Project Assistant

XLA•Arlington, VA

8h•$50,000•Onsite

About The Position

XLA is looking for a Project Assistant to support a federal agency in Arlington, VA. This is an onsite position Monday-Friday. Salary: $50,000 General Experience: Relevant experience may include coordinating and performing general financial and project duties. Experience in spreadsheets, data entry, and word processing. Functional Responsibilities: Provide program/project-wide organizational and financial support. Working with minimal supervision, provide support for the accomplishment of project/program objectives. May include document preparation, providing meeting support and maintaining spreadsheets and reports. Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel spreadsheets, and electronic messaging is necessary. Minimum Experience/Education: Associate degree and two years’ experience. This position supports the Transportation and Relocation Section. Candidates will work with government employees in support of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moves. Duties may involve de-obligation of PCS funds, email correspondence between government employees and carriers used to transport household affects, process real estate voucher and invoices, assist with PCS travel modifications, and update files as needed. EEO Statement XLA is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and is an equal opportunity employer committed to supporting equality and integrity in the workplace, professional development and education, and an entrepreneurial atmosphere. We encourage qualified individuals with disabilities to apply. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to perform essential job functions, please contact our HR team by phone at 703-584-8317 or via email at [email protected]. For persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or deaf-disabled, XLA will provide an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter where needed as a reasonable accommodation for the hiring processes. We are proud to be an EEO/VETERAN EMPLOYER. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran or disabled status and will not be discriminated against for self-identifying with either category

Requirements

Relevant experience may include coordinating and performing general financial and project duties.
Experience in spreadsheets, data entry, and word processing.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel spreadsheets, and electronic messaging is necessary.
Associate degree and two years’ experience.

Responsibilities

Provide program/project-wide organizational and financial support.
Provide support for the accomplishment of project/program objectives.
Document preparation
Providing meeting support
Maintaining spreadsheets and reports.
De-obligation of PCS funds
Email correspondence between government employees and carriers used to transport household affects
Process real estate voucher and invoices
Assist with PCS travel modifications
Update files as needed.