Government of Canada - Central

administrative assistant


Pay25.00 / hour
LocationMilton/Ontario
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 41012058

      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.

      Work setting

      • Industrial facility or establishment

      Responsibilities

      Tasks

      • Coordinate the flow of information within the team
      • Evaluate daily operations
      • Open and distribute mail and other materials
      • Plan and control budget and expenditures
      • Establish and implement policies and procedures
      • 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
      • Answer electronic enquiries
      • Oversee the preparation of reports
      • Order office supplies and maintain inventory
      • 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
      • Conduct research
      • Perform data entry
      • Provide customer service
      • Maintain and manage digital database
      • Perform basic bookkeeping tasks

      Experience and specialization

      Technical terminology

      • Business

      Area of work experience

      • Purchasing, procurement and contracts

      Area of specialization

      • Correspondence
      • Reports and records
      • Contracts
      • Financial statements
      • Invoices

      Additional information

      Work conditions and physical capabilities

      • Ability to work independently
      • Tight deadlines
      • Attention to detail

      Personal suitability

      • Ability to multitask
      • Excellent oral communication
      • Excellent written communication
      • Organized
      • Reliability
      • Accountability
      • Dependability
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