CNA Insurance Canada Looking for Executive Assistant at Toronto, ON Full Time

Please submit a cover letter and resume to apply for this position.

You have a clear vision of where your career can go. And we have the leadership to help you get there. At CNA, we strive to create a culture in which people know they matter and are part of something important, ensuring the abilities of all employees are used to their fullest potential.

At CNA, we are focused on success, individually and collectively. We pride ourselves on promoting a culture that challenges and engages people. We strive to connect people, departments and business areas, to function as a team, and to serve our customers and communities with professionalism and respect.

Our dedication to employee engagement, continuous learning and the open exchange of ideas is the cornerstone of our business. These ideals, combined with our focus on the customer, enable us to explore new market opportunities and build on our success.

Our values, culture and financial strength are what differentiates us from other employers and make CNA the place you want to work.

Job Summary

Under broad supervision performs administrative support to President & CEO of CNA Canada, along with Senior Leaders. Interacts with internal senior management and external business partners and collaboratively resolves issues, which may be sensitive or confidential in nature and of high visibility.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Performs a combination of duties in accordance with departmental guidelines:

• Coordinates, handles and resolves business unit problems and customer issues independently and proactively escalating as appropriate. Provides outstanding customer service, acting with the appropriate sense of urgency.
• Coordinates special projects for senior management, collaborating with others as needed and prepares for meetings by ensuring documents and materials are ready and shared in advance, presentations have been revised or formatted.
• Run confidential reports and create presentations or materials using office technologies
• Assist with annual budgeting process and working with finance to manage administration expense line.
• Plan and coordinate meetings and events including invitations, facilities, ordering, catering, equipment, materials, agendas, follow-up on action items, guest liaison and other related requirements.
• Independently composes and distributes correspondence, memos, and other complex documents and reports, which require the use of office technologies and software applications.
• Attends meetings, seminars, etc. and records notes or provides information as needed.
• Plans, schedules and coordinates meetings, conferences, travel arrangements and maintains the business calendar for the President & CEO.
• Establishes and maintains official documents and records in appropriate files.

May perform additional duties as assigned

In all responsibilities and interactions, all employees are expected to embrace and embody CNA’s Winning Behaviours with a high degree of empathy and positivity including – to be externally focused, accountable, collaborative, innovative, inclusive and continuously learning.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills including professional etiquette.
• Excellent interactive skills with the ability to work independently and proactively.
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite and other business related software systems.
• Exceptional organizational skills including ability to prioritize and coordinate multiple projects.
• Strong level of resourcefulness, ability to work autonomy and demonstrated strong judgement
• Understand confidentiality and comfortable handling highly confidential and sensitive information
• Knowledge of the insurance industry is an asset

Education & Experience

• University or College degree with course work in Marketing, Business, Accounting, etc. is an asset
• Typically a minimum of five to eight years of strong administrative experience supporting executives
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint

As a full-time employee your benefits include:

· A competitive salary

· An annual performance bonus

· A pension plan

· Flexible work hours

· Top of the line medical and dental insurance

· And many more benefits (fitness subsidy, in-house training, etc.)

We are excited to learn more about you!

At CNA, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants based on job-related qualifications and ability to perform a job. If you require an accommodation during the hiring process or upon hire, please inform Human Resources. If a selected applicant requests accommodation during the recruitment process, CNA will consult with the applicant in order to provide suitable accommodation that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs.

Only selected candidates will be contacted. No agencies please.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

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Application question(s):

• Are you currently eligible to work in Canada?