The Ministry of Natural Resources is looking for an office professional with highly developed leadership skills to provide a wide range of administrative, financial and human resources skills to support the delivery of emergency services in Ontario.
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About the job
• provide financial, administrative, human resources and clerical support to the team
• provide group leadership to seasonal and summer staff
• provide customer service to internal and external clients
• provide a variety of administrative functions on field fire assignments
What you bring to the team
Financial Knowledge and Skills:
• You have knowledge and experience with budget and accounting procedures, and financial planning processes
• You can prepare annual work plans and budget estimates, monitor and reconcile expenditures, compile complex data, and extract relevant information to provide reports and analyses
Administrative and Human Resources Skills:
• You have proven work experience providing administrative, financial and human resources support services
• You have a proven ability to interpret and apply relevant legislation, and program policies and procedures
• You are proficient with computers and all aspects of desktop software such as word processing, spreadsheet, database, email, internet and financial applications
• You have knowledge of administrative and office procedures, practices, guidelines and equipment
• You have experience with telephone operations and etiquette to provide effective customer service
Group Leadership, Interpersonal and Communication Skills:
• You have tact and excellent judgement skills necessary to ensure confidentiality and security of files and records
• You have demonstrated leadership and team work skills to provide training and direction, recommend performance targets and assist with performance reviews with support staff
• You have proven ability to compose correspondence and reports independently with own initiative or from brief instructions
• You have highly effective interpersonal skills to build relationships with a variety of internal and external clients and staff
Analytical, Problem Solving and Decision Making Skills:
• You have proven analytical skills to analyze and interpret complex financial information and reports
• You have the ability to determine the best way to handle a task, situation or information request
• You are able to identify and resolve discrepancies relating to invoices and updating of financial reports
• You have good judgment and decision making skills to respond to radio emergency transmission
Organizational and Prioritization Skills:
• You have highly effective organizational and prioritization skills to assess administrative requirements, and determine and schedule priorities among conflicting demands
• You have proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Other Valuable Skills:
• You have the ability to work with radio operations and equipment