administrative assistant

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Asset languages

• Russian
• Hebrew
• Ukrainian

Work setting

• Relocation costs not covered by employer
• Willing to relocate
• Law firm

Budgetary responsibility

• 0 - $100,000
• 500,001 - $1,500,000

Tasks

• Arrange and co-ordinate seminars, conferences, etc.
• Coordinate the flow of information within the team
• Direct and control daily operations
• Evaluate daily operations
• Motivate staff
• Open and distribute mail and other materials
• Plan and control budget and expenditures
• Plan and organize daily operations
• Establish and implement policies and procedures
• Record and prepare minutes of meetings, seminars and conferences
• Determine and establish office procedures and routines
• Oversee the classification and rating of occupations
• Plan, develop and implement recruitment strategies
• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Manage contracts
• Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
• Answer electronic enquiries
• Oversee development of communication strategies
• Compile data, statistics and other information
• Oversee the preparation of reports
• Advise senior management
• Respond to employee questions and complaints
• Liaise with management, union officials and HR consultants
• Negotiate collective agreements on behalf of employers or workers
• Oversee payroll administration
• Set up and maintain manual and computerized information filing systems
• Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents
• Conduct research
• Provide customer service
• Work with the marketing department to understand and communicate marketing messages to the field
• Maintain and manage digital database
• Coaching
• Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
• Consult with clients after sale to provide ongoing support
• Evaluate work environments, programs and procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent disease or injury
• Assign, co-ordinate and review projects and programs
• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate daily operations

Supervision

• Working groups

Computer and technology knowledge

• Google Docs
• Microsoft Publisher
• Microsoft Visio
• Dictaphone
• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Windows
• MS Word
• Adobe Photoshop
• Database software
• MS Project
• Social Media
• Accounting software
• MS Access
• MS Office
• Quick Books
• Simply Accounting
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Google Drive
• LinkedIn
• WordPerfect
• Electronic mail

Technical terminology

• Legal
• Medical
• Engineering
• Scientific
• Financial
• Business

Area of work experience

• Purchasing, procurement and contracts
• Immigration
• Human resources
• Tourism

Specialization or experience

• Employee engagement

Area of specialization

• Correspondence
• Reports and records
• Contracts
• Statistics
• Financial statements
• Invoices
• Project management
• Business process management
• Accounting

Transportation / travel information

• Willing to travel
• Travel expenses not paid by employer

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
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player
• Accurate
• Client focus
• Reliability
• Time management
• Adaptability
• Accountability
• Dependability
• Due diligence
• Quick learner

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years