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Executive Assistant
Openings: 1 full-time position | Location: New London, Connecticut (on-site)
Position Summary
The Executive Assistant provides high-level administrative and coordination support to museum leadership through the Contractor Program Manager. The role organizes calendars, correspondence, meeting materials, records, travel support, and discrete administrative projects while preserving the non-personal-services relationship.
Essential Responsibilities
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Coordinate a high-volume executive calendar, resolve scheduling conflicts, and prepare meeting agendas, biographies, background materials, and approved talking points.
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Organize incoming correspondence, prepare draft responses within approved authority, and elevate matters requiring Government action.
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Support information flow among museum leadership, Government offices, the Contractor Program Manager, and authorized stakeholders without independently directing Federal personnel.
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Track milestones, decisions, dependencies, and action items for executive initiatives, events, staff meetings, and annual-report support.
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Prepare travel and expense-support documentation and maintain supporting records in accordance with Government and Contractor procedures.
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Handle sensitive schedules, official correspondence, procurement-sensitive information, and protected records with discretion.
Minimum Qualifications
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Bachelor degree in arts administration, business, communications, public administration, or a related field.
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Five or more years supporting senior executives, preferably in a federal, nonprofit, cultural, academic, or public-service setting.
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Advanced Microsoft 365 proficiency, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and records-management or collaboration systems.
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Demonstrated discretion with sensitive calendars, personnel information, and protected records.
Preferred Qualifications
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Executive-office workflow, official correspondence, meeting records, action tracking, and records-management experience.
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Protocol-sensitive event, visitor itinerary, or official travel coordination involving senior Government, military, or community leaders.
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Ability to prepare concise briefing packages, biographies, agendas, and background materials from approved sources.
*This Position is Contingent Upon Award.
LAUKOA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/VEVRAA federal contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
LAUKOA offers a best-in-class benefits program including medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) program with employer match; paid vacation and sick leave; employer-paid basic life and AD&D insurance; an Employee Assistance Program; and a flexible work environment. Additionally, employees can choose from several voluntary benefits including critical illness coverage; accident insurance; identity theft coverage; pet insurance, and more.
LAUKOA gives preference to internal candidates. If no internal candidate meets our qualifications, external candidates will be given consideration.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in arts administration, business, communications, public administration, or a related field
- Five or more years supporting senior executives
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams
- Experience with records-management or collaboration systems
- Demonstrated discretion handling sensitive calendars, personnel information, and protected records
- Executive-office workflow, official correspondence, meeting records, action tracking, and records-management experience
- Protocol-sensitive event, visitor itinerary, or official travel coordination involving senior government, military, or community leaders
- Ability to prepare concise briefing packages, biographies, agendas, and background materials from approved sources
DAWSON Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about DAWSON and has not been reviewed or approved by DAWSON.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options are offered, with eligibility in some cases beginning at start or after a short waiting period. Feedback suggests core coverages are widely available for internal roles and many longer assignments.
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Retirement Support — The retirement plan allows contributions after 30 days and adds a company match up to 3% of base pay after one year, with company contributions vesting over three years. This provides a clear pathway for employees to build savings alongside core benefits.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair for many temporary roles, and pay cycles are described as reliable and on time. Some placements secure solid compensation packages through prominent clients, supporting perceptions of acceptable market alignment in certain roles.
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What We Do
DAWSON is a Native Hawaiian global business enterprise serving the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal government clients worldwide. The company provides a range of innovative and cost-effective solutions, specializing in professional and technical services, construction, operations and maintenance, and environmental services, all while remaining rooted in traditional Native Hawaiian values to benefit the Native Hawaiian community.
