Statistics Canada is Hiring Administrative Support Staff!

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Statistics Canada
Edmonton (Alberta), Vancouver (British Columbia), Winnipeg (Manitoba), Halifax (Nova Scotia), Ottawa (Ontario), Sturgeon Falls (Ontario), Toronto (Ontario), Montréal Island (Québec), Sherbrooke (Québec)
AS-01
$61,786 to $69,106
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CLOSING DATE: 9 OCTOBER 2024 - 23:59, PACIFIC TIMEWho can apply: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Statistics Canada is a world-renowned leader in its domain, and its employees are proud to fulfill its mission: to serve Canada with high-quality statistical information that matters. We want to help Canadians better understand their country, so they can make more thoughtful decisions. The advantages of a strong workplace cannot be understated. Diverse. Accommodating. Nurturing. Rewarding. For employees to reach their full potential, a workplace MUST meet all of these criteria. Our success lies with a dynamic workforce that strives for excellence and innovation. We are proud to provide a healthy, respectful and supportive work environment for all employees and offer opportunities to develop and acquire new skills.
We encourage our employees to innovate and strive for excellence, we promote career advancement, encourage continued learning and training, and embrace new technologies that allow us to increase efficiency and flexibility in our work environment.

Looking for a modern and flexible workplace? We offer a hybrid* work environment that combines remote and on-site work, as well as a modernized work environment.

• Based on the Direction on prescribed presence in the workplace and in order to ensure efficiency, effectiveness, operational requirements and/or for reasons of collaboration, building team spirit, innovation and creating a culture of belonging, the appointee(s) will be required to work onsite for a minimum of 60% of their regular work schedule. Prior to appointment, the hiring manager will discuss with the successful candidate(s) the options and/or specifics as it pertains to the work arrangement.

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EDUCATION

A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination* of education, training and/or experience.

• Acceptable Combination:

A satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma (currently the General Intelligence Test 320 GIT-320)
OR
Successful completion of two years of secondary school AND one year of experience providing administrative support or performing clerical functions*
*Clerical functions may include, but not limited to: data entry, filing, answering inquiries, preparing written correspondence, receptionist duties.
Experience can be gained through work, school, cultural and life experiences, or community/volunteer work.
Degree equivalency

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

EXP1. Experience in the use of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint

EXP2. Experience in providing service to clients*

• Clients may include: management, employees, citizens, or other stakeholders

EXP3. Experience in delivering administrative support services* or academic experience gained through an Office Administration program from a recognized post-secondary institution
*Administrative support services are defined as, but not limited to: managing agendas, scheduling and organizing meetings/teleconferences, preparing background materials, procuring office equipment and supplies, maintaining a filing system, and other related duties

ABILITIES

A1. Ability to communicate effectively in writing
A2. Ability to communicate effectively orally
A3. Ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines

ASSET EDUCATION

AED1. Certification in Business Administration
Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE

AEXP1. Experience supervising employees

AEXP2. Experience in providing administrative support to senior officials*

• A senior official is defined as a leader who has the authority to influence change/direct the work for a company/organization

AEXP3. Experience in performing tasks related to human resources*
Human resources tasks are defined as but not limited to: preparing offer letters, assessment invitations, results letters and other staffing-related documents; performing data entry, creating job posters, and other related duties.
AEXP4. Experience in performing tasks related to finance
* Finance tasks are defined as but not limited to: processing financial transactions, verifying information, working with a financial management system, and other related duties.
Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women
Information on employment equity

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Ability and willingness to work overtime according to operational needs.
Additional operational requirements may be required depending on the specific position being staffed.

Administrative Assistant

• Organizes and maintains the senior manager’s agenda, and appointments, coordinates logistics for meetings and travel and gathers and compiles background documents for meetings.
• Assists or prepares and tracks documents related to human resources, financial and administrative processes.
• Provides administrative and coordination support services in all areas pertaining to the operations of the organization including data input, making travel arrangements, processing forms and claims, drafting and preparing minutes, ordering supplies and coordinating Access to Information requests, Privacy requests and Parliamentary Questions requests for the organization.

Compensation Administration

• Determine employee compensation entitlements.
• Analyse, prepare and process compensation transaction requests.