Executive Assistant
- Guelph, ON, Canada
$35 to $41 CAD / hour · Contract
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Job details
- Pay
- $35 to $41 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Contract
- Apply by
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience providing executive-level support to senior-level leadership.
- Working hours
- 36.25 hours per week
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
We are currently seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to join one of our client in Guelph to support their senior-level leadership team on a contractual basis. We are seeking a highly organized, discreet, and proactive professional with strong executive and financial administrative support.
In this role, you will serve as a key administrative partner to executive leadership, coordinating high-level workflows, briefings, meetings, and financial documentation across the organization.
This position is a 3-month contract to start, working fully on-site in Guelph, ON, 36.25 hours per week, with flexibility in start time between 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM (Monday to Friday).
Advantages
•Hourly pay rate: $35.00 - $41.00/hour, depending on experience (paid weekly)
•High-visibility exposure working directly alongside senior-level leadership and executive directors
•Flexible daytime shift hours in a professional on-site setting in Guelph
Responsibilities
•Provide executive administrative and calendar support to senior-level leadership, managing complex schedules, meeting requests, and daily briefing materials.
•Coordinate executive leadership and cross-departmental meetings, including drafting agendas, preparing document packages, taking accurate minutes, and tracking action items.
•Assist in assembling, formatting, and distributing executive-level materials, presentations, and financial summaries.
•Track organizational deadlines, departmental commitments, and reporting milestones to identify potential scheduling or delivery conflicts early.
•Maintain a secure and organized digital filing system for confidential financial and executive records.
•Assist with ad-hoc departmental projects and administrative process improvements as needed.
Qualifications
•5+ years of experience providing executive-level support to senior-level leadership.
•Proven track record organizing executive meetings, preparing leadership presentation materials, and recording formal meeting minutes.
•Prior experience working in corporate finance, corporate services, or a regulated environment is considered an asset.
•Comfortable reviewing, formatting, and handling executive financial documentation, summaries, and presentations.
•Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe, and MS Teams required. SharePoint and Microsoft Planner would be an asset.
•Exceptional discretion, organizational skills, and the ability to prioritize competing deadlines with high accuracy.
Summary
If you are interested in the Executive Assistant role, please see below how to apply:
How to apply:
1.Respond directly to this job posting by registering and applying directly at www.randstad.ca
2.Please also directly email: chantal.cook@randstad.ca and saudia.yusuf@randstad.ca with the title "Executive Assistant - Guelph"
Our services will never be at a cost to you. Registration with Randstad offers you the benefits of our industry knowledge and client database which spans many industries.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
In this role, you will serve as a key administrative partner to executive leadership, coordinating high-level workflows, briefings, meetings, and financial documentation across the organization.
This position is a 3-month contract to start, working fully on-site in Guelph, ON, 36.25 hours per week, with flexibility in start time between 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM (Monday to Friday).
Advantages
•Hourly pay rate: $35.00 - $41.00/hour, depending on experience (paid weekly)
•High-visibility exposure working directly alongside senior-level leadership and executive directors
•Flexible daytime shift hours in a professional on-site setting in Guelph
Responsibilities
•Provide executive administrative and calendar support to senior-level leadership, managing complex schedules, meeting requests, and daily briefing materials.
•Coordinate executive leadership and cross-departmental meetings, including drafting agendas, preparing document packages, taking accurate minutes, and tracking action items.
•Assist in assembling, formatting, and distributing executive-level materials, presentations, and financial summaries.
•Track organizational deadlines, departmental commitments, and reporting milestones to identify potential scheduling or delivery conflicts early.
•Maintain a secure and organized digital filing system for confidential financial and executive records.
•Assist with ad-hoc departmental projects and administrative process improvements as needed.
Qualifications
•5+ years of experience providing executive-level support to senior-level leadership.
•Proven track record organizing executive meetings, preparing leadership presentation materials, and recording formal meeting minutes.
•Prior experience working in corporate finance, corporate services, or a regulated environment is considered an asset.
•Comfortable reviewing, formatting, and handling executive financial documentation, summaries, and presentations.
•Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe, and MS Teams required. SharePoint and Microsoft Planner would be an asset.
•Exceptional discretion, organizational skills, and the ability to prioritize competing deadlines with high accuracy.
Summary
If you are interested in the Executive Assistant role, please see below how to apply:
How to apply:
1.Respond directly to this job posting by registering and applying directly at www.randstad.ca
2.Please also directly email: chantal.cook@randstad.ca and saudia.yusuf@randstad.ca with the title "Executive Assistant - Guelph"
Our services will never be at a cost to you. Registration with Randstad offers you the benefits of our industry knowledge and client database which spans many industries.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Executive Assistant at Randstad Canada will support senior leaders by managing their calendars, meetings and daily briefing materials. The role also prepares meeting agendas, minutes and financial documents, and keeps confidential records organized.
Requirements
Candidates need 5+ years of executive-level support experience and a record of organizing executive meetings and taking formal minutes. They also need advanced skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe and MS Teams, plus strong discretion and organization.
Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Outlook
- Adobe
- MS Teams
- SharePoint
- Microsoft Planner
- Calendar management
- Meeting coordination
- Minute taking
- Agenda preparation
- Records management
- Document formatting
- Deadline tracking
- Confidentiality
- Prioritization
- Executive support
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- High-visibility exposure
- Flexible daytime shift hours
Categories
- Administrative
- Customer Service & Support
Keywords
- Executive Assistant
- executive administrative support
- executive assistant contract
- Guelph
- administrative assistant
- calendar management
- meeting minutes
- executive briefings
- financial administration
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Teams
- SharePoint
- Microsoft Planner
- confidential records
- corporate services
Seniority
Senior
Perks
- Flexible hours
Tools
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Outlook
- Adobe
- MS Teams
- SharePoint
- Microsoft Planner
Languages
- English