Administrative Assistant

3 weeks ago


Halifax, Canada Dalhousie University Full time

**Position Details**:

- Position Information**Position Title**
- Administrative Assistant

**Department/Unit**
- Dental Hygiene

**Location**
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

**Posting Number**
- S068-24

**Employee Group**
- NSGEU Local 77

**Position Type**
- Regular, On-Going

**Duration of Contract (if applicable)**

**Employment Type**
- Full Time

**Full-time Equivalency (FTE)**
- 1.0

**Salary**
- $26.71 - $33.81 per hour ($45,133 - $57,139 per annum, 32.5 hours per week)

**Classification**
- C6

**Provisional Statement**

**About Dalhousie University**
- Dalhousie University is Atlantic Canada’s leading research-intensive university and a driver of the region’s intellectual, social and economic development. Located in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an Agricultural Campus in Truro/Bible Hill, Dalhousie is a truly national and international university, with more than half of our almost 21,000 students coming from outside of the province. Our 6,000 faculty and staff foster a vibrant, purpose-driven community, that celebrated 200 years of academic excellence in 2018.

**Job Summary**
- The Faculty of Dentistry is home to nationally and internationally recognized faculty who perform world-class research while providing outstanding oral health education. Reporting to the Director, School of Dental Hygiene, the Administrative Assistant is responsible for a wide variety of responsibilities including coordinating day-to-day office operations and acting as the principal resource person for the unit.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Manage and monitor an accounting system for the School of Dental Hygiene to track and record all payroll and non-salary expenses and any revenue, and follow up on discrepancies.
- Responsible for communication, technology, effective daily functioning procedures of business machines, processing of purchase orders for payment upon receipt of goods, pickup and delivery of mail.
- Organize various academic activities and committee meetings for the School, such as continuing education/workshops and assist the Director in standard administrative matters.
- Act as resource person for first, second and baccalaureate dental hygiene students. Act in a liaison capacity frequently with external and internal students, alumni and faculty.
- Maintain first, second and baccalaureate student files and monitor student academic progress records as needed. Invigilate exams for both Dental Hygiene and Dentistry students and coordinate the accreditation process for Dental Hygiene.
- Format, edit and prepare various types of correspondence, reports, schedules, manuals, exams, taking minutes of meetings, agendas, notices and recruitments/promotional materials.

**Note**
Due to operational requirements, the successful applicant is required to work in-person on campus.

**Required Qualifications**
- Business/Office Administration diploma with a minimum of three years’ experience in a related role (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
- Strong attention to detail and a high level of organizational skills.
- Proficiency in Excel and Word.
- Must be able to manage and organize workload, multi-task and meet a variety of deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication (verbal & written) and customer service skills with the ability to work in a team environment.

**Assets**
- Experience with financial management.

**Job Competencies**
Respect & Inclusion
- Adaptability
- Knowledge & Thinking Skills
- Communication
- Service

**Additional Information**
- Dalhousie University supports a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Our total compensation package includes a defined benefit pension plan, health and dental plans, a health spending account, an employee and family assistance program and a tuition assistance program._

**Application Consideration**

**Diversity Statement**
- Posting Detail Information**Number of Vacancies**
- 1

**Open Date**
- 02/26/2024

**Close Date**
- 03/11/2024

**Open Until Filled**
- No

**Special Instructions to Applicant



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