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Date: Apr 5, 2023
Location: Winnipeg, MB, CA, R3C-1A8
Company: Wawanesa Insurance
Job ID: 6251
We’re proud to give our employees the flexibility to choose how and where they want to work. In this role, you can decide whether your preference is to work from home (remote), work from the office or a hybrid of time spent at both.
The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, founded in 1896, is one of Canada’s largest mutual insurers, with over $4 billion in annual revenue and assets of $12 billion. Wawanesa Mutual, with executive offices in Winnipeg, is the parent company of Wawanesa General, which offers property and casualty insurance in California and Oregon; Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance products and services throughout Canada; and Western Financial Group, which distributes personal and business insurance across Canada. Wawanesa proudly serves more than two million members in Canada and the United States. Wawanesa actively gives back to organizations that strengthen communities where it operates, donating well above internationally recognized benchmarks for excellence in corporate philanthropy. Learn more at wawanesa.com.
We are currently looking for dedicated, driven, and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an environment that welcomes change and are looking for an opportunity for diverse experience and advancement on a growing team.
Job Overview
We are currently looking for dedicated, driven, and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an environment that welcomes change and are looking for an opportunity for diverse experience, advancement on a growing team.
The Administrative Assistant provides reception and general administrative support to the department’s various management members, while ensuring a professional representation of the department and the company.
Job Responsibilities
- Perform data entry activities.
- Assist with customer and broker inquiries, including payment processing where applicable.
- Distribution and assigning work to staff.
- Perform follow up activities for policy transactions.
- Prepare, sort and distribute of incoming and outgoing mail.
- Perform daily filing activities.
- Provide switchboard and reception relief.
- Ensure all resource materials are kept up to date, including training materials.
- Work effectively towards the goals of the team.
- Build positive working relationships with internal and external parties.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- High School diploma.
- Enrolled in post-secondary education.
- Willingness to enroll in a Life Industry Designation or certificate.
- Advanced MS Office skills.
- Demonstrated attention to detail with an eye for accuracy.
- Demonstrated customer service skills.
- Ability to prioritize daily tasks.
- Strong organizational skills with an ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively in support of multiple departments.
- Superior written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to interact with individuals at all levels in the organization.
Wawanesa is proud to be one of Manitoba’s Top Employers for 2023 recognizing that we are an exceptional place to work!
We provide our students with a respectful, challenging, and rewarding work environment. As the students are immersed into our collaborative culture and teams, they will learn and develop the skills and practices that will enable them to excel in their industry and their careers.
Wawanesa is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a diverse workforce that is equitable and inclusive for all. Wawanesa provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual’s protected status: race/ethnicity, colour, religion, creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family or marital status, pregnancy/childbirth or related conditions, national origin, disability, military or veteran status, or any other protected status. Accommodations are available upon request throughout all aspects of the selection process. Candidates requiring accommodations may contact, in confidence, [email protected]
If you are interested in this exciting, challenging position with Wawanesa, apply today with your Resume.
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