Regional Administrative Assistant (Contract)

Requisition ID: 221823

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Purpose of Job

The Administration Assistant is responsible for overall support to the PIC Regional Leadership team which includes direct senior administrative support to a Regional Director and general administrative support to the Regional Director's direct reports which consist of Market Leaders and a Regional Operations Manager.

Major Accountabilities:

1. Support the Regional leadership team in day to day management of his/her schedule by:

• Establishing and co-ordinating calendars;
• Arranging /scheduling appointments on behalf of the officer;
• Anticipating scheduling conflicts / problems and providing alternatives;
• Establishing and maintaining a BF system;
• Providing receptionist support by receiving / screening / referring incoming calls/visitors using a high degree of discretion;
• Acting upon telephone / mail requests received in the senior officer's absence.
  

2. Support the Regional Leadership team with correspondence by:

• Sorting and organizing incoming and outgoing mail;
• Dealing with correspondence as appropriate (responding, delivering, filtering);
• Composing correspondence for senior management officer's signature;
• Producing material from written copy / rough notes;
• Transcribing dictation;
• Proofreading work /output against source documents;
• Monitoring / ordering / storing stationery supplies, including arranging for off-site storage and destruction of files / records;
• Setting up / maintaining filing systems;
• Booking travel arrangements, ensuring all requirements of officer are met.
  

3. Assist in maintaining the senior officer / department's expense and other budgets by:

• Preparing entries / transactions and supporting documentation to process payments;
• Recording /inputting / documenting data to track, monitor and control expenses;
• Providing supporting information reports to management to support decisions;
• Producing statistical reports to assist in the budget processes.
  

4.Provide administrative support to Regional Leadership team by:

• Booking conference rooms/meeting rooms /arranging for catering services;
• Booking travel arrangements;
• Photocopying / binding documents;
• Faxing documents / e-mail messaging;
• Ensuring reception support (visitors / telephone messages);
• Arranging for or making urgent deliveries of documents / packages;
• Ensuring sorting/processing of incoming/outgoing mail.
  

5. Provide administrative support by:

• Verifying telephone bills/expense statements
• Ordering and managing stationery
• Gathering statistical information, presenting in organized formats and conducting simple analysis
• Preparing and submitting reports
• Maintaining records and information to ensure and control security access.
  

6.Provide PC services and/or support, by:

• Composing & producing routine correspondence;
• Producing documents from written material / rough drafts (e.g. letters / memos / reports); proof-reading work/output against source documents;
• Formatting and producing spreadsheets (Level 2 Complexity - advanced formulas);
• Maintaining information and/or data in departmental databases;
• Setting up presentations from written material / rough drafts (Level 2 Complexity - e.g. Power Point);
• Conducting back up of systems;
• Responding to requests for technical assistance relating to standard software issues.
• Responsible for the preparation of the offices bank account deposits.
• Provide office management support for region
• Provide onboarding/termination support for new staff joining the region
  

7. As directed, co-ordinate and facilitate the release of significant initiatives / communications or launches by:

• Liasing between groups, both internal and external, to ensure timely / accurate delivery of materials;
• Organizing steps, to move project through various stages of production, e.g. graphics / legal/printing / distribution;
• Contacting and arranging printing, production, receipt of signoffs, etc.
• Functional competencies
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of department's policies and procedures;
• Strong organizational skills and ability to set priorities and manage time;
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills;
• High degree of accuracy required;
• High level of discretion required in dealing with confidential matters;
• Strong knowledge basic bookkeeping principles;
• Sound knowledge of business/bank terminology and departmental procedures.
• Strong and professional level verbal/written communication skills.
• Incumbent must be articulate.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Strong organizational know-how (structure, key staff).
  

Background/experience:

• Competence in using all facets of Microsoft Office.
• Comfort and familiarity with CRM systems.

Location(s): Canada : Alberta : Edmonton

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