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Req ID: 173658

Company: Nova Scotia Health

Location: Central Zone, Charter House

Department: CNS PHC and CDM Network

Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% FTE) x 1 position(s)

Status: Management/Non Union P osition

Posting Closing Date: 12-Feb-24

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We?۪re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About The Opportunity

The Administrative Assistant is responsible for providing comprehensive administrative support to two Senior Directors and Medical Co-Lead (as needed) by effectively coordinating the day-to-day operation of the Senior Director?۪s offices. The position coordinates all administrative activities, establishes administrative procedures and guidelines and acts as a liaison with the executive assistants and administrative assistants within the portfolio and across the health authority. This position provides support to assigned networks, individuals, committees or working groups. This position works closely with the Executive Assistant to the Executive and Administrative Assistant to the other Networks as well as Zone operations.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Post secondary diploma from a recognized office administration, business administration, or secretarial program required
• Undergraduate degree is an asset
• Minimum of five (5) to seven (7) years' of progressively responsible experience, providing administrative support and office coordination at the senior level required
• Executive level experience within healthcare and within an integrated service model provided throughout several locations with multiple partners and stakeholders is preferred
• International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) certification is an asset
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, prioritization and organizational skills
• Demonstrated competencies requiring advanced skills and abilities in all facets of modern office practices and technology and with information and meeting technologies (including Microsoft Office and Outlook)
• Experience utilizing technology for meeting planning to create efficiencies and streamline tracking and retrieval of information
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, high degree of tact, judgment and confidentially
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Strong adaptability to support periods of high activity and with varying personality styles
• Working knowledge of basic accounting principles and formats
  
  

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent, Full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
  
  

Compensation and Incentives

$24.28 - $30.54 hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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