Councillor’s Assistant

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Locations

City Hall,110 Laurier Avenue West

Job Category

Administrative and Support Services 

Work Hours

35 hours per week

Affiliation

Non Union/Non MPE 

Vacancies

There would be 01 (Determinate) vacancies for this position.

Education

Post-secondary education.

A minimum of 2 years’ experience in public policy is desirable, preferably at the municipal level. Experience providing support to an elected official is desirable

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Knowledge

• Effective communications vehicles such as newsletters, newspapers, and social media
• Mandate, structure, and protocol of Council and its committees
• Policies, protocols, and procedures required of a Councillor and the Councillor’s office
• The demographics of the Councillor’s ward, current initiatives and issues within the ward
• Policy initiatives and issues in committees chaired by the Councillor or on which the Councillor is a member
• The City corporation sufficient to obtain information in response to inquiries from constituents, and to obtain policy information and documentation in drafting committee agendas
• Knowledge of City administrative structure
• Knowledge of City services and policies
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Office protocols, systems and procedures

Competencies, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Communicate effectively via verbal presentations, written information, promotional material and reports
• Communicate effectively with a wide range of people, orally and in writing, often under circumstances where the other party may be in a highly emotional state
• Ability to organize an office efficiently and effectively
• Office management
• Demonstrated initiative, requiring general direction only
• Attention to detail
• Ability to effectively work independently and within a team
• Ability to multitask

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