Executive Assistant, Office of The Vice-president - Oshawa, Canada - Durham College

Durham College

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Oshawa, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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About Durham College:

Durham College (DC) is leading the way as a post-secondary institution, offering an innovative and transformative student experience and hands-on learning opportunities.

With this focus top of mind for our students and our employees, DC is proud to be one of the fastest-growing colleges in the province and annually ranked as one of the GTA's Top 100 employers.

The college offers a wide range of market-driven programs across multiple disciplines, including culinary management, farming and horticulture, business, IT, construction and trades, science and technology, health care, engineering, social and community services, justice, media, art and design.

With a focus on experiential learning, DC graduates are known for having the skills and knowledge employers need. More than 104,000 alumni represent the college, both locally and around the world.

Serving the Durham Region and Northumberland County communities for over 50 years, with campuses in Oshawa and Whitby, the college offers over 12,500 full-time post-secondary and apprenticeship students access to more than 145 full-time post-secondary programs - including four honours bachelor degrees and nine apprenticeship programs.

Led by over 1,860 full
- and part-time staff, DC has an estimated annual economic impact of more than $913 million on Durham Region.

Durham College is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to provide senior-level support in the Office of the Vice President, Academic (VPA).

The incumbent will undertake activities in support of strategic and operational goals; manage relationships across offices within the college and with external stakeholders; provide office reception duties; and support daily operations in the Office of the VPA.

The incumbent will be proactive, anticipating the needs of and taking action to manage multiple priorities. The incumbent will approach their work with a professional attitude and focused attention to detail.

The incumbent will assess and respond to a wide range of issues, both general and confidential in nature, and be comfortable working outside of regular office hours to support college business and initiatives, including evenings and weekends.

Specific responsibilities include:

administrative support including information gathering, responding to inquiries, assisting with projects and miscellaneous requests, proofreading documents, preparing confidential and/or general correspondence; scheduling and calendar management, booking travel arrangements, coordinating events, providing support to cross-institutional committees, track budget expenditures and reconcile credit card statements, working groups and task forces including meeting logistics and minute taking, and supporting academic policy renewal and development including managing the catalogue of policies that fall within the academic portfolio.

Required Skills:

Salary Range:
$74,175 - $92,720

Required Experience