Administrative Assistant

CivicInfo BC; Coldstream; Hybrid; CAD 49,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

CivicInfo BC is seeking an Administrative Assistant to cover a 12-month maternity leave in the Finance Department, then move to Strategic and Community Services. The role requires a diploma and a valid BC driver’s license, with a 35-hour work week and competitive benefits.

You will provide senior administrative support, process accounts payable, utility billing, and cash receipts, and later support parks, recreation, culture, solid waste management, and rural services.

Qualifications

• Two years of administrative or financial experience.
• Diploma in business, administration, or related program.
• Valid BC driver’s license.
• Regular, full-time (35 hours/week) with benefits.
• Wage range of $35.29 to $40.55 per hour.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior administrative support in the Finance Department.
• Assist with accounts payable, utility billing and cash receipting.
• Transition to the Strategic and Community Services Department to support parks, recreation and culture, solid waste management and rural services.

Skills

Customer service

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Administrative support

Communication skills

Computer skills

Accounting knowledge

Education

Diploma in business/administration

1–2 year diploma/certificate

Job description

Administrative Assistant

(REGULAR, FULL-TIME)

The North Okanagan is an exceptional place to live, work and explore. With its diverse landscapes and extraordinary recreational opportunities, our residents enjoy a comfortable balance of work-life activities. With a regional population of 100,000, the Regional District of North Okanagan offers a wide range of services directly to residents and through partnerships with its six member municipalities.

We have an exciting opening that begins with covering an approximate 12-month maternity leave as the Administrative Assistant in the Finance Department and then transitions to the Strategic and Community Services Department on a permanent basis, which will provide a wonderful opportunity for development and exposure to a multitude of Regional District operations. The successful candidate will have a diploma in business, administration, or a related program, and hold a valid BC driver’s license.

Initially reporting to the General Manager, Finance, the Administrative Assistant is responsible for providing senior administrative support, as well as assisting the department in processing accounts payables, utility billing and cash receipting. The successful candidate will then transition to the Strategic and Community Services Department to provide senior administrative support for a wide range of operations, including parks, recreation and culture, solid waste management and rural services.

You have superb customer service and organizational skills, multi-tasking talents and well-developed administrative support abilities. Excellent communication and computer skills, combined with some general accounting knowledge, will make you stand out in this role. A minimum of two years of administrative or financial experience is required.

Come be part of a great team who takes pride in their work to enhance the very reason the North Okanagan is such a great place to live, work and play. This is a regular, full-time position (35 hours/week) with a wage range of $35.29 to $40.55 per hour, depending upon experience and qualifications, as well as an extensive benefits package and generous compressed work schedule.

Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 8, 2026.

We thank all interested applicants, but only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No telephone or email enquiries please.

Job Description (Administrative Assistant - Finance)

Job Description (Administrative Assistant - Community Services)

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years