Administrative Assistant

Important messages

A Public Service Commission (PSC) Test may be administered.

Intent of the process

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION

A secondary school diploma or equivalent.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

Experience in maintaining and tracking documents.
Experience in delivering administrative and general executive services to senior management including management of the senior managers agenda.
Experience drafting official correspondence and memorandums.
Experience working under pressure, within tight timeframes/deadlines.
Experience using MSWord, MSPowerpoint, MSExcel, and MSOutlook software.
Experience working in a team environment.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
English Essential

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

ABILITIES

Ability to manage time effectively.
Ability to plan, organize and coordinate the divisions activities and projects.
Ability to draft official correspondence and memorandums.
Ability to communicate orally and in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

Effective interpersonal skills
Judgement
Initiative
Dependability

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities

Information on employment equity

Placement of Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) employees affected by workforce adjustment.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Willingness to work occasionally overtime without notice.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.