administrative assistant

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Bachelor's degree

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Coordinate the flow of information within the team
• Evaluate daily operations
• Open and distribute mail and other materials
• Supervise other workers
• Establish and implement policies and procedures
• Train other workers
• Determine and establish office procedures and routines
• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
• Answer electronic enquiries
• Compile data, statistics and other information
• Oversee the preparation of reports
• Respond to employee questions and complaints
• Order office supplies and maintain inventory
• Greet people and direct them to contacts or service areas
• Set up and maintain manual and computerized information filing systems
• Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents
• Perform data entry
• Provide customer service
• Maintain and manage digital database
• Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
• Conduct performance reviews

Supervision

• 3-4 people

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Windows
• MS Word
• MS Office

Area of specialization

• Correspondence

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail

Personal suitability

• Ability to multitask
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Team player
• Accurate
• Client focus
• Reliability
• Time management

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for persons with disabilities

• Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Support for Veterans

• Offers workshops, counselling services or other resources to help Veterans navigate their transition into the civilian workforce (for example: adapting to different organizational structures)
• Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market

Support for Indigenous people

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)

Employment groups - Help

Membership in a group is not a job requirement. All interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

This employer is committed to providing all job applicants with equal employment opportunities, and promoting inclusion. If you self-identify as a member of any employment group, you are encouraged to indicate it in your application.

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