Administrative Assistant

**Administrative Assistant**
**12 Month contract**

**Dartmouth, NS**

East Coast Credit Union is seeking a Full-time Administrative Assistant (12-month contract) to join our team Build your career at East Coast Credit Union, where you will discover exciting professional opportunities and a collaborative workplace with great benefits and teams that support you

East Coast Credit Union is a full-service financial cooperative organization that is deeply committed to the communities in which we live and work. With 18 locations from Halifax to Cape Breton and a virtual presence, we offer refreshingly honest banking and take pride in providing an exceptional member experience.

The Administrative Assistant is responsible for providing high quality administrative and project support for the organization.

**You would**
- Provide administrative and project support to various departments within the organization including:

- Answering telephone calls, giving appropriate information to callers or transferring them to the appropriate office. Answering and screening calls as required.
- Preparing and distributing correspondence, presentations, reports, and other documents.
- Taking and transcribing dictation. o Coordinating schedules and making appointments.
- Coordinating conference calls.
- Providing project support as required.
- Organizing and maintaining of filing system.
- Receiving and distributing incoming mail as required. Assisting various departments with mail-outs.
- Ordering office supplies and maintaining office supplies inventory.
- Other general office administration
- Coordinate all travel arrangements and reservations as required including travel schedules, hotel reservations, conference fees and registrations, car rentals, etc. for any meetings, training, functions or conferences.
- Coordinate and arrange meetings, training sessions and other functions; prepare agendas; reserve and prepare facilities; coordinate catering arrangements; and provide assistance to presenters/facilitators in terms of resources and other requirements.
- Provide support through preparing and distributing meeting agendas and materials relating to the Board and Board Committees as required.
- Complete other duties and projects as assigned.

**You have**
- Successfully completed a diploma in Office Administration plus have three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to work with changing priorities and deadlines.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
- Demonstrated tact and discretion in preparing, disclosing and handling information of a confidential and sensitive nature.

**We offer**
- Outstanding culture and opportunity to join an engaged and community-focused team.
- Tuition reimbursement, training, and personal development.
- Competitive compensation and benefits.
- Generous benefit package including a Flexible Health and Dental Plan (paid 100% by employer) and up to 9% contribution with employer match in the Defined Contribution

Pension Plan.
- Additional employee perks include but not limited to wellness credit; reduced rates on employee loans/mortgages.

Applications will be accepted until the **position is filled.**

Please note that all offers of employment are conditional upon the acceptance of an Individual Fidelity Bond Application which includes a criminal check and a credit check.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

**Salary**: From $22.09 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care
- Wellness program

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Dartmouth, NS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Secondary School (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Administrative experience: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: One location