Y-Axis

• Manage and provide administrative support for External Affairs Directors in areas including, but not limited to: calendar management, scheduling meetings, booking travel arrangements, invoice processing, department inventory and purchases, document filing (electronic and hard copies). Assist with meeting, event and tour coordination and execution at YVR and offsite, through liaising with internal and external stakeholders, including arrangement of equipment and catering (if required), and securing facilities and accommodations.
• Create and prepare correspondence, such as PowerPoint presentations, reports, agendas, and letters/email.
• Assist the team in providing suppliers and service providers with releases and follows up to ensure receipt.
• Maintain logs and coordinate updates of KPIs for External Affairs team.
• Assist with coverage of other Administrative Assistant or Director during absences.

Key Qualifications Include

• At least two years’ recent, related experience, supplemented by a one-year certificate in office administration or similar; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office suite of software and extensive experience working with databases. Ability to learn other software such as Maximo and other systems as required.
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure.
• Ability to recognize systems or processes that may need to be updated and the ability to bring new initiatives or different processes to the team.