Intermediate Administrative Assistant

## Intermediate Administrative Assistant Apply locations:
Lees Campus:
Ottawa, ONtime type:
Full time posted on:
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End Date:
June 29, 2026 (10 days left to apply) job requisition
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**** Posting Reason:
** New Position
** Job Type:
** Employee
* * Anticipated Duration in Months** (for contracts and temporary assignments):

N/A
** Job Family:
** Administrative Support**# of Open Positions:
** 1
* * Faculty/Service - Department:
** Dean's Office
** Campus:
** Ottawa, ON
** Union Affiliation:
** SSUO
* * Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):
** 2026/06/18
** Applications must be received*
* **** BEFORE**** **(YYYY/MM/DD):
** 2026/06/29
** Hours per week:
** 35
* * Salary Grade:
** SSUO Grade 07
** Salary Range:**$59,038.00 - $74,574.00

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** Position purpose:
** Under the supervision of the Manager of the Dean's Office, provides administrative support to the faculty’s departmental chair to ensure smooth office operations and support the implementation of activities and projects. Provides frontline client service and, in particular, greets internal and external clients, provides them with information and refers them to the appropriate person or service. Provides support for academic operations and for teaching staff recruitment activities while complying with the University’s procedures and regulations.
** NOTE**:
The incumbent of this position will work with both the School of Nutrition Sciences and the School of Rehabilitation Sciences. The direct supervisor will be the Manager of the Dean's Office, and the candidate will work closely with the Senior Officers of both schools, who will provide functional supervision while reporting hierarchically to the Manager of the Dean’s Office.
** In this role, your responsibilities will include:
** 1.
** Customer Service**:
Greets, informs and redirects internal and external clients on behalf of the chair. Receives and screens correspondence and phone calls intended for the chair, determines their relevance and urgency to ensure follow-up, and informs the chair as necessary. Acts as a resource person for internal and external clients for inquiries pertaining to faculty programs, procedures and regulations in order to ensure understanding.
2.
** Administrative Writing**:
Drafts and revises documents using templates and coordinates the translation of administrative correspondence on behalf of the chair. Attends management meetings to take notes and minutes to follow up on decisions. Prepares presentations, brochures, publications and other related documents from handwritten notes to support the chair.
3.
** Schedule and Meeting Management**:
Manages the chair’s calendar, and schedules and confirms meetings to optimize use of time. Organizes and coordinates meetings and committee meetings led by the chair and any other assigned meetings to ensure these meetings run smoothly. To this end, maintains updated lists of members, and prepares and sends out meeting invitations and agendas. Prepares and distributes any necessary documents and files, and follows up on decisions.
4.
** Recruitment of Teaching Staff**:
Coordinates logistics for hiring teaching staff, including posting jobs and selecting, interviewing and onboarding candidates in order to support the department’s operational needs.
5**. Academic Operations**:
Performs a variety of tasks to support the department’s academic operations. To this end, coordinates the management of course and exam schedules in order to avoid conflicts in joint programs. Coordinates and controls classroom allocation based on enrollment projections (such as enrollment limits), professor’s needs and University regulations. Coordinates…