Bilingual Administrative Coordinator

Manulife; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 41,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife is seeking a Bilingual Administrative Coordinator to support Canada Retirement clients. This role is highly administrative, requiring meticulous attention to detail, adaptability to changing priorities, and strong communication, time management, and organizational skills.

Working with the Plan Administration Support team within Plan Member Services, you will process urgent retirement plan transactions, gatekeep shared inboxes, and help produce reports while providing excellent service

Qualifications

• Bilingualism in English and French is an asset; in Quebec, both languages may be required to support clients.
• Experience in a fast-paced, customer-centric environment.
• Professional interactions with internal and external customers.
• Excellent problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail with proactive clarification to ensure clarity.

Responsibilities

• Process urgent and complex retirement plan transactions.
• Gatekeep shared email inboxes with accuracy and efficiency.
• Support team with internal reporting requests as needed.
• Learn and execute team tasks during high-volume periods.
• Provide high-quality service to internal and external clients.
• Identify efficiency improvements in internal processes.

Skills

Bilingual (EN/FR)

Customer-centric

Strong communication

Time management

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Proactive questioning

Tools

Excel

Word

AWD

MPS

Job description

As a Bilingual Administrative Coordinator, you will fulfill varied tasks as requested, to help ensure service excellence to our Canada Retirement clients.

This role is very administrative in nature, requiring keen attention to detail, ability to respond to changing priorities, and very strong communication, time management, and organizational skills. Most of your incoming requests will directly support the Plan Administration Support team within Plan Member Services.

Responsibilities

• Processing of urgent and sometimes complex retirement plan transactions.


• Gatekeep shared email inboxes as needed, with accuracy and efficiency.


• Support team members by following internal processes to request specialized reporting as needed


• Learn and effectively execute various tasks performed within the team to support high volume periods.


• Provide high quality service to our internal and external clients through accurate and timely fulfillment of requests.


• Identify opportunities to gain efficiency in internal processes.

Required Qualifications

• Bilingualism (English and French) is an asset. If the successful candidate is in Québec, proficiency in both languages will be required to support clients from various provinces outside of Quebec.


• Relevant experience in a fast-paced customer-centric environment


• Confidence and professionalism in interactions with internal and external customers


• Exceptional problem-solving skills


• Exceptional organizational skills


• Keen attention to detail which would be demonstrated not only by accurately fulfilling requests but also by actively probing and questioning to ensure consistency and clarity


• Ability to anticipate needs and proactively consider impacts

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of Group Retirements Services, pension legislation, Manulife systems and applications such as AWD and MPS is an asset


• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word


• A strong team player, committed to being a positive contributor to the achievements of the team and of our business


• Ability to anticipate needs and proactively consider impacts.

When You Join Our Team

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.


• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.


• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

This posting supports an ongoing hiring initiative for existing and/or future vacancies.

About Manulife And John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact [e-mail].

Referenced Salary Location

CAN, Quebec, Montreal, 900 Boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between

$41,400.00 CAD - $69,000.00 CAD

Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [e-mail] for the salary range for your location.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact [e-mail] for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.

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