Employment opportunity number
25.63
Department
YukonU Research Centre (YRC)
Salary
$32.68 to $38.90 hourly
Term
Permanent
Campus
Whitehorse, Ayamdigut
Closing date
June 22, 2025
Job Description
Statement of Qualifications
Administrative Assistant, Northern Energy Innovation (NEI)
Yukon University Research Centre
Ayamdigut Campus (Whitehorse)
Permanent
Wage: $32.68 to $38.90 hourly
Based on 75.0 hours bi-weekly
Employment Opportunity No.: 25.63
Closing Date: June 22, 2025
Are you passionate about providing exceptional administrative support? Do you thrive in a dynamic and innovative educational environment? If so, we want you to be a part of our team at Yukon University!
At Yukon University Northern Energy Innovation, we’re passionate about helping communities across the Canadian North achieve energy security and battle the impacts of climate change. This position will play a crucial role in supporting our mission by providing and monitoring a broad range of support services, primarily administrative. This includes human resources, finance, communications (students, division team, YukonU), administrative services, and other related duties to enable the division to serve its clients effectively and fulfill its mandate.
Desired qualifications include a High School diploma or equivalent; post-secondary education in business administration, communications, or a related field preferred with related administrative experience. Applicants will be proficient in executing office procedures including basic bookkeeping, Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and providing primarily in-person front-facing customer service. Proficiency in the use of data systems would be considered an asset.
Please include a cover letter with your resume outlining your relevant experience and why you are interested in this opportunity.
This process will be used to create an eligibility list of qualified candidates to staff anticipated identical or similar perm/term/casual/seasonal vacancies as and when required. The duration of this eligibility list will be 6 months.
Yukon University is committed to the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply; however qualified candidates who self-identify as Yukon first Nations, as well as Metis, Inuit or other Indigenous ancestry will be given priority.
Applicants should clearly outline all relevant qualifications since selection for interview will be based on applications submitted. Please be prepared to provide official transcripts upon
Quoting the employment opportunity number, please send your cover letter and resume to:
Human Resource Services
Yukon University, Box 2799
Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 5K4
Fax: 867 668 8896
Email: hr@yukonu.ca
Applicants should clearly outline all relevant qualifications since selection for interview will be based on applications submitted. A statement of qualifications, which outlines the selection standards, and a position description are available in PDF format for all Bargaining Unit positions, by following the links above.
Please be prepared to provide official transcripts upon request.
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest, but advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted

Please refer the Job description for details