Administrative Assistant

2 weeks ago


Ottawa, Canada Canadian Nurses Association Full time

The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) is committed to engage highly qualified employees to carry out its objectives and to provide a work environment that is conducive to personal and professional growth. In CNA’s commitment to inclusion and the dismantling of racist and systemic discriminatory practices we are eager to attract a diverse workforce. We will provide equal employment opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants for employment, encouraging those who have not been historically well represented, to better serve the diversity of nurses and people living in Canada.

**The Organization**:
CNA is the national and global professional voice of Canadian nursing. Our mission is to advance the nursing profession to improve health outcomes in Canada’s publicly funded, not-for-profit health system. CNA is the only national association that speaks for all types of nurses across all 13 provinces and territories. We represent nurses that are unionized and non-unionized, retired nurses, nursing students, and all categories of nurses (registered nurses, nurse practitioners, licensed and registered practical nurses, and registered psychiatric nurses). We are guided by a set of ethical values of courage, equity, diversity excellence, innovation and trust. We are seeking an individual who is an innovative thinker and will have demonstrated experience in handling challenging issues in a diverse, transformational and dynamic work environment.

**Role**:
The Administrative Assistant provides high level administrative support to meet the administrative and logístical requirements of the Credentialing Centre and Nursing Policy division, including the CNA advisory councils. The Administrative Assistant may also provide some support to other teams, as needed.

While CNA is a virtual workplace, this position is based in Ottawa.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Provides administrative support to the six advisory councils to the CNA board of directors including drafting minutes and agendas, sending communications to the members and scheduling
- Administers and manages the calendar for the Director as required
- Supports Credentialing Centre and Nursing Policy division for any office administration such as, drafting letters, reviewing invoices, drafting fee for service contracts
- Maintains and updates working files accordingly
- Provides information to external organizations as required
- Provides backup for various shared mailboxes, actions requests, forwards to appropriate staff, tracks responses and follow-ups
- Researches information when requested and creates required documents
- Reconciles monthly credit card statements for Director and Leads as required
- Researches and drafts correspondence for the Director’s signature, and responds independently to correspondence as required
- Supports other Administrative Assistants as required
- Liaises with division Leads and co-workers on a regular basis
- Performs any other related duties as required
- Requires travel

**Qualifications**:

- Business administration diploma or degree
- Two years of directly related experience, preferably in an association environment
- Fluently bilingual in English/French
- Strong writing and oral communication skills in English and French
- Strong organizational skills and effective interpersonal skills
- Discretion, diplomacy and sound judgment
- Manages multiple priorities/expectations
- Ability to identify problems before they become issues
- Ability to proofread
- Ability to determine priorities and to establish and maintain a calendar
- Ability to change priorities and adapt to changing situations and to new ideas and concepts
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Ability to research, analyze and synthesize information to assist in the compilation of reports
- Ability to work under pressure

**Desirable** **qualifications**:

- Experience working with a professional association

**We thank all applicants however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.**

**Job Types**: Permanent, Full-time

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- AEC / DEP or Skilled Trade Certificate (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Administrative: 2 years (preferred)

**Language**:

- French (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Ottawa, ON K1Z 7M4



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