Administrative Assistant

3 months ago


Calgary, Canada SAIT Full time

SAIT's **School of Hospitality and Tourism** is consistently recognized as one of the best hospitality schools in the world. We are proud to be the only institution in Canada to hold a Top 50 hospitality school ranking with both CEOWORLD Magazine and QS University Rankings.

Our prestigious reputation has been built on our progressive curriculum, strong relationships with industry and our unparalleled approach to applied education.

**The Opportunity**

This position reports to the Assistant to the Deans & Administrative Team Lead and will leverage technical and high-level computer literacy to support various projects that require the assistance of the administrative team. This will entail collaboration with fellow administrative team colleagues, as well as other stakeholders within the school. We are seeking a well-organized, self-motivated, and team-oriented administrative professional.

Our school is proud to be ranked as both the #1 hospitality management school and #1 culinary school in

Canada, and #14 in the world. This success is founded upon four things:

- Our world-class, passionate, and caring faculty and staff;
- Our strong programs, guided by industry and rooted in the human and practical skills our students need to succeed;
- Our deep commitment to immersive and real-world learning; and
- Our alumni who continue to make an extraordinary impact as professionals, leaders, and entrepreneurs.

**The Role**:

- Use technology to automate processes and enhance efficiencies
- Data entry and report generation of student records, staff and student timetables, and other information as required
- Maintaining databases, files, and reports
- Take, transcribe, and distribute meeting minutes
- Preparing and routing correspondence
- Provide confidential administrative assistance to Academic Chairs, Managers, and their faculty and staff
- Assist with special events and conferences, internal/external meetings, invitations, room bookings, and ordering
- Manage account reconciliations to ensure accurate financial records.
- Operate under Program Quality Assurance Standards
- Enhance performance through courses, workshops, and self-study
- Other administrative duties as required

**Qualifications & Experience**:

- ** Minimum**:

- High School diploma
- 2 years of relevant experience
- High comfortability with MS Office Suite and emerging software tools (i.e. ChatGBT)
- **
Preferred**:

- Certificate or diploma in Office Administration or equivalent education strongly preferred.
- Prior experience in a post-secondary environment is an asset
- Hospitality industry experience an asset

**Skills Required**:

- Innate belief in the power and importance of empathy, collaboration and a one-team mindset
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a variety of stakeholders
- Motivated self-starter who thrives on taking initiative and performs well with mínimal supervision
- Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to adapt to new and changing priorities
- Appreciation and embrace of change as an essential constant in a continually unpredictable environment.
- Embody core personal traits of gratitude, kindness to others, patience and assuming positive intent.
- Continuous improvement mindset balancing high expectations with the journey towards excellence
- Willing to take risks, experiment, improvise, innovate and imagine
- Critical thinker, coming to well-reasoned conclusions and solutions to problems
- Thinks open-mindedly, recognizing and assessing assumptions, biases, implications and consequences
- Curious by nature with a desire to seek to understand
- Appreciates the perspectives and worldviews of others
- Embraces and encourages a community rooted in equity, diversity and inclusion
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent organizational and time management skills and exceptional attention to detail

**Job Classification**: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT I - A5903

**Salary Range**:$46,113.60 - $53,081.60

**Hours Per Week**:40

**Posting Close Date**:Oct 1st, 2024

View a summary of our **benefits and perks** for salaried employees as one of Alberta's Top Employers, including health & dental care, pension plan, vacation & special leave and flexible work options at our beautiful inner-city campus.

**About SAIT**

SAIT is a global leader in applied education. Named one of Alberta’s Top Employers, we offer the chance to work with a purpose — preparing the next generation of industry leaders, entrepreneurs, advocates and explorers.

Building on our 100+ year history, we’re looking for innovative, bold and collaborative employees who embrace change and deliver world-class customer experiences. Your future starts now at SAIT.

At SAIT, we understand that experience comes in many forms. We’re dedicated to adding diverse perspectives to SAIT - so if your experience is close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying.

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