administrative assistant Verified

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Arrange and co-ordinate seminars, conferences, etc.
• Coordinate the activities of the HR department in order to ensure they meet the organization’s goals
• Direct and control daily operations
• Direct staff
• Evaluate daily operations
• Motivate staff
• Open and distribute mail and other materials
• Plan and control budget and expenditures
• Plan and organize daily operations
• Review HR projects to assure compliance with laws and regulations
• Supervise other workers
• Train staff
• Establish and implement policies and procedures
• Train other workers
• Train, direct and motivate staff
• Assign, co-ordinate and review projects and programs
• 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
• 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
• Advise senior management
• Respond to employee questions and complaints
• Order office supplies and maintain inventory
• Liaise with management, union officials and HR consultants
• Negotiate collective agreements on behalf of employers or workers
• Organize staff consultation and grievance procedures
• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate daily operations
• Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
• Greet people and direct them to contacts or service areas
• Open and distribute regular and electronic incoming mail and other material and co-ordinate the flow of information
• Set up and maintain manual and computerized information filing systems
• Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents
• Perform data entry
• Provide customer service
• Recruit and hire staff
• Maintain and manage digital database
• Coaching
• Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
• Conduct performance reviews
• Supervise office and volunteer staff
• Ship orders

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Word
• Project management software
• SharePoint
• Social Media
• MS Office
• Quick Books
• Simply Accounting
• LinkedIn

Technical terminology

• Business

Area of work experience

• Purchasing, procurement and contracts

Type of industry experience

• Food

Area of specialization

• Reports and records
• Contracts
• Statistics
• Invoices
• Manuscripts, publications or theses
• Charts, tables, graphs and diagrams
• Project management
• Business process management
• Accounting

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

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

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Other benefits