Administrative assistant

SIMPLIBUY INC.

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Arrange and co-ordinate seminars, conferences, etc.
  • Plan and control budget and expenditures
  • Establish and implement policies and procedures
  • Train other workers
  • 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
  • Manage training and development strategies
  • 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
  • Order office supplies and maintain inventory
  • Liaise with management, union officials and HR consultants
  • Negotiate collective agreements on behalf of employers or workers
  • Oversee payroll administration
  • Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
  • 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
  • Consult with clients after sale to provide ongoing support
  • Assign, co-ordinate and review projects and programs
  • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate daily operations

Supervision

  • 3-4 people

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

  • MS Excel
  • MS Outlook
  • MS PowerPoint
  • MS Windows
  • MS Word

Area of specialization

  • Correspondence
  • Contracts
  • Invoices

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

  • Public transportation is available

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

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for persons with disabilities
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
Support for newcomers and refugees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
Support for youths
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
Support for Veterans
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
Support for Indigenous people
  • Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
Support for mature workers
  • Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
Supports for visible minorities
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
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