Bilingual Project Assistant - Montréal, Canada - CHSSN Community Health and Social Services Network

Description

_
f you take out the team in teamwork, it's just work. Now who wants that?_
- Matthew Stover.

Are you a team player, with a positive outlook, who enjoy helping others? With bilingual skills, in French and English?
Are you
digitally-savvy and able to work across multiple platforms (Office 365, Airtable, WordPress, Canva )?
Do you love details and are you resourceful? With a knack for managing an office and administrative tasks? If also you share our values of
health equity and
inclusion, this position is certainly for you

Well, you could do all of this for a unique well-established non-profit organization in Quebec City called the Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN).

The CHSSN is looking for a person to provide support to our project management team; our aim is to improve access to health and social services for vulnerable English-speaking communities across the province of Quebec.

Reports To:
Program Manager for Seniors, Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN)


Closing Date:
February 2, 2024, or until position is filled.


Here are the benefits you would enjoy by joining the CHSSN team:

• 35 hour work week, for better work-life balance;
• Hourly salary starting at $25;
• Occasional travel across Quebec;
• Group insurance paid 50% by the employer, as well as an RRSP with an employer contribution of 6%;
• An additional paid timeoff between Christmas and New Year's Day;
• 6 days of sick leave per year;
• Team building activities (Christmas party, staff retreats, training, etc.);
• Professional development opportunities;
• An office located in Montréal, accessible by public transport;
• An awesome team

The CHSSN acts as an intermediary organization that implements funding programs to improve access to English-language health and social services across Quebec.

As
Project Assistant, you will work closely with the Program Manager for Seniors and the Montreal Development Officer is responsible for helping to advance projects and goals related to the Senior Wellness Initiative (SWC) and additional projects that serve the greater English-speaking community across Quebec.

Your primary duties and responsibilities will be such as:


Project Assistant:

• Manage the creation and filing of contribution agreements and contracts
• Monitor budget and timelines
• Document and analyze program results for reports to funders based on program requirements
• Support and communicate with program thirdparty recipients and ensure their compliance with all required reporting and program deliverables
• Monitor the program activities on a regular basis and participate in an annual program evaluation
• Planning and implementing logistics for events and training for recipients
• Updating Facebooks group and knowledge hub
• Develop and maintain provincial calendar of virtual events
• Providing technical and followup support for the Aging in the Right Place SHARP webinars
• Any other related tasks

In order to be
THE Project Assistant we're looking for, you'll need to have
in your briefcase:

• Minimum 3 years experience in non profit organizations with administrative tasks
• Knowledge in program management
• Knowledge of the health and social services sector in Quebec
• Knowledge of the Englishspeaking community of Quebec
• Strong problem solving and group work leadership skills
• Ability to interact with people of all ages and cultural backgrounds
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Effective
  BILINGUAL oral and written communication skills IN FRENCH AND IN ENGLISH
• A high degree of technical
  knowhow;
• Be recognized for these skills and abilities:
• Positive outlook, team player who enjoys helping others
• Strong problemsolving skills
• Resourceful and detailoriented
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Effective oral and written (bilingual) communication skills
• Effective to manage an office and administrative tasks
• Proficiency in the use of computer programs for:
• Word processing
• Office 365 suite (Word, Excel, Outlook )
• Simple accounting
• Databases (as Airtable)
• Presentation development (as Canva)
• Web editing (as WordPress) is an asset
• Technical support in videoconferences (as Zoom)
• Internet
• Email
• Proficiency in the use of office equipment:
• Computer
• Voice messaging systems
• Digital fax and printers
• Photocopier / scanner

This position may be required to work some occasional overtime hours such as attending meetings and conferences.


About us

Since its creation in 2000, the CHSSN has been promoting access to health and social services for Quebec's English-speaking communities.

In order to do this, the organization works with many community and public partners dedicated to the cause The organization works on a daily basis with more than 23 community associations and is the only one working in this field If you want to take a look at your