Parks Canada Jasper AB Executive Assistant to the Superintendent

The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge; Municipality of Jasper; On-site; CAD 69,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A federal agency in Jasper, AB is seeking an Executive Assistant to support the Superintendent. This position requires significant administrative experience and skills in office management. The ideal candidate will demonstrate attention to detail and effective communication abilities. A secondary school completion or degree equivalency is essential. The role includes managing correspondence and scheduling while working under pressure. Offers a competitive salary package.

Qualifications

• Significant experience providing administrative support services.
• Experience maintaining, tracking and managing files.
• Ability to prepare, proofread and format various documents.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive services to the Field Unit Superintendent.
• Manage office priorities and schedules.
• Communicate with stakeholders and prepare sensitive documents.

Skills

Attention to detail

Sound judgment

Effective interpersonal skills

Education

Successful completion of secondary school

Degree equivalency

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Parks Canada — Executive Assistant to the Superintendent, Jasper, AB

Salary: $69,062–$74,408 a year

Location: Jasper, AB

Job type: Indeterminate, Term, Acting, Deployment (this process may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures, security levels or linguistic requirements)

Closing date: 12 May 2025 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad. Apply online at jobs.gc.ca.

Important messages: We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation: No cover letter required – Respond to questions in the online application. We will only accept online applications via the jobs.gc.ca site.

Note: When submitting your application to this selection process, you will be required to answer screening questions to demonstrate how you meet the Essential Qualifications (Education and all Essential Experiences) as well as any Asset Qualifications (if applicable). Applicants must clearly demonstrate how they meet the Education and Experience factors listed in the Essential Qualifications by providing concrete examples with significant details to explain WHEN, WHERE and HOW you meet each factor. Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described when responding to the questions. Failure to clearly demonstrate how you meet the Education and Experience factors when responding to the questions may result in rejection of your application.

Duties

This position provides a full range of executive services and support to the Field Unit Superintendent. The primary responsibility is to effectively manage the office. Given the nature of this work, we seek an individual who can accurately and professionally manage changing priorities and sensitive situations. Abilities sought include attention to detail, sound judgment, discretion, computer competency, and effective interpersonal skills. Other duties include communicating with field unit managers and team members, National Office colleagues, stakeholders and the public; scheduling meetings; making travel arrangements; and the preparation and handling of sensitive documents, files and dockets.

Work environment and process

Parks Canada is a federal government agency responsible for the protection and presentation of Canada’s natural and cultural resources through national parks, national marine conservation areas and national historic sites across Canada.

Intent of the process: This process may be used to create a list of qualified candidates to staff similar positions with various tenures, security levels or linguistic profiles in the same or other parts of the country.

Positions to be filled

1

Information you must provide

Your résumé. Contact information for 3 references.

Essential qualifications

• Successful completion of secondary school according to provincial standards or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.
• Degree equivalency
• Significant experience providing administrative support services
• Significant experience analyzing, processing, and preparing correspondence to internal and/or external stakeholders.
• Experience maintaining, tracking and managing files, records and correspondence.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

• English essential

Knowledge

Knowledge of Parks Canada Agency and its mandate; Knowledge of administrative procedures and practices.

Abilities

Ability to plan and organize work, establish priorities and work effectively under pressure and conflicting demands; Ability to prepare, proofread and format various documents; Ability to ensure content quality, completeness and accuracy of documents; Ability to analyze and problem solve requests; Ability to work independently and anticipate needs; Ability to use productivity tools in the Microsoft Office environment.

Personal suitability

Makes things happen; Exercises sound judgment; Personally connects with people; Discretion; Communicates effectively, orally and in writing; Takes responsibility.

Asset experience

Experience coordinating administration activities and/or office management; Experience in information management and/or central records in the federal government; Experience providing financial administration support to a manager, such as procurement, budget monitoring and reporting, and expense claims; Experience providing administrative support to an executive or manager such as time management, travel arrangements, meeting minutes, and file management.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply. Travel cost for individuals who are not Federal Public Servants will not be covered.

Travel and employment equity information: You must meet all essential qualifications to be appointed to the position. Some qualifications will be assessed later. We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.