Job Requirements
Bethesda, MD
Top Secret/SCI Polygraph not specified
Senior Level Career (10+ yrs experience)
$110,000 - $160,000
Job Description
Staff Officer
Location: Mclean, VA
Work Type: Full Time (Onsite)
Clearance: Top Secret SCI CI Poly
Position Overview: GridIron IT is seeking a highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented Staff Officer (SO) to provide strategic, operational, and executive-level support to senior leadership in McLean, VA.
The ideal candidate will serve as a trusted partner to senior executives, helping manage competing priorities, coordinate high-level engagements, and ensure the successful execution of critical initiatives. This position requires exceptional communication skills, sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
Key Responsibilities
Provide direct strategic and operational support to one or more senior executives, ensuring leadership priorities and organizational objectives are effectively managed.
Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner, proactively identifying needs, anticipating challenges, and recommending solutions.
Coordinate complex domestic and international travel arrangements in collaboration with designated travel coordinators, ensuring alignment with executive schedules and mission requirements.
Manage executive-level engagements, meetings, and stakeholder communications with professionalism and discretion.
Prepare, review, and coordinate executive briefings, meeting materials, correspondence, reports, and other leadership documentation.
Track action items, deadlines, and deliverables associated with high-priority initiatives to ensure timely completion.
Coordinate activities across internal teams, external stakeholders, and senior leadership to maintain alignment and facilitate effective communication.
Prioritize competing demands, manage shifting schedules, and independently resolve operational challenges.
Anticipate leadership requirements and proactively coordinate resources, information, and support to facilitate informed decision-making.
Maintain strict confidentiality when handling sensitive information, executive communications, and organizational matters.
Support additional mission requirements and special projects as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Demonstrated experience providing executive-level support, staff coordination, strategic operations support, or related professional services.
Experience supporting senior executives or organizational leadership in a complex, fast-paced environment.
Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience coordinating with senior-level stakeholders.
Experience preparing executive correspondence, briefing materials, reports, and meeting documentation.
Ability to exercise sound judgment, discretion, and independent decision-making.
Demonstrated ability to anticipate leadership needs, proactively resolve issues, and operate effectively with minimal supervision.
Experience coordinating complex meetings, schedules, stakeholder engagements, and travel logistics.
Strong attention to detail and ability to track action items and deliverables through completion.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Preferred Qualifications
Previous experience supporting senior leadership within a federal government, defense, intelligence, or government contracting environment.
Experience serving as a Staff Officer, Executive Officer, Chief of Staff support specialist, or Senior Executive Assistant.
Familiarity with federal government administrative procedures, executive correspondence, and briefing requirements.
Experience coordinating cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders.
Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and navigate ambiguous or time-sensitive requirements.
Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range: $110,000-$150,000 (Compensation is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, skills, education, certifications, seniority, and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.)
Benefits: Gridiron offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), disability & ADD insurance, life and pet insurance to eligible employees. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 30 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Gridiron’s benefits programs.
Gridiron IT Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status.
Gridiron IT is a Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area that supports our clients' missions throughout the United States. Gridiron IT specializes in providing comprehensive IT services tailored to meet the needs of federal agencies. Our capabilities include IT Infrastructure & Cloud Services, Cyber Security, Software Integration & Development, Data Solution & AI, and Enterprise Applications. These capabilities are backed by Gridiron IT's experienced workforce and our commitment to ensuring we meet and exceed our clients' expectations.
Location: Mclean, VA
Work Type: Full Time (Onsite)
Clearance: Top Secret SCI CI Poly
Position Overview: GridIron IT is seeking a highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented Staff Officer (SO) to provide strategic, operational, and executive-level support to senior leadership in McLean, VA.
The ideal candidate will serve as a trusted partner to senior executives, helping manage competing priorities, coordinate high-level engagements, and ensure the successful execution of critical initiatives. This position requires exceptional communication skills, sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
Key Responsibilities
Provide direct strategic and operational support to one or more senior executives, ensuring leadership priorities and organizational objectives are effectively managed.
Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner, proactively identifying needs, anticipating challenges, and recommending solutions.
Coordinate complex domestic and international travel arrangements in collaboration with designated travel coordinators, ensuring alignment with executive schedules and mission requirements.
Manage executive-level engagements, meetings, and stakeholder communications with professionalism and discretion.
Prepare, review, and coordinate executive briefings, meeting materials, correspondence, reports, and other leadership documentation.
Track action items, deadlines, and deliverables associated with high-priority initiatives to ensure timely completion.
Coordinate activities across internal teams, external stakeholders, and senior leadership to maintain alignment and facilitate effective communication.
Prioritize competing demands, manage shifting schedules, and independently resolve operational challenges.
Anticipate leadership requirements and proactively coordinate resources, information, and support to facilitate informed decision-making.
Maintain strict confidentiality when handling sensitive information, executive communications, and organizational matters.
Support additional mission requirements and special projects as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Demonstrated experience providing executive-level support, staff coordination, strategic operations support, or related professional services.
Experience supporting senior executives or organizational leadership in a complex, fast-paced environment.
Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience coordinating with senior-level stakeholders.
Experience preparing executive correspondence, briefing materials, reports, and meeting documentation.
Ability to exercise sound judgment, discretion, and independent decision-making.
Demonstrated ability to anticipate leadership needs, proactively resolve issues, and operate effectively with minimal supervision.
Experience coordinating complex meetings, schedules, stakeholder engagements, and travel logistics.
Strong attention to detail and ability to track action items and deliverables through completion.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Preferred Qualifications
Previous experience supporting senior leadership within a federal government, defense, intelligence, or government contracting environment.
Experience serving as a Staff Officer, Executive Officer, Chief of Staff support specialist, or Senior Executive Assistant.
Familiarity with federal government administrative procedures, executive correspondence, and briefing requirements.
Experience coordinating cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders.
Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and navigate ambiguous or time-sensitive requirements.
Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range: $110,000-$150,000 (Compensation is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, skills, education, certifications, seniority, and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.)
Benefits: Gridiron offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), disability & ADD insurance, life and pet insurance to eligible employees. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 30 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Gridiron’s benefits programs.
Gridiron IT Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status.
Gridiron IT is a Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area that supports our clients' missions throughout the United States. Gridiron IT specializes in providing comprehensive IT services tailored to meet the needs of federal agencies. Our capabilities include IT Infrastructure & Cloud Services, Cyber Security, Software Integration & Development, Data Solution & AI, and Enterprise Applications. These capabilities are backed by Gridiron IT's experienced workforce and our commitment to ensuring we meet and exceed our clients' expectations.
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