Administrative Assistant

Join a top employer and advance your career. Aplin has partnered with a well-known global organization to hire an Administrative Assistant for their Richmond office. 

If you have impressive attention to detail, enjoy handling complex documentation and are interested in Space missions and robotics, please apply today!!

Please note, that the successful candidate must be able to obtain reliability status level security clearance and pass CGP and ITAR security assessments.

Responsibilities: 

• Administer security clearances for the Industrial Security Program and CGP.
• Liaise with Government agencies regarding pending security clearances.
• Coordinate with HR and Talent Acquisition for security clearance submissions.
• Act as Alternate Company Security Officer (ACSO) and Designated Official (DO).
• Monitor, process, and renew expiring security clearances.
• Train the company's employees on security procedures.
• Regularly report security risks to management.
• Support record keeping of security clearances.
• Handle security tasks including visitor processing, security requirements, and communication on security matters.
• Contribute to the creation and implementation of new security management tools.
• Support the Regulatory & Compliance team during assessments and investigations.
• Backup and support other company's sites concerning security.
• Ensure proper handling of protected/classified documents as per the Canadian Contracts Security Manual.

Qualifications and Experience:

• 2+ years of Administrative experience.
• Degree in administration, secretarial, or related fields (preferred).
• Team-oriented with the capability to work with minimal supervision.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to handle complex security screening files.
• Bilingual in French / English (asset).
• Knowledge of the Canadian Contracts Security Program and CGP (asset).

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