Senior Executive Administrative Aide, Grade N18

Senior Executive Administrative Aide, Grade N18

Salary

$64,104.00 - $101,124.00 Annually

Location

101 Monroe St Rockville MD 20850 USA

Job Type

Permanent

Job Number

2026-00411

Department

Offices of the County Executive

Division

CEX 15 Chief Administrative Officers Office

Opening Date

07/31/2026

Closing Date

8/7/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

FLSA

Exempt

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About the Position

WHO WE ARE

The County Executive oversees the enforcement of the laws of Montgomery County and provides Executive direction to all departments and offices of the County government. The County Executive also develops policies; proposes plans, programs, budgets, and legislation to the County Council; adopts Executive Orders and Regulations and appoints residents to boards, committees, and commissions.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The Office of the County Executive (CEX) is seeking a Senior Executive Administrative Aide to provide advanced level administrative support to the County Executive. The primary focus of CEX is to provide policy direction, reinforce accountability, and ensure the achievement of results for our residents.

The successful candidate is detail oriented, proactive, has strong interpersonal skills, the ability to multitask and problem-solve. This position also requires strong organizational skills, time management, discretion in handling highly confidential matters, and excellent written and oral communication skills.

What Youll Be Doing

The Senior Executive Administrative Aide's duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Managing executive level calendars and emails to include scheduling and coordinating high profile meetings, events, and appointments.
• Acting as a liaison with department and agency directors, senior managers, the County Council and other elected officials, representatives from outside organizations, County employees, and the public.
• Accompany the County Executive to public functions and provide logistical support to ensure a smooth delivery and transition between events.
• Drafting, editing, proofreading, formatting, and routing correspondence, reports, and other documents.
• Tracking and monitoring the status of various issues, documents, projects, activities, and initiatives.
• Preparing packets, agendas, minutes, and summaries for use during official meetings and public events.
• Assembling agendas, data, talking points, background documents, and other relevant materials for meetings and events from County Executives staff, Executive Branch officials, and/or other sources.
• Assisting with proclamations, certificates, and letters.
• Providing support to other Senior Executive Administrative staff as needed.

Excellent writing skills are critical to the selected candidate's success in this position.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience: Seven (7) or more years of administrative aide experience.

Education: Graduation from high school or High School Certificate of completion recognized in the State of Maryland.

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of experience and education may be substituted.

Preferred Criteria, Interview Preferences

Interview preference criteria will be used pertaining:

The applications of those individuals meeting the minimum qualifications will be reviewed to determine the experience in and understanding of the following areas - Taking the time to address these areas in your resume is recommended:

• Experience using a variety of office automation equipment and computer applications, including Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Teams, to communicate, maintain calendars, schedule meetings and appointments, track and monitor documents and activities, create spreadsheets, and prepare documents, agenda, minutes, reports, and presentations.
• Experience composing, editing, formatting, and proofreading executive correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other written materials. Experience must include creating concise, accurate and well-written messages from verbal instructions.
• Experience organizing and prioritizing work to meet deadlines and managing multiple assignments, while being detail oriented and flexible in a fast-paced, high pressure work environment.
• Experience researching issues and collecting and organizing information from a variety of sources to present to the manager or to address an issue.
• Experience managing and maintaining complicated, confidential files and records.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide a writing sample.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position.

Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at Hiring@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference.

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicants responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.

This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the Countys "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriffs office) are subject to the Countys ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

Leave Benefits

Our generous leave package starts with non-MLS permanent and term employees earning 15 days of sick leave and 15 days of annual leave in their first year, as well as up to three additional personal days each calendar year. Positions in MLS earn 35 days of paid time off each year. In addition, we offer all employees 10 paid holidays. Our leave policies adhere to the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, and we provide six weeks of paid parental leave for new parents.

Retirement Benefits

All permanent and term positions are eligible for robust retirement plans. Public safety positions are eligible for a defined benefit pension plan in which they are vested after only five years. Employees in non-public safety positions can participate in retirement plans that contribute up to 12 percent of their annual salary. All employees can also participate in a supplemental retirement plan, the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, to contribute even more to their retirement goals.

Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Forgiveness

Montgomery County employees are eligible to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Participants who meet all requirements may qualify for forgiveness on the remaining balance on their Direct Loans after making 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time in a qualifying public service position. To learn more about PSLF, please visit the Student Loan Repayment Benefits page. Our tuition assistance program allows you to receive up to $2,130 annually in tuition assistance to help you achieve a degree that supports your career path.

Free Mass Transit Benefit

County employees are entitled to use the RideOn Bus service for free with a valid County-employee ID. This benefit can be used any time of the day or evening, including weekends. We also offer a pre-tax flexible spending account to reduce the cost of other mass-transit options such as MARC trains and Metro.

Reduced Child and Health Care Costs

Working for Montgomery County also entitles permanent and term employees to participate in healthcare and childcare Flexible Spending Accounts. These plans allow eligible employees to save on a pretax basis for healthcare and dependent care costs incurred during the plan year.

Employee Wellbeing

We deeply care about your holistic wellness. Our award-winning wellness program, LiveWell, will support you in improving and maintaining your physical, mental, financial, social, and intellectual well-being.

Learn more about our wonderful benefits available to you once you join our team. Montgomery County Benefits

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MQ Question CEX Senior Executive Administrative Aide (009268)

What is your highest level of completed education?

• N/A
• High School/GED
• Associates Degree
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters Degree
• Juris Doctor
• Doctorate

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MQ Question CEX Senior Executive Administrative Aide (009268)

Do you have a High School Certificate of completion recognized in the State of Maryland(High School Diploma or GED)?

• Yes
• No

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MQ Question CEX Senior Executive Administrative Aide (009268)

How many years of progressively responsible office support experience do you have?

• Less than 1 Year Experience
• 1 Year Experience
• 2 Years Experience
• 3 Years Experience
• 4 Years Experience
• 5 Years Experience
• 6 Years Experience
• 7+ Years of experience

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Employer Montgomery County (MD)

Address 101 Monroe Street

7th Floor

Rockville, Maryland, 20850

Phone 240-777-5000

Website https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/ohr