Executive Assistant

Executive Assistant

Position Description
CGI is currently seeking an Executive Assistant to provide high level administrative support for one or more of our Vice-Presidents. If you are looking for a growth opportunity that will effectively utilize your talents and allow you to contribute to a premier organization, we invite you to apply on-line.

Location - Downtown Toronto (Hybrid - 4 days office and and the flexibility to go to our Markham office on the rare occasion) subject to change at any time.

The ideal candidate for this position will have a high level of energy, decorum and discretion that is second to none. You possess the '6th sense' that allows you to always be 2 steps ahead. You will have experience in a fast-paced professional consulting environment supporting senior leadership and have a good understanding of both technical and business vocabulary. You will be able to effectively navigate and manage complex and time-sensitive/urgent situations and have a tolerance for ambiguity. You are adept at working effectively with a wide variety of people inside and outside the organization. Finally, as the ideal candidate, you will have a positive and agile approach to keeping the environment organized and the team you support productive.

Your future duties and responsibilities
1. Executive Administrative Support:
• Provide confidential executive support to one or more Vice-Presidents and their Director teams
• Schedule internal and external meetings, providing proactive and real-time calendar management
• Screen requests to determine priority level, including visitors, phone calls, and incoming correspondence. Gather, compile, verify, and analyze information for the executive's use in documents such as memos, letters, reports, speeches, presentations and news releases.
• Facilitate smooth communications between the executive and coworkers and between the executive and external parties such as customers, media, and the public.
• Handle external requests with tremendous tact and diplomacy
• Maintain administrative procedures, including business mail, travel arrangements, expense reports, authorizations and approvals, etc all in line with company policies and procedures

2. Project Co-ordination:
• Assist with the planning, co-ordination, organization of all requirements of large scale events, conferences and executive team activities
• Assist with preparation of multi-media presentation material, collateral and theme strategies using MS PowerPoint, MS Word and MS Excel
• Create planning documents and liaise with specific partners, vendors or suppliers
• Manage timeframes and budget related requirements
• Participate in special project assignments on an as-required basis

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
• Minimum 5 years senior executive-level administrative support experience in a large professional organization
• Resourceful and intuitive self-starter, able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic setting and enjoy multi-tasking in a technical and administrative environment.
• Extremely pro-active, with an energetic and professional demeanor and high sense of urgency
• Proven achiever and polished professional
• Resourceful, with the ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet deadlines with minimal supervision
• High level of professionalism, customer service, energy, speed and accuracy
• Independent judgment, absolute discretion, and diplomacy
• Confidential, dedicated, and punctual

Skills required:
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written); French language would be an asset
• Advanced planning and organization skills
• Professional corporate image combined with strong interpersonal skills

Technical Skills required:
• Advanced MS Word
• Advanced MS PowerPoint
• Advanced MS Excel
• Calendar Management
• Meeting and Event Planning / Management
• Presentation Preparation / Co-ordination

**CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $55,000–$105,000. This role is an existing vacancy.

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You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

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