Executive Assistant

Posted 3 Days Ago
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Washington, DC
55K-60K Annually
Senior level
Consulting
The Role
The Executive Assistant will provide administrative support to Senior Leadership at the DFC, managing schedules, communications, travel arrangements, and correspondence. The role requires prioritizing workloads, maintaining records, and coordinating with various departments to facilitate efficient operations within the agency.
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Dexis is a dynamic professional services firm dedicated to partnering with government and community leaders both in the U.S. and internationally to achieve critical social outcomes in a rapidly changing world.
 
At Dexis, you will experience a corporate culture of inclusiveness, respect, fairness, and trust. You will be given the means and mentorship needed to succeed, and your creativity will be rewarded.

About the Position

A U.S. government agency requires a full time Executive Assistant contractor to provide critical administrative support to Senior Leadership within the agency.

Responsibilities

  • Organizing and prioritizing the high incoming flow of work for the Senior Leader and/or their office
  • Responding to and scheduling requests for meetings, invitations, and requests to participate at special event, booking official appointments and meetings
  • Greeting and escorting guests at DFC Headquarters
  • Maintaining a control and follow-up system for incoming workload and correspondence to ensure timely responses
  • Drafting and proofreading correspondence, reports, and other documents for the Senior Leader/Senior Leader’s office
  • Managing incoming and outgoing communications, including email, phone calls, and mail
  • Assisting with travel coordination and voucher processing for the office
  • Maintaining records and databases, including tracking projects and deadlines
  • Coordinating with other departments and stakeholders on administrative projects, data calls, and workplace analysis for the Senior Leader/Senior Leaders office
  • Process internal ethics clearances for speakers’ participation at events or widely attended gatherings

Qualifications 

  • 3 years’ experience providing administrative support in a federal environment.
  • Detail orientated, flexible, and sound professional skills, with the ability to take responsibility for multiple tasks/projects and deadlines simultaneously.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication and grammatical skills.
  • Candidate must be able to perform with minimal supervision in a high pace environment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • A Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration.
  • Bilingual English/Spanish or English/Portuguese.

Work Environment Requirements  

  • This contract does not allow for work to take place outside of agency headquarters. There will be no “telework” or “remote work.”  
  • The Executive Assistant must work 8 hours each day, with an additional 45-minute lunch break. Must work during DFC core business hours of 9:00 am to 3:45 pm each day but may flex their start time and end times outside of the core hours within a 7:00 am to 5:45 pm window.
  • The Executive Assistant is not required to work during Federal Holidays or any other point in which the agency headquarters building is closed (ex: presidential-directed holiday, administrative leave directed by the CEO resulting in building closure, weather related emergencies resulting in building closure, etc.).
  • No travel is anticipated as part of this contract.

Below is the pay range aligned with this position. When developing a range, Dexis evaluates compensation holistically, triangulating between external market research, our budget for the position, and internal equity to arrive at a figure that is fair and competitive. Offers within this range will be based on an individual candidate's qualification, relevant education and experience, skills, performance, and organizational needs.

Dexis pay range for this role:

$55,000$60,000 USD

Dexis is on a mission to help solve today’s most pressing global political, social, and economic challenges and create a world where all people are safe and prosperous. As a Dexis employee, you will be challenged, empowered, and mentored. Our motto is “find a way or make a way” — that’s how Dexis goes “all in.” How will you? 

If you are passionate about this opportunity, apply now!

Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for interview.

Dexis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, pregnancy, disability, age, genetic information, military service, veteran status, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, childbirth and related medical conditions, including lactation, or any other protected class under applicable law.

As part of a competitive benefits package for eligible employees, Dexis provides healthcare insurance in addition to other staff welfare benefits and perks.

If you are hired for a position that is paid from the Dexis home office, you will be required to submit proof that you have received the COVID-19 vaccine unless you qualify for a legally recognized medical or religious exception to the vaccine requirement. This does not apply to AL, AZ, FL, KS, MT, NH, ND, or TX residents.

The Company
HQ: Washington, DC
261 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2001

What We Do

Dexis is a professional services firm that solves the most pressing social challenges in complex environments, paving the way for a more secure and prosperous world.

We advance the mission of leading global engagement agencies, including USAID, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. We specialize in stabilization and conflict mitigation, security sector assistance, rule of law, anti-corruption, and inclusive economic growth.

Our staff of over 500 full-time employees maintain an active presence across 80 countries. Our ISO 9001-certified quality management system (QMS) makes us a reliable partner with our clients.

Established in 2001, Dexis has grown at double-digit rates for over a decade and is now a solidly middle-market company, a feat demonstrated by 2.5% of small government services firms. Dexis’ agile, digital-forward workforce and robust business platforms ensure adaptive management is built into everything we do.

As a minority-owned company, we are committed to diversity and inclusion as the foundation of our corporate culture. Women make up seventy percent of staff and half of our executive leadership team. Forty percent of our staff and leadership team are from minority or historically under-represented communities.

We are an active member of the communities where we work and provide matching donations to employee-driven social causes. Our employees have top ranked Dexis in Glassdoor as a company with the best growth prospects among its peers.

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