Executive Assistant

**Executive Assistant (Academic & Research Impact)**:
Competition #

8559

Job Title

Executive Assistant (Academic & Research Impact)

Department

Academic & Research Impact

Status

Temporary (August 2025 to October 2025)

Work Type

Full-time

Affiliation

Non Union

Shift Assignment

Days

Bilingualism Required

No

Police Check Requirement

N/A

Site

Sudbury Outpatient Centre
- Non Union Non Management

Salary Information

$35.65 to $41.94/hour

Application Closing Date

August 6, 2025

**KEY FUNCTION**:
Provide efficient and confidential administrative support, and ensure day-to-day operations are effectively and efficiently managed, coordinated, and performed. Ensure that the Health Sciences North Research Institute (HSNRI) Board of Directors (BOD) and its Committees can fulfill their duties in an effective manner by providing governance support to the BOD, its Committees and their Chairs.

**REPORTING**:
Under the general direction of the Vice-President, Academic and Research Impact.

**DUTIES**:

- Manage and coordinate the flow of information to and from the VP’s office.
- Coordinate and support meetings, and prioritize and maintain the VP’s schedule.
- Coordinate travel arrangements for the leadership team and the BOD; complete travel expense claims for submission and approval as required.
- Serve the interests of the BOD in matters pertaining to governance.
- Provide executive support to the BOD, the Chair, the CEO and the VP to ensure efficient administration and operation of the BOD and its Committee (e.g. meeting agendas, work plans and maintaining records, documents, expense reports, and policies).
- Ensure that the Chair and Committee Chairs receive timely, succinct and relevant information from the CEO and the VP to perform their duties effectively.
- Ensure that the CEO, the VP and members of the leadership team are aware of concerns that the Chair or Committee Chairs may have, and vice versa.
- Ensure that an annual plan of agenda items for BOD and Committee meetings is in place and updated.
- Collaborate with the Chair, the CEO and the VP to organize the Annual Meeting, annual orientation session and other BOD events as required.
- Coordinate recruitment, onboarding and continuing education for BOD members.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on behalf of the BOD and its Committees to coordinate or execute follow-up on action items.
- Ensure that the CEO and VP are briefed on all issues and meetings, and ensure that the necessary briefing materials are prepared.
- Monitor and assist with budgetary preparation and ensure submission deadlines are met.
- Oversee accounting of expenditures, and distribution of funds as required.
- Manage and redirect correspondences/inquiries, and obtain approval as required.
- Manage patient and employee complaints and direct to appropriate area for timely response.
- Prepare and organize a variety of documents and correspondence in an accurate and professional format, ensuring that all materials are aligned with established procedures, and obtain approval prior to issuance as required.
- Maintain and update filing systems and electronic record management systems.
- Process bi-weekly payroll data as required.
- Coordinate regular and special events and complete special projects as required.
- Facilitate the gathering of statistical information and coordination of reporting requirements.
- Provide administrative support to members of the administrative team as required.
- Act as a liaison between the CEO, the VP and the BOD, as well as HSN’s senior leadership, management, physicians, staff, internal and external stakeholders, and the public.
- Determine and align improvement projects with the Strategic Plan; monitor and adjust as required.
- Participate in education and training specific to current, relevant health and safety legislation, standards and guidelines; educate and promote health, safety and wellness in the workplace.
- Represent the department or program on various committees and in meetings as required.
- Perform other duties as assigned.

**QUALIFICATIONS**

**EDUCATION AND TRAINING**:

- Minimum of a two (2) year Diploma in Office Administration or Business Administration, from an accredited college.
- Ministry of Labour “Worker Health and Safety Awareness in 4 Steps” training certificate is required.

**EXPERIENCE**:

- Minimum of three (3) years’ experience working in an administrative support role at a senior management level, preferably in a health care environment.

**KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES**:

- Demonstrated governance knowledge and expertise to support the BOD in a not-for-profit organization.
- Demonstrated minimum typing speed of 50 words per minute.
- Demonstrated superior time management, prioritization, organizational, analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
- Demonstrated proficiency in taking and transcribing minutes.
- Demonstrated ability to compile data, and independently manag