Administrative Assistant to Director

2 months ago


Toronto, Canada City of Toronto Full time

**Job ID**: 50288

**Job Category**:Administrative

**Division & Section**:Social Development, Finance & Admin, SDF&A Social Policy Analysis & Research

**Work Location**:CITY HALL, 100 Queen St W, Toronto, M5H 2N1

**Job Type & Duration**:Full-time, Temporary (6 month) Vacancy

**Hourly Rate and Wage Grade**:$35.17 - $38.53

**Shift Information**: Monday to Friday, 35 per week

**Affiliation**: L79 Full-time

**Number of Positions Open**: 2

**Posting Period**: 7-Nov-2024 to 14-Nov-2024

**Major Responsibilities**:
Reporting to the Director Social Policy, the Administrative Assistant performs a variety of administrative, secretarial and/or program related functions to support the Director and the team in the performance of senior management functions.
- Performs specialized and senior level administrative tasks; including preparation, investigation, research, review, and the overseeing of projects.
- Communicates with staff of the Mayor’s Office, Councillor’s Offices as well as staff in various internal divisions in the coordination of projects and/or activities and liaises with external parties on administrative matters on behalf of the Director.
- Maintains effective working relations with section/divisional management staff and officials outside of the section with whom the Director conducts regular business.
- Identifies, screens/prioritizes issues and initiates responses on behalf of the Director. Prepares and composes documents, summaries and reports.
- Reviews correspondence and contract 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.
- Manages the Director’s schedule; e.g. arranges business travel including conference registration, accommodations, schedules interviews, general meetings.
- Prepares/processes documents and handles issues of a confidential/sensitive nature. Prepares draft agendas, attends meetings, takes/transcribes/distributes minutes and provides status report to Director on followed-up action items.
- Ensures 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 section/divisional impact and identifies these issues and initiates responses.
- Follows up on Decisions of Council to ensure recommendations are adhered to
- Provides follow-up to assignments given to management staff; provides status reports to the Director.
- Assists in the preparation of briefs, presentation/meeting materials.
- Coordinates special events, workshops; coordinates meetings and schedules, and adjusts workplan to meet unscheduled events; organizes/coordinates and attends staff meetings. Provides work direction, training and guidance and acts as a resource to support/clerical staff.
- Handles enquiries regarding operational policies/practices, general public and stakeholder enquiries/concerns and deals with FOI requests in accordance with the City’s FOI protocols.
- Develops and maintains linkages and contacts with staff, Councillors, and other levels of Government, ABC's, the public, and private institutions that have regular contact with Director.
- Maintains an awareness of corporate/cluster/divisional administrative systems, issues and initiatives.
- Makes recommendation of new/modified administrative functions and their implementation.
- Assist in budget information compilation of data for forecasting and co-ordination between sections/units.
- Monitors/maintains and balances petty cash fund, purchasing records, invoices and items requiring Director’s signature.
- Maintains records related to budget administration.
- Reviews accuracy of expense claims for business travel including conference registration, accommodation and cash advances.
- Organizes and maintains policy and procedure manuals.
- Operates computers utilizing and manipulating a variety of software packages.
- Handles enquiries regarding operational policies/practices, general public and stakeholder enquiries/concerns.
- Maintains various staffing records, such as attendance register, establishment lists, requests for staff, 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**:

- Extensive experience utilizing a variety of software packages, e.g. SAP, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, and database management.
- Experience in preparing complex reports, correspondence, charts, tables, and documents



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