Liaison Support Officer

Liaison Support Officer

Amentum is seeking Liaison Support Officers for our Client in the Northern Virginia area. This position represents multiple openings. The position level contingent on applicant specific qualifications and experience. Applicants will be evaluated and placed in a level from 1-5 based off their experience and customer feedback after multiple assessments.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support to all aspects of liaison visits, to include all logistical planning and coordination to support these visits.
• Follow the sponsor office's guidance/direction as it applies to planning and coordinating visits or events.
• Submit requests for building access, catering, transportation, museum tours, photos, gifts, lodging, and special events.
• Act as a point of contact for the sponsor office's senior management when generic liaison visit questions arise.
• Be knowledgeable of cultural sensitivities and preferences for the country portfolio, eventually becoming a subject matter expert on the culture(s) in the portfolio.
• Coordinate meetings to include time, day, and reserving the necessary conference rooms.
• Populate data within liaison-tracking databases or tools, maintain calendars, and maintain historical records.
• Provide expert concierge service by having event-planning experience and current knowledge of the popular dining, unique experiences, and events (sports, music concerts, etc.) occurring in the Washington, DC area.
• Support the development and provide continuous updates for standardizing procedures/templates for liaison engagements, to include developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) documents.
• Anticipate the needs of the sponsor office according to the preferences of the liaison guests.
• Respond to and adeptly handle an immediate event crisis with positive results or a favorable outcome.
• Handle all aspects of event planning from start to finish.
• Propose and provide creative solutions to issues or impediments as they arise.
• Comply with ad-hoc requirements issued by the sponsor office during liaison events.
• Must possess a government issued security clearance.

Preferred Experience:

• Prior event-planning experience

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