Human Resources Administrative Assistant

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Job Type:

Employee

Duration in Months (for fixed-term jobs):

12

Job Family:

Administrative Support

# of Open Positions:

1

Faculty/Service - Department:

Student Affairs, Human Resources

Campus:

Main Campus

Union Affiliation:

SSUO

Date Posted:

October 17, 2024

Applications must be received BEFORE:

October 28, 2024

Hours per week:

35

Salary Grade:

SSUO Grade 06

Salary Range:

$51,908.00 - $65,566.00

About Student Affairs :

Student Affairs is at the very heart of the student experience at the University of Ottawa. We recruit the very best future students, support them throughout their university years and leave them well-prepared for fulfilling careers and future studies. Our team of more than 600 dedicated staff provides the services that keep students happy, well and thriving as they pursue their ambitions. We help them apply and enrol for courses, we oversee 11 residences and an award-winning Dining Hall, we organize fun events and varsity sports activities, we run an innovative career development and experiential learning program and much more!

There’s nothing more rewarding than helping future generations reach their full potential at a world-class university. With our wide variety of career opportunities and professional development pathways, we’re sure that you’ll enjoy the experience as much as our students do.

Position purpose:

Assists with and performs a variety of tasks to support the administrative operations of a department, specific program or event, while ensuring compliance with applicable policies and procedures.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Administrative Tasks: Performs a variety of administrative tasks to support the operations of the department/program/event, such as entering and updating data, drafting and preparing a variety of documents, and managing schedules and mail, in keeping with uOttawa quality standards.

• Meeting Organization: Provides administrative support for organizing and coordinating meetings and events to ensure they run smoothly. For this purpose, reserves meeting rooms, makes any necessary catering arrangements, and prepares meeting agendas and any other documents.

• Customer Service: Welcomes people who arrive in person; responds appropriately to general requests for information from customers and guides them in applying the general internal procedures of the department/program/event with a view to providing high quality service. Requests for information may be received and handled in person, by email, by phone or by mail.

• Purchasing and Inventory Control: Makes decentralized purchases of goods and services for the department/program/event, on purchase order or on credit card, in compliance with all relevant policies. Controls an inventory of various supplies, tracks the demand and replenishes stock to meet the needs of internal clients.

• Reporting: Provides various simple reports, on a scheduled or ad-hoc basis, on activities of the department/program/event to support ongoing operations and strategic planning.

• Records Management: Implements and maintains an effective filing and records management system to preserve confidentiality of the records and ensure that complete and accurate documentation is available for future reference or audit purposes. Maintains accurate records of key holders and related security access information for staff of the sector to ensure confidentiality of the records.

• Documentation: Drafts and updates documents for internal use on procedures, processes and systems related to the incumbent’s responsibilities.

• Coordination of Junior Workers: As needed, delegates tasks to more junior resources, mainly students hired as part of the Work-Study Program (WSP), and ensures that tasks are completed according to the stated norms and instructions.

What you will bring:

• Postsecondary education in administration and office technology, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

• Minimum two (2) years of demonstrated experience in a similar role

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