Program Support Assistant (OA)

Duties

Provides a broad scope of program management and secretarial support for the Unit.

Participates in program planning support work such as research project coordination, travel documentation, budget coordination/tracking, agreements, and purchasing/procurement of supplies and equipment, and human resources administration.

Prepares task orders for Research Support Agreements (RSA) by meeting with scientists to assess work and time requirements for the year.

Coordinates research documentation reporting requirements and provides oversight for the process.

Identifies, restructures, and recommends ways of eliminating, combining, simplifying or improving administrative and clerical office procedures and processes.

Coordinates the processing of manuscripts and reports for public information; edits material for correct structure, clarity and arrangement of format for scientific journals and other media.