Government of Saskatchewan Looking for Administrative Assistant at Regina, SK Full Time

Employment Type: SGEU Term 9 months or more

Location(s): SK-Rgna-Regina

Ministry: 001 Agriculture

Salary Range: $20.670 – $25.903 Hourly

Grade: SGEU.04.

The Policy Branch of the Ministry of Agriculture has a challenging opportunity for a highly-motivated, organized, and confident individual to be responsible for office support; including receptionist and clerical support, in a fast paced environment. Our candidate of choice will be a flexible and positive individual who enjoys challenging environment with diverse job expectations.

As the successful candidate, you will proofread, edit, and format a variety of letters, memos, briefing notes and cabinet documents; assist internal staff in day to day office support; and balance a variety of items under tight deadlines. You will be required to accurately enter information into SharePoint Online; receive, sort and distribute incoming mail; and manage Branch invoices. You will respond to inquires made in person or by telephone from a variety of government agencies, clients and the general public. You will troubleshoot, maintain and/or arrange for repair of a variety of office equipment.

Our candidate of choice will be a strong team player, a self starter and have strong computer skills to create accurate documents using a variety of software including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint Online. You will have effective office management practices and procedures. You will require the ability to accurately complete multiple tasks with frequent interruptions and tight deadlines with multiple reporting relationships. The candidate will bring good communication skills both verbally and written to respond to inquiries from the public and other government branches and ministries.

The Ministry’s deep rooted values system of Innovation, Teamwork, Integrity, Service Excellence, and Leadership at all Levels, serve as the foundation to ensure results are achieved. The successful candidate must be a team player, able to both lead and collaborate, with a reputation for integrity and a focus on service excellence and innovation in their work.

Typically, qualifications for this position would be obtained through a diploma in office education or office administration, and/or related experience.

We are committed to workplace diversity.

Hours of Work: A – SGEU Office 36 – one day off every two weeks

Criminal Record Check Requirement: The successful candidate shall be subject to a Criminal Record Check as a condition of employment

Number of Openings: 1

Closing Date: Mar 18, 2022, 12:59:00 AM