administrative assistant - office

• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 40 hours per week
• Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years

Work setting

• Construction
• Consulting firm

Budgetary responsibility

0 - $100,000

Tasks

• Record and prepare minutes of meetings, seminars and conferences
• Determine and establish office procedures and routines
• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Manage contracts
• Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
• Oversee the analysis of employee data and information
• Answer electronic enquiries
• Oversee development of communication strategies
• Compile data, statistics and other information
• Oversee the preparation of reports
• Respond to employee questions and complaints
• 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
• Consult with clients after sale to provide ongoing support
• Conduct performance reviews
• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate daily operations

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Windows
• MS Word
• Electronic mail

Technical terminology

Business

Area of work experience

Purchasing, procurement and contracts

Area of specialization

• Correspondence
• Reports and records
• Contracts
• Statistics
• Invoices
• Charts, tables, graphs and diagrams

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Repetitive tasks
• Large caseload
• Large workload
• Work with minimal supervision

Personal suitability

• Ability to multitask
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player
• Accurate
• Client focus
• Reliability
• Time management
• Adaptability
• Quick learner

Support for persons with disabilities

Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example : ramps, elevators, etc.)

Support for newcomers and refugees

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and / or refugees

Support for youths

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment

Support for Veterans

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people

Support for mature workers

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
30+ days ago