Administrative clerk Offres d'emploi - Halifax, NS

About Us

LSI works to provide fairness, safety, and prosperity for all Nova Scotians by helping them live, learn and work to their highest potential. We have a staff of more than 500 employees working from offices throughout Nova Scotia. Together we are responsible for safety, labour standards, apprenticeship, immigration and population growth, and many other facets of everyday life.

About Our Opportunity

As the Administrative Clerk you work under general supervision, perform assignments of intermediate complexity as it relates to depth of analysis, use of independent judgement. You will have sound knowledge of procedures, rules, acts, and regulations that pertain to the department. The Administrative Clerk performs various administrative and clerical task associated within the day-to-day functions of the office.

This position reports to the Manager, Policy and Planning.

Primary Accountabilities

• Supports the four IPG Directors, this includes : Scheduling meetings and maintaining the calendars Supporting HR processes Booking travel and accommodations for Directors Managing purchasing for the four divisions Analyzing budget expenditures and compiling reports on budgets Provides first line of contact for the Immigration and Population Growth (IPG) Branch
• Prepares reports from statistical and financial information to ensure management receives appropriate information in an accurate and timely manner
• Receive, classify, reconcile, consolidate, and / or summarize documents and information
• Maintains filing system of original source documents for audit and other legal or organizational requirements
• Deals with internal clients or external sources to resolve non-routine queries and problems
• Prepares letters, memoranda and reports for approval, while following up on pending issues
• Deals with the more technical aspects of work or troubleshoots work issues handled by junior clerks
• Coordinates with support services and assigns short-term tasks to others when necessary

Qualifications and Experience

As the ideal candidate, you possess at least grade 11 plus 4 years of related experience. An equivalent combination of training and experience may be acceptable. You are a self-motivated individual who works well independently and participants fully in a team environment, you value the concepts of equity, diversity, and inclusion to all areas of work. This allows you to build productive relationships with non-governmental and governmental members (both internally and externally) in an affective an professional manner.

You are proficient using Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power-Point), have strong interpersonal, and communication skills (written and verbal). You also have excellent keyboarding skills with a high degree of accuracy.

The following is considered an asset :

We will assess the above qualifications and competencies using one or more of the following tools : written examination, standardized tests, oral presentations, interview(s), and reference checks

Equivalency

Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.

Benefits

Based on the employment status and union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Health, Dental, Life Insurance, General illness, Short and Long Term Disability, Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. For information on all our Benefit program offerings, click here : Benefits for government employees.

Working Conditions

Additional Information

This is a TEMPORARY employment opportunity with anticipated end date of December 31, 2024. The appointment status (‘term’, ‘temporary’ or ‘casual’) is dependent on the start date of the successful candidate.

What We Offer

Pay Grade : CL 18 Salary Range :   $1,;- $1,;Bi-Weekly