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Administrative Assistant

Sparks Group
  • Arlington, VA
  • $22 Per Hour
  • Instant Apply
1 day ago

Job Description

Sparks Group has partnered with a nonprofit organization that supports military and civilian government agencies through research, data analysis, and consulting. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced administrative professional seeking a flexible, part-time schedule. The ideal candidate is proactive, organized, and capable of anticipating needs, taking initiative, and managing responsibilities independently with minimal supervision.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide advanced administrative support to reduce the workload of the team and support daily business operations.

  • Meeting coordination including setting up meetings, booking rooms, coordinating with facilities, making sure everything is running smoothly etc.

  • Document control, including ensuring that documents are logged into the system correctly and coordinating with project directors

  • Prepare, format, proofread, and edit complex correspondence, presentations, reports, and other documents for final publication.

  • Independently coordinate the production, processing, and distribution of multiple and/or complex project deliverables.

  • Manage the direct manager’s calendar, including scheduling and coordinating appointments and meetings.

  • Coordinate logistics for conferences and business meetings, including reserving conference rooms, identifying meeting locations, arranging travel, securing necessary clearances, and ensuring appropriate supplies and materials are available.

  • Distribute incoming mail and prepare outgoing mail.

  • Collaborate with other administrative team members and provide backup support as needed.

  • Perform additional administrative duties and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications
  • Minimum of 4 years of administrative support experience

  • Strong organizational, interpersonal, oral and written communication, and follow-through skills.

  • Excellent proofreading, editing, and document preparation skills, with a high level of attention to detail.

  • Ability to anticipate needs, take initiative, and work independently with minimal direction.

  • Demonstrated ability to learn quickly, prioritize competing responsibilities, and maintain accuracy in a fast-paced environment.

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, testing required.

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This job is Hybrid Remote.

Pay Range: Hourly $22.00 to $25.00

We offer several comprehensive benefits package including health and life insurance, paid and unpaid time off, and retirement and savings plans to qualifying employees.

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Sparks Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy, citizenship, family status, genetic information, disability, or protect veteran status.

 

Numbers & Facts

LocationArlington, VA
IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
Company Size50 to 99 employees
Year Founded1970
Websitehttps://www.sparksgroupinc.com

About Company

Bringing the Best People and the Best Companies Together Since 1970.

Sparks Group (formerly SPARKS, Sparks IT Solutions, and Sparks Personnel) is the Washington DC Area's leading temporary staffing and full-time recruiting services provider. Whether you are seeking your next opportunity or looking to add talent, Sparks Group is the ideal partner for you! Each of our four divisions (Sparks Office, Sparks Accounting & Finance, Sparks IT, and Sparks Creative) specializes in placing professionals in temporary/contract, temporary-to-full-time, and full-time roles across a diverse array of staffing categories, positions and levels including: office/administrative, customer service, human resources and talent acquisition, legal support, government and cleared personnel, mortgage/banking, accounting and finance, contracts and procurement, information technology and creative/marketing.

Sparks Group brings over four decades of experience placing professionals in challenging and rewarding positions at many of the area’s most prestigious organizations. Our primary focus is presenting opportunities that match each candidate’s skill-sets, experience levels, career objectives, and growth needs. Sparks Group has regularly ranked as one of the top US staffing and recruiting firms having been named to Inavero’s Best of Staffing Lists® for Client and Employee Satisfaction (2012-2017). Additionally, Sparks Group is proud to have been recently selected for other awards Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2017 Best Staffing Firms to Work For, Washington Business Journal Best Places to Work (2017), the Washington Post’s Top Workplaces® List (2017, 2014), Forbes® Best Professional Recruiting Firms (2017), and the National Capital Business Ethics Award.

Skills

  • Administrative Skillsunmatched
  • Business Operationsunmatched
  • Business Supportunmatched
  • Calendar Managementunmatched
  • Conference Managementunmatched
  • Consultingunmatched
  • Data Analysisunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • Document Controlunmatched
  • Editingunmatched
  • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
  • Facilities Managementunmatched
  • Follow Throughunmatched
  • Governmentunmatched
  • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
  • Logisticsunmatched
  • Mail Processingunmatched
  • Militaryunmatched
  • Nonprofitunmatched
  • Operational Supportunmatched
  • Operationsunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Plan Meetingsunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Project/Program Coordinationunmatched
  • Proofreadingunmatched
  • Travel Planningunmatched
  • Willing to Travelunmatched

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