WILL #AMAPCEO REALLY NEED THIS $100K POSITION WHEN #AMAPCEO SEPARATES CAO FROM CEO?? REALLY?

Executive Assistant to the President & CEO
(Reporting directly to the President& CEO)

Full-Time, 1 Year Contract – October 2013
Classification Salary Level IV ($73,591 - $100,191)

  

This position will provide Executive-level support services to the AMAPCEO President & CEO and the corporate office.

 

Major responsibilities include:     

• Providing Executive-level staff support and organizational assistance to the President including assisting in the management of correspondence, employer disclosure material and general paper-flow; drafting correspondence
  
• Assisting in the scheduling and logistics of meetings; Attending meetings with senior officials from Employer groups, other bargaining units, and/or umbrella organizations; attending internal AMAPCEO committee/working group meetings; attending confidential meetings related to bargaining agent disclosures, taking meeting notes, organizing material and, as required, copying material to other AMAPCEO staff; monitoring required follow-up action from meetings, deadline reminders, employer compliance with commitments made, need for AMAPCEO comments on employer proposals
  
• Liaising as required with other AMAPCEO staff, rank-and-file members, Association elected officials, AMAPCEO activists, government officials/employer representatives, legal counsel, consultants and other bargaining agents
  
• Participating in policy and strategic analysis, research and special projects, negotiations, the preparation of briefing materials, providing Executive-level staff support to Association and joint AMAPCEO-Employer committees; participating in Management Team meetings
  
• Performs special projects and other related duties as requested.

 

Candidates should possess:   

• Prior experience providing administrative/executive assistance in a public sector environment/labour relations environment preferred
  
• Excellent judgement and discretion is essential; ability to work with highly confidential information and maintain confidentiality at all times
  
• Good knowledge of, or demonstrated capacity to learn, labour relations, collective bargaining and public service; strong demonstrated negotiating skills
  
• Highly developed organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize well, to manage a varied workload efficiently, to work independently and flexibly in a busy, small team environment; qualitative and quantitative analytical and research skills
  
• Excellent verbal and written presentation skills as well as excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills including ability to work cooperatively with volunteer officers, committees, members and other staff as well as prepare accurate, timely and comprehensive reports, correspondence, briefing notes and other written materials
  
• High proficiency with computer programs including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook and Internet searches
  
• Ability to work well under pressure, with minimal general day-to-day supervision, and work independently as well as in a team environment.

 

Work Location: AMAPCEO Office, 1 Dundas Street West, Suite 2310, Toronto, ON M5G 1Z3.  

Travel: Occasional travel required.

 

All interested applicants should submit a résumé in an envelope marked private / confidential by Friday, September 6th, 2013, before 4:00 p.m., to the attention of Farrah Charania, Senior Administrative Officer or send to charania@amapceo.on.ca.  A copy of the job description is available upon request.