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

Employment Type: Permanent Full-time

Location(s): SK-Rgna-Regina

Ministry: 089 Immigration and Career Training

Salary Range: $3,681 – $4,786 Monthly

Grade: MCP.01.

The Ministry of Immigration and Career Training is an exciting workplace that recognizes and empowers its people, promotes continuous learning and improvement, and provides value for our clients. We offer dynamic and challenging work for talented individuals in an environment that supports innovation, creativity and diversity.

The mission of the Ministry of Immigration and Career Training is to develop, attract and retain a skilled workforce that supports investment and economic growth in Saskatchewan and helps citizens realize their full potential. It takes great people, working together as a team in order to make this happen. Our core values include providing exceptional customer service, treating others with respect, acting with integrity and upholding our commitment to excellence and innovation as one team. Our team demonstrates these values in our daily behaviours.

The Ministry of Immigration and Career Training has a challenging opportunity for a highly skilled, well organized and energetic individual to provide executive administrative support to the Immigration Services Branch.

Reporting to the Executive Director, your responsibilities will include providing support for a variety of senior administrative duties, including scheduling meetings and proofing sensitive and confidential documents such as briefing materials, budget documents and cabinet decision items. Establishing and maintaining effective relationships and demonstrating good judgment in dealing with all levels of government, the public and Ministry staff will be an important aspect of this position.

The successful candidate will have knowledge of office management practices and government protocols, policies and procedures. You will also have knowledge of computer applications and operating systems such as word processing, databases, electronic mail and spreadsheet software applications in order to enter, retrieve and format information. Knowledge of processes related to budgeting and timely payment processing is also required.

Typically, the knowledge and experience required to achieve the above is obtained through completion of an office administration diploma and/or several years of related experience.

Candidates are asked to clearly demonstrate in their cover letter where they have gained and demonstrated the required knowledge and abilities. Applications will be screened on the basis of this information.

What We Offer:
As part of the Saskatchewan public service, working for the Ministry of Immigration and Career training provides you:

The opportunity to work with purpose to create the opportunity for people to build their careers in the province and support provincial employers to have workers with the right skills at the right time to make Saskatchewan the best place in Canada – to live, to work, to start a business, to get an education, to raise a family and to build a life;

Professional development and advancement opportunities;

A comprehensive salary and benefits package including pension;

Support for work-life balance; and

Vacation, earned days off (EDO) and other types of leave.

Preference will be given to qualified equity group members who self-declare in this online application, as identified in “diversity groups” below

Diversity Groups: Aboriginal persons, Persons with disabilities

Hours of Work: A – MANAGEMENT SUPPORT GROUP Office 36 – one day off every two weeks

Number of Openings: 1

Closing Date: Aug 23, 2021, 12:59:00 AM