ARPA-H - Mission Office Travel Support Specialist - Military Veterans

ARPA-H - Mission Office Travel Support Specialist

Amentum is looking for experienced personnel to expand our healthcare technology development support capabilities at the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).

Founded in 2022, ARPA-H is a Federal research funding agency that supports transformative biomedical and health breakthroughs - ranging from the molecular to the societal - to provide health solutions for all. ARPA-H advances high-potential, high-impact biomedical and health research that cannot be readily accomplished through traditional research or commercial activity to develop solutions to society's most challenging health problems.

We are interested in individuals who have experience supporting executive-level Government personnel at a federal or State agency. Travel personnel will provide Front Office support to an ARPA-H Mission Office, regularly interacting with Government leadership - i.e. the Office Director, Deputy Director, Assistant Director for Program Management (ADPM), Program Analyst (PA), and technical Program Managers (PMs) to coordinate official travel related to technology development programs.

Responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating travel for Government personnel and preparing all associated travel documents in accordance with ARPA-H guidelines using the ARPA-H Travel System
• Preparing and reviewing manually and electronically generated travel authorizations and vouchers
• Providing travel help desk support, applying knowledge of and experience in applying Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) travel policies, Federal Travel Regulation (FTR), and HHS Financial Management Regulations (FMR)
• Providing expertise in researching and interpreting the FTR; Travel System Operations / Help Desk / Training
• Administering the Government Travel Credit Card (GTCC) program in accordance with HHS Financial Management Regulations (FMR)
• Processing passport / visa applications
• Researching the Foreign Clearance Guide (FCG); Commercial Ticketing Office (CTO) operations, and use of GSA City Pair airfare rates
• Processing permanent change of station (PCS) travel authorizations and vouchers

Minimum Requirements:

• Associate's degree or higher - substantial relevant occupational experience (~7 or more years) may be considered in lieu of degree requirement
• At least two (2) years relevant experience
• The demonstrated professionalism, maturity, sound judgement, and excellent communication and interpersonal skills necessary for daily interactions with executive-level audiences in a dynamic, high-visibility Front Office environment

• Ability to work independently or in a team setting as circumstances dictate
• Demonstrated knowledge of and proficiency in HHS travel policies, the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR), HHS Financial Management Regulations (FMR), and Travel Systems Operations
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Government Travel Credit Card (GTCC) program
• Demonstrated experience processing passport/visa applications
• Familiarity with the Foreign Clearance Guide (FCG); Commercial Ticketing Office (CTO) operations and use of GSA City Pair airfare rates; processing permanent change of station (PCS) travel authorizations and vouchers

Highly Desired Attributes:

• ARPA-H experience
• Other ARPA agency (DARPA, IARPA, ARPA-E, etc.) experience
• National Institute of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), or Department of Defense (DoD) experience

Hybrid and telework options are likely but residence within Washington, DC metropolitan area is desired.

Amentum is a highly ethical, safety conscious employer with caring leaders and competitive total compensation. We offer multiple health care options so you can select the one that suits your needs. Our 401K requires no vesting periods for company matching funds. You'll receive 10 federal holidays that can easily be adjusted to your beliefs.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran's status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

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