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Management Assistant - Department of Defense - Temp Position (North Chicago)

Who: HQ United States Military Entrance Processing Command, North Chicago, IL, is a joint service command staffed by representatives of all branches of the Armed Forces.

What: This position is a TERM not to exceed 13 months. Responsibilities:

  • Provide management analysis support for the Department of Defense (DOD) Accession Program.


  • Coordinate semi-annual conference of stakeholders (i.e. assisting with location, schedule, agenda, and the assembling of appropriate material used for presentations).


  • Provide administrative/clerical work for the Accession Division.


  • Create various outputs (i.e. letters, reports, tabulated data, memoranda, spreadsheets, graphs and briefings) in rough draft and final form.

Qualifications: In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.



Experience Required:

 To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled such as: Performing procedural and administrative work in an office setting; Utilizing Microsoft Office to manage calendars, schedule meetings, and prepare and edit documents (e.g., correspondence, spreadsheets, graphs, charts, etc.); Coordinate meetings and/or conferences including schedules, agenda, and timelines; Follow up on taskers/due dates and ensure timely response. 

Applicants will be evaluated on the basis of their level of competency in the following areas: Clerical, customer service, organizational awareness, and technology application. 

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