NMFA Careers
Together We’re Stronger®
The National Military Family Association is a fast-paced environment that balances a strong mission focus with a commitment to work-life flexibility. Join our team of dedicated, innovative, and collaborative individuals and be inspired by the work we do to strengthen our nation’s military families every day. Together, we’re stronger!
Serving military families isn’t just our mission, it is our passion. Our commitment to the word “family” runs deep in our culture—from the world class advocacy and programming we deliver to the relationships we build within the organization.
Our Values
Family-Focused: We understand the unique challenge of military life and respond with a flexible work environment, a teamwork mentality, and a unified approach that advances the mission of NMFA.
Innovative: We lean into challenges with dynamic, creative solutions that improve the lives of both our team and the military families we serve.
Responsive: We react with timely and effective action in all aspects of our work without compromising our ethics, accuracy, or thoroughness.
Empowering: We give our team the tools to support and enable the military families we serve to be the best advocates for themselves and their communities.
Open Positions
Administrative Specialist
Position Summary
The Administrative Specialist will support the Executive Office, including general office administration tasks, support for human resources activities, and other duties in support of advancing the mission of the National Military Family Association (NMFA).
Essential Job Functions
- Supports the Chief of Staff with matters related to Administration and Operations
- Coordinate with vendors as appropriate, act as primary point of contact, and process invoices
- Coordinate with NMFA staff on issues related to technology, office automation, and communication.
- Support HR & administrative operations by assisting employee onboarding process, maintaining employee records, serve as back-up for Human Resources related issues to include payroll and other functions
- Maintain office supplies and equipment, including inventory of IT equipment, copier, fax, and postage machine.
- Assist with scheduling, coordination, and support of meetings, interviews, and events, including coordinating technology, food, and beverage, for executive office
- May assist with CEO travel schedule and reservations as needed, including expense reimbursement
- Monitor and respond to incoming emails and calls and route to appropriate party promptly and efficiently
- Perform other general administrative and HR duties as needed
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Proven experience as an administrative assistant or other relevant administrative support experience in an office setting
- Excellent administrative and organizational skills
- Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills
- Attention to detail
- In-depth understanding of entire Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, etc.)
- Prioritizes conflicting needs; handles matters expeditiously, proactively and confidentially and follows-through on projects to successful completion, often with deadline pressures
- High degree of professionalism
- Knowledge of the families of the uniformed services preferred
Job Qualifications and Competencies
- 3+ years of experience as an administrative assistant or other relevant administrative support experience in an office setting preferred
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
Job Type & Work Location
Full time – on site role with some remote flexibility
About NMFA
The National Military Family Association (NMFA) is the leading nonprofit dedicated to serving all military families. Since 1969, NMFA has worked with families to identify and solve the unique challenges of military life through advocacy and programs. NMFA provides scholarships for military spouses, camps for military kids, and programs for military teens. The Association’s research creates a better understanding of the experience of today’s military families. NMFA serves the families of the currently serving, veteran, retired, wounded, or fallen members of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, and Commissioned Corps of the USPHS and NOAA.
To learn more and get involved, visit www.MilitaryFamily.org
To Apply
Please send a cover letter, resume, and compensation requirements to r@militaryfamily.org.
Our Benefits
Intern Corner
If you are a college student interested in supporting military families through an internship, please send your resume and area of interest to info@militaryfamily.org.
“I loved my time interning at NMFA. You will never find a more supportive, collaborative, or engaging work environment than the one at NMFA. I learned so much from the amazing people at the organization and made connections that will last a lifetime, all while making a visible impact on the military community. If I could go back and do it all over again, I would start at NMFA sooner!” — Elena Ashburn
A NMFA, I’ve been fortunate to work alongside some of the fiercest advocates for military families and learn from their wealth of knowledge and expertise. From executing programs to promoting the organization on social media, I have had hands-on experience in making tangible change for my community as an integral part of NMFA’s work, not merely as a supporting figure. Throughout my entire internship, I not only felt supported as a worker and learner but valued as a person. — Mathew Oh
