Executive Assistant

Dream is looking for an Executive Assistant!

Dream is always looking for the best and brightest to join its thriving community. We are currently looking for an Executive Assistant who will be responsible for supporting our Senior Leadership team in Western Canada. The successful candidate will be a confident go getter who builds respect and trust is an excellent listener and will anticipate leaders and team needs. Being flexible and proactive you have an innate ability to structure our leaders workloads and balance your time effectively.

Who are you

Are you smart energetic professional and friendly Do you always stay one step ahead making your way through ambiguity and looking for ways to improve how things are done Do you enjoy solving puzzles including working with numberstosolvepractical problems If youre also detail-oriented read on. We want to hear from you.

You like people and people like working with you and it shows in the relationships you build inside and outside an organization. During your 3 years of experience in executive support youve become a pro at getting things done. Youre comfortable working in a corporate environment and you know always to stay professional and maintain a high level of confidentiality. You enjoy managing and organizing so youre happy to work not only on professional matters but also to help with personal matters.

You have a knack for anticipating needs and adapting to fast-changing circumstances. You use your common sense to make things happen and you consistently deliver top quality results even in a fast-paced environment.

We want to find someone who will work hard and wants to learn contribute and have other words we want you to fit in here. This is a unique chance for you to take on challenging responsibilities be a part of exciting new opportunities and help our team achieve its goals. Are you ready

What will you do

Below are some of the primary responsibilities you will be taking on in this role. There will be more but we can discuss those in person.

• Coordinate day-to-day administrative requirements of the leadership team by strategically managing their calendar engagements meeting schedules and communications (email; telephone; social media; correspondence; reporting submissions and expense reports);
• Support the leadership team with planning logistics and scheduling of events strategic meetings offsites and agendas;
• Filter delegate and respond to email telephone and correspondence on behalf of the leadership team;
• Review and ensure completeness and accuracy of documents including managing the storage and security of confidential files;
• Provide vacation coverage and relief support to the Office Coordinator as required to ensure our reception area and guest experience is maintained;
• Prepare and distribute minutes packages for internal/external meetings as required by the leaders;
• Coordinate signatures from leaders (internal and external) for consultant/contracts and other agreements;
• Process one-off invoices for payment and provide back up support for AP processing for vacation coverage periods.

What type of experience do you have

These are only some of the things wed like you to bring to the table. We can cover the rest when we meet.

• You have at least 3 years of experience providing support to senior leadership
• Youre comfortable booking travel and coordinating and managing a busy schedule
• You have good judgment sound common sense and combine high energy with emotional maturity tact diplomacy and the utmost discretion
• Youre ok with working overtime hours and being on call when its needed to meet challenging and changing deadlines
• Maintain strict confidence as will be supporting the HR function at times
• You have impressive MS Office skills with Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook and Adobe
• You are very comfortable using smartphones tablets and other technologies

Who Are We

Dream Unlimited is an award-winning Canadian real estate investment development and management company with approximately $28 billion of assets under management in North America and Europe. Our scope of business includes asset management and management services for four publicly listed funds.

Dream has grown substantially since its formation in 1996 becoming one of Canadas leading real estate companies with a diverse workforce in North America and Europe. We are one of Canadas largest developers building communities for people to live in; developing land homes condominiums retail centers and renewable power projects. We also build communities to work in bringing office industrial and retail spaces to life. We invest in and manage properties enriching them for the people who work here and the greater community.

Our entrepreneurial spirit drives us to seize unconventional opportunities and approach every project with passion and purpose. At Dream we care about our employees provide exciting work opportunities open work environments and fun events fostering an atmosphere where continuous learning and innovation thrive. Join us and make a difference.

We look forward to hearing from you but please note; due to the high volume of applications only candidates who qualify will be contacted.

Dream Unlimited is committed to workplace diversity and provides accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout our hiring process. If you require accommodation through any aspect our process please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Required Experience:

IC

Key Skills
Time Management,Microsoft Office,Organizational skills,Microsoft Outlook,Microsoft Word,Personal Assistant Experience,Microsoft Powerpoint,Calendar Management,Microsoft Excel,Administrative Experience,Microsoft Outlook Calendar,Google Suite
Employment Type : Full-Time
Department / Functional Area: Administration
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1