Research Assistant - Center for Strategic Studies(AA4)
Company Name:
CNA
Job Description
Provide the most complex coordinating, administrative and/or advanced technical activities. Provide mastery-level clerical, secretarial and/or administrative support to departments, managers, professionals and/or projects. Liaise with high level counterparts including foreign dignitaries. Support project and other corporate needs including through collecting, processing, vetting, and analyzing pertinent data for further use, and/or conducting technical assistance activities such as planning and organizing meetings and seminars. Conducts research at a basic level.
1 Provide overall administrative support to assigned Team, including managing calendars, charts, scheduling of on and off-site meetings, arranging complex travel and preparation of expense reports, answering of telephone calls and relaying messages, and providing other administrative support requirements approved by the supervisor.
2 Coordinate and correspond with counterparts, clients, individuals in the US Government, universities, other research institutes, members of the foreign diplomatic community in Washington, DC, sister institutes abroad, the media, and corporate contacts, and their staffs on behalf of the team.
3 Develop and maintain advanced proficiency in CNA processes and software tools and evaluate and recommend alternative processes and software as appropriate.
4 Coordinate production, processing and distribution of formal and informal documents, project deliverables, correspondence, and Power Point briefings for major research projects.
5 Draft and edit documents, briefings, and official correspondence as required, including making substantive suggestions.
6 Support the development of outreach materials. Review and contribute to outreach materials produced by others and support the Team's public affairs and outreach activities, including liaising with the Vice President for Public Affairs and the corporate public affairs staff.
7 Support contact with domestic and foreign dignitaries and coordinate their visits to CNA. This includes, but is not limited to; arranging scheduled visits, securing meeting locations, procuring mementos, arranging for refreshments, and meeting and greeting.
8 Act as back-up to Division administrative and research personnel on an ad hoc basis.
9 Develop basic knowledge about CNA, its organization, key personnel and personalities, and relevant CNA standard operating procedures (SOPs), to include basic knowledge of CNA business environment. Understand the concepts of core, above core, and above ceiling/ domestic. Have basic awareness of the project development process.
10 Develop and manage basic databases, website content, and paper and electronic documents.
11 Participate in meetings, conferences, workshops, and roundtables by managing event logistics, assisting in identifying participants, preparing read ahead materials, taking notes during events, and assisting in the writing of conference reports and summaries with limited supervision. Maintain awareness of major communication between the project team and client/sponsor POC for any project for which they are involved. As needed, contribute in meetings with client/sponsor and project team.
12 Conduct basic research in support of projects, initiatives, and other efforts. Apply standard research methodologies to gather, process, and analyze data. Begin to structure problems of moderate scope and design research, technical assistance or proposal development tasks.
13 Perform other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
1 Education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work expeirence is required. Interest in pursing graduate degree is desirable.
2
Experience: Minimum of 2 - 5 years related administrative experience is required, including demonstrated experience in managing multiple activities and tasks in a high ops tempo environment. Experience in a research environment is preferred. Education in lieu of experience will be considered. Foreign language skills and overseas experience is highly desirable.
3 Skills: Requires the ability to learn quickly, work accurately under pressure with limited supervision, a willingness to be proactive and take initiative, the ability to handle multiple tasks, and the use of excellent judgment in handling and prioritizing a wide range of support responsibilities. Requires very strong organizational, editing, and writing skills. Requires advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, various document processing and database applications, and internet searches. Must possess follow-through skills, and oral and written communication skills. Superb interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with diverse cultures and high-level U.S. and foreign officials is essential. Foreign and domestic travel is a possibility.
Job Title: Research Assistant - Center for Strategic Studies(AA4)
Location: Corporate: - Alexandria, VA 22311 US (Primary)
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Job Family: Administrative Support
Education: Bachelor''s Degree
Requisition #: NCER0530.1Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
CNA
Job Description
Provide the most complex coordinating, administrative and/or advanced technical activities. Provide mastery-level clerical, secretarial and/or administrative support to departments, managers, professionals and/or projects. Liaise with high level counterparts including foreign dignitaries. Support project and other corporate needs including through collecting, processing, vetting, and analyzing pertinent data for further use, and/or conducting technical assistance activities such as planning and organizing meetings and seminars. Conducts research at a basic level.
1 Provide overall administrative support to assigned Team, including managing calendars, charts, scheduling of on and off-site meetings, arranging complex travel and preparation of expense reports, answering of telephone calls and relaying messages, and providing other administrative support requirements approved by the supervisor.
2 Coordinate and correspond with counterparts, clients, individuals in the US Government, universities, other research institutes, members of the foreign diplomatic community in Washington, DC, sister institutes abroad, the media, and corporate contacts, and their staffs on behalf of the team.
3 Develop and maintain advanced proficiency in CNA processes and software tools and evaluate and recommend alternative processes and software as appropriate.
4 Coordinate production, processing and distribution of formal and informal documents, project deliverables, correspondence, and Power Point briefings for major research projects.
5 Draft and edit documents, briefings, and official correspondence as required, including making substantive suggestions.
6 Support the development of outreach materials. Review and contribute to outreach materials produced by others and support the Team's public affairs and outreach activities, including liaising with the Vice President for Public Affairs and the corporate public affairs staff.
7 Support contact with domestic and foreign dignitaries and coordinate their visits to CNA. This includes, but is not limited to; arranging scheduled visits, securing meeting locations, procuring mementos, arranging for refreshments, and meeting and greeting.
8 Act as back-up to Division administrative and research personnel on an ad hoc basis.
9 Develop basic knowledge about CNA, its organization, key personnel and personalities, and relevant CNA standard operating procedures (SOPs), to include basic knowledge of CNA business environment. Understand the concepts of core, above core, and above ceiling/ domestic. Have basic awareness of the project development process.
10 Develop and manage basic databases, website content, and paper and electronic documents.
11 Participate in meetings, conferences, workshops, and roundtables by managing event logistics, assisting in identifying participants, preparing read ahead materials, taking notes during events, and assisting in the writing of conference reports and summaries with limited supervision. Maintain awareness of major communication between the project team and client/sponsor POC for any project for which they are involved. As needed, contribute in meetings with client/sponsor and project team.
12 Conduct basic research in support of projects, initiatives, and other efforts. Apply standard research methodologies to gather, process, and analyze data. Begin to structure problems of moderate scope and design research, technical assistance or proposal development tasks.
13 Perform other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
1 Education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work expeirence is required. Interest in pursing graduate degree is desirable.
2
Experience: Minimum of 2 - 5 years related administrative experience is required, including demonstrated experience in managing multiple activities and tasks in a high ops tempo environment. Experience in a research environment is preferred. Education in lieu of experience will be considered. Foreign language skills and overseas experience is highly desirable.
3 Skills: Requires the ability to learn quickly, work accurately under pressure with limited supervision, a willingness to be proactive and take initiative, the ability to handle multiple tasks, and the use of excellent judgment in handling and prioritizing a wide range of support responsibilities. Requires very strong organizational, editing, and writing skills. Requires advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, various document processing and database applications, and internet searches. Must possess follow-through skills, and oral and written communication skills. Superb interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with diverse cultures and high-level U.S. and foreign officials is essential. Foreign and domestic travel is a possibility.
Job Title: Research Assistant - Center for Strategic Studies(AA4)
Location: Corporate: - Alexandria, VA 22311 US (Primary)
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Job Family: Administrative Support
Education: Bachelor''s Degree
Requisition #: NCER0530.1Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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