Administrative Professional - Burnaby, Canada - Metro Vancouver

Metro Vancouver

Verified Company

Burnaby, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Department:
Human Resources and Corporate Services

Employee Group:
Teamsters Local 31

Location: 4515 Central Boulevard, Burnaby

Salary Range/ Wage Rate:
PG 17 $2, $2,433.10 bi-weekly

Our Human Resources and Corporate Services Department is seeking an Administrative Professional (Program Assistant I) who will be responsible for a variety of complex administrative and clerical duties.

You have excellent written and verbal communication skills and are highly organized with superior time management skills. A quick learner, detail-oriented, resourceful, have the ability to work with limited supervision, and thrive working in a busy environment. You are also adaptable and excel in an environment where teamwork is required to meet department and organizational goals.

This role:

Assists in coordinating and facilitating the Division's activities; tracks the processing of, approvals and orders; advises staff of pending deadlines and information requirements, keeps senior staff informed of status of various activities; coordinates efforts to resolve issues of payments.
Posts, compiles, checks, processes, maintains, and controls a variety of records, files, and statistics related to departmental operations; reconciles and balances complex activity control information requiring procedural determinations; performs non complex calculations as required; generates lists and other information from databases and spreadsheets, identifies unutilized project resources and brings to the attention of a superior; monitors charges assessed for activities; and issues payments, purchase requisitions as required.
May supervise the work of one or more subordinates engaged in clerical and office support tasks and request temporary clerical assistance as required.
Develops, and upon approval, implements new and/or improved office methods and procedures to increase efficiency and accommodate department requirements and work schedules; prepares and maintains documentation on current and new procedures. Provides Records Management services for the department, including filing, producing volumes, files and archiving.
Composes non routine correspondence, as required; types, edits and formats a variety of material including reports, correspondence, agendas, notices and other documents.
Assists in planning and arranging logistics related to committees, information meetings, seminars, events and workshops; gathers, organizes, posts and distributes materials; attends meetings, takes minutes or carries out action items and assignments from meetings as required; obtains information from external sources on assigned projects; researches file documentation; and follows up on phone and written information inquiries.
Monitors divisional administrative budget expenditures and checks that expenditures have been allocated to appropriate accounts; investigates variances between budgeted and actual expenditures and takes corrective action or notifies superior of potential cost over runs.
Performs related work as required.

To be successful, you have:

Completion of Grade 12, supplemented by business, administrative and computer courses, preferably completion of a certificate program in office or business administration, plus considerable related experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Considerable knowledge of the functions, regulations, and procedures governing divisional activities as related to the work performed.
Considerable knowledge of office practices and procedures and of business English, spelling, punctuation and arithmetic and technical terminology applicable to the work performed.
Sound knowledge of the organization and functions of the department and related Metro Vancouver Regional District departments.
Ability to assist in the coordination of divisional activities and to assess and act upon information requirements.
Ability to work with mínimal supervision and to develop and implement upon approval new and/or revised work methods and procedures.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of contacts, provide information and assistance and function effectively while dealing with contentious matters.
Ability to arrange meetings, prepare agendas, take minutes, and follow up on actions from meetings.
Ability to plan, assign, supervise and check the work of a small group of subordinates engaged in clerical and office support tasks.
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Ability to compile, maintain, and control a variety of records, reports, and files, to compose non routine correspondence, and type a variety of material.
Driver's Licence for the Province of British Columbia.