Executive Assistant Davenport - Toronto, Canada - Ontario NDP Caucus
Description
Objective:
To coordinate the Member's Queen's Park and Constituency Office and to carry out political and legislative duties on behalf of the Member.
Responsible to the Member for:
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Management and Supervision (in consultation with the Member)
- Makes effective recommendations concerning the hiring of new employees at the Members Offices.
- Assigns duties, monitors workload and assignments.
- Makes effective recommendations concerning budgets, staffing levels, coordinates employee vacations, monitors attendance and determines overtime needs.
- Manages Member's constituency office and the work of Constituency Assistants.
- Ensures that constituency office provides exceptional service and that MPP has a strong presence in the community.
Administration and Correspondence
- Responds and resolves issues and problems or assigns matters to employees at Queen's Park or in the Constituency Office.
- Prepares specialized correspondence on behalf of the Member.
- Consults with Senior Team regarding provincial issues that could affect the community.
- Liaises with stakeholders and community groups, performs constituency outreach.
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Advisory/Research Duties - Monitors legislation and proceedings of the legislature.
- Identifies emerging issues in the community.
- Provides support in developing specialized research.
- Ensures Member is provided with uptodate information on all matters necessary for the Member to perform their legislative responsibilities.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Comprehensive knowledge of the NDP, the Ontario Government and public affairs.
- Proven research skills, specifically the MPP's Critic areas.
- Excellent communications skills: including strong writing and computer skills, ability to work with the public; ability to work under pressure; and work to tight deadlines.
- Second language, both oral and written is desired.
- Experience in the labour movement or NDP organization and election campaigns would be an asset.
- Familiarity with the riding of Davenport and relevant issues.
- Ability to speak Portuguese is an asset.
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