Executive Assistant to President & Vice Chancellor

Position: Executive Assistant to the President & Vice Chancellor
You've built a career supporting senior leadership, and now you're ready for a role where your skills, judgment, and strategic insight can shape the work of an entire institution.

At Mount Saint Vincent University, you will be at the heart of the President's Office, partnering with a dynamic executive team to advance the University's mission of academic excellence, innovation, and inclusive community impact. This is a high-visibility, influential role where your contributions directly support leadership decision-making and university-wide initiatives.

Reporting to the President, you will provide senior-level administrative, project, and communications support while managing relationships across internal teams, executive leadership, and external partners. Your judgement, emotional intelligence, attention to detail, and ability to navigate complex priorities with diplomacy will be key as you coordinate meetings, events, and strategic initiatives. You will be a trusted partner who ensures the President's Office operates seamlessly, enabling the University's leadership to focus on advancing MSVU's goals and impact.

Mount Saint Vincent University offers the chance to work in a collaborative, innovative academic environment where your work truly matters. The ideal candidate will have a university degree, several years of experience as an Executive Assistant, proficiency in technology and calendar management, and strong relationship-building skills, If you thrive in high-stakes, strategic roles and are motivated by contributing to a purpose-driven academic institution, this is the opportunity to make a meaningful impact every day.

To learn more about Mount Saint Vincent University, please visit  submit your resume online by clicking "Apply." For more information, contact Mady Mac Intyre confidentially at  If you need accommodation during the selection process, please let us know.

We believe in employment equity, welcoming individuals from all backgrounds. We encourage applications from the following under-represented groups to self-identify in their resume or cover letter:
Indigenous persons, racially visible persons, persons with a disability, women, and persons of a minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

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About Mount Saint Vincent University

A leader in online and experiential learning, Mount Saint Vincent University takes a personalized approach to education to nurture socially responsible global citizens. With equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility at the fore, MSVU has been challenging the status quo since its founding 150 years ago (1873) and today prioritizes access and impact for all underserved groups. MSVU has been nationally recognized for having one of the lowest student-to-professor ratios across its programs in Arts, Science, Education and Professional Studies;

for providing students early access to valuable research opportunities; for its legacy in the advancement of women; and for facilitating critical advancements in food security, healthy aging, literacy, nutrition, childhood development and more. MSVU is located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq People.