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Northrop Grumman is hiring a Administrative Assistant 4 in San Diego, CA. It is a full-time role in Other Roles, asking for at least 6 years of experience, first listed on November 6. The advertised pay is $66,600–$111,000 a year. The description mentions Excel and Salesforce. Northrop Grumman has 149 other openings in the US, 9 of them in San Diego, CA.
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Northrop Grumman has 150 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 22 states. Most are in software & IT (79), operations (16) and product & design (5). The biggest locations are Roy, UT (14), Redondo Beach, CA (11) and Dulles, VA (11). 1% of them are remote, 8% are open to entry-level candidates and 98% show pay. We collect Northrop Grumman's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards or agencies.
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Description
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems is looking for an Administrative Assistant 4 to support the RQ-4 Operating Unit (OU) on-site in San Diego, CA.
Position is in office and may be able to accommodate a hybrid telework schedule.
The selected candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:
- Provides administrative support for the RQ-4 Operating Unit (OU).
- Manages schedules for the OU leadership team. Providing active calendar management: scheduling meetings, categorizing/color codes for ease of consumption, deconflicting incoming requests based on priorities, keeping team apprised of short notice changes, maintaining discretion regarding executive calendars and content.
- Records and distributes notes from OU meetings.
- Manages domestic and international travel for the RQ-4 OU leadership team, preparing expense reports.
- Manages domestic and international travel for RQ-4 OU expat employees working overseas in accordance with Global Mobility Office processes and International Assignment Agreements, and preparing expense reports.
- Performs office functions such as setting up and maintaining files; interviewing callers and making proper referrals; arranging meetings and conferences; and receiving, referring, or answering mail.
- Reviews drafts and finished documents for appropriate grammatical usage; answers questions relating to office operations and established policies and procedures.
- Gathers, compiles and reports on information relevant to supervisors’ assignment.
- Meeting support: preparing rooms ahead of meetings, logging in to the computer, joining teleconference, opening files; managing catering, coffee/water service, as required.
- Manage conference rooms on site (scheduling, stocked with materials and equipment, etc…)
- Manage facility footprint, coordinate with facilities team ongoing needs and changes
- May take and transcribe dictation.
Basic Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED with a minimum of 6 years of additional education and/or related administrative experience.
- Experience maintaining multiple calendars.
- Experience scheduling domestic and international travel plans.
- Demonstrated ability to perform detail-oriented work, without close supervision.
- Must be able to independently assess priorities.
- Must be able to work with confidential information.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Microsoft Access, PowerPoint, Teams, AI tools, and Outlook to produce and distribute email, letters, memoranda, and reports.
- Experience scheduling meetings for senior management and coordinating logistical support for internal and external meetings, including offsite events.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proficient in MS Office suites, SharePoint, Outlook, CATS, Concur, iTRIP and iBuy systems, Zoom, SharePoint, Smart Buy, Salesforce
- Experience with Northrop Grumman policies and procedures
- Experience with expat International Assignment Agreements and travel arrangements.
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