Senior Administrative Specialist

• →Perform administrative support tasks, from receptionist and visitor control tasks to the preparation, coordination, and publication of a wide variety of documents, graphics, presentations, spreadsheets, schedules, and other administrative products.
• →Operate with broad direction to support administrative functions, with focus on administrative processes, procedures, tools, and protocol to perform a robust range of administrative tasks, such as maintaining executive schedules and communication, overseeing the administrative operations of a large office or organization, and coordinating large events requiring substantial discretion and attention to protocol.
• →Maintain appointment calendars, VTC and conference room schedules.
• →Schedule meetings and conferences including those involving staff from outside the immediate office.
• →Answer telephones, forward messages and provide responses to routine queries.
• →Assist in coordinating, consolidating, analyzing, distributing and monitoring action items, suspenses, and responses.
• →Assist in preparing and updating program office file management documents.
• →Prepare agendas, reports, and briefings for staff meetings.
• →Ensure administrative taskers/packages meet or precede their suspense deadlines
• →Draft, edit, and staff both military and civilian appraisals and Awards and Decorations.
• →Perform additional administrative tasks as required in support of customer organization.
• →Have access to and perform administrative duties in ATAAPS and DTS.
• →Develop and improve new or existing organization process guides and processes e.g. the End-of-Day checklists, In-processing, Out-processing, and recall-rosters.
• →Support ad hoc tasks as required.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Master’s or Doctorate Degree in a related field and ten years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, five years of which must be in the DoD.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five of which must be in the DoD.
• 15 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, eight of which must be in the DoD.

Technical Skills

• Ability to coordinate, consolidate, analyze, distribute, and monitor action items, suspenses, and responses while ensuring all administrative taskers/packages meet required deadlines.
• Skilled in maintaining appointment calendars, VTC and conference room schedules, and coordinating meetings—including those requiring inter‑office or external staff participation.
• Proficient in preparing, updating, and managing program office file documents; drafting and editing appraisals, awards, agendas, reports, and briefings; and ensuring high‑accuracy publication of administrative products.
• Experienced in performing administrative duties within ATAAPS and DTS, including timekeeping and travel processing functions required for DoD administrative operations.
• Ability to develop and refine organizational process guides such as end‑of‑day checklists, in‑processing/out‑processing guides, and recall rosters, supporting continuous improvement of administrative workflows.

Additional Information

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Odyssey is a world-class technical, engineering, and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration, ISR, C2, and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the military’s operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care.

Odyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares, a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.

Please note: Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities