Administrative Secretary

Reporting to the Director – Inspection and public security, the jobholder performs a variety of administrative, clerical and general support tasks for departmental staff, including: calendar management; telephone communications; customer service; and translation, drafting and transcribing correspondence and other documents in English and French.

Advantages
35 hours per week

For the period between Thanksgiving and the first (1st) Monday of May: Monday to Friday inclusively, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., minus one (1) hour for lunch.

For the period between the first (1st) Monday of May and Thanksgiving: Monday to Thursday inclusively, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., minus forty-five (45) minutes for lunch; Friday, 8:00 a.m. to noon.

Competitive Salary
Full benefits Medical, Dental, Vision
Work for a leader in the industry

Responsibilities
The jobholder’s main responsibilities are as follows:
• Receive and review incoming mail and forward it appropriately.
• Draft routine correspondence.
• Perform error-checking on outgoing correspondence.
• Track documents and follow up on deadlines, reminding the persons concerned as necessary.
• Receive, make and redirect telephone calls; welcome visitors; obtain and give out available information.
• Type various texts based on his or her notes.
• Keep the calendar of her or his direct manager.
• Make travel arrangements for her or his direct manager (transportation, accommodations, cash advances, expenditure reporting, etc.).
• Make material preparations for meetings and convene them.
• Attend meetings, take note of the proceedings and write reports or draft minutes.
• Collect and compile data from various sources.
• Perform various other secretarial and simple writing tasks; operate standard office equipment (photocopier, fax machine, calculator, etc.).
• Perform any other related task.

Qualifications
The applicant must hold a vocational diploma in an appropriate study program. Two (2) years of experience in a similar position are required for this job.

Other requirements:
• Bilingualism and a good knowledge of English and French grammar
• English-speaking internal and external [clients/partners/employees] located outside Quebec on a [daily/regular] basis
• Knowledge of Word, Outlook, Excel and Kronos
• Well-developed organizational skills
• Interpersonal and customer service skills
• Knowledgeable in drafting minutes, in typing and formatting documents, and in general office and secretarial work practice

Summary
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