Administrative Assistant II

Responsibilities

• Provide essential day-to-day administrative and operational support to the Executive and Human Resources teams.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for staff, students, contributors, and visitors.
• Deliver high-quality customer service and respond to inquiries appropriately.
• Coordinate various processes and support budget preparation.
• Maintain accurate records across multiple teams and systems.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3 years of related administrative or operational experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience providing professional, customer-focused administrative or HR support.
• Proven ability to maintain high accuracy and attention to detail with documents and data.
• Experience following established procedures and managing recurring task-based responsibilities.
• Demonstrated discretion when handling confidential employee or organizational information.
• Working knowledge of HR and administrative platforms such as Workday, Costpoint, or Microsoft Office/Google suites.
• Experience managing shared email inboxes or queues.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental.
• Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans.
• Generous vacation, holiday, and sick time.
• Onsite childcare in Ames, Iowa.
• Life insurance and long-term disability.
• Flexible Spending Accounts and various voluntary benefits.
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programs.

About the Company

Ames National Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy federally contracted National Laboratory located on the campus of Iowa State University. We are dedicated to translating foundational science through applied research to create technological innovations and address some of the most challenging issues facing our world today.