve.

Founded by legendary innovator Dr. Paul MacCready, AV has spent over 50 years pushing the boundaries of what unmanned systems can do. Our heritage includes seven platforms in the Smithsonian—but we’re not building history, we’re building what’s next.

If you're ready to build technology that matters—with speed, scale, and purpose—there’s no better place to do it than AV.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans. AeroVironment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic data, sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.

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