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Administrative Assistant to Director

3 months ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada City of Toronto Full time

Job ID: 44537

Job Category:
Administrative

Division & Section:
Engineering & Construction Services, ECS Major Infrastructure

Work Location:
Metro Hall, 55 John Street

Job Type & Duration:
Full-time, Permanent Vacancy

Hourly Rate and Wage Grade:
$ $38.53, Wage Grade 9

Shift Information:
Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week

Affiliation:
L79 Full-time

Number of Positions Open: 1

Posting Period: 05-Feb-2024 to 19-Feb-2024


Reporting to the Director, the Administrative Assistant performs a variety of specialized senior level administrative, secretarial and/or program related functions for the Director and the Section's management team in the performance of senior management functions.

The primary functions associated with this position include but are not limited to:

  • Performs specialized and senior level administrative tasks; including preparation, investigation, research, review, and the overseeing of projects.
  • Communicates with various internal divisions in the coordination of projects and/or activities and liaises with external parties on administrative matters on behalf of the Director.
  • Identifies, screens/prioritizes issues and initiates responses on behalf of the Director.
  • Prepares and composes documents, summaries and reports.
  • Prepares draft agendas, attends meetings, takes/transcribes/distributes minutes and provides status report to Director on followed-up action items.
  • Coordinates special events, workshops; coordinates meetings and schedules, and adjusts workplan to meet unscheduled events; organizes/coordinates and attends Management Team Meetings and monthly Manager Meetings.
  • Provides work direction, training and guidance and acts as a resource to support/clerical staff.
  • Reviews correspondence and documents for accuracy and conformity to policies and procedures and signing authorities.
  • Locates/extracts and consolidates information required in reports and correspondence.
  • Undertakes research/analysis and prepares reports on the various issues/findings.
  • Organizes and maintains Director's filing system.
  • Prepares/processes documents and handles issues of a confidential/sensitive nature.
  • Assists in the preparation of briefs, presentation/meeting materials.
  • Develops and maintains linkages and contacts with staff, Councillors, and other levels of Government, ABCDs, the public, and private institutions that have regular contact with Director.
  • Maintains an awareness of corporate/cluster/divisional administrative systems, issues and initiatives.
  • Ensure that reports are finalized, and submitted to Council, Standing Committees and Community Councils adhering to closing deadlines.
  • Identifies items for the Director that have potential impact on operations, compiles background information on agenda items to ensure information is readily available to Director. Monitors and reviews committee and council agendas, flagging items of divisional impact and identifies these issues and initiates responses.
  • Makes recommendation of new/modified administrative functions and their implementation.
  • Provides follow-up to assignments given to management staff; provides status reports to the Director.
  • Assist in Budget information compilation of data for forecasting and co-ordination between sections/units.
  • Monitors/maintains, purchasing records, invoices and items requiring Director's signature.
  • Maintains records related to budget administration.
  • Arranges business travel including conference registration, accommodation and cash advances.
  • Reviews accuracy of expense claims
  • Organizes and maintains policy and procedure manuals.
  • Operates computers utilizing and manipulating a variety of software packages.-
  • Manages the Director's schedule.
  • Maintains various staffing records, such as attendance register, establishment lists, requests for staff, EOCR's and individual employee files, on behalf of Director.
  • Orders/maintains and oversees the purchase/lease regarding the inventory of office equipment/supplies and maintenance and liaises with computer/printer service contractors.

Key Qualifications:

  • Considerable experience in providing administrative assistance to senior management handling a broad range of administrative matters.
  • Extensive experience utilizing a variety of software packages, e.g. Word, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel.
  • Experience in preparing and reformatting complex reports, correspondence and documents for Council and/or senior management staff.
  • Experience taking minutes at meetings and handling confidential documents and reports.
  • Experience with filing systems and the management of large volumes of information both hard copy and electronic

You must also have:

  • Excellent organizational and time management skills, including attention to details, ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and deal with conflicting priorities and work demands.
  • Excellent communication skills to deal effectively, both orally and