--- title: 'Administrative Assistant, DFC at Dexis' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/administrative-assistant-dfc-dexis-washington-tcyh92de6wcx' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-11' --- # Administrative Assistant, DFC at Dexis - **Company:** Dexis - **Location:** Washington, DC - **Compensation:** $29/hr - **Posted:** 2026-11-09 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-11 - **Apply:** https://dexisonline.com/jobs/?gh_jid=4752615005 ## Job description Dexis is a dynamic professional services firm dedicated to partnering with government and community leaders both in the U.S. and internationally to achieve critical social outcomes in a rapidly changing world. At Dexis, you will experience a corporate culture of inclusiveness, respect, fairness, and trust. You will be given the means and mentorship needed to succeed, and your creativity will be rewarded. ## About the Position Dexis is seeking an on-site Administrative Assistant to provide administrative and executive support to the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Office of the Chief Executive (CEO). This position will serve as a key company representative, providing consistent customer service, clerical support, and day-to-day administrative assistance to DFC’s front office and senior leadership. This is a fully on-site position and requires regular in-person attendance at the DFC office in Washington, DC. ## Responsibilities The Contractor will work for the Office of the Chief Executive (CEO) performs general clerical, administrative and secretarial support services as assigned in support of the DFC mission and provides information related to administrative and procedural matters as follows but not limited to: Office and Executive Administrative Support: - Manage calendars, schedule meetings, coordinate appointments, and arrange conference rooms or virtual meeting resources, as assigned. - Prepare meeting agendas, attendance lists, briefing materials, meeting packets, and follow-up action-item lists. - Draft, edit, format, proofread, and distribute routine correspondence, memoranda, reports, presentations, and other documents. - Receive, screen, route, and track incoming correspondence, telephone calls, requests, and inquiries. - Maintain electronic and paper files in accordance with DFC records-management requirements. - Support data entry, spreadsheet maintenance, tracking logs, dashboards, and routine reports. - Support the preparation, routing, tracking, and filing of procurement, travel, financial, human-resources, facilities, and administrative documents, as assigned. - Monitor shared email inboxes or service queues and route requests to the appropriate DFC office or authorized individual. Meeting, Event, and Communication Support: - Coordinate logistics for meetings, training sessions, events, and conferences. - Prepare conference rooms and ensure requested materials, equipment, and participant information are available. - Coordinate with facilities staff, information technology personnel, security staff, and other stakeholders to support meetings and events. - Prepare notes, action items, and follow-up correspondence when requested. - Provide professional support to DFC personnel, external stakeholders, and visitors. Records and Information Management: - Organize, maintain, and retrieve official and working files. - Ensure documents are accurately named, stored, and retained in designated systems. - Protect sensitive, confidential, proprietary, and personally identifiable information. - Follow DFC procedures for records retention, information handling, and disposition. - Maintain status trackers for assignments, correspondence, deliverables, and office actions. General Administrative Support: - Order, receive, and organize office supplies and administrative materials, as directed. - Assist with onboarding logistics, workspace coordination, and administrative orientation for new personnel, as authorized. - Support routine administrative research, information gathering, and report preparation. - Perform other administrative tasks within the scope of this PWS that are assigned by an authorized Government official. - Schedule appointments, gives information to callers, takes dictation, and otherwise relieves officials of clerical work and minor administrative and business details. Reserves conference rooms and request facilities services. When required, prepare and/or makes requests for (a) official transportation within and outside Washington D.C. for executive (b) office/conference room reservations for visitors or other personnel. ## Compensation This is a Service Contract Act (SCA)-covered position. The hourly rate is $28.85, plus $5.42 per hour in applicable health and welfare fringe benefits, in accordance with SCA provisions. ## Qualifications - At least four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative, clerical, executive-assistant, secretarial, office-management, customer-service, or records-management experience is required. - At least two (2) years of the required experience shall include direct support to senior management, executive leadership, a front office, or a comparable high-visibility professional environment. - Minimum Education – High school diploma or equivalent is required. - Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Adobe Acrobat, and shared electronic-file or collaboration systems is required. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. - Demonstrated ability to prioritize competing assignments, meet deadlines, maintain confidentiality, and exercise professional judgment. - Create and maintain calendars, spreadsheets, correspondence, reports, meeting materials, tracking logs, and electronic files without extensive Government training. ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience in a executive office, C-suite office, or similarly structured corporate or public-sector organization is strongly preferred. - An associate’s degree, bachelor’s degree, or relevant professional certification in business administration, office management, communications, public administration, or a related field is preferred. Below is the pay range aligned with this position. When creating an offer, Dexis evaluates compensation holistically, triangulating between external market research, our budget for the position, and internal equity to arrive at a figure that is fair and competitive. Hourly pay range: $28.85—$28.85 USD ## Benefits Dexis offers benefits to support employees’ health, financial security, and well-being. The benefits outlined below are for full-time, US-based positions only. These benefits include: - Medical and prescription drug coverage: A choice of three UnitedHealthcare medical plans, with coverage options for employees and eligible dependents. - Dental insurance: Dental coverage for employees and eligible dependents, including preventive, basic, major, and orthodontic services, subject to plan limits. - Company-paid vision insurance: Vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents, with premiums paid in full by Dexis. - Employer-funded health reimbursement arrangement (HRA): Employees who enroll in the Silver HRA medical plan receive an employer-funded HRA to help pay eligible in-network deductible expenses. - Company-paid life and disability insurance: Basic life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, plus short-term and long-term disability coverage. - Optional supplemental insurance: Voluntary supplemental life and AD&D insurance options, including life insurance options for eligible dependents. - Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Company-paid access to confidential counseling and legal and financial support resources for employees and their families. - Health and wellness resources: Virtual care, behavioral health resources, and wellness programs available through the medical plan. - Benefits assistance: Personalized support with benefit enrollment, coverage questions, claims, and finding providers through the Employee Care Center. Participation, coverage, and employee contributions are subject to applicable benefit plan terms and eligibility requirements. Dexis is on a mission to help solve today’s most pressing global political, social, and economic challenges and create a world where all people are safe and prosperous. As a Dexis employee, you will be challenged, empowered, and mentored. Our motto is “find a way or make a way” — that’s how Dexis goes “all in.” How will you? If you are passionate about this opportunity, apply now! Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for interview. Dexis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, pregnancy, disability, age, genetic information, military service, veteran status, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, childbirth and related medical conditions, including lactation, or any other protected class under applicable law. ## About Dexis ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Dexis is a mission-driven security analytics and professional services firm that helps U.S. Government agencies protect national security through data-driven analysis, operational support, and agile program implementation in high-risk environments. - **Entity Type**: Private (growth-stage; partnered with CM Equity Partners in 2023) - **Headquarters**: Arlington, Virginia, USA - **Founded**: 2001 - **Founders**: Mihir Desai ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: National security, defense, international development, government services, security analytics - **Target customers**: B2G – U.S. federal agencies including the Department of Defense, Department of State, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USAID, and Department of Labor - **Mission or purpose statement**: “Achieving U.S. national security goals in a complex world requires speed, precision, and insight. Dexis delivers mission-critical support and data-driven solutions that help federal agencies respond to evolving threats — at home and abroad.” [dexisonline.com](https://dexisonline.com/) ## Products & Services Dexis offers professional services (not SaaS products). Major service lines: - **Assessment, Monitoring & Evaluation (AM&E)**: Rigorous evaluations, performance monitoring, and impact assessments to help agencies understand program outcomes and refine strategies in complex security environments. [dexisonline.com/technical-areas](https://dexisonline.com/technical-areas/) - **Technical Assistance & Advisory Support**: Embedded experts providing specialized knowledge in counter-drug, organized crime, border security, stabilization, and other areas. [dexisonline.com/technical-areas](https://dexisonline.com/technical-areas/) - **Strategic Threat Analysis**: Actionable insights on regional security dynamics, hybrid threats, transnational organized crime, and risk assessments using geospatial analysis, OSINT, and scenario planning. [dexisonline.com/technical-areas](https://dexisonline.com/technical-areas/) - **Performance Management**: Data collection, analysis, and knowledge management to improve U.S. government performance and organizational learning. [dexisonline.com/technical-areas](https://dexisonline.com/technical-areas/) - **Field Operations**: Management of multi-country operations in high-risk environments, including staffing, logistics, and on-the-ground program execution. [dexisonline.com/technical-areas](https://dexisonline.com/technical-areas/) - **Program Analytics & Delivery**: Data-driven program management that converts strategic plans into measurable mission results. [dexisonline.com/technical-areas](https://dexisonline.com/technical-areas/) ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total contract value reached **$1 billion** (three quarters of $1B) across 45 funded contracts/task orders and 30 contract vehicles as of 2024. CEO Mihir Desai manages over **$500 million in prime federal contracts** across 80 locations worldwide. [dexisonline.com/about-us](https://dexisonline.com/about-us/) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: **CM Equity Partners** (New York-based investor in federal services companies) partnered with Dexis in 2023 to scale the federal civilian business. [dexisonline.com/about-us](https://dexisonline.com/about-us/) - **Growth Signals**: - Grew from a single founder to a team of hundreds, operating in over 75 countries in the last three years. - Won two major USAID prime awards in global health and cross-agency knowledge exchange (2022). - Added Department of Labor to client roster. - Named a Growth Engine Award national finalist (ACG Middle Market Growth Awards) in 2022. - Diversified into new clients (Defense Security Cooperation Agency, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation) in 2023. - Active job postings: 70 (as of mid-2024). [linkedin.com/company/dexis-consulting-group](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dexis-consulting-group) ## Competitive Advantages - **Deep domain expertise** in national security, defense, and high-risk environments—founded by a former analyst/advisor who served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other conflict zones. - **Long-standing relationships** with key U.S. government agencies (DoD, State, USAID, CDC) and a track record of winning prime IDIQ contracts. - **Agile, mission-focused culture** that enables rapid response to emerging priorities in fragile and complex settings. - **Data-driven approach** to security analytics, blending quantitative/qualitative methods with on-the-ground operational support. - **Scaled infrastructure** with ISO 9001:2015 certification and a quality management system. ## Strategic Focus - **Dexis Vision 2030**: To become a middle-market, diversified professional services firm, scaling the federal civilian business through the partnership with CM Equity Partners. - **Diversification**: Expanding beyond traditional defense and development into new client agencies (e.g., Department of Labor, Defense Security Cooperation Agency) and new service areas (e.g., global health security). - **Operational excellence**: Consolidating acquired subsidiaries (Checchi, Agland) and building a unified People & Culture function to support post-pandemic workforce needs. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: “Can-do mindset, where curiosity and ingenuity are celebrated, all while making a positive impact in the world.” [dexisonline.com/careers](https://dexisonline.com/careers/) - **Work flexibility**: Hybrid and remote opportunities in the U.S., flexible work schedules. [dexisonline.com/careers](https://dexisonline.com/careers/) - **Benefits**: Competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, professional development funds, wellness reimbursement, charitable contributions match, referral bonuses. [dexisonline.com/careers](https://dexisonline.com/careers/) - **Learning & community**: Weekly learning events, quarterly company-wide learning exchanges, communities of learning and engagement, random coffee chat pairings, monthly social events, annual summer and winter parties. [dexisonline.com/careers](https://dexisonline.com/careers/) - **Impact**: Employees work on high-stakes national security missions that directly protect Americans at home and abroad. - **Office**: New custom-built HQ in Arlington, VA with collaboration spaces and huddle rooms (relocated 2024). [dexisonline.com/about-us](https://dexisonline.com/about-us/) ## Sources 1. [dexisonline.com](https://dexisonline.com/) 2. [dexisonline.com/about-us](https://dexisonline.com/about-us/) 3. 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