Salary : $60,894.29 - $106,565.06 Annually
Location : FX. CTY. GOVERNMENT CENTER, 12000 GOVERNMENT CENTER PKWY., FAIRFAX (EJ32), VA
Job Type: FT Hourly W BN
Job Number: 26-01055
Department: Clerk Services
Opening Date: 07/18/2026
Closing Date: 7/24/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade: S21
Posting Type: Open to General Public

Job Announcement

Provides a full range of professional support to the Board of Supervisors (BOS) and the Planning Commission (PC).

Specific duties include:

• Assists with the development of Board of Supervisors agendas and Board packages, including web and electronic board book versions, and supports related web postings.
• Maintains knowledge of Board package software and reviews Board items to ensure alignment with applicable Fairfax County codes, policies, and procedures.
• Participates in ensuring that all Board of Supervisors meeting materials, including agendas, draft board packages, and final board packages, meet applicable accessibility standards and legal requirements.
• Serves as the agency coordinator for Virginia Freedom of Information Act (VFOIA) requests and tracks all VFOIA requests received by the office. Maintains a working knowledge of County VFOIA procedures and processes.
• Responsible for entering meetings into the county's Public Meetings calendar for the Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission in accordance with VFOIA.
• Manages the county-wide distribution, receipt, and filing of Statement of Economic Interests forms (to include annual and monthly filings) in accordance with state law and County Code. Maintains a liaison with the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council on matters related to filings.
• Tracks BOS and IDA members' VFOIA and COIA training. Notifies Clerk to Board and IDA members of upcoming required training and maintains records of compliance.
• Staff Planning Commission evening meetings.
• Conducts special projects at the direction of the division director and director

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Basic knowledge of mission, goals and objectives of the organizational unit, program or activities to which incumbent is assigned;
• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques relating to the functional area of business operation (e.g. personnel, budgeting and financial management, contract administration and management);
• Ability to identify possible solutions for solving business problems;
• Ability to perform a variety of fact-finding techniques (e.g., interview, case analysis, observation, research, benchmarking) to gather information in support of programs, projects, studies, assessments and evaluations;
• Ability to aggregate and assimilate data to identify major patterns, trends and themes regarding organizational and program effectiveness and efficiency;
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing;
• Ability to use word processing and presentation software to prepare documents, and to use spreadsheet and statistical analysis software packages to store, manipulate, analyze and present data;
• Ability to provide effective, professional, and responsive customer service
• Ability to exercise tact and discretion
• Ability to analyze and complete complex tasks, with limited direction
• Ability to multitask and handle competing tasks simultaneously in a deadline-driven environment
• Ability and experience meeting deadlines

Note: The assigned functional areas for the position are: logistics, public administration, and/or records management
Illustrative Duties
(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position description.)

• Performs designated segments of projects or programs with well-defined objectives, including activities such as data collection, synthesis of data gathered to support analysis, and documentation of findings and recommendations;
• Assists with measuring and analyzing indicators of performance, quality, quantity and efficiency of services;
• Compiles and provides business information to management;
• Assists in implementing business improvements, such as changes to policies, work practices, processes and procedures;
• Contributes to position papers, evaluation reports and presentations.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for " Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in the field related to the assigned functional area.

BRIDGE CLASS EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS: Four years of increasingly complex technical experience in the assigned functional area, comparable to experience at the Admin Assistant IV, or higher, level. This class can serve as a bridge class enabling individuals who do not meet the educational or professional experience standards listed above to qualify for this class by possessing four years of increasingly complex technical experience in the assigned functional area, comparable to experience at the Admin Assistant IV, or higher, level. The purpose of this bridge class is to promote upward mobility within the Fairfax County workforce. However persons qualifying for this class on the basis of their technical experience may not substitute this technical experience for education, or for professional experience, in order to qualify for other employment opportunities.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer. Must be able to work evening hours.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in management, public administration, or related field
• Experience working directly with elected and/or appointed officials
• Experience working directly with Board, Authority, Commission, or Committee
• Experience with substantial scheduling and calendar management
• Experience with handling VFOIA requests
• Experience with web posting
• Proficient in Foxit and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Experience working with board package software such as Diligent Board Books compiling reports, correspondence, and packages for public meetings.
• Experience working with Sharefile.
• Experience managing financial disclosure processes including distributing forms, tracking submissions, and maintaining records.
• Strong skills and significant work experience in writing, proofreading, and editing, with attention to detail
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Successful experience in working both independently and as part of a team

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Job is generally sedentary in nature, however, visual acuity is required to read data on computer monitor; incumbent must be able to operate keyboard driven equipment. Ability to lift up to 15 pounds. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include exercise.
Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including ) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.

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Merit Positions

Fairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• LiveWell Program
• Flexible Spending Programs
• Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
• Paid Holidays
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employees' Child Care Center
• Continuous Learning Opportunities

Please click for a summary of our benefits.

NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program:

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Non-Merit Positions

1. Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.
   • Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
   • Flexible Spending Program
   • Deferred Compensation
2. Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.
   • No benefits

01

What is the highest level of education that you have completed?

• Less than 12th grade
• High school diploma or GED
• Some college
• Associate's degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree
• Doctorate degree

02

If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a degree.

• Less than 45 quarter hours
• 45 to less than 90 quarter hours
• 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
• 135 to less than 180 quarter hours
• 180 or more quarter hours
• Less than 30 semester hours
• 30 to less than 60 semester hours
• 60 to less than 90 semester hours
• 90 to less than 120 semester hours
• 120 or more semester hours
• Not applicable

03

Please indicate your area(s) of study or major(s)/minor(s) towards a degree. Check all that apply.

• Management
• Public administration
• Business administration
• Public policy
• Other (related field)
• Other (non-related field)
• Not Applicable

04

If you answered "Other (related field)" or "Other (non-related field)" for the previous question, please list all of your majors and minors. If this question does not pertain to you, or you do not have a degree, enter "Not applicable".
05

If you are a Fairfax County employee and using the Bridge Class in order to meet the minimum qualifications of the job classification, do you have at least four years or more of increasingly complex technical experience in logistics, public administration, and/or record management comparable to experience at the Administrative Assistant IV, or higher, level?

• Yes
• No
• Not applicable (I am not using the bridge class to meet the minimum qualifications)

06

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience do you have within the assigned functional area(s) of logistics, public administration, and/or records management?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

07

How many years of full-time equivalent work experience do you have in proofreading/editing documents?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

08

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have working with elected or appointed officials?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

09

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have working directly with Board, Authority, Commission, or Committee?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

10

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have compiling reports, correspondence, and packages for public meetings, including using a board meeting software, such as Diligent Boards or equivalent?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

11

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have handling VFOIA requests?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

12

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have with scheduling and calendar management?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

13

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have with making accessible documents and web posting using Foxit PDF Editor and SharePoint, or similar software?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or