Bilingual Executive Assistant
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
$71,000 to $87,000 CAD / year
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Job details
- Pay
- $71,000 to $87,000 CAD / year
- Apply by
- Experience
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in an executive assistant role supporting a C-Suite employee.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
We are partnering with an excellent Non for Profit organization that's looking to add a Bilingual Executive Assistant supporting a VP. This is a full-time/permanent role.
Advantages:
-Competitive salary (71-87K)
-Full benefits + pension
-4 weeks vacation + sick, personal and appointment days
-Closed between Christmas - NYE
-Hybrid (2 days on site/weekly) + flex hours
-Excellent culture
Responsibilities:
- Provides senior-level administrative and operational support to an Executive and their Division, helping manage daily operations, priorities, and workflow.
- Oversees the Division’s administrative functions, maintains consistent office procedures, and manages filing, inventory, mailing, database, and correspondence tracking systems.
- Reviews incoming and outgoing correspondence, reroutes and tracks items as needed, develops templates and tools, gathers research and statistical information, and ensures timely follow-up on assignments, reports, and projects.
- Handles highly confidential corporate, financial, and human resources information with discretion, professionalism, tact, and diplomacy.
- Acts as coordinator and secretary for committees and working groups by arranging logistics, preparing agendas, recording and distributing minutes, and ensuring decisions and action items are followed up on promptly.
- Supports recurring meetings, calendars, workplans, hospitality, events, and reception of guests, and may assist with local, national, and international event participation.
- Drafts, reviews, edits, and coordinates documents for the Executive, including correspondence, reports, service contracts, speeches, briefing materials, forms, and minutes.
- Checks documents for completeness, grammar, style, formatting, and accuracy; coordinates translation and proofreading; prepares bilingual materials in English and/or French as required; and may translate short documents.
- Liaises on behalf of the Executive with senior internal contacts, member institutions, government representatives, outside organizations, and other stakeholders to obtain information, support decisions, and advance divisional objectives.
- Screens requests and invitations, gathers background information for meetings and events, and ensures stakeholders receive the information needed to support strategic and operational goals.
- Manages the Executive’s schedule by coordinating meetings, conference calls, and appointments, adjusting priorities as needed, and monitoring divisional deadlines and deliverables.
- Advises employees on travel policies, arranges travel, prepares travel advances, reviews and processes travel claims, and submits expenditures to Finance.
- Monitors budgets, prepares financial and activity reports, reviews expenses and invoices, assists with monthly financial statement corrections, and helps apply financial policies and guidelines within the Division.
- Supports human resources and labour relations processes by coordinating with HR on job descriptions, staffing, classification, pay, benefits, disciplinary matters, salary actions, and performance appraisals, ensuring approvals and follow-up are completed.
Qualifications:
- Must be fluently bilingual in both official languages (English & French).
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in an executive assistant role supporting a C-Suite employee.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex calendars, schedule meetings, and coordinate executive-level activities.
- Strong data entry and record maintenance skills with a high level of accuracy and organization.
- Experience preparing presentations, correspondence, and reporting materials for senior leadership.
- Ability to oversee branch or office administration while improving procedures and supporting consistent practices.
- Strong communication skills in a detail-oriented environment, with the ability to interact effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Capacity to manage sensitive information with discretion, tact, and sound judgment.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Executive Assistant will support a VP and their division by managing schedules, correspondence, meetings, and documents in both English and French. The role also handles confidential information, budgets and travel claims, and coordinates with HR and external stakeholders.
Requirements
Candidates need fluent English and French, at least three years as an executive assistant to a C-suite leader, and strong organization and accuracy. They also need discretion with sensitive information and solid communication skills.
Skills
- Calendar and schedule management
- Bilingual writing and translation (English and French)
- Document drafting and proofreading
- Meeting coordination and minute-taking
- Travel arrangement and expense claims
- Budget monitoring and financial reporting
- Record and database maintenance
- Correspondence tracking
- Confidentiality and discretion
- Stakeholder liaison
- Office procedures and filing
- HR coordination
- Event and guest coordination
- Presentation preparation
- Data entry
Benefits
- Full benefits
- Pension plan
- Vacation
- Sick, personal and appointment days
- Flexible hours
- Hybrid work
- Closure between Christmas and New Year's
Categories
- Administrative
- Human Resources
- Government & Public Sector
Keywords
- Executive Assistant
- Administrative Assistant
- Bilingual
- French
- English
- Executive Support
- Calendar Management
- Travel Coordination
- Minutes
- Committee Coordination
- Records Management
- Non-profit
- Hybrid
- Human Resources Coordination
- Budget Monitoring
- Correspondence
- Translation
- Proofreading
- Office Administration
- Confidential
Seniority
Mid level
Perks
- Generous paid time off
- Flexible hours
- Retirement plan
Languages
- English
- French