Administrative Assistant – School of Trades and Technologies Job in Prince George, BC

Regular Full-time, Permanent

This position provides administrative support to the School of Trades and Technologies to the Dean, Faculty and other divisional staff. 

Skills & Qualifications:

• Two year Business Administration diploma; three years in an administrative support position, preference given to experience in an educational environment, at a similar level of responsibility or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum keyboarding speed of 50 wpm, with attention to detail.
• An ability to draft memos, letters and take notes as required.
• Proficient in appropriate technological resources including the following areas:
     o Word processing
     o Spreadsheet construction and application
     o Database application
     o Web maintenance
     o E-mail, Internet and Web based research
• Good knowledge of relevant office procedures and practices with attention to details as required for the planning, implementation and evaluation to various reports and projects
• Demonstrates initiative and judgement at senior administrative level.
• Schedules and organizes workload with little or no supervision and an ability to work toward critical deadlines, with time constraints and with frequent interruptions.
• Demonstrates conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a high degree of sensitivity.
• Demonstrates problem-solving skills and works independently.
• Demonstrated understanding of the post-secondary education system, particularly in relationship to trades training.
• Demonstrated commitment to service excellence.
• Demonstrated positive experience and judgement in decision-making and problem-solving
• Proven ability to gather, analyse, integrate and summarize complex and varied material, and to provide accurate, complete and current information on short notice.
• Demonstrated initiative to stay informed about community and organizational changes, initiatives and opportunities.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and analysis/feedback skills.
• Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills, including ability to produce short project information and data summaries.
• Demonstrated experience dealing with both youth and mature students.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the trades.
• Proven ability to liaise effectively and efficiently between multiple institutions with differing systems, and support the development and maintenance of complementary administrative procedures between the two organizations.
• Ability to represent the College effectively with external community partners.
• Ability to work with discretion, in accordance with privacy laws and with diplomacy and judgement in public, on behalf of the College.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize effectively to meet demanding work schedules and deadlines, usually beyond the control of the position.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships internally and externally.
• Ability to interact appropriately and work positively in a busy, demanding environment.

We welcome applications from foreign trained and experienced individuals currently living in Canada.

For further details on this posting or to apply, please visit our website at https://cnc.peopleadmin.ca/postings/4193