Job requirements
Languages
- English
Education
- Bachelor’s degree
Experience
- 5 years or more
Work setting
- Financial or insurance company
- Private sector
- Relocation costs covered by employer
Responsibilities
- Establish financial and administrative controls; formulate and approve promotional campaigns; and approve overall human resources planning
- Allocate material, human and financial resources to implement organizational policies and programs
- Authorize and organize the establishment of major departments and associated senior staff positions
- Co-ordinate the work of regions, divisions or departments
- Represent the organization, or delegate representatives to act on behalf of the organization, in negotiations or other functions
- Select middle managers, directors or other executive staff; delegate the necessary authority to them and provide managerial direction and control
- Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of a department or division providing a range of administrative services
- Direct and advise staff engaged in providing records management, security, finance, purchasing, human resources or other administrative services
- Plan, administer and control budgets for projects, programs, equipment and supplies
- Oversee the preparation of reports
- Oversee and co-ordinate office administrative procedures
Specific skills
- Oversee the analysis of data and information
- Oversee the preparation of reports
- Co-ordinate and plan for essential services such as accommodation and parking
- Interview, hire and provide training for staff
- Administer the professional development of staff
Computer and technology knowledge
- MS Word
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS Teams
Transportation/travel information
- Travel expenses paid by employer
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Large workload
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sitting
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Client focus
- Judgement
- Team player
- Reliability
- Conscientiousness
- Accurate
- Initiative
- Dependability
- Values and ethics
- Adaptability
- Goal-oriented
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
