administrative assistant

at  ViCan Consultants

• Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

AREA OF WORK EXPERIENCE

• Purchasing, procurement and contracts

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Repetitive tasks
• Large caseload
• Large workload
• Work with minimal supervision

• Coordinate the flow of information within the team
• Direct and control daily operations
• Direct staff
• Open and distribute mail and other materials
• Plan and control budget and expenditures
• Plan and organize daily operations
• Train staff
• Establish and implement policies and procedures
• Record and prepare minutes of meetings, seminars and conferences
• Determine and establish office procedures and routines
• Plan, develop and implement recruitment strategies
• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Manage contracts
• Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
• Answer electronic enquiries
• Oversee the preparation of reports
• Order office supplies and maintain inventory
• Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
• Greet people and direct them to contacts or service areas
• Set up and maintain manual and computerized information filing systems
• Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents
• Perform data entry
• Provide customer service
• Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
• Consult with clients after sale to provide ongoing support
• Supervise office and volunteer staff