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Chenega

Defense, intelligence, and federal staffing services

Senior Executive Scheduler

Full-TimeDeadline 4/23/27
$94k - $120k/yr
Senior
Bachelor's, Associate's
Washington, DC, USA
In Person
Administrative & Executive AssistanceScheduling & Travel Coordination

About the job

Requirements
  • An associate’s degree in business administration, management, communications, public administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • At least 5 years of experience supporting C-suite, Senior Executive Service-level, or equivalent senior executives, including complex calendar management in high-volume, high-visibility environments.
  • Strong understanding of executive prioritization, time management, and confidentiality requirements in a federal or highly regulated environment.
  • Experience coordinating with Chiefs of Staff, senior advisors, government leaders, interagency partners, and external stakeholders.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft 365 tools, including advanced calendar management, scheduling coordination, and reporting.
  • Willingness and ability to comply with PBGC fitness determination requirements, background checks, and required training.
  • Ability to exercise independent judgment, set priorities, and manage competing demands without close supervision.
  • Written and verbal communication skills to communicate professionally with senior leadership and represent the organization appropriately.
  • Discretion and demonstrated ability to handle sensitive, pre-decisional, and confidential information.
  • Ability to anticipate conflicts, identify risks early, and take proactive action to protect executive priorities and mission commitments.
  • Organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
  • Own executive scheduling services end-to-end, with accountability for outcomes, follow-through, and resolution.
  • Actively manage tasks to completion with appropriate visibility, handoff, or leadership awareness.
  • Resolve routine scheduling and operational decisions independently without unnecessary executive intervention.
  • Manage and control the executive calendar, including scheduling, rescheduling, cancellations, and alignment with mission priorities.
  • Apply executive-approved prioritization principles to evaluate, accept, defer, decline, or redirect requests.
  • Protect strategic focus time and enforce calendar discipline.
  • Assess requests based on urgency, mission impact, readiness, decision authority, and appropriate executive involvement.
  • Ensure meetings are purposeful, properly staffed, and adequately prepared before confirmation.
  • Coordinate closely with executives, Chiefs of Staff, senior advisors, and internal and external stakeholders.
  • Anticipate conflicts and demand by maintaining awareness of executive priorities, key initiatives, and critical deadlines.
  • Recommend consolidation, delegation, sequencing changes, or alternate formats to improve efficiency.
  • Professionally challenge requests that do not meet prioritization standards.
  • Build buffers around high-impact or decision-critical engagements.
  • Handle sensitive and high-visibility matters with discretion and sound judgment.
  • Escalate issues only when executive direction or policy interpretation is required.
  • Track scheduling activity and trends, providing insights to improve executive time utilization.
  • Review forward schedules and workload projections to identify risks, conflicts, or preparation gaps.
  • Take preventive action to resolve issues through resequencing, coordination, resource adjustments, or escalation as needed.
  • Build preparation time and operational buffers around high-visibility or decision-critical activities.
  • Promptly notify designated leadership when capacity constraints or performance risks are anticipated.
  • Safeguard confidential, pre-decisional, and privacy-sensitive information.
  • Resolve routine matters independently and elevate issues involving policy, legal, or reputational risk.
  • Communicate professionally, tactfully, and discreetly when representing the organization.
  • Demonstrate professionalism, reliability, and respect in interactions.
  • Communicate clearly, courteously, and responsively with leadership, customers, and partners.
  • Maintain confidentiality and discretion at all times.
  • Present a professional appearance appropriate for a federal executive environment.
  • Adapt to changing priorities and operational tempo while maintaining performance standards.
  • Provide routine reporting to support transparency, executive awareness, and continuous improvement of time-management practices as part of regular program or management reporting.
  • Promptly alert supported executives or designated contacts to schedule risks, priority conflicts, preparedness gaps, or mission impacts.
  • Escalate issues when they may affect performance, staffing capacity, or operational risk.
  • Provide a weekly snapshot with a two-week outlook highlighting conflicts, priority pressures, pending confirmations, preparation gaps, and items requiring leadership awareness.
  • Provide a monthly performance report summarizing scheduling activity, trends affecting executive capacity, protected focus time, inefficiencies, and recommended adjustments.
  • Provide a quarterly advisory analyzing calendar utilization, compression risks, and opportunities to improve alignment with mission priorities, including recommended process or structural improvements.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • A bachelor's degree in business administration, management, communications, public administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

About the company

Chenega is a government services contractor that supplies staffing and support services for defense, intelligence, and federal civilian customers, plus commercial clients. It operates across the United States, its territories, and several countries, tapping wide opportunities in government contracting. Its offerings center on staffing and mission support through various contracts, delivering qualified personnel and services to meet client needs. Unlike many industry players, Chenega is rooted in an Alaska Native village corporation, which shapes its ownership and community-focused approach while competing in a broad national market. The company’s goal is to help government and commercial customers execute their missions by providing reliable, professional personnel and services under contract.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Anchorage, Alaska

Founded

1974

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What believers are saying

  • Chenega Naswik won a $6.4 million FBI Academy security contract starting May 2026.
  • DHS gave Chenega Naswik a $78.6 million PSO task order in March 2026.
  • DARPA extended SecuriGence with a $121.5 million modification in June 2026.

What critics are saying

  • Chenega Global Protection faces Kalantari FLSA class action in Colorado since March 25, 2025.
  • Chenega Security and Support Solutions filed a WARN notice for 64 Alaska employees in 2026.
  • Chenega’s 8(a) edge weakens after July 2030, forcing tougher price competition across contracts.

What makes Chenega unique

  • Chenega wins recurring federal security work at FBI, DHS, IRS, and Army sites in 2026.
  • SecuriGence broadened Chenega MIOS into cybersecurity, software engineering, and cloud operations after 2024.
  • Chenega’s Alaska Native and 8(a) structure supports fast recompetes and sole-source federal access.

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ExecutiveBiz
May 21st, 2026
Chenega subsidiary awarded contract for security services at FBI Academy.

Chenega subsidiary awarded contract for security services at FBI Academy. * Chenega Naswik International has received a $6.4 million contract to provide security services for the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia * CNI President David Pine said the award is a source of pride for the company and a key component of its law enforcement agency business line * The contract has a 5-year period of performance which begins this May Chenega Corporation subsidiary Chenega Naswik International will work to provide the Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy in Quantico, Virginia, with security services 24/7 under a new, competitively awarded contract. What is the Scope of the FBI Academy Contract? Chenega told ExecutiveBiz on Wednesday that the security services required under the contract include access control, visitor screening and visitor badge processing. The contract has a performance period of 5 years and is worth $6.4 million. Work begins May 2026. Commenting on the award, CNI President David Pine said, "The Chenega team is proud to have been awarded this contract once again and continue its partnership with the FBI's Training Division." "Supporting the FBI Academy is an important component of Chenega's law enforcement agency business line which includes projects with the United States Secret Service James J. Rowley Training Center, DHS Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers and the NASA Protective Services Training Academy," Pine added. What other security services contracts has CNI secured in 2026? The contract with the FBI Academy is CNI's latest security services award from U.S. government customers this year. In late March, the Chenega subsidiary announced having secured an $8.5 million contract to continue its role of supporting force protection operations at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Humphreys Engineer Center in Alexandria, Virginia. CNI had delivered similar services since 2023, and with the contract, the company would continue providing support through September 2030. And in early March, CNI secured a five-year, $78.6 million task order from the Department of Homeland Security via its FPS Acquisition Division multiple award contract for protective security officer services. The award called for the provision of access control, patrol support and other armed security guard services at IRS headquarters in Washington, D.C., and the IRS New Carrollton Center in Lanham, Maryland. Work on the contract is expected to start in June and run through May 2031.

GovCon Wire
Mar 13th, 2025
Anna Cometa Joins Chenega as Corporate Counsel

Anna Cometa joins Chenega as corporate counsel.

ExecutiveGov
Sep 26th, 2024
Chenega & CyberSheath Pass JVSA Validation With Perfect Score

Chenega Corporation has collaborated with CyberSheath to pass a Joint Surveillance Voluntary Assessment-or JSVA-validation with a perfect score of 110.

FOCUS Investment Banking
Jun 7th, 2024
Chenega Corp Acquires SecuriGence LLC

FOCUS Investment Banking announced that Chenega Corporation has acquired SecuriGence LLC. Chenega, an Alaska Native village corporation, supports defense, intelligence, and federal civilian customers. FOCUS has been a buyside advisor for Chenega, identifying quality companies for acquisition. SecuriGence, known for its exceptional service to the Defense and Intel communities, will enhance Chenega's MIOS division. Chenega's leadership praised SecuriGence's technical capabilities and cultural alignment.

FOCUS Investment Banking
Jun 7th, 2024
FOCUS Investment Banking Represents Chenega Corporation in its Acquisition of SecuriGence LLC

Washington, DC (June 7, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a […]