**Description** SAIC is seeking an **Administrative Assistant** to provide support **on-site in the Pentagon** in working as part of contract team with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Office of the General Counsel (OGC). **The candidate will:** + Perform both general office duties (e.g., answering telephones, typing, and filing) and advanced administrative support activities that require independent judgment and a thorough knowledge of policies and procedures. + Draft correspondence, memoranda requiring independent judgment as to content; compile and analyze information from a variety of sources to prepare reports; ensure correspondence accuracy, format, spelling, and grammar; assemble enclosures, attachments, and other reference documentation before submission of the information to superiors for concurrence, approval and signature; make minor corrections to incoming and outgoing correspondence, recommend format and content changes and, if necessary, return to originator for corrections; and develop read-ahead material when required. + Review outgoing correspondence for signature or clearance for format, typographical accuracy, conformance with procedures instructions, and consistency with other material cleared or in preparation. + Review correspondence and other materials prepared for the information and signature for appropriate content, coordination, and routing. + Maintain files and records and perform office administrative duties to include copying and distribution, data input, and database management. + Receive and examine incoming requests, reports, and correspondence. + Track and coordinate all taskers within the office to ensure deadlines are met. + Arrange travel for Government personnel in the DTS, including preparing authorizations and vouchers (local and non-local). + Manage senior leadership calendars and organize office-level meetings, entrance into various locations, parking, materials, and equipment. + Facilitate external meetings, working groups, and technical and operational challenge interchange meetings. **Qualifications** **Qualifications:** + High school degree or equivalent. + 5+ years of experience with knowledge of administrative and clerical functions, processes, practices, and procedures. + Fluency with, and understanding of, DoD, Joint Staff, and the Military Departments standards of practice. + Experience with the OGC data file system or similar filing systems. + Possess exceptional oral and written communication abilities and the ability to read, interpret and understand documents. + The ability to leverage established relationships with other DoD components and agencies. + Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite of Applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and common office software applications. + Flexible team player and capable of interacting at all levels within the customer space as well as other parts of the defense community. + Motivated, self-starter with the ability to accomplish tasks under pressure with limited supervision. + Strong admin skills and a strong ability to multi-task. + Flexibility to accommodate time-sensitive and mission-critical work. **Clearance Requirements:** + An active Secret Clearance. + US citizenship. SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline. Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site. REQNUMBER: 2411675 SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability